Last year, the ratings for Falling Skies were way down. It didn’t come as much of a surprise that TNT decided to end the series. How will the show’s final season perform? Will it go out on a high or a low? Will the cable execs wish they’d kept it going for a sixth season or, will they wish they’d cancelled it last year? Stay tuned.
On Falling Skies, the resistance continues to struggle for survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. The cast includes Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Connor Jessup, Maxim Knight, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Mpho Koaho, Doug Jones, Will Patton, and Mira Sorvino.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
Final season averages: 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.97 million total viewers.
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For comparisons: The fourth season of Falling Skies averaged a 0.72 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.72 million total viewers.
What do you think? Do you like watching the Falling Skies TV series on TNT? Do you think it should be ending or would you have watched a sixth season?
I love fallingskys why do you always cut the best shows? Iam so dissapointed I could almost cry.
Please don’t end this series I love it!! I want season 6
I’m very sad about Falling Skies being cancelled. I’m one of there most loyal fans. The show will truly be missed.
Five years! Five Years!! And what’s the payoff? Besides a script written by an adolescent moron…it ends with rank tripe. A tired old liberal cliché….the joys of multiculturalism & open borders.
I’m in agreement with you. I was kind of hoping for one of those “Twilight Zone ” endings….you know —-the ones you never expected; Monsters Are Due On Maple Street, Talking Tina,Burgess Meredith surviving the apocalypse to read all he wants but his glasses are broken, the prisoner alone on a planet given a robot and gets attached then pardoned & can’t leave her, and Nightmare at 10000 feet, and My very favorite An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge. It’s not as bad as Dallas Bobby in the shower bit. But it would have been kinda cool if the friendly… Read more »
I believe Falling Skies had a vision and a certain plan of time. I don’t think it’s getting the hatchet simply due to ratings. Although ratings are too much of a factor in shows—anyone remember the Star Trek movement of the 1960s to put it back on the air and it worked. Still, some shows have a built in suicide chain because of the material won’t allow for an elongated run. Last Ship is based on a book that was about nuclear holocaust but was updated for the timeline. Still, it only can withstand so much time before the material… Read more »
it is sad that because of a dip in the ratings they will cancel a good show. imo its one of the best shows on tv.
Ratings are interesting! This show is awesome. There are too many scify fans trying to be smarter than the genre & the tropes. Everyone saying it lost it’s original goal “yes I’m talking to you den of geek” The original goal was the faults and achievements of humanity when faced with extinction & love between family and how humans come together. How in the past 5 years has Falling Skies lost that?! It’s AMAZING!
Eps 1,5,7&8 have been the best so far. People who tuned out after 6 should tune back in. You don’t know what you’re missing
Thought season 1 was good, I tolerated season 2, gave up partway through 3. By this time I thought the show evolved too far from the premise to the point I was hoping the aliens would off the stars so we could watch some new people. Perhaps it has gotten better, but I no longer have an interest in catching up.
The show has picked up somewhat from what I’d call a fairly dismal 4th season. After watching Tom Mason put himself & family over someone else ‘s needs and loves, I got very mad–MAD!!!!John Pope may not have been the best character choice throughout the show but he’s proved his loyalty again and again. His only love got caught in the Espheni mush and this time THEY needed help. And since when did Dan get demoted under Tom. Dan has the experience of a combat veteran. But no……it’s the Mason family always being saved—and if the result is that Pope… Read more »
I think it is a good series and i enjoy the cast. I just wish there was more seasons. It is sure better then the Walking Dead or any of the other stupid series out there. Faithful to Falling Skies.
wow this show finally got good and thy are going to cancel it??? Season 1 and 2 were great … 3 and 4 meh BUT NOW its freaking AWESOME… don’t cancel this show…..
This is so disappointing. Falling Skies is great! I’m so sad that people haven’t stuck with it. There is so much to the Science fiction genre. There are so many people dissing the special effects and the talking but guess what? Sci fi isn’t supposed to just be endless mindless fighting & visual effects. The elements of humanity, family & civil history are vital. The talking builds the nature of the characters and how humans relate, react & evolve. To me the relationship between Tom and his sons is the best most watch worthy part. Seasons 2&3 were the best.… Read more »
I’m inclined to agree with you about the human side and that the show shouldn’t be mindless, non-stop action with no breaks. That’s why I enjoyed the earlier seasons when Tom was using his history lessons of the Revolutionary War to compare the parallels of the two wars. It was interesting. I also agree the hybrid would have been better with Weaver’s daughter. And the whole thing should still be his command with Tom assisting. Rage may work but what about humanity…..and you’re right. …the Ben and his brother and his girl triangle is dumb. It’s distracting and unnecessary. Hopefully… Read more »
Last season was low in ratings because the 2nd Mass wasn’t really fighting like they had been. No. They got lazy and complacent. The whole Lexi story was rather dull and took focus off the job at hand. Little skirmishes and sitting back talking about what to do is stupid. No spirit, no lessons from the professor…..that’s what made the series interesting from the get go. I didn’t think this was going to be a long lasting series—5, maybe 6 yrs. It was clear to me that there had to be an ending. ….now after the premiere, I’m wondering if… Read more »
I like the show too. Unfortunately these kind of shows have a bit of a short shelf life. You can only fight aliens for so long before it becomes too familiar and the stories start to blend. Then again fighting zombies seem to go on for ever so who knows…..Maybe fighting monsters from the sky could last longer too.
The numbers might not be great, but compared to what? SYFY has shows in this area that never seem to get big numbers either. Yet they continue
I caught the show after it had started. I wish On-Demand showed back seasons so I could catch up. It is a very well done show but if something is good they cancel it. SAD.
Loved the first 4 season, well written, great actors and story! Watching Toms boys grow into men under these hard times with the alien war! But not sure yet if it’s time has come for me! I will continue to watch and wait until the season progresses to see how I feel! I have enjoyed it very much!
I love Falling Skies. It’s well-acted, fast-paced and full of action. If it continued I would watch every show of every season. I have looked forward to this new season and in fact have talked with others who enjoy it as well.