Falling Skies (2011)

Action · Adventure · Drama

Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (98,218 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.19 avg 10 episodes 6.9 → 7.7 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Live and Learn	6.9	1,675
2	The Armory	7.0	1,352
3	Prisoner of War	7.0	1,176
4	Grace	6.9	1,106
5	Silent Kill	7.1	1,064
6	Sanctuary: Part 1	7.1	1,031
7	Sanctuary: Part 2	7.3	1,002
8	What Hides Beneath	7.7	991
9	Mutiny	7.2	970
10	Eight Hours	7.7	1,019

Season 2 (2012)

7.65 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 42 min avg

Big finale
Rebound

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Worlds Apart	7.7	1,127
2	Shall We Gather at the River	7.7	947
3	Compass	7.3	908
4	Young Bloods	7.3	925
5	Love and Other Acts of Courage	7.6	881
6	Homecoming	7.8	889
7	Molon Labe	8.0	904
8	Death March	7.2	854
9	The Price of Greatness	7.7	867
10	A More Perfect Union	8.2	1,011

Season 3 (2013)

7.55 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.1 43 min avg

Big finale
Rebound

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	On Thin Ice	7.8	1,061
2	Collateral Damage	7.6	842
3	Badlands	7.4	788
4	At All Costs	7.5	782
5	Search and Recover	7.3	769
6	Be Silent and Come Out	7.4	763
7	The Pickett Line	7.4	763
8	Strange Brew	7.4	837
9	Journey to Xibalba	7.6	740
10	Brazil	8.1	879

Season 4 (2014)

7.17 avg 12 episodes 6.9 → 7.6 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ghost in the Machine	6.9	853
2	The Eye	7.0	749
3	Exodus	7.5	708
4	Evolve or Die	7.2	693
5	Mind Wars	7.1	679
6	Door Number Three	6.9	694
7	Saturday Night Massacre	7.3	687
8	A Thing with Feathers	7.0	651
9	Till Death Do Us Part	7.1	654
10	Drawing Straws	7.3	661
11	Space Oddity	7.1	678
12	Shoot the Moon	7.6	742

Season 5 (2015)

7.19 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 5.9 43 min avg

Bad finale

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Find Your Warrior	7.4	738
2	Hunger Pains	7.4	646
3	Hatchlings	7.5	639
4	Pope Breaks Bad	7.3	643
5	Non-Essential Personnel	7.2	633
6	Respite	7.2	631
7	Everybody Has Their Reasons	7.2	626
8	Stalag 14th Virginia	7.5	631
9	Reunion	7.3	639
10	Reborn	5.9	1,132