Ratings
How many viewers tuned in to watch the premiere episode of Falling Skies?
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In its original American broadcast, "Compass" was seen by an estimated 3.81 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. "Compass" received a 1.3 rating among viewers between ages 18 and 49, meaning 1.3 percent of viewers in that age bracket watched the episode. It was down two tenths from the season premiere. 
"Eight Hours" is the tenth episode of the first season of the TNT science fiction drama "Falling Skies" and the season finale, which originally aired August 7, 2011, alongside the ninth episode. In the episode, Weaver leads several squads of fighters to attack the aliens and Tom remains behind to help protect the civilians as they evacuate the school. The episode was well received by television critics, with many praising the final scene. It was watched by 5.6 million viewers, the highest rated episode since the series premiere; with 2.5 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic. 
The premiere episode on 29 August 2011 topped the night's overall ratings with 1,319,000 viewers, compared to the 1,186,000 viewers who tuned in to watch the premiere episode of the second series. All six of the audition episodes ranked first on their respective nights and peaked the highest the following night with an audience of 1,690,000 viewers. The first live performance show on 19 September, gained 1,452,000 viewers and topped the night's overall ratings. The live grand final decider show on 22 November, was the highest rated episode of the third series with 1,998,000 viewers. 
In its original American broadcast, the two-hour premiere of "Falling Skies" was seen by an estimated 5.9 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, making it cable television's #1 series launch of the year. It also delivered more than 2.6 million adults 18–49 and 3.2 million adults 25–54.  
The two-hour premiere of "Falling Skies" was watched by 5.9 million viewers, making it cable television's biggest series launch of the year, with more than 2.6 million adults 18–49 and 3.2 million adults 25–54. The eighth episode was watched by 4.31 million viewers and scored a 1.5 ratings share among adults 18-49 and "Falling Skies" became TNT's highest rated series in target demos. The first season finale received 5.6 million viewers, the highest rated episode since the series premiere; with 2.5 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic. The first season tied with the FX series "American Horror Story" as the biggest new cable series of the year among adults 18-49. In the UK, it premiered on non-terrestrial channel FX, with 402,000 viewers.