TNT's 'Falling Skies' Nets Fewer Viewers for Second Season Premiere

Two-hour sophomore season kickoff draws over a million less than season one finale

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/18/2012 3:45:02 PM

Facing competition from Game 3 of the 2012 NBA Finals, TNT's Falling Skies' second season premiered to more than a million fewer viewers than its first season finale.

The two-hour premiere netted 4.5 million viewers, 20% less than the 5.6 million that tuned in to see the first-season ender last summer.

The premiere was down across key demos, with 1.8 million A18-49 (down 28%) and 2.2 million A25-54 (down 22%).