section: Ratings
question: How many viewers tuned in to watch the premiere episode of Falling Skies?
article: Falling Skies
candidates: 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.