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TNT premieres Spielberg-produced 'Falling Skies'

When: 19 Jun 2011
Sources: 2 public sources

Noah Wyle promoting Falling Skies at Comic-Con in 2010 starbright31, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

TNT premiered Falling Skies, an alien-occupation drama executive produced by Steven Spielberg, with Noah Wyle as a history professor leading resistance fighters. Variety reported the two-hour opener drew 5.9 million viewers, cable's top new series launch of the year so far.

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PressFalling Skies: TV Review (opens in a new tab)The Hollywood Reporter / 2011-06-10
Press'Falling Skies' opens strong for TNT (opens in a new tab)Variety / 2011-06-20

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