List of Strike Back episodes
Strike Back is a British–American action and military television series, broadcasting on Sky1 in the United Kingdom, and Cinemax in the United States. It is based on a novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Chris Ryan. Strike Back follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), who operate several high risk, priority missions throughout the globe.
The series began broadcasting on Sky1 on 5 May 2010, showing the first six-part series. After a second series was commissioned, it was announced that Cinemax would co-produce the franchise. The ten-part second series, undergoing the banner title Project Dawn in the United Kingdom, first aired on Cinemax on 12 August 2011. A ten-part third series, under the banner title Strike Back: Vengeance, has aired in the United Kingdom and United States. The fourth series, Strike Back: Shadow Warfare, has currently aired in the United States and United Kingdom.
As of October 20, 2013, 36 episodes have aired.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 5 May 2010 | 19 May 2010 | |
| 2 | 10 | 12 August 2011 | 21 October 2011 | |
| 3 | 10 | 17 August 2012 | 12 October 2012 | |
| 4 | 10 | 9 August 2013 | 18 October 2013[1] | |
| 5 | 10[2] | 2015[3] | N/A | |
Episodes
Series 1: Chris Ryan's Strike Back (2010)
Main article: Chris Ryan's Strike Back
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio | 5 May 2010 | 1.008 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio | 5 May 2010 | 0.803 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio & Alan Whiting | 12 May 2010 | 0.857 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio & Alan Whiting | 12 May 2010 | 0.764 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Edward Hall | Robert Murphy | 19 May 2010 | 0.890 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Edward Hall | Robert Murphy | 19 May 2010 | 0.872 |
Series 2: Project Dawn (2011)
Main article: Strike Back: Project Dawn
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | US air date | US viewers (million) |
UK air date | UK viewers (million)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | "Episode 1" | Daniel Percival | Frank Spotnitz | 12 August 2011 | 0.567[6] | 21 August 2011 | 1.137 |
| 8 | "Episode 2" | Daniel Percival | Frank Spotnitz | 19 August 2011 | 0.169[7] | 28 August 2011 | 1.185 |
| 9 | "Episode 3" | Bill Eagles | Frank Spotnitz | 26 August 2011 | 0.255[8] | 4 September 2011 | 1.098 |
| 10 | "Episode 4" | Bill Eagles | Frank Spotnitz | 9 September 2011 | 0.212[9] | 11 September 2011 | 1.090 |
| 11 | "Episode 5" | Alex Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 16 September 2011 | 0.302[10] | 18 September 2011 | 0.982 |
| 12 | "Episode 6" | Alex Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 23 September 2011 | N/A | 25 September 2011 | 1.022 |
| 13 | "Episode 7" | Paul Wilmshurst | Simon Burke | 30 September 2011 | 0.270[11] | 2 October 2011 | 0.943 |
| 14 | "Episode 8" | Paul Wilmshurst | Simon Burke | 7 October 2011 | 0.335[12] | 9 October 2011 | 1.104 |
| 15 | "Episode 9" | Daniel Percival | Tony Saint | 14 October 2011 | 0.244[13] | 16 October 2011 | 1.061 |
| 16 | "Episode 10" | Daniel Percival | Tony Saint | 21 October 2011 | 0.249[14] | 23 October 2011 | 1.126 |
Series 3: Vengeance (2012)
Main article: Strike Back: Vengeance
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | US air date | US viewers (million) |
UK air date | UK viewers (million)[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | "Episode 1" | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 17 August 2012 | 0.390[16] | 2 September 2012 | 0.770 |
| 18 | "Episode 2" | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 17 August 2012 | 0.390[16] | 9 September 2012 | 0.749 |
| 19 | "Episode 3" | Paul Wilmshurst | James Dormer | 24 August 2012 | 0.333[17] | 16 September 2012 | 0.725 |
| 20 | "Episode 4" | Paul Wilmshurst | James Dormer | 31 August 2012 | 0.266[18] | 23 September 2012 | 0.693 |
| 21 | "Episode 5" | Julian Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 7 September 2012 | 0.325[19] | 30 September 2012 | 0.751 |
| 22 | "Episode 6" | Julian Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 14 September 2012 | 0.263[20] | 7 October 2012 | 0.736 |
| 23 | "Episode 7" | Michael J. Bassett | John Simpson | 21 September 2012 | 0.358[21] | 14 October 2012 | 0.885 |
| 24 | "Episode 8" | Michael J. Bassett | John Simpson | 28 September 2012 | 0.310[22] | 21 October 2012 | 0.849 |
| 25 | "Episode 9" | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 5 October 2012 | 0.235[23] | 28 October 2012 | 0.821 |
| 26 | "Episode 10" | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 12 October 2012 | 0.249[24] | 4 November 2012 | 0.826 |
Series 4: Shadow Warfare (2013)
Main article: Strike Back: Shadow Warfare
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | US air date | US viewers (million) |
UK air date | UK viewers (million)[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "Episode 1" | Michael J. Bassett | Simon Burke & Tim Vaughan & Michael J. Bassett | 9 August 2013 | 0.493[25] | 28 October 2013 | 0.796[nb 1] |
| 28 | "Episode 2" | Michael J. Bassett | Simon Burke & Tim Vaughan & Michael J. Bassett | 16 August 2013 | 0.364[26] | 4 November 2013 | 0.805[nb 2] |
| 29 | "Episode 3" | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 23 August 2013 | 0.331[27] | 11 November 2013 | 0.781[nb 3] |
| 30 | "Episode 4" | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 6 September 2013 | 0.506[28] | 18 November 2013 | 0.726[nb 4] |
| 31 | "Episode 5" | Paul Wilmshurst | John Simpson | 13 September 2013 | N/A | 25 November 2013 | 0.732[nb 5] |
| 32 | "Episode 6" | Paul Wilmshurst | John Simpson | 20 September 2013 | N/A | 2 December 2013 | 0.701[nb 6] |
| 33 | "Episode 7" | Stephen Woolfenden | Simon Burke & Ben Newman | 27 September 2013 | N/A | 9 December 2013 | 0.820[nb 7] |
| 34 | "Episode 8" | Stephen Woolfenden | Michael J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan | 4 October 2013 | N/A | 16 December 2013 | 0.832[nb 8] |
| 35 | "Episode 9" | Michael J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic | 11 October 2013 | N/A | 23 December 2013 | 0.742[nb 9] |
| 36 | "Episode 10" | Michael J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic | 18 October 2013 | N/A | 30 December 2013 | 0.709[nb 10] |
Series 5 (2015)
On Monday, October 28th 2013, Cinemax and Sky commissioned a fifth and final series.[2] It will feature 10 episodes, with filming expected to take place in Europe and Asia.[29] The series will premiere summer 2015.[30][31]
Notes
- ↑ 728,000 on Sky 1, 68,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 725,000 on Sky 1, 80,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 716,000 on Sky 1, 65,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 635,000 on Sky 1, 91,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 599,000 on Sky 1, 133,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 569,000 on Sky 1, 132,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 689,000 on Sky 1, 131,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 717,000 on Sky 1, 115,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 622,000 on Sky 1, 120,000 on Sky 1+1
- ↑ 622,000 on Sky 1, 87,000 on Sky 1+1
References
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- ↑ http://www.accesshollywood.com/strike-back-season-4-brand-new-sneak-peek_article_97665#VL0EVhgqPGLwlmGs.99
- ↑ Tweet by Michelle Lukes
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