List of The Pacific episodes

The Pacific is a ten-part World War II miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and broadcast by HBO.^[1]

It follows three known Marines: Eugene Sledge, John Basilone, and Robert Leckie. It is based on memoirs With the Old Breed, Helmet for My Pillow and Red Blood, Black Sand, as well as interviews with many veterans of the war. It premiered on March 14, 2010.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Guadalcanal/Leckie"	Tim Van Patten	Bruce C. McKenna	March 14, 2010	3.08[2]
Robert Leckie and the 1st Marines land on Guadalcanal and take part in the Battle of the Tenaru. Eugene Sledge persuades his parents to allow him to join the war. The Battle of Savo Island is briefly portrayed.
2	"Basilone"	David Nutter	Bruce C. McKenna	March 21, 2010	2.79[3]
John Basilone and the 7th Marines land on Guadalcanal to bolster the defenses around Henderson Field. Basilone, attempting to relocate his machine gun to a better position, bare-handedly cradles the hot barrel while in action, severely burning his arms, and continues fighting.
3	"Melbourne"	Jeremy Podeswa	George Pelecanos and Michelle Ashford	March 28, 2010	2.77[4]
The 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal is relieved and arrives in Melbourne, Australia. Leckie falls in love with Stella, an Australian girl of Greek descent, who invites him to stay at her parents' home. Basilone receives the Medal of Honor and is sent home to sell war bonds.
4	"Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika"	Graham Yost	Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost	April 4, 2010	2.52[5]
Eugene Sledge enlists in the Marines and trains for combat, while Leckie and the 1st Marine Division are put into action at Cape Gloucester. After their action on Cape Gloucester, Leckie and 1st Marine Division arrive in Pavuvu, which serves as temporary home to the U.S. 1st Marine Division. Leckie is treated for nocturnal enuresis caused by combat stress.
5	"Peleliu Landing"	Carl Franklin	Laurence Andries and Bruce C. McKenna	April 11, 2010	2.71[6]
Sledge is reunited with an old friend, Sidney Phillips. Leckie integrates himself back into the front-line lifestyle. Sledge and Leckie land with the 1st Marine Division at Peleliu.
6	"Peleliu Airfield"	Tony To	Bruce C. McKenna, Laurence Andries, and Robert Schenkkan	April 18, 2010	2.38[7]
The Marines move to capture Peleliu's vital airfield. Leckie is wounded by a blast concussion during the battle while trying to relay a message to the corpsman. With a face full of shrapnel and limited mobility, he is evacuated and sent to recuperate on a hospital ship as the fighting continues.
7	"Peleliu Hills"	Tim Van Patten	Bruce C. McKenna	April 25, 2010	2.55[8]
Sledge and the 5th Marines move into Peleliu's Bloody Nose Ridge to face the Japanese. Andrew “Ack-Ack” Haldane is shot and killed by a Japanese sniper while assessing the area of Hill 140.
8	"Iwo Jima"	David Nutter Jeremy Podeswa	Robert Schenkkan and Michelle Ashford	May 2, 2010	2.34[9]
Basilone is transferred to the 5th Marine Division where he trains Marines for combat. There he meets and marries Lena Riggi. He then lands at Iwo Jima but is killed by shrapnel from a Japanese mortar shell.
9	"Okinawa"	Tim Van Patten	Bruce C. McKenna	May 9, 2010	1.81[10]
Sledge and the 1st Marine Division land at Okinawa. Sledge, now a seasoned veteran, becomes more cynical and no longer shows any compassion for the Japanese. As he and others prepare to return home from Okinawa, they hear of a "new bomb" that "vaporized an entire [Japanese] city in the blink of an eye".
10	"Home"	Jeremy Podeswa	Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan	May 16, 2010	1.96[11]
Sledge and Leckie return home after the Japanese surrender. Sledge is still haunted by the horrors of war. Leckie starts a relationship with Vera. Basilone's widow, Lena, visits his parents and gives them his Medal of Honor.

References

1. Zeitchik, Steven (April 24, 2007). "HBO greenlights Spielberg mini". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
2. Seidman, Robert (March 16, 2010). "Kamikaze! HBO's Big Budget The Pacific Premiere Ratings Disappoint". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
3. Seidman, Robert (March 23, 2010). "Nielsen Ratings for HBO's "The Pacific" Down, But Not Much For Second Episode". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
4. Seidman, Robert (March 31, 2010). "Ratings for HBO's "The Pacific" Steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
5. Seidman, Robert (April 6, 2010). "Ratings for HBO's "The Pacific" Down On Easter Sunday". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
6. Berman, Marc (April 14, 2010). "The Pacific Ratings". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
7. "Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending April 18, 2010" (PDF). TV Aholics. May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
8. "Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending April 25, 2010" (PDF). TV Aholics. May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
9. Seidman, Robert (May 4, 2010). "Oy "Treme," "The Pacific" + "Army Wives" & Other Sunday Cable". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
10. Seidman, Robert (May 11, 2010). "Sunday Cable: NBA, "Army Wives" Tops With 18-49; "The Pacific" Dives Below 2 Million". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
11. "Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending May 16, 2010" (PDF). TV Aholics. May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

External links

• List of The Pacific episodes at HBO
• List of The Pacific episodes at the Internet Movie Database