Back-up lands on Guadalcanal in the form of the 7th marines including Basilone to help defend the airfield. Basilone helps defend against a Japanese night raid, suffering a loss in the process. The marines, after four months of fighting enemies and disease are evacuated off the island.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 2 of The Pacific resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Pacific Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Guadalcanal/Leckie
• s01e02 - Basilone
• s01e03 - Melbourne
• s01e04 - Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika
• s01e05 - Peleliu Landing
• s01e06 - Peleliu Airfield
• s01e07 - Peleliu Hills
• s01e08 - Iwo Jima
• s01e09 - Okinawa
• s01e10 - Home

The Pacific Show Summary

From the creative team behind Band of Brothers comes this ten-hour miniseries tracing 3 American marines as they fight World War II in the Pacific. The series was shot on location in Australia, and is produced by HBO Films in association with Playtone and DreamWorks television.