<P> The Last Ship is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series based on a novel of the same name by William Brinkley . In May 2013, the cable network TNT placed a 10 - episode order for the series . The series premiered on June 22, 2014, at 9: 00 p.m. EDT . </P> <P> On August 11, 2015, The Last Ship was renewed for a 13 - episode third season, which was scheduled to premiere on June 12, 2016, but postponed following the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting due to the plot of the episode also containing a mass shooting in a nightclub . As of October 8, 2017, 46 episodes of The Last Ship have aired . In September 2016, TNT renewed the series for a 10 - episode fifth season . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 22, 2014 (2014 - 06 - 22) </Td> <Td> August 24, 2014 (2014 - 08 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 21, 2015 (2015 - 06 - 21) </Td> <Td> September 6, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 06) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> May 30, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 30) </Td> <Td> September 11, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 20, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 20) </Td> <Td> October 8, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 08) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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