- "There's rioting breaking out through the city. Fire is continuing to burn everywhere. Troops are shooting people. My God, I... I don't know why! There's a woman dying in front of me, and no one's helping her! There are conflicting reports about who or what started the chaos. Will someone tell me what's happening? This is madness! What is this world coming to?"
- ―Off screen news reporter as the camera flies around a model night-time cityscape
The second season of War of the Worlds premiered on October 2, 1989 and ended on May 14, 1990.
Episodes
| Episode | Image | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
"The Second Wave" | October 2, 1989 |
| 2 | 
|
"No Direction Home" | October 9, 1989 |
| 3 | 
|
"Doomsday" | October 16, 1989 |
| 4 | 
|
"Terminal Rock" | October 23, 1989 |
| 5 | 
|
"Breeding Ground" | October 30, 1989 |
| 6 | 
|
"Seft of Emun" | November 6, 1989 |
| 7 | 
|
"Loving the Alien" | November 13, 1989 |
| 8 | 
|
"Night Moves" | November 20, 1989 |
| 9 | 
|
"Synthetic Love" | January 15, 1990 |
| 10 | 
|
"The Defector" | January 22, 1990 |
| 11 | 
|
"Time to Reap" | January 29, 1990 |
| 12 | 
|
"The Pied Piper" | February 5, 1990 |
| 13 | 
|
"The Deadliest Disease" | February 12, 1990 |
| 14 | 
|
"Path of Lies" | February 19, 1990 |
| 15 | 
|
"Candle in the Night" | April 9, 1990 |
| 16 | 
|
"Video Messiah" | April 16, 1990 |
| 17 | 
|
"Totally Real" | April 23, 1990 |
| 18 | 
|
"Max" | April 30, 1990 |
| 19 | 
|
"The True Believer" | May 7, 1990 |
| 20 | 
|
"The Obelisk" | May 14, 1990 |