Some viewers were AWOL for the second episode of FX’s Iraq war drama “Over There.”

The show dropped 35 percent from 4.1 million viewers (2.4 million adults 18 to 49) for its premiere to 2.6 million (1.5 million among 18 to 49) Wednesday night.

The premiere of the Steven Bochco production was one of the 10 highest basic cable series debuts of all time.