A tension mask frame assembly for a color picture tube includes a tension mask where a plurality of strips formed on a thin plate to be separated a predetermined distance forming slots, a plurality of tie bars for connecting the strips and sectioning the slots at a predetermined pitch, and a plurality of dummy bridges extending from at least one strip toward a facing strip in the slots sectioned by the tie bars, and a frame supporting the edge of the tension mask so that a not less than can be applied to the tension mask. In the tension mask frame assembly, the area of the dummy bridge of the tension mask is smaller from the central portion of the tension mask to the peripheral portion thereof.