List of Breaking Bad episodes

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Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan which premiered on January 20, 2008 on the cable network AMC in the United States. The first seven-episode season ended on March 9, 2008. The second 13-episode season premiered on March 8, 2009 and concluded on May 31, 2009. The third 13-episode season premiered on March 21, 2010 and concluded on June 13, 2010. The fourth 13-episode season premiered on July 17, 2011 and concluded on October 9, 2011.

Breaking Bad revolves around 50-year-old high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After Walter is diagnosed with lung cancer, he turns to a criminal life, and starts producing and selling crystal meth with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) in order to secure his family's (Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte) financial future.

Contents

[edit] Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date Blu-ray Disc release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Region A Region B
1 7 January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09) February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)[1] December 14, 2009 (2009-12-14)[2] July 8, 2009 (2009-07-08)[3] March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)[4] November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)[5]
2 13 March 8, 2009 (2009-03-08) May 31, 2009 (2009-05-31) March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)[4] July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)[6] February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)[7] March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)[4] November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)[8]
3 13 March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21) June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13) June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)[9] May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)[10] November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)[11] June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)[9] November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)[12]
4 13 July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17) October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09) N/A N/A March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)[13] N/A N/A
5[14] 16[14] N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

[edit] Episode list

[edit] Season 1 (2008)

Main article: Breaking Bad (season 1)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "Pilot" Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20)
2 2 "Cat's in the Bag…" Adam Bernstein Vince Gilligan January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27)
3 3 "…And the Bag's in the River" Adam Bernstein Vince Gilligan February 10, 2008 (2008-02-10)
4 4 "Cancer Man" Jim McKay Vince Gilligan February 17, 2008 (2008-02-17)
5 5 "Gray Matter" Tricia Brock Patty Lin February 24, 2008 (2008-02-24)
6 6 "Crazy Handful of Nothin'" Bronwen Hughes George Mastras March 2, 2008 (2008-03-02)
7 7 "A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal" Tim Hunter Peter Gould March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09)

[edit] Season 2 (2009)

Main article: Breaking Bad (season 2)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
8 1 "Seven Thirty-Seven" Bryan Cranston J. Roberts March 8, 2009 (2009-03-08) 1.66[15]
9 2 "Grilled" Charles Haid George Mastras March 15, 2009 (2009-03-15) N/A
10 3 "Bit by a Dead Bee" Terry McDonough Peter Gould March 22, 2009 (2009-03-22) 1.13[16]
11 4 "Down" John Dahl Sam Catlin March 29, 2009 (2009-03-29) 1.29[17]
12 5 "Breakage" Johan Renck Moira Walley-Beckett April 5, 2009 (2009-04-05) 1.21[18]
13 6 "Peekaboo" Peter Medak J. Roberts & Vince Gilligan April 12, 2009 (2009-04-12) 1.41[19]
14 7 "Negro y Azul" Felix Alcala John Shiban April 19, 2009 (2009-04-19) N/A
15 8 "Better Call Saul" Terry McDonough Peter Gould April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26) 1.04[20]
16 9 "4 Days Out" Michelle MacLaren Sam Catlin May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03) N/A
17 10 "Over" Phil Abraham Moira Walley-Beckett May 10, 2009 (2009-05-10) N/A
18 11 "Mandala" Adam Bernstein George Mastras May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17) N/A
19 12 "Phoenix" Colin Bucksey John Shiban May 24, 2009 (2009-05-24) N/A
20 13 "ABQ" Adam Bernstein Vince Gilligan May 31, 2009 (2009-05-31) N/A

[edit] Season 3 (2010)

Main article: Breaking Bad (season 3)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
21 1 "No Mas" Bryan Cranston Vince Gilligan March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21) 1.95[21]
22 2 "Caballo sin Nombre" Adam Bernstein Peter Gould March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) 1.55[21]
23 3 "I.F.T." Michelle MacLaren George Mastras April 4, 2010 (2010-04-04) 1.33[21]
24 4 "Green Light" Scott Winant Sam Catlin April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) 1.46[21]
25 5 "Mas" Johan Renck Moira Walley-Beckett April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18) 1.61[21]
26 6 "Sunset" John Shiban John Shiban April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25) 1.64[21]
27 7 "One Minute" Michelle MacLaren Thomas Schnauz May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02) 1.52[21]
28 8 "I See You" Colin Bucksey Gennifer Hutchison May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09) 1.78[21]
29 9 "Kafkaesque" Michael Slovis Peter Gould & George Mastras May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) 1.61[21]
30 10 "Fly" Rian Johnson Sam Catlin & Moira Walley-Beckett May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23) 1.20[21]
31 11 "Abiquiu" Michelle MacLaren John Shiban & Thomas Schnauz May 30, 2010 (2010-05-30) 1.32[21]
32 12 "Half Measures" Adam Bernstein Sam Catlin & Peter Gould June 6, 2010 (2010-06-06) 1.19[21]
33 13 "Full Measure" Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13) 1.56[22]

[edit] Season 4 (2011)

Main article: Breaking Bad (season 4)
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
34 1 "Box Cutter" Adam Bernstein Vince Gilligan July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17) 2.58[23]
35 2 "Thirty-Eight Snub" Michelle MacLaren George Mastras July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24) 1.97[24]
36 3 "Open House" David Slade Sam Catlin July 31, 2011 (2011-07-31) 1.71[25]
37 4 "Bullet Points" Colin Bucksey Moira Walley-Beckett August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) 1.83[26]
38 5 "Shotgun" Michelle MacLaren Thomas Schnauz August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14) 1.75[27]
39 6 "Cornered" Michael Slovis Gennifer Hutchison August 21, 2011 (2011-08-21) 1.67[28]
40 7 "Problem Dog" Peter Gould Peter Gould August 28, 2011 (2011-08-28) 1.91[29]
41 8 "Hermanos" Johan Renck Sam Catlin & George Mastras September 4, 2011 (2011-09-04) 1.98[30]
42 9 "Bug" Terry McDonough Moira Walley-Beckett & Thomas Schnauz September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11) 1.89[31]
43 10 "Salud" Michelle MacLaren Peter Gould & Gennifer Hutchison September 18, 2011 (2011-09-18) 1.80[32]
44 11 "Crawl Space" Scott Winant George Mastras & Sam Catlin September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25) 1.55[33]
45 12 "End Times" Vince Gilligan Thomas Schnauz & Moira Walley-Beckett October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) 1.73[34]
46 13 "Face Off" Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09) 1.90[35]

[edit] Season 5 (2012)

Breaking Bad was renewed for a final sixteen-episode season. Production of the fifth season is set to begin in early 2012; episode premiere dates have not yet been determined by the network.[36]

Cast member Bryan Cranston has stated the season will premiere in July 2012.[37]

[edit] References

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