Mad Men is a period drama for television created by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on July 19, 2007 on the cable network AMC in the United States. The show is set in the 1960s and is centered around the private and professional life of Don Draper (Jon Hamm), an enigmatic advertising executive on Madison Avenue.
Four seasons have been telecast so far, each consisting of 13 episodes about 47 minutes long. Mad Men had its fourth season finale in October 2010; its fifth season is scheduled to premiere on March 16, 2012.
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| 1 | 13 | July 19, 2007 | October 18, 2007 | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2008 | November 26, 2008 | ||
| 2 | 13 | July 27, 2008 | October 26, 2008 | July 14, 2009 | July 13, 2009 | August 18, 2009 | ||
| 3 | 13 | August 16, 2009 | November 8, 2009 | March 23, 2010 | April 26, 2010 | June 2, 2010 | ||
| 4 | 13 | July 25, 2010 | October 17, 2010 | March 29, 2011 | March 28, 2011 | April 6, 2011 | ||
| 5 | 13 | March 2012 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Alan Taylor | Matthew Weiner | July 19, 2007 |
| It's March 1960.[1] Don Draper, a high-level advertising executive at the Sterling Cooper agency in New York City, struggles to find ideas to keep an account for Lucky Strike cigarettes while at the same time managing his tangled personal life; unknown to his stay-at-home wife, Betty, he is having several extramarital affairs. Peggy Olson finds employment as Don's new secretary but immediately finds it difficult to fit in with the other secretaries, especially Joan Holloway. Junior accounts manager Pete Campbell, who is about to get married, takes a liking to Peggy and pursues her sexually. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Ladies' Room" | Alan Taylor | Matthew Weiner | July 26, 2007 |
| Don continues to conceal his increasingly complicated personal life, even in the face of Roger Sterling's invitation to open up. Meanwhile, Peggy pines for the absent Pete—still on his honeymoon—while fending off the advances of several of the men of Sterling Cooper. Betty's hand-shaking leads her to see a psychiatrist. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Marriage of Figaro" | Ed Bianchi | Tom Palmer | August 2, 2007 |
| Pete returns from his honeymoon, excited about his new marriage, but conflicted about his past encounter with Peggy. Don's business relationship with Rachel develops into a personal attraction. Don and Betty host a birthday party for Sally. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "New Amsterdam" | Tim Hunter | Lisa Albert | August 9, 2007 |
| Pete faces pressure from his wife regarding a new apartment. He also further alienates Don and almost loses his job at Sterling Cooper by pitching his own copy to a client in a social setting. However, Bertram Cooper wants him back because of Pete's social connections. Betty meets Helen's ex-husband and babysits her son Glen. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "5G" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Matthew Weiner | August 16, 2007 |
| After Don wins an award and has his photo featured in Advertising Age, he must deal with his younger brother coming back into his life. Ken gets a short story published in The Atlantic Monthly, inciting envy among his colleagues and driving Pete to ask his wife to meet with an old boyfriend of hers to help him to get published. Peggy overhears a personal conversation on the phone between Don and Midge and shares the secret with Joan. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Babylon" | Andrew Bernstein | Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton | August 23, 2007 |
| On Mother's Day morning, Don recalls the birth of his brother, Adam. Roger tries to convince Joan to get her own apartment so they don't have to meet in hotels anymore. At a brainstorming session for Belle Jolie lipstick, Peggy has some interesting ideas that cause Freddie to suggest she be asked to write copy. Rachel faces her conflicting feelings for Don after he seeks out her advice on a new campaign for tourism to Israel. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Red in the Face" | Tim Hunter | Bridget Bedard | August 30, 2007 |
| Roger joins Don for an evening of dinner and drinking, during which Roger makes a pass at Betty, causing a rift in their friendship. The agency prepares for a meeting with members of Nixon's campaign staff. Pete faces trouble at home after he exchanges a wedding gift—a chip and dip—for a rifle. Helen confronts Betty about the night she babysat Glen. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Hobo Code" | Phil Abraham | Chris Provenzano | September 6, 2007 |
| As Peggy's ad copy proves to be successful, her relationship with Pete becomes more complicated. Don spends the evening with Midge and her Bohemian friends. An encounter Don had as a boy with a hobo is told in flashbacks. Sal finds himself the object of interest of a female co-worker and a male client. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Shoot" | Paul Feig | Chris Provenzano and Matthew Weiner | September 13, 2007 |
| McCann Erickson, a larger ad agency, tries to hire Don. They offer Betty a modeling job as a part of their attempt to lure him. Pete devises a strategy to help Nixon's presidential campaign. Peggy's weight gain is noticed in the office. Pete starts a fight after Ken makes an insulting comment about her. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Long Weekend" | Tim Hunter | Bridget Bedard and Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton and Matthew Weiner | September 27, 2007 |
| Betty is unhappy about spending the Labor Day weekend with her father's new girlfriend. After Sterling Cooper loses the Dr. Scholl's account, Roger attempts to cheer Don up by arranging for a pair of twins to spend the night with them. This results in Roger having a heart attack. Joan goes out for a night out on the town with her roommate, who reveals her secret love for Joan. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "Indian Summer" | Tim Hunter | Tom Palmer and Matthew Weiner | October 4, 2007 |
| It's October.[2] Don's brother commits suicide. Peggy's work writing copy for a weight-loss device that is better at providing sexual stimulation earns her a raise. Roger has a second heart attack during a meeting with the head of Lucky Strike. As a result, Don is offered a partnership in Sterling Cooper. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Nixon vs. Kennedy" | Alan Taylor | Lisa Albert and Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton | October 11, 2007 |
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Sterling Cooper's employees have an all-night office party to watch the 1960 Nixon–Kennedy presidential election results.[3][4] Pete discovers that Don's real name is Dick Whitman, who officially died in the Korean War. When Don tells Pete that Duck Phillips will become the new head of accounts, Pete tries to use this knowledge to pressure Don into giving him the job. Flashbacks reveal how "Dick Whitman" became "Donald Draper". It was listed as the 8th Greatest TV Episode of All Time by TV Guide.[5] |
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| 13 | 13 | "The Wheel" | Matthew Weiner | Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith | October 18, 2007 |
| Betty discovers her friend's husband has been having an affair, leading her to re-evaluate her own marriage. Pete brings in a big account through his father-in-law. Peggy gets promoted to junior copy writer. Also, without realizing she was pregnant, she gives birth. Don learns of his brother's suicide, successfully pitches an ad campaign for Carousel slide projectors to Eastman Kodak, and decides not to spend Thanksgiving with Betty's family. | |||||
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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| 14 | 1 | "For Those Who Think Young" | Tim Hunter | Matthew Weiner | July 27, 2008 | 2.06[7] |
| On Valentine's Day 1962,[6] Don and Betty plan a romantic evening in New York, but the evening ends with Don's inability to satisfy Betty. Seeing the potential of having young staff members on board, Duck presses Don to hire new, younger employees. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Flight 1" | Andrew Bernstein | Lisa Albert and Matthew Weiner | August 3, 2008 | 1.33[7] |
| The crash of American Airlines Flight 1 affects several Sterling Cooper employees, most notably Pete, whose father is killed on the flight, and Duck and Don, who try to manage both existing and potential accounts with airline companies. Paul and Joan clash over his relationship with a black woman. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "The Benefactor" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Matthew Weiner and Rick Cleveland | August 10, 2008 | 1.25[7] |
| When crude comedian Jimmy Barrett humiliates executives for Utz during a commercial shoot, Don has to smooth things over with the company. A controversial episode of The Defenders about an abortion is championed by Harry, who sees opportunity in sponsoring the show while keeping the subject matter a secret from his pregnant wife. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Three Sundays" | Tim Hunter | Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton | August 17, 2008 | 1.07[7] |
| Peggy gets to know a new priest at her parish, who with the help of Peggy's sister Anita, tries to get her to open up about the circumstances of her pregnancy. Roger is intrigued by the "wife" of a client, who turns out to be a call girl. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "The New Girl" | Jennifer Getzinger | Robin Veith | August 24, 2008 | 1.47[7] |
| A new secretary named Jane Siegel begins working for Don. Don's affair with Jimmy Barrett's wife Bobbie leads to the two of them getting in a car accident, requiring Peggy to bail them out and cover up the incident. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Maidenform" | Phil Abraham | Matthew Weiner | August 31, 2008 | 1.46[7] |
| Peggy is disappointed that her co-workers are not including her in their business meetings, so Joan offers her advice to try and change that. Duck is made to take care of his dog after a family visit to the office. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "The Gold Violin" | Andrew Bernstein | Jane Anderson and Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton | September 7, 2008 | 1.67[7] |
| Don's success leads to the purchase of a new car. Sal invites Ken over for Sunday dinner to discuss Ken's new short story, which leaves Sal's wife feeling left out. The new piece of art in Cooper's office inspires the curiosity of several Sterling Cooper employees, who go in to see it despite not being allowed to. As a consequence, Joan fires Jane for her part in the incident, but Roger steps in to save her job. Betty is made to suspect Don's affair with Jimmy's wife. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "A Night to Remember" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner | September 14, 2008 | 1.87[7] |
| Because of Peggy's work as a copywriter, she is sought out by Father Gill to help promote a church dance. However, her ideas are deemed too controversial for the organizers. Betty goes to a lot of trouble to help Don set up a dinner for the Heineken beer account (part of a product placement agreement between the manufacturer and the show[8]), but when she becomes the butt of a joke during the dinner, she lets Don know her true feelings about their relationship. Joan helps Harry out with reading television scripts for his job, checking that there are no conflicts of interest between the shows and the products advertised during them. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Six Month Leave" | Michael Uppendahl | Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton and Matthew Weiner | September 28, 2008 | 1.60[7] |
| Freddy Rumsen's alcoholism results in an embarrassing situation during a pitch meeting with his team, and he is let go from the agency. Roger leaves his wife Mona and takes up with Jane. The death of Marilyn Monroe saddens many of the women in the office. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "The Inheritance" | Andrew Bernstein | Lisa Albert & Marti Noxon and Matthew Weiner | October 5, 2008 | 1.30[7] |
| Despite Don and Betty's separation, they take a trip together to visit Betty's father, in the early stages of dementia. Although the two share an intimate encounter in her father's house, Betty tells Don that they are still separated when the trip is over. Pete, who is unable to conceive a child with Trudy and is looking to adopt, runs into resistance from his mother, who does not want someone not of their bloodline as part of the family. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "The Jet Set" | Phil Abraham | Matthew Weiner | October 12, 2008 | 1.50[7] |
| Don's business trip to Los Angeles takes an unexpected detour when he falls in with a group of wealthy nomads; Peggy attempts to go on a date to a Bob Dylan concert with Kurt before finding out he's a homosexual; and Duck holds a secret meeting to help sell Sterling Cooper to British firm Putnam, Powell & Lowe. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "The Mountain King" | Alan Taylor | Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith | October 19, 2008 | 1.40[7] |
| Don renews his acquaintance with his old friend Anna, the widow of the man whose identity Don stole years before. Pete's family problems affect Sterling Cooper's account with Clearasil. Joan introduces her fiancé Greg to the employees of Sterling Cooper, but while inside Don's office, Greg forces her to the floor and rapes her. Plans are finalized to bring about Sterling Cooper's merger with Putnam, Powell & Lowe. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Meditations in an Emergency" | Matthew Weiner | Matthew Weiner & Kater Gordon | October 26, 2008 | 1.75[9] |
| Don finally returns from his trip to California in the middle of the hysteria generated by the Cuban Missile Crisis. Betty receives the news that she is pregnant, but before reconciling with Don and telling him the news, she engages in a brief sexual encounter with a stranger. Peggy informs Pete that he fathered a child with her, and she gave it away. | ||||||
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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| 27 | 1 | "Out of Town" | Phil Abraham | Matthew Weiner | August 16, 2009 | 2.76[11] |
| It's early 1963.[10] In the aftermath of Sterling Cooper's sale to a British company, major changes are made to the staff, including the addition of new employee Lane Pryce, and Pete and Ken's both being named to the same position. Don and Sal both engage in extramarital liaisons while on a business trip to Baltimore—Don with a stewardess, and Sal with a bellboy. | ||||||
| 28 | 2 | "Love Among the Ruins" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Cathryn Humphris and Matthew Weiner | August 23, 2009 | 1.90[12] |
| Sterling Cooper argues over the ad campaign for Pepsi's new diet cola, Patio. Representatives of Madison Square Garden engage SC in their campaign to demolish Penn Station and build a new MSG. Following concerns over the treatment of Betty's ill father, Gene, Don has him move in with their family. Don gets his first glimpse of Sally's teacher, Suzanne Farrell. | ||||||
| 29 | 3 | "My Old Kentucky Home" | Jennifer Getzinger | Dahvi Waller and Matthew Weiner | August 30, 2009 | 1.61[13] |
| A mandatory overtime session leaves Paul, Smitty, and Peggy trying to stave off late-night boredom with marijuana. Roger's Kentucky Derby party leads to Don striking up a friendship with a folksy guest from another event, while Betty meets political advisor Henry Francis. Meanwhile, Joan and Greg host a dinner party of their own. Sally and Grandpa have a run-in. | ||||||
| 30 | 4 | "The Arrangements" | Michael Uppendahl | Andrew Colville and Matthew Weiner | September 6, 2009 | N/A |
| Don crosses paths with his father-in-law, Peggy searches for a new roommate, and a new client with money to throw around is very excited about doing business with the firm, though Don wants to make sure it will avoid a conflict with a friend of Cooper's. Betty and Don receive bad news about Betty's father. | ||||||
| 31 | 5 | "The Fog" | Phil Abraham | Kater Gordon | September 13, 2009 | 1.75[15] |
| In the wake of the death of Betty's father, Sally begins to misbehave, much to Betty and Don's dismay. Her teacher reports she is troubled by the death of Medgar Evers, which is all over the news.[14] Looks between Don and the teacher reveal stirrings of attraction. Pete tries to work a new angle into his business dealings, and an odd dream has a strange effect on Betty, who gives birth to a baby boy she names Eugene in honor of her father. | ||||||
| 32 | 6 | "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner | September 20, 2009 | N/A |
| The agency's British owners visit Sterling Cooper to reassign Pryce to one of their India-based companies over the Independence Day weekend.[16]. A replacement for Pryce is introduced to the company. Ken, however, brings a riding lawnmower into the office. During a party to celebrate Joan's departure, a secretary, Lois Sadler, runs over the replacement's foot with the lawnmower, and as a result Pryce's transfer is called off. Meanwhile, after tendering her resignation, Joan finds out that her husband has failed in his career as a surgeon. | ||||||
| 33 | 7 | "Seven Twenty Three" | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton and Matthew Weiner | September 27, 2009 | 1.73[18] |
| Don's attempts to land the Hilton Hotel account backfires, when Hilton refuses to work with him unless Sterling Cooper signs him to a contract. To land the account, Cooper blackmails Don over his theft of the "Don Draper" identity, forcing Don to sign a three-year contract. Miss Farrell helps the students make cameras obscura to view a solar eclipse.[17] Betty meets with Henry Francis to discuss a civic project. Peggy tells Duck she is not interested in changing agencies, but their meeting has the unintended consequence of bringing them together romantically. | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | "Souvenir" | Phil Abraham | Lisa Albert and Matthew Weiner | October 4, 2009 | N/A |
| It's August 1963.[19] After they win the reservoir case, Betty and Henry cross the line. Don and Betty take a business trip to Rome for Hilton, and manage to renew romantic interest in each other, but the return home brings things back to normal. Meanwhile, with his wife away, Pete coerces his neighbor's vulnerable German au pair into sleeping with him. | ||||||
| 35 | 9 | "Wee Small Hours" | Scott Hornbacher | Dahvi Waller and Matthew Weiner | October 11, 2009 | N/A |
| Lee Garner, Jr., an executive for Sterling Cooper's largest client Lucky Strike, forces the agency to fire Sal who, unbeknownst to Roger, Don or anyone else at the firm, refused Lee's sexual advances. Betty finds herself drawn to Henry Francis while Don and Suzanne, Sally's former teacher, begin an affair. | ||||||
| 36 | 10 | "The Color Blue" | Michael Uppendahl | Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner | October 18, 2009 | N/A |
| Betty discovers Don's cache of photographs, revealing his past life. Meanwhile, the arrival of the brother of Don's new mistress complicates Don's affair, while Pryce is informed that Sterling Cooper is being sold. At the end, the firm celebrates its 40th anniversary. | ||||||
| 37 | 11 | "The Gypsy and the Hobo" | Jennifer Getzinger | Marti Noxon & Cathryn Humphris and Matthew Weiner | October 25, 2009 | 1.72[20] |
| As Don is about to leave with Suzanne, Betty confronts him about his identity theft, forcing him to reveal to her the truth about himself. Meanwhile, Roger meets a former client/lover who wishes to rekindle their affair, but Roger tells her he is happy with Jane. Joan discovers that her husband, after a failed attempt to switch to psychiatry, has joined the Army in order to ensure that he will become a surgeon. | ||||||
| 38 | 12 | "The Grown-Ups" | Barbet Schroeder | Brett Johnson and Matthew Weiner | November 1, 2009 | 1.78[23] |
| Roger's daughter fears her wedding will be ruined by the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.[21][22] Following the subsequent assassination of Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, Betty tells Don that she wants to end their marriage. | ||||||
| 39 | 13 | "Shut the Door. Have a Seat" | Matthew Weiner | Matthew Weiner & Erin Levy | November 8, 2009 | 2.32[24] |
| Before the sale of Sterling Cooper is to take effect, Roger, Bert, Don, and Lane devise a plan to form a new agency—Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce—with all of them equal partners. Peggy, Joan, Pete, and Harry Crane are recruited to move with them. Betty and Don begin to formalize a divorce, which begins contentiously, with Don preparing for a major fight and Betty worried about the repercussions. Later, Don informs Betty he wants to avoid animosity, and voluntarily moves out. Betty takes a plane to Reno with Henry and the baby to prepare for the divorce. | ||||||
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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| 40 | 1 | "Public Relations" | Phil Abraham | Matthew Weiner | July 25, 2010 | 2.92[26] |
| Don's secretive demeanor results in an unfavorable interview by an Advertising Age reporter, leading an important client to fire his ad agency. Creative and Don struggle with a bathing suit account for which the client wants to project a wholesome image. Pete and Peggy work together to secure increased budget from a client with an ill-advised publicity stunt involving two women fighting over a baked ham. Roger attempts to find a girlfriend for Don, setting him up with a friend of his wife. Betty and the kids spend Thanksgiving 1964[25] with her new husband's family. Betty gets into a fight with Don over her delay in moving out of the house. | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "Christmas Comes But Once a Year" | Michael Uppendahl | Tracy McMillan and Matthew Weiner | August 1, 2010 | 2.47[27] |
| Don gets a Christmas letter from Sally which highlights his loneliness. Now 18 months sober, Freddy Rumsen turns up at SCDP with a new client, but his chauvinism leads to conflict with Peggy. Roger mistakenly invites Lee Garner, Jr. to the firm's Christmas party, forcing Lane to expand the party's budget beyond their means. Sally receives some awkward attention from a classmate. Don has a drunken one-night stand which affects a work relationship. | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "The Good News" | Jennifer Getzinger | Jonathan Abrahams and Matthew Weiner | August 8, 2010 | 2.22[28] |
| Joan is trying to start a family with Greg, but her work schedule and his impending Army commitments make things difficult. Don takes a New Year's trip to California to see Anna, and meets her niece Stephanie, who delivers some unsettling news about Anna's health. Upon returning to New York, he finds Lane in the office, who has been experiencing family difficulties of his own. They spend a night on the town to get their minds off their troubles. | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "The Rejected" | John Slattery | Keith Huff and Matthew Weiner | August 15, 2010 | 2.05[29] |
| An edict from Roger and Lane puts Pete in a personal dilemma, as he must confront his father-in-law about an account. Pete also finds out from him the news that his wife is pregnant. A focus group for Pond's Cold Cream leads to a confrontation between Don and Allison over their one-night stand. Peggy begins a friendship with an employee of Life magazine who works in the building, and reacts to the news of Pete's upcoming fatherhood. | ||||||
| 44 | 5 | "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Erin Levy | August 22, 2010 | 2.19[30] |
| Pete enters SCDP into a competition run by Honda, earning the ire of Roger, who, due to his anti-Japanese experiences from World War II, attempts to undercut the other partners' efforts to win the account. An executive from another agency attempts to position himself as Don's rival. Sally's erratic behavior disturbs Betty and Henry enough to seek a psychiatrist over Don's objections. | ||||||
| 45 | 6 | "Waldorf Stories" | Scott Hornbacher | Brett Johnson and Matthew Weiner | August 29, 2010 | 2.04[31] |
| After winning a Clio Award for the Glo-Coat ad, an inebriated Don inadvertently pitches executives from Quaker Oats a slogan for Life cereal that came from Roger's wife's cousin. Peggy secludes herself in a hotel room with the firm's new artistic director Stan Rizzo in order to complete a campaign. Pete is upset when he finds out that his one-time rival Ken Cosgrove will be joining the firm. Roger dictates his memoirs, and his initial encounter with Don is recounted. | ||||||
| 46 | 7 | "The Suitcase" | Jennifer Getzinger | Matthew Weiner | September 5, 2010 | 2.17[32] |
| An impending deadline leaves the firm in disarray, as Don makes Peggy stay late to work on a Samsonite ad, missing a birthday dinner with her boyfriend. That night, Don receives a call from Anna's niece confirming his fears about her health, while an intoxicated Duck visits the SCDP offices in search of Peggy. The second Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston fight serves as the episode's backdrop. | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "The Summer Man" | Phil Abraham | Lisa Albert & Janet Leahy and Matthew Weiner | September 12, 2010 | 2.31[33] |
| Don attempts to regain control over his life through physical changes and journal writing. Betty forbids him from attending Eugene's birthday party, and is flustered when she and Henry run into Don and Bethany on a date. Don's persistence with Faye results in an impromptu dinner date. Joey's sexism creates friction with Joan, forcing Peggy to take action. | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "The Beautiful Girls" | Michael Uppendahl | Dahvi Waller and Matthew Weiner | September 19, 2010 | 2.29[34] |
| Peggy is forced to face some unpleasant facts about a client's discriminatory business practices. Don and Faye's burgeoning relationship is tested when Sally runs away from home and turns up at the office. Roger tries to rekindle his affair with Joan. Miss Blankenship unexpectedly drops dead at her desk. | ||||||
| 49 | 10 | "Hands and Knees" | Lynn Shelton | Jonathan Abrahams and Matthew Weiner | September 26, 2010 | 2.12[35] |
| After SCDP lands a contract with North American Aviation, Don and Betty are rattled when FBI agents visit the Francis home as part of the security clearance process. Joan finds out she's pregnant with Roger's child and considers having an abortion. Lane's father is displeased when Lane expresses his feelings for an African-American waitress at the local Playboy Club. Lee Garner, Jr. tells Roger that Lucky Strike is planning to terminate its contract with SCDP. | ||||||
| 50 | 11 | "Chinese Wall" | Phil Abraham | Erin Levy | October 3, 2010 | 2.06[36] |
| The employees of SCDP scramble to hold onto the rest of their accounts when word leaks of Lucky Strike's defection to BBDO. Roger lies to the rest of the firm about going to Raleigh to try to win back the account. While waiting for Trudy to give birth to their daughter, Pete is wooed by Ted Chaough at rival firm CGC. Megan shows interest in both Don and the advertising business. | ||||||
| 51 | 12 | "Blowing Smoke" | John Slattery | Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton | October 10, 2010 | 2.23[37] |
| Don runs into his old flame Midge, and learns her life has taken a disturbing turn. After executives from Philip Morris cancel a meeting for potential business, Don has a full-page ad printed in the New York Times announcing the firm will no longer represent tobacco companies, incensing the other partners and causing Bert Cooper to resign in protest. Sally is upset when Betty and Henry discuss moving the Francis family to nearby Rye. Layoffs begin in the wake of the agency's financial troubles, reducing the staff by about 50%. | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | "Tomorrowland" | Matthew Weiner | Jonathan Igla and Matthew Weiner | October 17, 2010 | 2.44[39] |
| It's October 1965.[38] Don hires Megan to accompany him and his children on their trip to California after Betty fires Carla unexpectedly. Don proposes to Megan and she accepts. Peggy spearheads a new campaign for a pantyhose company. Betty and Henry prepare to move to a new house in Rye. | ||||||
After numerous delays, due mostly to on-going contract negotiations between AMC, Lionsgate Television and series creator Matthew Weiner, the fifth season of Mad Men was finally announced to premiere in March 2012, seventeen months after the finale of season four.[40]
Weiner's new deal includes the production of a sixth season with the strong possibility of a seventh, which Weiner said would be the last.[41][42]
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