List of Breaking Bad episodes

Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan, which premiered in 2008 on the cable network AMC. It revolves around Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a 50-year-old high school chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After White is diagnosed with lung cancer, he uses his chemistry knowledge to "cook" crystal meth with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), in order to secure his family's (played by Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte) financial future before he dies from the disease.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 7 January 20, 2008 March 9, 2008
2 13 March 8, 2009 May 31, 2009
3 13 March 21, 2010 June 13, 2010
4 13 July 17, 2011 October 9, 2011
5 (Part 1) 8 July 15, 2012 September 2, 2012
5 (Part 2) 8 August 11, 2013 September 29, 2013

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Vince GilliganVince GilliganJanuary 20, 20081.40[1]
22"Cat's in the Bag..."Adam BernsteinVince GilliganJanuary 27, 2008N/A
33"...And the Bag's in the River"Adam BernsteinVince GilliganFebruary 10, 2008N/A
44"Cancer Man"Jim McKayVince GilliganFebruary 17, 2008N/A
55"Gray Matter"Tricia BrockPatty LinFebruary 24, 2008N/A
66"Crazy Handful of Nothin'"Bronwen HughesGeorge MastrasMarch 2, 2008N/A
77"A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal"Tim HunterPeter GouldMarch 9, 20081.50[2]

Season 2 (2009)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
81"Seven Thirty-Seven"Bryan CranstonJ. RobertsMarch 8, 20091.66[3]
92"Grilled"Charles HaidGeorge MastrasMarch 15, 2009N/A
103"Bit by a Dead Bee"Terry McDonoughPeter GouldMarch 22, 20091.13[4]
114"Down"John DahlSam CatlinMarch 29, 20091.29[5]
125"Breakage"Johan RenckMoira Walley-BeckettApril 5, 20091.21[6]
136"Peekaboo"Peter MedakJ. Roberts & Vince GilliganApril 12, 20091.41[7]
147"Negro Y Azul"Felix AlcalaJohn ShibanApril 19, 2009N/A
158"Better Call Saul"Terry McDonoughPeter GouldApril 26, 20091.04[8]
169"4 Days Out"Michelle MacLarenSam CatlinMay 3, 2009N/A
1710"Over"Phil AbrahamMoira Walley-BeckettMay 10, 2009N/A
1811"Mandala"Adam BernsteinGeorge MastrasMay 17, 2009N/A
1912"Phoenix"Colin BuckseyJohn ShibanMay 24, 2009N/A
2013"ABQ"Adam BernsteinVince GilliganMay 31, 2009N/A

Season 3 (2010)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
211"No Mas"Bryan CranstonVince GilliganMarch 21, 20101.95[9]
222"Caballo Sin Nombre"Adam BernsteinPeter GouldMarch 28, 20101.55[9]
233"I.F.T."Michelle MacLarenGeorge MastrasApril 4, 20101.33[9]
244"Green Light"Scott WinantSam CatlinApril 11, 20101.46[9]
255"Mas"Johan RenckMoira Walley-BeckettApril 18, 20101.61[9]
266"Sunset"John ShibanJohn ShibanApril 25, 20101.64[9]
277"One Minute"Michelle MacLarenThomas SchnauzMay 2, 20101.52[9]
288"I See You"Colin BuckseyGennifer HutchisonMay 9, 20101.78[9]
299"Kafkaesque"Michael SlovisPeter Gould & George MastrasMay 16, 20101.61[9]
3010"Fly"Rian JohnsonSam Catlin & Moira Walley-BeckettMay 23, 20101.20[9]
3111"Abiquiu"Michelle MacLarenJohn Shiban & Thomas SchnauzMay 30, 20101.32[9]
3212"Half Measures"Adam BernsteinSam Catlin & Peter GouldJune 6, 20101.19[9]
3313"Full Measure"Vince GilliganVince GilliganJune 13, 20101.56[10]

Season 4 (2011)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
341"Box Cutter"Adam BernsteinVince GilliganJuly 17, 20112.58[11]
352"Thirty-Eight Snub"Michelle MacLarenGeorge MastrasJuly 24, 20111.97[12]
363"Open House"David SladeSam CatlinJuly 31, 20111.71[13]
374"Bullet Points"Colin BuckseyMoira Walley-BeckettAugust 7, 20111.83[14]
385"Shotgun"Michelle MacLarenThomas SchnauzAugust 14, 20111.75[15]
396"Cornered"Michael SlovisGennifer HutchisonAugust 21, 20111.67[16]
407"Problem Dog"Peter GouldPeter GouldAugust 28, 20111.91[17]
418"Hermanos"Johan RenckSam Catlin & George MastrasSeptember 4, 20111.98[18]
429"Bug"Terry McDonoughMoira Walley-Beckett & Thomas SchnauzSeptember 11, 20111.89[19]
4310"Salud"Michelle MacLarenPeter Gould & Gennifer HutchisonSeptember 18, 20111.80[20]
4411"Crawl Space"Scott WinantGeorge Mastras & Sam CatlinSeptember 25, 20111.55[21]
4512"End Times"Vince GilliganThomas Schnauz & Moira Walley-BeckettOctober 2, 20111.73[22]
4613"Face Off"Vince GilliganVince GilliganOctober 9, 20111.90[23]

Season 5 (2012–13)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
Part 1
471"Live Free or Die"Michael SlovisVince GilliganJuly 15, 20122.93[24]
482"Madrigal"Michelle MacLarenVince GilliganJuly 22, 20122.29[25]
493"Hazard Pay"Adam BernsteinPeter GouldJuly 29, 20122.20[26]
504"Fifty-One"Rian JohnsonSam CatlinAugust 5, 20122.29[27]
515"Dead Freight"George MastrasGeorge MastrasAugust 12, 20122.48[28]
526"Buyout"Colin BuckseyGennifer HutchisonAugust 19, 20122.81[29]
537"Say My Name"Thomas SchnauzThomas SchnauzAugust 26, 20122.98[30]
548"Gliding Over All"Michelle MacLarenMoira Walley-BeckettSeptember 2, 20122.78[31]
Part 2
559"Blood Money"Bryan CranstonPeter GouldAugust 11, 20135.92[32]
5610"Buried"Michelle MacLarenThomas SchnauzAugust 18, 20134.77[33]
5711"Confessions"Michael SlovisGennifer HutchisonAugust 25, 20134.85[34]
5812"Rabid Dog"Sam CatlinSam CatlinSeptember 1, 20134.41[35]
5913"To'hajiilee"Michelle MacLarenGeorge MastrasSeptember 8, 20135.11[36]
6014"Ozymandias"Rian JohnsonMoira Walley-BeckettSeptember 15, 20136.37[37]
6115"Granite State"Peter GouldPeter GouldSeptember 22, 20136.58[38]
6216"Felina"Vince GilliganVince GilliganSeptember 29, 201310.28[39]

Minisodes (2009)

In February 2009, AMC made a series of five original mini-episodes available online (and included on the season two DVD set) leading up to the second season premiere, all of them more comedy-oriented than most full episodes.[40]

No. Title Directed by Written by Originally released
1"Good Cop / Bad Cop"John ShibanSuzanne PottsFebruary 17, 2009
2"Wedding Day"John ShibanKate PowersFebruary 17, 2009
3"TwaüghtHammër"John ShibanGennifer HutchisonFebruary 17, 2009
4"Marie's Confession"John ShibanVince GilliganFebruary 17, 2009
5"The Break-In"John ShibanGennifer HutchisonFebruary 17, 2009

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