# List of Breaking Bad episodes

Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan for the cable network AMC. The series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a 50-year-old high school chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After White is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he uses his chemistry expertise to cook crystal meth, assisted by his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), to secure his family's (played by Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte) inheritance before he dies.
During the course of the series, 62 episodes of Breaking Bad aired over five seasons. The pilot episode first aired on January 20, 2008, and the series finale first aired on September 29, 2013. Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes, which consisted of several one- to five-minute clips, released 17 short episodes over the course of three years throughout Breaking Bad's run.
On October 11, 2019, Netflix released El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, a feature film continuation of Breaking Bad, written and directed by Gilligan. An additional short film Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short was released on February 17, 2020.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) | March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09) |
| 2 | 13 | 13 | March 8, 2009 (2009-03-08) | May 31, 2009 (2009-05-31) |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21) | June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13) |
| 4 | 13 | 13 | July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17) | October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09) |
| 5 | 16 | 8 | July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) | September 2, 2012 (2012-09-02) |
| 5 | 16 | 8 | August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) | September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) |
| Film | Film | Film | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2008)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Vince Gilligan | Vince Gilligan | January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) | 1.41 |
| 2 | 2 | "Cat's in the Bag..." | Adam Bernstein | Vince Gilligan | January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27) | 1.49 |
| 3 | 3 | "...And the Bag's in the River" | Adam Bernstein | Vince Gilligan | February 10, 2008 (2008-02-10) | 1.08 |
| 4 | 4 | "Cancer Man" | Jim McKay | Vince Gilligan | February 17, 2008 (2008-02-17) | 1.09 |
| 5 | 5 | "Gray Matter" | Tricia Brock | Patty Lin | February 24, 2008 (2008-02-24) | 0.97 |
| 6 | 6 | "Crazy Handful of Nothin'" | Bronwen Hughes | George Mastras | March 2, 2008 (2008-03-02) | 1.07 |
| 7 | 7 | "A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal" | Tim Hunter | Peter Gould | March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09) | 1.50 |

### Season 2 (2009)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 8 | 1 | "Seven Thirty-Seven" | Bryan Cranston | J. Roberts | March 8, 2009 (2009-03-08) | 1.66 |
| 9 | 2 | "Grilled" | Charles Haid | George Mastras | March 15, 2009 (2009-03-15) | 1.60 |
| 10 | 3 | "Bit by a Dead Bee" | Terry McDonough | Peter Gould | March 22, 2009 (2009-03-22) | 1.13 |
| 11 | 4 | "Down" | John Dahl | Sam Catlin | March 29, 2009 (2009-03-29) | 1.29 |
| 12 | 5 | "Breakage" | Johan Renck | Moira Walley-Beckett | April 5, 2009 (2009-04-05) | 1.21 |
| 13 | 6 | "Peekaboo" | Peter Medak | J. Roberts & Vince Gilligan | April 12, 2009 (2009-04-12) | 1.41 |
| 14 | 7 | "Negro y Azul" | Felix Alcala | John Shiban | April 19, 2009 (2009-04-19) | 1.20 |
| 15 | 8 | "Better Call Saul" | Terry McDonough | Peter Gould | April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26) | 1.04 |
| 16 | 9 | "4 Days Out" | Michelle MacLaren | Sam Catlin | May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03) | 1.27 |
| 17 | 10 | "Over" | Phil Abraham | Moira Walley-Beckett | May 10, 2009 (2009-05-10) | 1.19 |
| 18 | 11 | "Mandala" | Adam Bernstein | George Mastras | May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17) | 1.29 |
| 19 | 12 | "Phoenix" | Colin Bucksey | John Shiban | May 24, 2009 (2009-05-24) | 1.19 |
| 20 | 13 | "ABQ" | Adam Bernstein | Vince Gilligan | May 31, 2009 (2009-05-31) | 1.50 |

### Season 3 (2010)

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

### Season 4 (2011)

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

### Season 5 (2012–13)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| Part One |||||||
| 47 | 1 | "Live Free or Die" | Michael Slovis | Vince Gilligan | July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) | 2.93 |
| 48 | 2 | "Madrigal" | Michelle MacLaren | Vince Gilligan | July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22) | 2.29 |
| 49 | 3 | "Hazard Pay" | Adam Bernstein | Peter Gould | July 29, 2012 (2012-07-29) | 2.20 |
| 50 | 4 | "Fifty-One" | Rian Johnson | Sam Catlin | August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05) | 2.29 |
| 51 | 5 | "Dead Freight" | George Mastras | George Mastras | August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12) | 2.48 |
| 52 | 6 | "Buyout" | Colin Bucksey | Gennifer Hutchison | August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19) | 2.81 |
| 53 | 7 | "Say My Name" | Thomas Schnauz | Thomas Schnauz | August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26) | 2.98 |
| 54 | 8 | "Gliding Over All" | Michelle MacLaren | Moira Walley-Beckett | September 2, 2012 (2012-09-02) | 2.78 |
| Part Two |||||||
| 55 | 9 | "Blood Money" | Bryan Cranston | Peter Gould | August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) | 5.92 |
| 56 | 10 | "Buried" | Michelle MacLaren | Thomas Schnauz | August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) | 4.77 |
| 57 | 11 | "Confessions" | Michael Slovis | Gennifer Hutchison | August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) | 4.85 |
| 58 | 12 | "Rabid Dog" | Sam Catlin | Sam Catlin | September 1, 2013 (2013-09-01) | 4.41 |
| 59 | 13 | "To'hajiilee" | Michelle MacLaren | George Mastras | September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08) | 5.11 |
| 60 | 14 | "Ozymandias" | Rian Johnson | Moira Walley-Beckett | September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15) | 6.37 |
| 61 | 15 | "Granite State" | Peter Gould | Peter Gould | September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) | 6.58 |
| 62 | 16 | "Felina" | Vince Gilligan | Vince Gilligan | September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) | 10.28 |

## Film
### El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is a film written and directed by series creator Vince Gilligan that serves as a continuation of the television series. It was released on October 11, 2019, on Netflix and was broadcast on AMC on February 16, 2020. The film centers around Jesse Pinkman, and takes place both during his captivity at the hands of the Aryan Brotherhood and after his escape in the Breaking Bad series finale.
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Vince Gilligan | Vince Gilligan | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) | 2.65 |

## Other media
### Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes (2009–2011)

Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes is a web series based on the television series Breaking Bad. A total of 17 "minisodes", which are more comedy-oriented than most full episodes, were released over the course of three years.

#### Season 1 (2009)

On February 17, 2009, five "mini-episodes" were made available online before the premiere of the show's second season. These five were eventually included with Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Running time |
| 1 | 1 | "Good Cop / Bad Cop" | John Shiban | Suzanne Potts | February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) | 2:53 |
| Hank and Marie celebrate Valentine's Day. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Wedding Day" | John Shiban | Kate Powers | February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) | 4:50 |
| Hank and Walt have a discussion on Hank and Marie's wedding day. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "TwaüghtHammër" | John Shiban | Gennifer Hutchison | February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) | 4:13 |
| Jesse explains the origins of his band, TwaüghtHammër. |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Marie's Confession" | John Shiban | Vince Gilligan | February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) | 2:47 |
| Marie confesses about her shop-lifting. |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Break-In" | John Shiban | Gennifer Hutchison | February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) | 4:49 |
| Walt asks for help from Badger to break into an old woman's house and get his vacuum cleaner back. |||||||

#### Season 2 (2010)

Before Breaking Bad's third season, ten more webisodes were released, each mostly focused on Saul Goodman.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Running time |
| 6 | 1 | "Live Saul Cam" | N/A | N/A | 2010 (2010) | 5:05 |
| Surveillance camera footage showcasing what Saul does in his free time at his office, including receiving fellatio from a prostitute. |||||||
| 7 | 2 | "Fernando" | Peter Gould | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 1:19 |
| Fernando, accused of stealing a truck, appears in an advert for Saul. |||||||
| 8 | 3 | "Carl" | Peter Gould | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 1:23 |
| Carl's story about how Saul helped him with a problem involving his ex. |||||||
| 9 | 4 | "Wendy" | Peter Gould | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 1:28 |
| Wendy's story about how Saul got her out of jail. |||||||
| 10 | 5 | "Badger" | Peter Gould | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 1:56 |
| Badger recalls how Saul got him out of trouble after he was selling meth. |||||||
| 11 | 6 | "Wayfarer 515" | Peter Gould | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 2:14 |
| The advert that Saul used to appeal to victims of the Wayfarer 515 accident. |||||||
| 12 | 7 | "Letters to Saul" | Bob Odenkirk | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 1:52 |
| Saul opens some letters that he receives from criminals. |||||||
| 13 | 8 | "Tiger Trouble? Better Call Saul!" | Peter Gould | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 1:50 |
| An advert Saul used to appeal to illegal tiger owners. |||||||
| 14 | 9 | "Saul Says: "Sue 'Em Now"" | Bob Odenkirk | Peter Gould | 2010 (2010) | 1:37 |
| An advert that Saul used to make people want to come to him to sue companies. |||||||
| 15 | 10 | "Team S.C.I.E.N.C.E." | N/A | N/A | 2010 (2010) | 3:51 |
| Jesse imagines all of his friends as one team, Team SCIENCE. |||||||

#### Season 3 (2011)

Additional minisodes were produced before the premiere of Breaking Bad's fourth season; two would eventually be released.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original release date | Running time |
| 16 | 1 | "Fatty Fat Fat" | Aubrey Husar & Gordon Smith | 2011 (2011) | 0:57 |
| Saul appears in an advert which appeals to overweight people to come to him for advice on how to lose weight. ||||||
| 17 | 2 | "Fighting for You" | Aubrey Husar & Gordon Smith | 2011 (2011) | 1:09 |
| Saul's story about how two boxers came to him for compensation. ||||||

### Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short (2020)

In conjunction with the television premiere of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on AMC, the network released a three-minute short film Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short on its official YouTube account on February 17, 2020.
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Running time |
| Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short | Eric Schmidt | Melissa Ng | February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17) | 2:45 |
| Todd assembles a custom snow globe which includes his and Lydia's likenesses, as he tries to call her to ask her on a date. |||||

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 1.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.23 |
| | 2 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 1.41 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.50 | 1.30 |
| | 3 | 1.95 | 1.55 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.52 | 1.78 | 1.61 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.19 | 1.56 | 1.52 |
| | 4 | 2.58 | 1.97 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.91 | 1.98 | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.55 | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.87 |
| | 5A | 2.93 | 2.29 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 2.48 | 2.81 | 2.98 | 2.78 | – | – | – | – | – | 2.60 |
| | 5B | 5.92 | 4.77 | 4.85 | 4.41 | 5.11 | 6.37 | 6.58 | 10.28 | – | – | – | – | – | 6.04 |