1. Written by Michelle MacLaren and directed by George Mastras , it broadcast on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 8 , 2013 .
2. Written by Michelle MacLaren and directed by George Mastras , it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 8 , 2013 .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
OPT: (a). no (b). yes...I think the answer is
(b).