How many seasons of Breaking Bad are there?

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How many seasons of Breaking Bad are there?
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Breaking Bad premiered on January 20, 2008, aired 5 seasons, and concluded the story of Walter White with its finale episode “Felina” on September 29, 2013.


Over the course of five successful seasons, Breaking Bad told the story of Walter White, a simple chemistry teacher at a high school who got diagnosed with cancer on his 50th birthday and it changed his life as he knew it. He realizes that he might die and leave his pregnant wife, Skyler White, and his teenage son with cerebral palsy, Walter Jr., on their own with no one to take care of them.


This realization led Walter to go from being a simple chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to selling meth, “breaking bad” as a simple, law-abiding family man.


List of Breaking Bad episodes


Here is a list of all 62 episodes that aired during Breaking Bad’s 5 season run.


Season 1 (2008)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Air Date
11PilotJanuary 20, 2008
22Cat's in the Bag...January 27, 2008
33...And the Bag's in the RiverFebruary 10, 2008
44Cancer ManFebruary 17, 2008
55Gray MatterFebruary 24, 2008
66Crazy Handful of Nothin'March 2, 2008
77A No-Rough-Stuff-Type DealMarch 9, 2008


Season 2 (2009)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Air Date
81Seven Thirty-SevenMarch 8, 2009
92GrilledMarch 15, 2009
103Bit by a Dead BeeMarch 22, 2009
114DownMarch 29, 2009
125BreakageApril 5, 2009
136PeekabooApril 12, 2009
147Negro y AzulApril 19, 2009
158Better Call SaulApril 26, 2009
1694 Days OutMay 3, 2009
1710OverMay 10, 2009
1811MandalaMay 17, 2009
1912PhoenixMay 24, 2009
2013ABQMay 31, 2009


Season 3 (2010)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Air Date
211No MásMarch 21, 2010
222Caballo sin NombreMarch 28, 2010
233I.F.T.April 4, 2010
244Green LightApril 11, 2010
255MásApril 18, 2010
266SunsetApril 25, 2010
277One MinuteMay 2, 2010
288I See YouMay 9, 2010
299KafkaesqueMay 16, 2010
3010FlyMay 23, 2010
3111AbiquiuMay 30, 2010
3212Half MeasuresJune 6, 2010
3313Full MeasureJune 13, 2010


Season 4 (2011)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Air Date
341Box CutterJuly 17, 2011
352Thirty-Eight SnubJuly 24, 2011
363Open HouseJuly 31, 2011
374Bullet PointsAugust 7, 2011
385ShotgunAugust 14, 2011
396CorneredAugust 21, 2011
407Problem DogAugust 28, 2011
418HermanosSeptember 4, 2011
429BugSeptember 11, 2011
4310SaludSeptember 18, 2011
4411Crawl SpaceSeptember 25, 2011
4512End TimesOctober 2, 2011
4613Face OffOctober 9, 2011


Season 5 (2012–13)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Air Date
Part One
471Live Free or DieJuly 15, 2012
482MadrigalJuly 22, 2012
493Hazard PayJuly 29, 2012
504Fifty-OneAugust 5, 2012
515Dead FreightAugust 12, 2012
526BuyoutAugust 19, 2012
537Say My NameAugust 26, 2012
548Gliding Over AllSeptember 2, 2012
Part Two
559Blood MoneyAugust 11, 2013
5610BuriedAugust 18, 2013
5711ConfessionsAugust 25, 2013
5812Rabid DogSeptember 1, 2013
5913To'hajiileeSeptember 8, 2013
6014OzymandiasSeptember 15, 2013
6115Granite StateSeptember 22, 2013
6216FelinaSeptember 29, 2013


Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes


In addition to the 5 seasons, Breaking Bad also released a web series with 3 seasons consisting of 17 episodes in total.


Season 1 (2009)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Release Date
11Good Cop / Bad CopFebruary 17, 2009
22Wedding DayFebruary 17, 2009
33TwaüghtHammërFebruary 17, 2009
44Marie's ConfessionFebruary 17, 2009
55The Break-InFebruary 17, 2009


Season 2 (2010)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Release Date
61Live Saul Cam2010
72Fernando2010
83Carl2010
94Wendy2010
105Badger2010
116Wayfarer 5152010
127Letters to Saul2010
138Tiger Trouble? Better Call Saul!2010
149Saul Says: Sue 'Em Now2010
1510Team S.C.I.E.N.C.E.2010


Season 3 (2011)


No. OverallNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Release Date
161Fatty Fat Fat2011
172Fighting for You2011


FAQs about Breaking Bad

A. Breaking Bad premiered January 20, 2008, aired 5 seasons and concluded the story of Walter White with its finale episode “Felina” on September 29, 2013.

A. Breaking Bad tells the story of Walter White, a simple chemistry teacher at a high school who got diagnosed with cancer on his 50th birthday and it changed his life as he knew it.

A. Breaking Bad sheds light on how power and greed can break a man and lead him on a path of corruption. It also shows how compassion can turn a bad person into a good man.

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