AMC's 'Breaking Bad' premiered in January 2008 to a 0.6 18-49 rating and 1.41 million viewers. Over the course of its series, it dropped below 1 million viewers only a single time (958,000 in episode 105), and the highest viewership figure occurred for the show's series-finale (10.28 million). During the course of the show's first four seasons, it only reached above a 1.0 rating and over 2 million viewers one time (episode 401). The show's fifth season premiered in 2012 to record numbers, in both 18-49s (1.5) and total viewers (2.93 million); the second-half of the fifth season broke all the records again, premiering to a 2.9 rating and 5.92 million viewers. The show aired a total of 62 episodes over the course of five seasons.
Breaking Bad Season 1 Ratings (2008) |
Episode Date | Viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
Jan. 20, 2008 | 1.411 | 0.6 |
Jan. 27, 2008 | 1.488 | 0.6 |
Feb. 10, 2008 | 1.079 | 0.4 |
Feb. 17, 2008 | 1.086 | 0.4 |
Feb. 24, 2008 | 0.958 | 0.4 |
Mar. 2, 2008 | 1.070 | 0.5 |
Mar. 9, 2008 | 1.498 | 0.7 |
Average | 1.227 | 0.52 |
Breaking Bad Season 2 Ratings (2009) |
Episode Date | Viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
Mar. 8, 2009 | 1.662 | 0.7 |
Mar. 15, 2009 | 1.576 | 0.6 |
Mar. 22, 2009 | 1.129 | 0.4 |
Mar. 29, 2009 | 1.294 | 0.6 |
Apr. 5, 2009 | 1.213 | 0.4 |
Apr. 12, 2009 | 1.407 | 0.6 |
Apr. 19, 2009 | 1.198 | 0.5 |
Apr. 26, 2009 | 1.035 | 0.4 |
May 3, 2009 | 1.271 | 0.5 |
May 10, 2009 | 1.185 | 0.5 |
May 17, 2009 | 1.288 | 0.6 |
May 24, 2009 | 1.190 | 0.5 |
May 31, 2009 | 1.466 | 0.5 |
Average | 1.301 | 0.52 |
Breaking Bad Season 3 Ratings (2010) |
Episode Date | Viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
Mar. 21, 2010 | 1.954 | 0.9 |
Mar. 28, 2010 | 1.545 | 0.7 |
Apr. 4, 2010 | 1.327 | 0.6 |
Apr. 11, 2010 | 1.463 | 0.6 |
Apr. 18, 2010 | 1.613 | 0.7 |
Apr. 25, 2010 | 1.642 | 0.7 |
May 2, 2010 | 1.519 | 0.6 |
May 9, 2010 | 1.780 | 0.7 |
May 16, 2010 | 1.612 | 0.7 |
May 23, 2010 | 1.202 | 0.5 |
May 30, 2010 | 1.323 | 0.6 |
Jun. 6, 2010 | 1.191 | 0.5 |
Jun. 13, 2010 | 1.556 | 0.7 |
Average | 1.517 | 0.65 |
Breaking Bad Season 4 Ratings (2011) |
Episode Date | Viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
Jul. 17, 2011 | 2.576 | 1.1 |
Jul. 24, 2011 | 1.968 | 0.9 |
Jul. 31, 2011 | 1.714 | 0.7 |
Aug. 7, 2011 | 1.834 | 0.7 |
Aug. 14, 2011 | 1.754 | 0.7 |
Aug. 21, 2011 | 1.674 | 0.7 |
Aug. 28, 2011 | 1.913 | 0.8 |
Sept. 4, 2011 | 1.975 | 0.8 |
Sept. 11, 2011 | 1.891 | 0.9 |
Sept. 18, 2011 | 1.798 | 0.7 |
Sept. 25, 2011 | 1.550 | 0.7 |
Oct. 2, 2011 | 1.730 | 0.8 |
Oct. 9, 2011 | 1.897 | 1.0 |
Average | 1.867 | 0.81 |
Breaking Bad Season 5 Ratings (2012-13) |
Episode Date | Viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
Jul. 15, 2012 | 2.931 | 1.5 |
Jul. 22, 2012 | 2.294 | 1.2 |
Jul. 29, 2012 | 2.197 | 1.1 |
Aug. 5, 2012 | 2.287 | 1.2 |
Aug. 12, 2012 | 2.480 | 1.3 |
Aug. 19, 2012 | 2.809 | 1.3 |
Aug. 26, 2012 | 2.979 | 1.4 |
Sept. 2, 2012 | 2.781 | 1.3 |
Aug. 11, 2013 | 5.919 | 2.9 |
Aug. 18, 2013 | 4.771 | 2.4 |
Aug. 25, 2013 | 4.848 | 2.5 |
Sept. 1, 2013 | 4.413 | 2.2 |
Sept. 8, 2013 | 5.110 | 2.6 |
Sept. 15, 2013 | 6.366 | 3.2 |
Sept. 22, 2013 | 6.584 | 3.4 |
Sept. 29, 2013 | 10.280 | 5.3 |
Average | 4.316 | 2.18 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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