| Breaking Bad | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Region 1 DVD covers for The Fifth Season and The Final Season. | |
| Showrunner | Vince Gilligan |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | AMC |
| Original release | July 15, 2012 – September 29, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth and final season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on July 15, 2012, and concluded on September 29, 2013, on AMC in the United States and Canada. The 16-episode season is split into two parts, each containing eight episodes. The first part of the season was broadcast from July 15 to September 2, 2012, and aired on Sundays at 10:00 pm ET. The second part was broadcast from August 11 to September 29, 2013, and aired on Sundays at 9:00 pm ET.[1] It debuted in the UK and Ireland on Netflix, showing one day after the episodes aired in the U.S. and Canada.[2] Part 1 was released on region 1 DVD and region A Blu-ray on June 4, 2013,[3] and part 2 was released on November 26, 2013.[4]
After receiving three nominations for seasons two, three, and four, both halves of season five won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2013 and 2014. The second half of the season also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2014. The entire season was met with unanimous acclaim, particularly for its second half, and many critics deemed it as one of the greatest television seasons of all time. The season received a Metacritic score of 99 out of 100, leading to the show being listed in Guinness World Records as the most acclaimed television series in history.[5]
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- ^ Janela, Mike (September 4, 2013). "Breaking Bad Cooks Up Record-breaking Formula for Guinness World Records 2014 Edition". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.