Mad Men season 7

Mad Men
Season 7
Promotional posters for both parts[1]
Starring
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkAMC
Original releasePart 1: April 13 (2014-04-13) –
May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)
Part 2: April 5 (5-04) – May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)
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The seventh and final season of the American television drama series Mad Men premiered on April 13, 2014, and concluded on May 17, 2015, on AMC. The season consists of 14 episodes split into two, seven-episode parts: the first half, titled "The Beginning", aired from April 13 to May 25, 2014; and the second half, titled "The End of an Era", aired from April 5 to May 17, 2015.[2] The first part of the seventh season was released on Blu-ray/DVD on October 21, 2014,[3] and the second half was released on October 13, 2015.[4] Each episode in the season has a running time of approximately 48 minutes, with the exception of the final two episodes which are 54 and 57 minutes, respectively.[5]

The first part of season 7 begins in January 1969, several weeks after the Thanksgiving 1968 ending of season 6, with characters dealing with the dynamics of lives and offices being split between New York and Los Angeles, and ends in July 1969. The second part of season 7 takes place between April and November 1970.[6][7] Both halves received critical acclaim, and based on year-end lists published by television critics, Mad Men's seventh season was the seventh most acclaimed series of 2014 for its first seven episodes, and was the second most acclaimed series of 2015 for its final episodes.[8][9]

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  2. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (January 10, 2015). "'Mad Men' final season premiere set for April". HitFix. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  3. ^ Lambert, David (August 13, 2014). "Mad Men – Lionsgate Announces 'The Final Season, Part 1': Date, Extras, Trippy Box Art". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Lambert, David (August 11, 2015). "Mad Men – Box Art, Extras for 'The Final Season, Part 2'...And 'Complete Collection' Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "Mad Men Season 7". Amazon. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Rich, Katey (April 6, 2015). "Matthew Weiner on the "Twilight Zone-ness" of the Mad Men Premiere". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Poniewozik, James (May 18, 2015). "Recap: Mad Men Watch: Om Sweet Om". Time. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Dietz, Jason (December 16, 2014). "Best of 2014: Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  9. ^ Dietz, Jason (December 8, 2015). "Best of 2015: Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved August 11, 2023.