With the ratings building up to the season finale of “Breaking Bad,” AMC has made the clever decision to air every episode of the series. Yes, every episode.
The marathon is called “Countdown to Finale.” It starts Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. with the very first episode from January 20, 2008, when Walter White (Bryan Cranston) was a mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher celebrating his 50th birthday with his pregnant wife Skyler (Anna Gunn) and son. He later learns that he has inoperable lung cancer. In those days, meth was just something he saw in a report on the evening news.
The first portion of the marathon concludes on Friday, September 27 with the end of Season 4
The marathon picks up again with the current Season 5 at 11 PM September 28 and goes through the night and day up to the 75-minute series finale at 9 p.m. September 29. The one-hour live “Talking Bad” follows, featuring series creator Vince Gilligan, stars Aaron Paul, Giancarlo Esposito, Jesse Plemmons, RJ Mitte, Jonathan Banks and ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel.
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