<P> Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan, which premiered in 2008 on the cable network AMC . It revolves around Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a 50 - year - old high school chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico . After White is diagnosed with lung cancer, he uses his chemistry knowledge to "cook" crystal meth with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), in order to secure his family's (played by Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte) financial future before he dies from the disease . </P> <P> Over the course of its broadcast, Breaking Bad aired 62 episodes over five seasons . The pilot episode was first aired on January 20, 2008, and the series finale was broadcast on September 29, 2013 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 20, 2008 (2008 - 01 - 20) </Td> <Td> March 9, 2008 (2008 - 03 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 8, 2009 (2009 - 03 - 08) </Td> <Td> May 31, 2009 (2009 - 05 - 31) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 21, 2010 (2010 - 03 - 21) </Td> <Td> June 13, 2010 (2010 - 06 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 17, 2011 (2011 - 07 - 17) </Td> <Td> October 9, 2011 (2011 - 10 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 16 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 15, 2012 (2012 - 07 - 15) </Td> <Td> September 2, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 02) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 11, 2013 (2013 - 08 - 11) </Td> <Td> September 29, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 29) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr>

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