Breaking Bad - Part 2

[TheOnlyOmega]

If you ask me...
In the teaser, Walt is on the run from Jesse after he finds out that he poisoned Brock...killing a DEA agent would make it pretty necessary to be on the run, though. So I honestly have no idea.

 

[CrypticOne]

Spoiler

Walt turns 51, I think, this season, cause one of the episodes is called 'Fifty-One.' So that beginning part of this season is probably a year and a half into the future.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

But that was pretty much all of the upper management of the Cartel shown on Breaking Bad. I'd imagine they're still putting the pieces back together, then maybe come back and get revenge when everyone forgets about them.

Someone or someones surly would move in on what's left of Eladio's turf. Hundreds of associates and soldiers just from Eladio's crew combined with the other cartels in Mexico.

 

[Shifty]

AMC’S “Breaking Bad” SEASON FIVE PREMIERE

• IS MOST WATCHED EPISODE EVER WITH 2.9 MILLION VIEWERS
• UP +14% OVER SEASON FOUR PREMIERE
• 2.2 HH RATING, +22% UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN A FIFTH SEASON
• 1.9 MILLION ADULTS 18-49, +34%

New York – July 16, 2012 – Last night’s season five debut of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” was the most watched episode in the history of the series. From 10pm – 11pm, the network earned a 2.2 HH rating delivering 2.9 million viewers. This marks an increase of +22%/ +14% respectively. Even more impressive is the exceptional growth among the coveted 18-49 demo, which saw a +34% increase versus last season’s premiere. Among the Adults 25-54 demo, “Breaking Bad” delivered 1.8 million marking an increase of +28%. For the night, “Breaking Bad’s” season 5 premiere attracted 3.5 million viewers with the 10:00 pm EST premiere and the 11:30pm EST encore. In August, AMC announced the final 16 episodes to conclude the series. “Breaking Bad” airs on AMC Sunday nights at 10pm ET/PT.


“From day one, ‘Breaking Bad’ has been a passion project for all of us at AMC. This show has helped define what our brand stands for in terms of supporting quality storytelling and creative risk-taking. Working with these terrifically creative people on such outstanding material has been a joy-filled ride. I’m so pleased to share this success with the entire ‘Breaking Bad’ team,” said Charlie Collier, AMC’s president. “We look forward to sharing the final 16 episodes with ‘Breaking Bad's’ passionate fans. As our marketing campaign says, ‘All hail ‘The King.’”

AMC is carried on every cable, satellite and TelCo provider except the Dish network.

Key Nielsen Highlights for the season five premiere of “Breaking Bad”:

10pm airing – 2.2 HH rating with 2.9 million viewers: +22%/+14% vs. season 4 premiere
10pm airing – 1.9 million Adults 18-49: +34% vs. season 4 premiere
10pm airing – 1.8 million Adults 25-54: +28% vs. season 4 premiere
10 pm, 11:30 pm airings cumed to 3.5 million viewers

Source: The Nielsen Company, L+SD, 7/15/2012

18-49 season premiere demo has grown every year

0.6 -> 0.7 -> 0.9 -> 1.1 -> 1.5.

14 million Dish subscribers weren't able to watch this year as well. It could break 2.0 next year.

This is why the 16 episodes were split up into two. The ratings for the majority of shows on TV will have their highest ratings for their season premiere and then decline and have a small bump with the final episodes if the quality has been good. With a 8 week run the declines will be shorter.

In just 4 weeks they'll be hyping the "season finale" so ratings will spike up. Then during the break more people will watch the series on DVD, Netflix and AMC reruns. It will pick up more Emmy wins/nominations. The media and fans will hype the "final season" even more and the audience will grow so AMC can charge more for the final eight episodes.

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Mad Men would premiere in the summer and some think that helped it win Best Drama at the Emmys because of the promotion and it was on TV while the other shows weren't on and hadn't aired new episodes in awhile. Now Breaking Bad has the benefit of being the only Best Drama nominee on the air when nominations are sent out and closed on August 31.

The likely nominees for Best Drama

Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Downton Abbey (PBS) [moving from mini-series category]
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
Mad Men (AMC)

Nominations come out Thursday this week and there is always the chance Breaking Bad doesn't get nominated for season four but I'd put those at very slim odds of happening.

 

[Kane52630]

Another thing I noticed, it was his 52nd birthday in the opening shot, does that mean it's been 2 years after (since there was a 50th birthday party in season 1) whatever happened?

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Yes. Walt says he's been living with cancer for the better part of a year in a S4 episode, so twelve months haven't even past yet since the pilot.

 

[SnarkyLeigh]

Spoiler

I forgive you.

Seeing that scene with Skylar and Walt was freaking terrifying. I wonder what Skylar will do now that she is seeing what Walt has become.

 

[FCEEVIPER]

The series hasn't missed a step. It's perfect.

 

[Shifty]

One theory is that the 52 is Walt's fake identity's age and that more time could even have passed. It may be a fake birthday and age but you'd still want to put your bacon out like your wife used to do, especially if it's something you've done a couple of times while up in New Hampshire.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

As much as I love this series, I've stopped sympathizing with Walt. I can root for Tony Soprano, but Walt is just.... yeah.

 

[Asgard]

Walt's an arrogant sonofuva*****. Love it. Thats obviously going to be his downfall.

Am I the only one that thought LEX LUTHOR when Walt said, "Because I said so."?

Jesse was hilarious with his magnet pantomine.

Magnets, *****!

 

[Mr.?]

As much as I love this series, I've stopped sympathizing with Walt. I can root for Tony Soprano, but Walt is just.... yeah.

That's the point, you arent supposed to root for him.

 

[Travesty]

I finally watched it, and I loved it. Great first episode.

 

[Asgard]

Yeah. Walt's broken bad completely.

I think his only saving grace is that hes shown to be not completely unsympathetic. Like when he cried in relied that Brock didnt die.

 

[Karem-Knight]

Anyone else think it will be more tragic if.....

Spoiler

Jesse sacrifices himself trying to save Walt's life? I mean by him dying thinking Walt was completely loyal to him, it'll really set in how much crap Walt has actually put Jesse through (Jane, Brock etc.).

 

[DrDoom]

I LOVED THE "BECAUSE I SAID SO" LINE WALT SAID WHEN MIKE ASKED HIM WHY THEY SHOULD BELIEVE HIM ABOUT THE MAGNET WORKING

-DOOM

 

[Soapy]

That whole scene in the car had kind of creepy vibe to me because of how detached Walt seemed.

 

[Brother Jack]

Seeing that scene with Skylar and Walt was freaking terrifying. I wonder what Skylar will do now that she is seeing what Walt has become.

The most troubling scene to me was between Skylar and Ted, because of what happens to him and how frightened he was of Skylar. She had a bit of a Heisenberg vibe in her cold response: "good". Just goes to show how much Walt's descent is dragging those around him down as well.

 

[Big Green]

That whole scene in the car had kind of creepy vibe to me because of how detached Walt seemed.

Detached?
I don't look at it like that, I look at it as more of arrogance, his plans always seems to work in the end. This was Walt making Heisenberg "The Boss" I assumed it as him taking a little leadership over the trio.

 

[Crockett]

I love that Walt's Heisenberg most of the time and he's only Walt when he needs to be, whereas before it was vice versa.

 

[nogap87]

I swear every time I turn on a new episode of Breaking Bad an invisible hand comes out of the television screen and lightly grips my heart until the episode ends. I was actually terrified that Walt and Jesse would lose everything because of that computer. Even though Walt has turned into a monster I still really want him to succeed.

 

[TLH]

What's crazy is that was just the first episode. I can't begin to imagine how high the stakes are going to get, how unbearably intense everything will become, in the later episodes. Pure insanity.

 

[Kane52630]

If you go back to every season of Breaking Bad, the first episode always starts off strong and builds from there.

 

[TLH]

If you go back to every season of Breaking Bad, the first episode always starts off strong and builds from there.

Oh absolutely. It's just amazing how this show has kept it up for so long. To organically create situations that are full of tension without feeling forced. Episodes 2 and 3 of previous seasons have been exhale/rebuild/stage-setters so I expect the same here.

 

[TheOnlyOmega]

Oh absolutely. It's just amazing how this show has kept it up for so long. To organically create situations that are full of tension without feeling forced. Episodes 2 and 3 of previous seasons have been exhale/rebuild/stage-setters so I expect the same here.

Of course, knowing this show, they probably know we're expecting that and they'll go balls to the wall for the rest of the season.