#BreakingBad& #39;s last episode aired 7 years ago breaking viewership records.

What made the show so special and how does it compare to other TV hits?

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2) Breaking Bad’s finale hit a record 10.3M viewers, in comparison to the 1.9 million who watched the Season 4 finale.

That’s a 5.42x growth in only 2 years. https://ew.com/article/2013/09/30/breaking-bad-series-finale-ratings/">https://ew.com/article/2...
3) Unlike other TV shows that keep going after their peak, Breaking Bad retired at the top of its game.

Show’s creator, Vince Gilligan recalled that those involved “ through quite a bit of good luck being involved really did pick the right moment to exit the stage.”
4) Breaking bad is a show that increasingly gained viewership, reaching its record-high in Part 2 of the last season.

During the 1st Season, it averaged 1.23M viewers, while in Season 5 (Part 2) it jumped to 6.04M viewers.
5) The emotional connection between viewers and Walter White slowly shifts over seasons with the characters& #39; evil-like transformation.

The rawness of the action scenes amid deals going wrong and the surprise endings led the show to TV’s “Hall of Fame” (16 Emmys).
6) After 7 years, Breaking Bad is still the 4th best show on IMDB, ranked by users with a 9.5/10 rating.

Only 1 show aired after Breaking Bad ranks above it (Planet Earth II). https://www.imdb.com/chart/toptv?ref_=tt_awd">https://www.imdb.com/chart/top...
7) Bryan Cranston (Walter White) and Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) made a reported $225K and $150K by episode, respectively.

As a comparison, the adult protagonists of Modern Family in their last season made around 500K/episode, averaging over 4 million viewers.
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