Home > Breaking Bad > Season 1 « TV Series Page Breaking Bad: Season 1 (2008) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 + WANT TO SEE Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 83% Average Rating: 8.29/10 Season Reviews: 29 Fresh: 24 Rotten: 5 Critics Consensus: Though at times it feels forced and its imagery can be gruesome, Breaking Bad is darkly gripping and features a strong sympathetic lead in Bryan Cranston. 85% Average Rating: 8.33/10 Season Reviews: 21 Fresh: 18 Rotten: 3 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Though at times it feels forced and its imagery can be gruesome, Breaking Bad is darkly gripping and features a strong sympathetic lead in Bryan Cranston. AUDIENCE SCORE 95% Average Rating: 4.4/5 User Ratings: 3828 ADD YOUR RATING Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Breaking Bad Air date: Jan 20, 2008 A high school chemistry teacher is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and resorts to selling methamphetamine to provide for his family when he is dead. More 2 The Cat's in the Bag Air date: Jan 27, 2008 Walt and Jesse try to decide what to do with the body of Emilio and their prisoner, Krazy 8. More 3 And the Bag's in the River Air date: Feb 10, 2008 Walt is struggling to decide if it's best to kill Krazy 8 or let him go. More 4 Cancer Man Air date: Feb 17, 2008 Walt tells the rest of his family about his cancer. Jesse tries to make amends with his own parents. More 5 Gray Matter Air date: Feb 24, 2008 Walt rejects everyone who tries to help him with the cancer. Jesse tries his best to create Walt's meth, with the help of an old friend. More 6 Crazy Handful of Nothin' Air date: Mar 2, 2008 Walt and Jesse sell their product to a new distributor, named Tuco. More 7 A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal Air date: Mar 9, 2008 Walt and Jesse try to up their game by making more of the crystal every week for Tuco. Unfortunately, some of the ingredients they need is not easy to find. Meanwhile, Skyler realizes that her sister is a shoplifter. More Breaking Bad: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (35) Tv Season Info Informed he has terminal cancer, an underachieving chemistry genius turned high school teacher uses his expertise to secretly provide for his family by producing the world's highest quality crystal meth. Genre: Drama Network: AMC Premiere Date: Jan 20, 2008 Creator: Vince Gilligan Exec. Producer: Vince Gilligan Cast Bryan Cranston as Walter White Anna Gunn as Skyler White Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman Dean Norris as Hank Schrader Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader RJ Mitte as Walter White Jr. Jonathan Banks as Mike Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman Max Arciniega Jr. as Krazy-8 Steven Michael Quezada Carmen Serano John Koyama as Emilio Raymond Cruz Jessica Hecht David House as Dr. Delcavoli César García as Gonzo Kyle Bornheimer Matt Jones Charles Baker (II) Michael Bofshever Adam Godley Shane Marinson Jesus Payan as No-Doze Tess Harper as Mrs. Pinkman Jason Byrd Marc Mouchet as Farley Anthony Wamego William Sterchi as Manager Anna Felix as Sales Girl Ben Petry as Jake Pinkman Vivian Nesbitt Beth Bailey Julia Minesci as Meth Whore Seraphine DeYoung Kiira Arai Sniegowski as Server Carrie Fleming Jon Kristian Moore as DEA Agent Mike Miller as Jewelry Store Owner Daniel Serrano as Meth Drug Dealer William Allen as Scientist Pierre Barrera Loren Haynes as Music Producer Judith Rane Kyle Swimmer as Louis Geoffrey Rivas Robert Arrington as Soren Lt. Frederic Doss as Off Duty Cop Juanita Trad as Medical Technician Show More Cast News & Interviews for Breaking Bad: Season 1 5 Ways Breaking Bad Changed Television Forever Marvel’s Iron Fist Breaks Tomatometer Record with Biggest Sophomore Bump View All Breaking Bad: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Breaking Bad Air date: Jan 20, 2008 A high school chemistry teacher is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and resorts to selling methamphetamine to provide for his family when he is dead. More 2 The Cat's in the Bag Air date: Jan 27, 2008 Walt and Jesse try to decide what to do with the body of Emilio and their prisoner, Krazy 8. More 3 And the Bag's in the River Air date: Feb 10, 2008 Walt is struggling to decide if it's best to kill Krazy 8 or let him go. More 4 Cancer Man Air date: Feb 17, 2008 Walt tells the rest of his family about his cancer. Jesse tries to make amends with his own parents. More 5 Gray Matter Air date: Feb 24, 2008 Walt rejects everyone who tries to help him with the cancer. Jesse tries his best to create Walt's meth, with the help of an old friend. More 6 Crazy Handful of Nothin' Air date: Mar 2, 2008 Walt and Jesse sell their product to a new distributor, named Tuco. More 7 A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal Air date: Mar 9, 2008 Walt and Jesse try to up their game by making more of the crystal every week for Tuco. Unfortunately, some of the ingredients they need is not easy to find. Meanwhile, Skyler realizes that her sister is a shoplifter. More Critic Reviews for Breaking Bad Season 1 All Critics (29) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (5) The show tries too hard to be socially relevant, with Walt representing a desperate middle class attempt to gain footing. Jan 20, 2008 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic Its achievement rarely matches its ambitions, but the effect is still pretty dope. Jan 20, 2008 | Full Review… Troy Patterson Slate Top Critic Breaking Bad falls around the middle of the pack in the new wave of cable dramas. But it's got a solid cast and a good upside. Jan 20, 2008 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Cranston's performance alone is enough to keep me watching for a while, but I'd like to see something resembling a completed formula, and soon. Jan 20, 2008 | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic Occasionally, something will pop up to remind us of just how good television can be when smart writers come up with an intriguing concept and execute it well. Jan 20, 2008 | Full Review… Charlie McCollum San Jose Mercury News Top Critic Breaking Bad explores an anxious slice of contemporary life, at just the moment its restrained protagonist cuts loose into unchained mania. Jan 20, 2008 | Full Review… Diane Werts Newsday Top Critic What a show. Jan 15, 2019 | Full Review… Alex Casey The Spinoff There's a reason it's the biggest watercooler series to arrive in the last decade. Nov 16, 2018 | Full Review… Gem Seddon SFX Magazine While the pilot let viewers know how exhilarating the show would be, the third episode let them know how brutal it would become too... Nov 8, 2018 | Full Review… Michael Walsh Nerdist A poignant, and at times, downright heartbreaking series. Jun 13, 2018 | Full Review… Stacey Nosek Pajiba View All Critic Reviews (29) Audience Reviews for Breaking Bad: Season 1 Difficult to watch. A tv classic Paul H Morbidly fascinating! Magat A Great first season to one of the best shows. Gilligan implemented foreshadowing of events of much later seasons early on Nolan S Overrated. Questionable writing. Lucas K It's a fantastic show. An achievement of sorts in he history of Television. Because the transition of a smart well meaning man to pure and absolute evil is so poetic that you can't help but root for the guy who ends up poisoning a little kid. Even after all the horrible shit he did he is still the character you want to win. That's character development and fantastic writing. Shaurya M The season that started everything, solid beggining Lucio A A best show, you can watch in this era. Hassan M it was very good to start of the show joshua l A show about stupid people (or just too smart for their own good) making drugs. Frustrating! Joe C Good start to the best tv series of all time. Amar M View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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