| Season | Number of Episodes | Original Air Dates | Key Notes | |--------|-------------------|--------------------|------------| | Season 1 | 7 episodes | Jan 20 – Mar 9, 2008 | Shortened due to a writers' strike | | Season 2 | 13 episodes | Mar 8 – May 31, 2009 | | | Season 3 | 13 episodes | Mar 21 – Jun 13, 2010 | | | Season 4 | 13 episodes | Jul 17 – Oct 9, 2011 | | | Season 5 | (split into two halves) | Jul 15 – Sep 23, 2012 (Part 1) Aug 11 – Sep 29, 2013 (Part 2) | Often marketed as "Season 5" and "The Final Season" |
The way the final season is labeled depends on the platform being used to view the series: how many seasons in breaking bad