Image Credit: AMCAMC announced today that it has ordered a fourth season of Breaking Bad starring two-time Emmy-winning Bryan Cranston. The series from Vince Gilligan (The X-Files) aired its season three finale on Sunday. The show’s ratings were up 18 percent in viewers for the season versus last year and 30 percent among adults 18-34.
The drama is filmed on location in Albuquerque, NM.
“AMC’s Breaking Bad is one of the most layered and intense dramas on television today,” said Joel Stillerman, Senior Vice President of original programming, production and digital content, in a statement. “The critical acclaim and strong audience growth we’ve seen in season three reinforce that this is the kind of exceptional original storytelling AMC has become known for providing to audiences. Vince Gilligan and his team deliver bold storylines that truly push the psychic envelope and create a mesmerizing, exhilarating television experience. We look forward to an incredible fourth season.”
Bad also stars Aaron Paul (Big Love), Anna Gunn (Deadwood), Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show with Bob and David) and Giancarlo Esposito (Gospel Hill).
frak yeah
Best show on TV. Period. Done. Anyone that disagrees are morons
As much as I love Breaking Bad, one sure moron around here is you. Taste is always subjective — and not everybody who doesn’t think that your choice is the best is automatically a moron.
Matt is a moron.
everyone is entitled to their opinion….
but you are a moron
your a moron pal
@ smoob – You’re a moron for making that comment.
@ AMC – why wait so long to sign the 4th season? I don’t appreciate it and I’m sure most of your viewers would have appreciated the contract renewal to be signed before the day after the finale. Screw you AMC and smoob!
No brainer.
They better after last night’s finale.
Best show on TV, bar none!!!! Can’t wait until next April!!! Did Jessie do it???
Yes he did it. That was the *BANG* you heard at the end of the show
Was it? Or did Jesse get shot from behind?
Oooh nice thought. Never thought of Jesse getting shot from behind.
I read an interview with Vince Gilligan where he hinted that Jesse didn’t actually get shot, just that it “appeared” he did.
Sorry I mean, Jesse may have not shot Gale, the way I wrote it was wrong.
I read the interview with Gilligan on the AVclub, and he said that Jesse definitely shot Gale. The right camera-dolly that changed the perspective of the viewer wasn’t intended to leave that ambiguous. Jesse definitely shot Gale. But it’s cool that season 4 is gonna immediately kick off with Victor chasing Jesse.
jesse cant die because then walter dies. no walter = no show.
Or did Jessie shoot himself???? It’s going to be a long wait until the Season 4 premiere!
No as Jessie shot his hand moved to the right. He probably shot the wall. So it looks like the killed him. Gail is to nice of a guy for them to kill.
Gilligan confirmed it on AV Club that the angle change was just so the gun was pointed at the audience. Jessie did in fact shoot him.
No he didn’t shoot anyone. If you noticed, the gun wen to the right. He is probably going to convince Gail to leave.
well i beg to differ , jessie definitely moved the gun to the right and a shot was fired , but i have the feeling that the lawyer knowing that if walter and jessie were gone he would no longer be of any use to the man and would be next , stepped up to the plate to save his own neck
Fascinating show! I just discovered this year. I look forward to seeing the first 2 seasons and next year’s season. This is one of just a handful of shows that are “can’t miss” for me.
Now that Lost is over Breaking Bad has taken over my mantle of my favourite tv show. Closely followed by Dexter and Mad Men.
Damn right! How do you not renew the best show on television?
Good. Now how about re-airing the past seasons? Or making them available on the website? Or at least streaming them on Netflix? I want to catch up, and AMC doesn’t make it easy.
Try Ninja
TV Duck is good too
Was there any doubt? It’s one of the best TV shows on TV, up there with Dexter and Mad Men.
BEST SHOW ON TELEVISON.
no one can argue that.seriously.
@Peter: I agree, you can on demand the AMC shows, but they don’t appear until more than a week later! I have been purchasing them for $1.99 on amazon. That is a good way to go and you can watch it on your computer and also download and save them if you want to watch them again, otherwise BB is not on hulu, not on youtube, not on the website…it’s awful!
Buy the freaking seasons! The first one had 7 episodes and i got it for 17.97. The second season has 13 episodes and was only 24.99. I’m sure they’re cheaper now. Trust me, they’re worth having to watch again and again.
This is the best show on TV since the wire…so glad that it’s being renewed. Hope to see Jonathan Banks on agin next season.
I think it’s better than The Wire, but mostly cause those writers let me get iced like a punk. How is that a way for a man like Omar to go?
Glad to see that Vince Gilligan wrote and directed the finale. He wrote some of my favorite X-Files episodes, like Soft Light, X-Cops and Small Potatoes. There was a different tone to the finale, particularly the stuff in the warehouse with Mike, that combined humor and horror in a vintage Vince Gilligan way.
This show is amazing. Everything thats happens in this show hold up, every character’s decision makes sense, and every event/characters builds off of everything that happened before it.
Every episode has multiple scenes that keep the viewer holding their breath and sit on the edge of their seat. There is so much emotion in this show, it’s a work of art.
This is the greatest show ever.
It wasn’t that good last night.
Spokin like a true moron =)
If I were you, I’d probably check my spelling before going around calling people morons.
I’ll alweys uses speel cheak bafore poosting an coment.
Hooray! I think this is the SECOND best show on tv (albeit a very CLOSE second, after Mad Men) but I’m THRILLED to see that it’s been picked up again.
I’m nearly breathless after the finale and don’t know how I’ll wait for next season! I’d be crushed if it hadn’t been picked up.