Breaking Bad Episode Runtime Comparison (Minutes)
How long is each Breaking Bad episode in minutes? Compare all 62 verified AMC runtimes from the 58 minute pilot to Ozymandias, Granite State and Felina.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 E1: Pilot (2008) Longest of series. | 58 minutes | Series opener, Walt diagnosis and first cook | AMC via TheTVDB: 58 min; IMDb: 58m |
| S1 E2: Cat's in the Bag (2008) Standard slot. | 48 minutes | Walt and Jesse deal with bodies | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S1 E3: And the Bag's in the River (2008) Direct follow to prior. | 48 minutes | Krazy-8 standoff in basement | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S1 E4: Cancer Man (2008) Family focus. | 48 minutes | Walt hides diagnosis | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S1 E5: Gray Matter (2008) Elliott and Gretchen intro. | 48 minutes | Birthday party, former partners offer help | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S1 E6: Crazy Handful of Nothin (2008) First Tuco clash. | 47 minutes | Walt confronts Tuco | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min |
| S1 E7: A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal (2008) Season 1 close. | 47 minutes | Walt and Jesse steal methylamine | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E1: Seven Thirty-Seven (2009) Title is dollar math. | 47 minutes | Season 2 opener, Tuco threat math | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E2: Grilled (2009) Hank shoots Tuco. | 47 minutes | Tuco cabin standoff | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E3: Bit by a Dead Bee (2009) Hospital cover story. | 46 minutes | Walt and Jesse cover story | AMC via TheTVDB: 46 min |
| S2 E4: Down (2009) Walt takes RV. | 47 minutes | Walt fights Skyler, Jesse loses home | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E5: Breakage (2009) Jane appears. | 47 minutes | Jesse sets up dealers, Jane intro | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E6: Peekaboo (2009) ATM tragedy. | 47 minutes | Jesse collects from Spooge | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E7: Negro y Azul (2009) Border story. | 47 minutes | Tortuga threat, Hank in El Paso | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E8: Better Call Saul (2009) Saul intro. | 47 minutes | Saul Goodman debut | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E9: 4 Days Out (2009) Survival episode. | 47 minutes | Desert cook, RV battery dies | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E10: Over (2009) Remission denial. | 47 minutes | Walt cancer news, party | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E11: Mandala (2009) Gus appears. | 47 minutes | Combo killed, Gus meeting | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E12: Phoenix (2009) Jane death. | 47 minutes | Jane overdose, Walt watches | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S2 E13: ABQ (2009) Wayfarer fallout. | 47 minutes | Season 2 finale, plane crash | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E1: No Mas (2010) Cousins wait. | 47 minutes | Season 3 opener | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E2: Caballo sin Nombre (2010) Walt loses home. | 47 minutes | Walt drives to Gus | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E3: I.F.T. (2010) Ted rift. | 47 minutes | Skyler affair reveal | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E4: Green Light (2010) Walt loses job. | 47 minutes | Walt confronts Gretchen | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E5: Mas (2010) Superlab offer. | 47 minutes | Gus offers 3M lab deal | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E6: Sunset (2010) RV crush standoff. | 47 minutes | Walt in new lab, Hank tracks RV | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min |
| S3 E7: One Minute (2010) Hank shooting. | 47 minutes | Hank vs Cousins parking lot | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min |
| S3 E8: I See You (2010) Gus visit. | 47 minutes | Hank hospital, Gus visit | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min |
| S3 E9: Kafkaesque (2010) Pollos ad open. | 47 minutes | Skyler car wash plan | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E10: Fly (2010) Bottle episode. | 47 minutes | Walt hunts fly in lab | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S3 E11: Abiquiu (2010) Gale notes. | 47 minutes | Skyler buys car wash | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min |
| S3 E12: Half Measures (2010) Walt runs over dealers. | 47 minutes | Jesse plans revenge on dealers | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min |
| S3 E13: Full Measure (2010) Jesse shoots Gale. | 47 minutes | Season 3 finale, Gale shot | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E1: Box Cutter (2011) Box cutter scene. | 47 minutes | Season 4 opener, Gus kills Victor | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E2: Thirty-Eight Snub (2011) Walt misses shot. | 47 minutes | Walt buys gun | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E3: Open House (2011) Jesse parties. | 47 minutes | Marie open houses, Jesse parties | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E4: Bullet Points (2011) Gambling cover. | 47 minutes | Walt and Skyler cover story | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E5: Shotgun (2011) Mike mentors Jesse. | 47 minutes | Jesse rides with Mike | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E6: Cornered (2011) Danger speech setup. | 47 minutes | Walt fears Gus | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E7: Problem Dog (2011) Gus threatens family. | 47 minutes | Jesse guilt in group | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E8: Hermanos (2011) Hector and Eladio. | 47 minutes | Gus past in Mexico flashback | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E9: Bug (2011) Lab fight. | 47 minutes | Walt and Jesse fight in lab | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S4 E10: Salud (2011) Pool poisoning. | 47 minutes | Gus poisons cartel in Mexico | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min |
| S4 E11: Crawl Space (2011) Crawl space laugh. | 46 minutes | Walt finds money missing | AMC via TheTVDB: 46 min |
| S4 E12: End Times (2011) Shortest in S4. | 45 minutes | Brock poisoned, Gus bomb plan | AMC via TheTVDB: 45 min |
| S4 E13: Face Off (2011) Gus death. | 50 minutes | Season 4 finale, Gus and Hector bomb | AMC via TheTVDB: 50 min |
| S5 E1: Live Free or Die (2012) Short, magnet setup. | 43 minutes | Season 5 opener, magnet heist plan | AMC via TheTVDB: 43 min |
| S5 E2: Madrigal (2012) Lydia focus. | 48 minutes | Madrigal cleanup | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E3: Hazard Pay (2012) Vamanos Pest start. | 48 minutes | New cook operation splits | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E4: Fifty-One (2012) Birthday denial. | 48 minutes | Walt 51st birthday | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E5: Dead Freight (2012) Train robbery. | 48 minutes | Train methylamine heist | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E6: Buyout (2012) Mike out. | 48 minutes | Mike exit deal | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E7: Say My Name (2012) Name scene. | 48 minutes | Walt claims Heisenberg name | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E8: Gliding Over All (2012) Leaves of Grass find. | 48 minutes | Mid finale, prison kills | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E9: Blood Money (2013) Garage talk. | 48 minutes | Season 5B opener | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E10: Buried (2013) Desert bury. | 48 minutes | Walt buries cash | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E11: Confessions (2013) Confession video. | 48 minutes | Walt fake confession tape | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E12: Rabid Dog (2013) Gasoline revenge. | 48 minutes | Jesse burns Walt house | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 48m |
| S5 E13: Tohajilee (2013) Hank arrest reversed. | 47 minutes | Desert meet, Nazis arrive | AMC via TheTVDB: 47 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S5 E14: Ozymandias (2013) Highest rated. | 47 minutes | Desert shootout fallout | AMC via TheTVDB: 48 min; IMDb: 47m |
| S5 E15: Granite State (2013) Long exile episode. | 55 minutes | Walt in New Hampshire exile | AMC via TheTVDB: 55 min |
| S5 E16: Felina (2013) Finale close. | 55 minutes | Series finale, Walt returns | AMC via TheTVDB: 55 min |
About this converter
Breaking Bad ran 62 episodes on AMC from January 2008 to September 2013. Most episodes fill a 47 minute slot. The pilot runs 58 minutes. The last two run long at 55 minutes each. Season 1 has 7 episodes. Season 2 has 13. Season 3 has 13. Season 4 has 13. Season 5 has 16 split into two blocks of 8. This converter lists every TV episode with its real title and content runtime. El Camino is a 122 minute film and stays out. Times come from AMC listings via TheTVDB with IMDb and disc clocks as checks.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first episode, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the time in Minutes. Try 1 Pilot against 1 Felina to see the 58 minute start against the 55 minute close. Click any table row to load it as Entry A with amount 1.
Runtimes are content minutes without ads. The AMC slot was 60 minutes. Live Free or Die lists 42 to 43 minutes by source and is shown here as 43 per TheTVDB. Face Off is 50. Crawl Space is 46. End Times is 45. Granite State and Felina are 55 each per TheTVDB and streaming clocks. Most mid series episodes list 47 minutes on both TheTVDB and IMDb. DVD and Blu ray times match within seconds. Year tags mark original air years.
FAQ
How many Breaking Bad episodes are there?
62 TV episodes across 5 seasons. El Camino is a separate 122 minute film.
Which episode is the longest?
Pilot at 58 minutes. Granite State and Felina at 55 minutes are next.
Which episode is the shortest?
Live Free or Die at 43 minutes. End Times at 45 minutes is next.
Why do most episodes list 47 minutes?
The AMC hour slot minus ads leaves about 47 minutes of content. Disc and streaming clocks match.
Sources
- AMC Breaking Bad episode listings via TheTVDB Season 1-5 pages (runtime column, 43-58 min)
- IMDb Breaking Bad episode pages S1E1-S5E16 (47m standard, 58m Pilot, 55m finale)
- Wikipedia List of Breaking Bad episodes and season pages (62 episodes, 2008-2013)
Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 62 entries
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