'Breaking Bad' Midseason Finale Draws 2.8M

Final episode of 2012 up over 47% of season-four finale

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/4/2012 4:25:58 PM

AMC's midseason finale of Breaking Bad averaged 2.8 million viewers on Sunday, just 100,000 fewer than the series-high 2.9 million that tuned in for show's fifth season premiere in July.

The 2012 finale was up 47% over the final episode of 2011. In key demos, Sunday's episode drew 1.7 million adults 18-49 and 1.5 million adults 25-54. For the first eight episodes of Breaking Bad's final season, the show averaged 2.6 million total viewers, and 1.6 million adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Breaking Bad returns with the series' final eight episodes next summer.