<P> `` Pilot '' ( titled `` Breaking Bad '' on DVD and Blu - ray releases ) is the first episode of the American television drama series Breaking Bad . It originally aired on AMC on January 20 , 2008 , and was written and directed by series creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan . </P>
<P> `` Pilot '' ( titled `` Breaking Bad '' on DVD and Blu - ray releases ) is the first episode of the American television drama series Breaking Bad . It originally aired on AMC on January 20 , 2008 , and was written and directed by series creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan . </P>
when did the first episode of breaking bad air
when did the first episode of breaking bad air
January 20 , 2008
January 20 , 2008