“Breaking Bad” broke very well from the gates in its Season 5 premier last night, Deadline reports, setting a series record for ratings.

It’s good news for the celebrated and very dark AMC hit, and as some Twitterers noted, think how much better the numbers would have been if AMC wasn’t in a fight over transmission rights fees that has left it dark on one major pay-TV provider. Read more here: http://ow.ly/1lpah0

(Source: deadline.com)