'Breaking Bad' Season 4 Premiere: Great Episode, Great Ratings

bbad-s4premiere.jpgAfter a very long month, AMC's Emmy-winning drama Breaking Bad returned Sunday night, and absence made the heart (and viewers) grow fonder. The season 4 premiere was watched by 2.6 million viewers, the highest rating in the show's history.

It didn't hurt that Breaking Bad also delivered one of its best episodes ever. The season 4 premiere picked up right where the show left off, with Walter being held and Jesse shooting Gale. Indeed, Jesse shot and killed Walter's former meth cooking assistant, and the murder of a good man is a cold and brutal way to start a new season.

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