Breaking Bad Complete Episode Data

Columns

• season: The season number the episode belongs to (Ranges from 1 to 5).
• episode_num_in_season: The specific order of the episode within its respective season.
• episode_num_overall: The sequential episode number across the entire series (1 to 62).
• title: The official title of the episode (e.g., 'Pilot').
• directed_by: The name of the director responsible for the episode (e.g., Michelle MacLaren, Adam Bernstein).
• written_by: The credited writers for the episode (e.g., Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould).
• original_air_date: The date the episode was first broadcast (Format: YYYY-MM-DD).
• us_viewers: The number of viewers in the United States on the original air date, measured in millions.

Distribution

• Format: Tabular data, provided as a CSV file (breaking_bad_episodes.csv).
• Size: Approximately 4.56 kB.
• Structure: The file contains 8 columns and 62 rows (records).
• Data Quality: The dataset is clean with 100% valid entries for structural fields, though approximately 8% of the 'us_viewers' records are missing.

Usage

• Series Analysis: Analyse viewership trends from the pilot to the finale to understand audience growth.
• Credit Attribution: Examine the frequency and distribution of specific directors and writers across different seasons.
• Data Joining: Use the 'Title' and 'Original Air Date' fields to merge this file with other datasets, such as IMDb user ratings or critical reviews, for deeper correlations.
• Educational Purpose: Ideal for beginners practicing data manipulation, cleaning, and visualisation techniques on a structured tabular dataset.

Coverage

• Temporal Scope: Covers the full broadcast period from 20 January 2008 to 29 September 2013.
• Geographic Scope: Viewership data is specific to the United States market.
• Content Scope: Includes all 62 episodes from Seasons 1 through 5.

License

Who Can Use It

• Data Science Beginners: For practicing exploratory data analysis on a clean, manageable dataset.
• TV Critics and Fans: To visualise the trajectory of the show's popularity and production patterns.
• Media Analysts: For researching historical viewership trends in cable television.

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• Breaking Bad Complete Episode Data
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