'Mad Men' Splits Last Season in Two

Good news and bad news for Mad Men fans. The beloved period drama’s next season will be its last, but we have another two years with the gang at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. In step with Breaking Bad, which is close to ending the second half of its final season, Mad Men will air its seventh season in two parts with seven episodes in each. “This approach has worked well for many programs across multiple networks and most recently for us with Breaking Bad, which attracted nearly double the number of viewers to its second-half premiere than had watched any previous episode,” AMC president Charlie Collier said. Series creator Matthew Weiner is excited about the elongated ending. “We plan to take advantage of this chance to have a more elaborate story told in two parts, which can resonate a little bit longer in the minds of our audience,” he said. Mad Men is nominated for 12 Emmys this year.