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Breaking Bad sets Twitter record in US

Breaking Bad sets Twitter record in US

The series finale of Breaking Bad broke US Twitter records this week as 1.24 million tweets were sent during the much-anticipated final episode.

With tweets peaking at over 22,300 per minute, the long-running drama series also made viewership history as a record 10.3 million viewers tuned in to see what fate had in store for Walter White and his crumbling meth empire.

500,000 Twitter users used the hashtag #GoodbyeBreakingBad, while tweets from the two main actors themselves, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, generated more than 100,000 retweets combined.

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