Breaking Bad vs The Wire

Attention Score · October 20, 2026

Breaking Bad12.8#22 in TV today

2.8×more popular today

The Wire4.6#104 in TV today

Breaking Bad is 2.8× more popular than The Wire today.

74% of today's attention26%

All-time peak

Best 30-day stretch on record, by average Attention Score

31.212.3

#247 of all TV showsPeaked Aug 2022#725 of all TV showsPeaked Sep–Oct 2021

Past 12 months

Attention Score is Television Stats' daily index of how much attention a show, movie, or person is getting across the web. Higher means more people are paying attention that day.televisionstats.com

By current Attention Score, Breaking Bad is the most popular at 12.8, followed by The Wire at 4.6. Breaking Bad has the highest Peak Attention Score at 31.2 during Aug 1 – Aug 30, 2022.