Better Call Saul First Episode Date [upd] Jun 2026

The premiere aired on a Sunday night following the mid-season return of The Walking Dead . Subsequent episodes of the first season moved to Monday nights.

Written by creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, and directed by Gilligan. Plot Summary: Meet Jimmy McGill better call saul first episode date

The debut of Better Call Saul was a ratings smash, setting the record for the highest-rated scripted series premiere in cable history at the time with 6.9 million viewers. However, its true success was artistic. It proved that showrunners Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould could expand the Breaking Bad universe not by mimicking its violence, but by deepening its humanity. The premiere aired on a Sunday night following