How did a high school chemistry teacher become Public Enemy Number 1? If you haven't been keeping up with the series The Hollywood Reporter calls "one of the greatest dramas in TV history," you might not have the faintest clue. Fortunately, AMC is encoring all five seasons of Breaking Bad with multiple episodes airing late night every Friday starting June 21 at Midnight/11c. Stay up late or set your DVR to watch Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 and the first half of 5. Witness Walter White's dramatic transformation and get ready for the final 8 episodes premiering Sun., Aug. 11 at 9/8c on AMC.

Click here to see a complete schedule of Breaking Bad on AMC.

Today the Television Critics Association announced its nominees for the 2013 TCA Awards, and Breaking Bad was honored with three nods in the Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Program of the Year categories, as well as an Individual Achievement in Drama nod for Bryan Cranston.

The nominations are part of five netted by AMC this year, with The Walking Dead receiving a nod for Program of the Year and Mad Men receiving a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Drama.

Click here to read more about The Walking Dead's nomination.

Click here to read more about Mad Men's nomination.

In the Individual Achievement in Drama category, Bryan Cranston will face Bates Motel's Vera Farmiga, Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany, Parenthood's Monica Potter and The Americans' Matthew Rhys for the award.

In the Outstanding Achievement in Drama category, Breaking Bad and Mad Men are up against FX's The Americans, HBO's Game of Thrones and Showtime's Homeland.

In the Program of the Year category, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead will compete for the award against FX's The Americans, HBO's Game of Thrones and Netflix's House of Cards.

The awards will be presented Sat., Aug. 3 during the TCA summer press tour.

Last week AMC unveiled the teaser poster for the final episodes of Breaking Bad. The artwork features the show's signature wisp of smoke against a dark green background, with the tagline "All Bad things must come to an end." Click here to see a larger version of the poster.

Breaking Bad returns with the final 8 episodes Sun., Aug. 11 at 9/8c on AMC.

This week, the Writers Guild of America announced a list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of all time, and Breaking Bad was honored to be placed at the number 13 spot -- sharing the stage with such television greats as The Sopranos, Seinfeld and The Wire. Also honored on the list was AMC's own Mad Men at number 7. Paul Brownfield, writing on behalf of the WGA, stated that a "deeper pursuit of character is evident everywhere on the list, whether via a chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin or a dashing ad man in the 1960s who has literally stolen the identity of someone else."

Click here to see the full list of the WGA's 101 Best Written TV Series.