Apple issues credit to angry ‘Breaking Bad’ fans

AMC’s tricky numbering system for “Breaking Bad’s� final season has caused a headache for Apple, which issued credits Monday to fans of the series miffed at being charged twice on iTunes.

The final season of “Breaking Bad� was originally split into two parts, airing roughly a year apart -- eight episodes in 2012 and the final eight currently airing. When fans purchased a season pass to download episodes on iTunes for $22.99, they thought they were getting all 16 episodes of the final season. Instead, when the final episodes began airing last month, they were designated on iTunes as “The Final Season� and viewers were charged another $22.99.

Complaints from fans followed, and on Monday, Apple issued a $22.99 credit to fans, allowing them to buy the final eight episodes.

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“We apologize for any confusion the naming of ‘Season 5’ and ‘The Final Season’ of ‘Breaking Bad’ might have caused you,� the message from iTunes read, adding that the company did not have a hand in the naming of the split season.

AMC has made a habit of splitting its seasons. The upcoming fourth season of “The Walking Dead� will begin in October for eight episodes, with the second eight beginning to air in February.

The final season of “Mad Men� will be split into two segments of seven episodes apiece that will air in 2014 and 2015.

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