If you were thinking of picking up [1] either Mad Men [2] or Breaking Bad [3] after their big Emmy [4] wins on Sunday, AMC is making it easy. Over the next week, they're rerunning a big chunk of Mad Men and all of Breaking Bad in two marathon sessions.

The first comes tonight starting at 4 p.m. EDT (check your local listings if you're elsewhere), when the network will air the first eight episodes of the second season of Mad Men all in a row. (Once you're done, come back for my recaps [5]!)

Then next Wednesday, Oct. 1, the entire first season of Breaking Bad will air starting at 8 p.m. EDT. It's only seven episodes total, so it's not a huge time commitment. I didn't manage to catch every episode of that one myself, so I'll definitely be setting my DVR to capture the ones I missed this time around.

Meanwhile, if you just want a taste of Breaking Bad, you can also watch the pilot online right now [6].

Photos courtesy of AMC [7]