Prison | Break Season 1 Release Date

They didn’t just air a pilot. They planned a breakout.

The August 29 release date didn't just air the show—it themed it. prison break season 1 release date

The series went on hiatus from November 28, 2005, through March 20, 2006. They didn’t just air a pilot

Late August is a television wasteland. Back-to-school ads are running, blockbuster movies have faded, and network dramas are hibernating. Fox dropped a serialized, tattoo-mapped mystery into this vacuum. With zero competition from returning hits (ABC’s Lost wouldn’t return for another month; CBS’s CSI was on hiatus), Prison Break captured 100% of the “adult thriller” audience. through March 20

Cultural Forensics / TV Archaeology Subject: Prison Break (Fox), Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”) Date of Incident: Monday, August 29, 2005 Time Slot: 9:00 PM ET/PT