Mad Men : Facts And Figures

• Mad Men is an American television period drama series created and produced by Matthew Weiner

• The series premiered on July 19, 2007, on the American cable network AMC and is produced by Lionsgate Television

• Mad Men is set in the 1960s

• The focal point of the series is Don Draper (Jon Hamm), creative director at Sterling Cooper and a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and the people in his life, both in and out of the office

• Mad Men has received critical acclaim, particularly for its historical authenticity, visual style, costume design, acting, writing, and directing, and has won many awards including fifteen Emmys and four Golden Globes.

• TV Guide ranked it #6 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time

• Each episode has a budget between US$2–2.5 million, though the pilot episode's budget was over $3 million.