'Breaking Bad' sets Guinness World Record for being highest-rated TV series

'Breaking Bad' has entered the Guinness World Records' 2014 edition as the 'Highest-Rated TV series'.

The AMC drama has also accrued a metascore of 99 out of 100 on metacritic.com, aggregating reviews from critics across the globe, Metro.co.uk reported.

The series, which is currently midway through the second half of its final season, revolves around a chemistry teacher 'Walter White', as he slides into the criminal underworld.