"Mad Men" season 7, the show's final season, will be split into two parts, and AMC president Charlie Collier explains the decision in a new interview with TheWrap. Will splitting up "Mad Men" season 7 be as successful as the last season of "Breaking Bad," which was also divided into two?

The first seven episodes of "Mad Men" season 7 will premiere in Spring 2014, and the other seven episodes will air in Spring 2015. Season 7 will be the final season for "Mad Men."

TheWrap asked AMC president Charlie Collier about this decision to split "Mad Men" season 7 into two parts after the network did the same for the last season of "Breaking Bad." Is AMC trying to milk its previous success?

"I will say this: If you look at what we did with "Breaking Bad," in terms of the elevation of that series to pop cultural status, obviously it all starts with Vince Gilligan and a great show and a great team of writers, so I'm not talking about that, but we planned for two years the evolution of that series to conclusion," Collier said.

"And these two shows are ones that we've been very deliberate about. So for example, the splitting of the seasons on AMC started with "Walking Dead," not "Breaking Bad." It started tactically, to get the second half out of the way of the Super Bowl and the playoffs, but also the fundamentals underlying it were to try to put the show in the best place to succeed for the most people, because we believe in water cooler television. [Executive vice president Joel Stillerman] always talks about the value of anticipation," he added.

"And with "Breaking Bad," you really saw that happen. We literally were planning museum events where Charlie Rose interviewed Vince Gilligan at the Museum of the Moving Image, and we were on a curation tour of this show ... it was really a mission for us to elevate the show ... And now we're doing the same with "Mad Men" ... We've met for a year now on how to complete "Mad Men" in style, and you'll start to see our plans unfold." he said.

Elisabeth Moss, who plays Peggy on "Mad Men" also talked about the decision.

"I loved when 'Breaking Bad' did it. I'm a huge fan of that and I thought they did it beautifully," Moss said.

"I never want a show to end. I didn't want 'Breaking Bad' to end, so for me as a viewer and as a fan of the show I think it's great - we get to see more of it. We get to extend it. We get to have a little bit of a longer life. After six seasons it's nice to take a little breather and allow people to absorb the first half and then absorb the second half and have a moment to really enjoy it. Why not? I'd be perfectly happy if it went on for more than the seventh season. I think it's a good decision and 'Breaking Bad' has set a good example of how to do it well," she said.