The Second Coming (The Sopranos)

"The Second Coming"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 19
Directed byTim Van Patten
Written byTerence Winter
Cinematography byAlik Sakharov
Production code619
Original air dateMay 20, 2007 (2007-05-20)
Running time53 minutes

"The Second Coming" is the 84th episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos, the seventh episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, and the 19th episode of the season overall. In the episode, the Soprano and Lupertazzi crime families encounter business and interpersonal conflicts, while A.J. Soprano's depression leads him to attempt suicide.

Written by Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, it originally aired in the United States on May 20, 2007. With nearly 7.3 million viewers, the episode was the seventh straight Sopranos episode to rank number one on the Nielsen U.S. cable television ratings and had positive critical reviews. At the 60th Writers Guild of America Awards in 2008, the episode won an award for outstanding writing.