Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management' debut sets cable record
Published Jun 30 2012, 19:52 BST | By Zeba Blay
Charlie Sheen's new comedy series Anger Management has made its FX debut to record-breaking ratings.The former Two and a Half Men actor stars as an eccentric therapist on the series, loosely based on the 2003 film of the same name starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show's June 28 debut is the most-watched scripted comedy broadcast in cable history, excluding children's programming.
The debut managed to take in 5.47 million viewers, while a second episode at 9.30pm averaged a total of 5.74 million viewers.
If future episodes of the series meet undisclosed ratings goals, it stands to receive a 90-episode order for future seasons.
Anger Management airs Thursdays at 9.30pm on FX.
Watch a trailer for Anger Management below:
It's not even the best comedy on FX, that title belongs to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
It only broke records because it's Charlie Sheen, not because of anything else. Interest will die down soon enough.
July 2nd 2012 at 7:23pm
I liked it! It had the feel of the first few seasons of Two and a Half Men - warm, funny and just off the wall enough to be interesting. They've made a big play about this Charlie being different to Charlie (and Charlie!) and it works.
July 2nd 2012 at 4:26pm
Based on the first two episodes alone, I see nothing interesting. The only part of the two episodes I found funny was the opening 30 seconds. Hopefully it gets a lot better once it finds its feet.
July 1st 2012 at 3:58pm
I liked it. I laughed a couple of times. I expect that once it gets into its natural flow and everyone is comfortable in the roles that the laughs will start coming more frequently too.
July 1st 2012 at 2:31pm(+2 likes)
It was not bad but nothing special
July 1st 2012 at 1:01pm(+1 like)