{"id":14584,"date":"2012-06-29T13:28:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T18:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=14584"},"modified":"2012-06-29T13:28:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T18:28:28","slug":"anger-management-sets-ratings-record-grows-for-episode-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2012\/06\/29\/anger-management-sets-ratings-record-grows-for-episode-two\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Anger Management&#8221; Sets Ratings Record, Grows For Episode Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FX&#8217;s new comedy block got off to a &#8220;winning&#8221; start Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Long-awaited Charlie Sheen vehicle &#8220;Anger Management&#8221; premiered to record ratings, delivering more than a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating and more than 5 million viewers for the network.<\/p>\n<p>The ratings&#8211;a 2.1 with 5.47 million for the 9PM episode and a 2.3 with 5.74 million for the 9:30PM segment&#8211;rank as the all-time best for a scripted cable comedy series premiere and were responsible for lifting the &#8220;Wilfred,&#8221; &#8220;Louie&#8221; and &#8220;Brand X&#8221; numbers to respectable levels.<\/p>\n<p>Given the media circus that surrounding Sheen last year, there was undoubtedly a contingent of fans expecting an even more impressive number for the premiere, but if &#8220;Anger Management&#8221; is able to hold in this general ballpark, it is just about a lock for a renewal at FX.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that stability will emerge, however, remains to be seen.  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