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Charlie Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’ Drops In Second Week

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday July 6, 2012 @ 4:03pm PDTTags: Anger Management, Charlie Sheen, FX, Revolution Studios, TV Ratings

Last night’s episode of Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management dropped significantly from its debut week on FX. Thursday’s 9:30 PM episode of Anger was down 35% in Adults 18-49. The former Two And A Half Men star’s new show’s third episode also dropped 38% in total viewers from last week’s double episode premiere. Thursday night’s Anger Management had 1.71 million viewers in the 18-49 demo as opposed to last week’s 2.65 million. In total viewers, the show pulled in 3.37 million in contrast to last week’s 5.47 million. On the upside, those are still very healthy numbers for cable and the new episode rose 44% in adults 18-49 and 55% in total viewers from its encore 9 PM lead-in. With all the hype and promotion around Anger Management’s debut it was inevitable the numbers would drop. The question is, when will they stabilize? For Anger Management that’s a question with a potential deadline. The series, produced by Lionsgate Television in conjunction with Revolution Studios, Evolution Entertainment, Mohawk Productions and Estevez Sheen Productions, has a 10-90 deal with FX. The network made a 10-episode initial order. If the show hits certain ratings targets, FX will make a 90-episode renewal that takes Anger Management to broadcast syndication levels.

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DONE: Bruce Helford Signs On To Write & Run Charlie Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday September 21, 2011 @ 10:00am PDTTags: Anger Management, Bruce Helford, Charlie Sheen, Debmar-Mercury, Lionsgate TV, Revolution Studios
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It’s official: The Drew Carey Show creator Bruce Helford will guide Charlie Sheen in his return to series television with Anger Management. I’ve learned that Helford has closed his deal with Lionsgate TV to come on board the project as writer/executive producer/showrunner. Helford, who has created two successful sitcom starring vehicles in the past — ABC’s Drew Carey and George Lopez — was one of several veteran showrunners that Sheen met with and someone the actor connected with right away. Based on the 2003 Jack Nicholson-Adam Sandler movie about a mild-mannered man (Sandler) ordered to attend group anger-management sessions led by a volatile therapist (Nicholson), Anger Management will star Sheen as an updated version of Nicholson’s character. The project is being produced by Lionsgate TV, Joe Roth’s Revolution Studios and Sheen manager Mark Burg’s production company Evolution Management. Read More »

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Deadline Poll: Which Showrunner Desperate Enough To Work With Charlie Sheen?

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday July 6, 2011 @ 5:07pm PDTTags: Anger Management, Charlie Sheen, Joe Roth, Lionsgate TV, Revolution Studios

There’s a reason that moviemaker Joe Roth doesn’t produce much TV. Because he comes up with terrible ideas like casting Charlie Sheen in a sitcom version of Anger Management. His plan is to join with Lionsgate TV for a small-tube series based on … Read More »

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