The second season premiere of FX's Anger Management drew 1.82 million total viewers, down considerably from the show's first season.
The 9 p.m. premiere, which kicked off the Charlie Sheen starrer's 90-episode order, was down 60% from Anger's season one average (4.53 million) and 67% lower than its series premiere audience of 5.47 million viewers. The premiere was also down big with adults 18-49, drawing only 903,000 viewers, down 64% from the 2.5 million the first season averaged.
The 9:30 p.m. episode that followed increased 10% with adults 18-49 to 994,000 but fell 9% to 1.66 million total viewers. It should be noted that Anger Management faced much tougher competition than in its first season, when it aired in the summer.
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