Lots of info via FX Research. Note: when they refer to ratings they are referring to "coverage rating" based on only the homes FX is available in rather than the national ratings we usually post.
via press release:
From FX Research (Source: The Nielsen Company, Live+ Same Day)
Anger Management posted week-to-week growth across the board, with Top 5 time period ranks in virtually all key demos and Total Viewers; tune-in continued to be solid. Data below based on P18-49 Live+Same Day 000s unless otherwise indicated; data sets attached.
Anger Management - Week-to-Week Trending, Episode 5 Vs. Episode 4 (Thurs. @ 930P)
Episode 5 of Anger Management posted across-the-board growth week to week of note, +13% in P18-49 (1.42 million vs. 1.25 million) with even stronger gains from the younger portion of the demo: P18-34 (+34%), M18-34 (+26%), and W18-34 (+45%). Last night episode delivered 2.65 million Total Viewers, a gain of +9% vs. prior week (2.42 million) See complete data set below.
Key Competitive (P18-49):
Basic Cable
- History: Mountain Men’s frosh finale slipped -24% from last week’s Swamp People season finale (1,680 [F] vs. 2,200[F]).
- USA: Burn Notice gained +9% week to week (1,635 vs. 1,505).
- TBS: Big Bang inched up +2% (1,450 vs. 1,427).
- Lifetime: Project Runway’s Season 10 premiere vaulted +166% from last week’s Wife Swap (1,012[P] vs. 380).
- A&E: The First 48 gained +24% (861 vs. 693).
- ABC Family: movie Step Up 2, increased +65% from last week’s Mrs. Doubtfire (832 vs. 504).
- Spike: Impact Wrestling advanced +27% (654 vs. 516).
- Syfy: movie The Fifth Element posted a +46% increase over last week’s Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian (519 vs. 356).
- ESPN: British Open golf sunk -78% from last week’s U.S.A. Olympic men’s basketball exhibition (375 vs. 1,703).
- TNT: The Mentalist plummeted -19% (293 vs. 360).
Broadcast
- CBS: Big Brother retreated -17% from last week’s season premiere (2,665 vs. 3,218[P]).
- ABC: Wipeout slid -4% (2,305 vs. 2,400).
- FOX: The New Girl [R] fell -13% from last week’s The Choice [F](1,332 vs. 1,539).
- NBC: Saving Hope eased -3% (716 vs. 740).
- CW: The L.A. Complex [R] bled -31% from week-ago Vampire Diaries [R] (299[R] vs. 432[R]).
Vs. Lead-in
Anger Management continues to generate strong tune in, up +60% in P18-49 from its Anger Management [R] lead-in (1,418 vs. 884). This reps a strong increase than the two week prior (+51%/+58%).
- Important to note that Anger Management’s lead-in ¯ an Anger Management repeat telecast ¯ increased +6% week to week (884 vs. 831); less than the +13% increase posted by the original telecast (1,418 vs. 1,253).
Rank in Basic Cable Time Period (Thursday @ 930P)
Anger Management delivered Top 5 time period ranks virtually across the board: #2 in M18-34; #3 in M18-49, P18-34, P25-54, and M25-54; #4 in P18-49; and #5 in W18-34 and W25-54. In P18-49, Anger Management (1,418) ranked behind Mountain Men/History (1,680), Burn Notice/USA (1,635), and Big Bang Theory/TBS (1,450) but ahead of the season premiere of Project Runway/Lifetime by +40% (1,012) and The First 48 on A&E by +65% (861), to name a few.
Primetime Rank for the Night
Anger Management ranked among basic cable’s Top 5 primetime programs last night: #3 in M18-49; #4 in M18-34, P25-54, and M25-54; and #5 in P18-49. In M18-49, Anger Management (824) placed behind Mountain Men/History (903) and Burn Notice/USA (871) but ahead of Suits/USA by +8% (764) and Big Bang-930P/TBS by +19% (693).
Anger Management ¯ along with Two & a Half Men, a repeat telecast of Anger Management, Wilfred, and Louie ¯ ranked FX ranked #5 for the night in P18-49 and P25-54; and #4 in all three key men demos.
Anger Management vs. All Basic Cable Primetime Scripted Comedy Series - CY12 to date
Five telecasts to date in Live+Same Day, Anger Management ranks as cable’s most-watched primetime scripted comedy series in P18-49, P/M, and Total Viewers; and #2 in M18-49 and W25-54.
All Basic Cable Primetime Scripted Comedy Series - CY12 to date (Live+Same Day)
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Net |
Season |
T/C |
Age |
Rtg |
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(000s) |
Rank |
Rtg |
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Rank |
Rtg |
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Rtg |
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Rank |
| Anger Management |
FX |
1 |
5 |
47 |
2.87 |
2,817 |
3,942 |
1 |
1.84 |
1,989 |
1 |
2.17 |
1,172 |
2 |
1.51 |
817 |
3 |
| South Park |
CMDY |
16A |
7 |
26 |
1.80 |
1,776 |
2,474 |
3 |
1.65 |
1,791 |
2 |
2.53 |
1,366 |
1 |
0.78 |
425 |
11 |
| The Game |
BET |
5 |
21 |
31 |
2.11 |
1,925 |
2,692 |
2 |
1.77 |
1,784 |
3 |
1.07 |
535 |
10 |
2.47 |
1,249 |
1 |
| Men At Work |
TBS |
1 |
10 |
39 |
1.56 |
1,563 |
2,015 |
6 |
1.13 |
1,251 |
4 |
1.16 |
640 |
5 |
1.11 |
611 |
7 |
| Let's Stay Together |
BET |
2 |
22 |
33 |
1.51 |
1,384 |
1,898 |
7 |
1.24 |
1,249 |
5 |
0.75 |
377 |
15 |
1.72 |
872 |
2 |
| Key & Peele |
CMDY |
1 |
8 |
26 |
1.27 |
1,246 |
1,626 |
9 |
1.08 |
1,169 |
6 |
1.46 |
786 |
4 |
0.71 |
383 |
12 |
| Sullivan & Son |
TBS |
1 |
2 |
46 |
1.85 |
1,848 |
2,267 |
4 |
1.04 |
1,149 |
7 |
1.09 |
602 |
7 |
0.99 |
547 |
9 |
| For Better Or Worse |
TBS |
2 |
2 |
42 |
1.52 |
1,525 |
2,174 |
5 |
1.04 |
1,143 |
8 |
0.70 |
385 |
14 |
1.38 |
759 |
5 |
| Workaholics |
CMDY |
3 |
8 |
26 |
1.19 |
1,172 |
1,502 |
12 |
1.05 |
1,137 |
9 |
1.49 |
809 |
3 |
0.60 |
328 |
14 |
| Awkward |
MTV |
2 |
4 |
20 |
1.44 |
1,423 |
1,807 |
8 |
0.92 |
1,002 |
10 |
0.42 |
228 |
18 |
1.42 |
774 |
4 |
| Wilfred |
FX |
2 |
5 |
37 |
1.10 |
1,078 |
1,526 |
11 |
0.87 |
935 |
11 |
1.07 |
576 |
9 |
0.66 |
359 |
13 |
| Futurama |
CMDY |
7A |
6 |
27 |
1.00 |
986 |
1,338 |
15 |
0.81 |
877 |
12 |
1.08 |
584 |
8 |
0.54 |
293 |
16 |
| Archer |
FX |
3 |
10 |
32 |
0.92 |
902 |
1,177 |
17 |
0.80 |
865 |
13 |
1.19 |
637 |
6 |
0.42 |
228 |
21 |
| Baby Daddy |
FAM |
1 |
4 |
26 |
1.11 |
1,080 |
1,479 |
14 |
0.79 |
849 |
14 |
0.35 |
186 |
19 |
1.23 |
663 |
6 |
| House of Payne |
TBS |
8A&8B |
38 |
41 |
1.16 |
1,163 |
1,577 |
10 |
0.71 |
788 |
15 |
0.47 |
257 |
17 |
0.96 |
531 |
10 |
| Melissa & Joey |
FAM |
2 |
9 |
28 |
0.93 |
906 |
1,205 |
16 |
0.70 |
753 |
16 |
0.32 |
171 |
20 |
1.08 |
582 |
8 |
| Louie |
FX |
3 |
4 |
37 |
0.86 |
846 |
1,133 |
19 |
0.68 |
730 |
17 |
0.89 |
477 |
12 |
0.47 |
253 |
19 |
| Ugly Americans |
CMDY |
2B |
7 |
25 |
0.82 |
811 |
1,005 |
22 |
0.63 |
681 |
18 |
0.97 |
524 |
11 |
0.29 |
158 |
23 |
| Beavis & Butthead |
MTV |
9 |
1 |
26 |
0.75 |
735 |
919 |
23 |
0.56 |
609 |
19 |
0.74 |
403 |
13 |
0.38 |
206 |
22 |
| Unsupervised |
FX |
1 |
10 |
30 |
0.50 |
495 |
611 |
24 |
0.42 |
449 |
20 |
0.62 |
334 |
16 |
0.21 |
115 |
26 |
| The Soul Man |
TVLD |
1 |
5 |
52 |
0.93 |
899 |
1,134 |
18 |
0.42 |
444 |
21 |
0.28 |
146 |
21 |
0.56 |
298 |
15 |
| Hot In Cleveland |
TVLD |
3 |
20 |
56 |
1.23 |
1,190 |
1,485 |
13 |
0.41 |
433 |
22 |
0.28 |
146 |
21 |
0.54 |
287 |
17 |
| Happily Divorced |
TVLD |
2 |
12 |
55 |
0.96 |
925 |
1,108 |
20 |
0.35 |
371 |
23 |
0.22 |
116 |
24 |
0.48 |
255 |
18 |
| The Exes |
TVLD |
1&2 |
11 |
54 |
0.89 |
857 |
1,052 |
21 |
0.33 |
353 |
24 |
0.22 |
113 |
25 |
0.45 |
240 |
20 |
| Good Vibes |
MTV |
1 |
2 |
18 |
0.38 |
375 |
457 |
26 |
0.18 |
197 |
25 |
0.22 |
120 |
23 |
0.14 |
77 |
27 |
| Retired At 35 |
TVLD |
2 |
4 |
56 |
0.51 |
497 |
571 |
25 |
0.17 |
179 |
26 |
0.12 |
62 |
27 |
0.22 |
117 |
25 |
| Love That Girl |
TV1 |
1 |
2 |
47 |
0.47 |
266 |
341 |
27 |
0.25 |
163 |
27 |
0.13 |
42 |
29 |
0.38 |
121 |
24 |
| Portlandia |
IFC |
2 |
9 |
38 |
0.24 |
160 |
237 |
28 |
0.22 |
161 |
28 |
0.23 |
87 |
26 |
0.20 |
74 |
28 |
| Todd Margaret |
IFC |
2 |
6 |
40 |
0.15 |
99 |
136 |
29 |
0.12 |
89 |
29 |
0.14 |
52 |
28 |
0.10 |
36 |
29 |
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2.05 |
2,012 |
2,647 |
1.31 |
1,418 |
1.53 |
824 |
1.10 |
594 |
1.22 |
689 |
1.35 |
385 |
1.09 |
304 |
1.43 |
1,472 |
1.69 |
857 |
1.18 |
615 |
| 7/12/12, 930P: Ep. 4 - Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Pa |
1.80 |
1,765 |
2,421 |
1.16 |
1,253 |
1.45 |
781 |
0.87 |
473 |
0.91 |
515 |
1.07 |
306 |
0.75 |
209 |
1.26 |
1,293 |
1.51 |
766 |
1.02 |
528 |
| 7/5/12, 930P: Ep. 3 - Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation |
2.42 |
2,375 |
3,370 |
1.58 |
1,709 |
1.88 |
1,013 |
1.29 |
695 |
1.22 |
689 |
1.62 |
460 |
0.82 |
229 |
1.88 |
1,931 |
2.11 |
1,075 |
1.65 |
855 |
| 6/28/12, 930P: Ep. 2 - Charlie and the Slumpbuster |
4.03 |
3,956 |
5,741 |
2.67 |
2,887 |
3.13 |
1,689 |
2.21 |
1,198 |
2.20 |
1,241 |
2.81 |
801 |
1.58 |
440 |
3.13 |
3,217 |
3.57 |
1,814 |
2.70 |
1,404 |
| 6/28/12, 900P: Ep. 1 - Charlie Goes Back to Therapy [P] |
4.02 |
3,938 |
5,472 |
2.45 |
2,648 |
2.85 |
1,534 |
2.06 |
1,114 |
2.00 |
1,126 |
2.52 |
717 |
1.47 |
409 |
2.88 |
2,963 |
3.24 |
1,649 |
2.53 |
1,314 |
| Anger Management Avg (5x) |
2.87 |
2,817 |
3,942 |
1.84 |
1,989 |
2.17 |
1,172 |
1.51 |
817 |
1.52 |
855 |
1.88 |
536 |
1.14 |
319 |
2.12 |
2,182 |
2.43 |
1,236 |
1.82 |
946 |
| % Change (Ep. 5 vs. 4) |
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+13% |
+6% |
+26% |
+34% |
+26% |
+45% |
+14% |
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+16% |
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| Lead-in: 9:00 - 9:30P (Anger Management [R]) |
1.33 |
1,305 |
1,663 |
0.82 |
884 |
0.94 |
508 |
0.69 |
376 |
0.83 |
467 |
0.89 |
254 |
0.76 |
213 |
0.85 |
870 |
1.04 |
531 |
0.65 |
339 |
| Anger Management - 7/19/12 |
2.05 |
2,012 |
2,647 |
1.31 |
1,418 |
1.53 |
824 |
1.10 |
594 |
1.22 |
689 |
1.35 |
385 |
1.09 |
304 |
1.43 |
1,472 |
1.69 |
857 |
1.18 |
615 |
| % Change vs. lead-in |
+54% |
+59% |
+60% |
+62% |
+58% |
+48% |
+52% |
+43% |
+69% |
+61% |
+81% |
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| Change in Lead-in (week 4 vs. 3) |
+2% |
-2% |
+6% |
-2% |
+20% |
+57% |
+51% |
+65% |
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| Lead-in: 9:00 - 9:30P (Anger Management [R]) |
1.30 |
1,275 |
1,702 |
0.77 |
831 |
0.96 |
517 |
0.58 |
314 |
0.53 |
297 |
0.59 |
168 |
0.46 |
129 |
0.86 |
881 |
1.02 |
517 |
0.70 |
364 |
| Anger Management - 7/12/12 |
1.80 |
1,765 |
2,421 |
1.16 |
1,253 |
1.45 |
781 |
0.87 |
473 |
0.91 |
515 |
1.07 |
306 |
0.75 |
209 |
1.26 |
1,293 |
1.51 |
766 |
1.02 |
528 |
| % Change vs. lead-in |
+38% |
+42% |
+51% |
+51% |
+51% |
+73% |
+82% |
+62% |
+47% |
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| Anger Management to date |
2.87 |
2,817 |
3,942 |
1.84 |
1,989 |
2.17 |
1,172 |
1.51 |
817 |
1.52 |
855 |
1.88 |
536 |
1.14 |
319 |
2.12 |
2,182 |
2.43 |
1,236 |
1.82 |
946 |
| Wilfred |
1.10 |
1,087 |
1,478 |
0.88 |
973 |
1.12 |
615 |
0.64 |
358 |
0.97 |
556 |
1.29 |
370 |
0.65 |
186 |
0.80 |
839 |
1.02 |
529 |
0.58 |
310 |
| League |
0.77 |
734 |
1,086 |
0.80 |
880 |
1.15 |
626 |
0.46 |
254 |
1.22 |
680 |
1.79 |
499 |
0.65 |
181 |
0.56 |
583 |
0.71 |
366 |
0.41 |
217 |
| Sunny |
0.94 |
811 |
1,139 |
0.73 |
747 |
0.84 |
424 |
0.62 |
323 |
0.84 |
419 |
0.93 |
231 |
0.74 |
188 |
0.69 |
669 |
0.81 |
384 |
0.57 |
285 |
| Lucky |
1.10 |
877 |
1,151 |
0.75 |
731 |
0.90 |
431 |
0.61 |
300 |
0.74 |
355 |
0.95 |
227 |
0.53 |
128 |
0.81 |
744 |
1.00 |
449 |
0.63 |
295 |
| Starved |
0.94 |
816 |
1,081 |
0.69 |
705 |
0.76 |
385 |
0.62 |
321 |
0.79 |
398 |
0.84 |
210 |
0.74 |
188 |
0.63 |
609 |
0.68 |
323 |
0.57 |
286 |
| Archer |
0.78 |
751 |
1,014 |
0.64 |
698 |
0.86 |
465 |
0.42 |
233 |
0.86 |
477 |
1.16 |
324 |
0.55 |
152 |
0.56 |
582 |
0.76 |
390 |
0.36 |
193 |
| Son of the Beach |
1.46 |
743 |
963 |
0.99 |
636 |
1.32 |
422 |
0.66 |
214 |
0.97 |
306 |
1.21 |
195 |
0.71 |
111 |
1.04 |
638 |
1.43 |
432 |
0.67 |
206 |
| Louie |
0.64 |
618 |
785 |
0.49 |
532 |
0.64 |
347 |
0.34 |
185 |
0.56 |
313 |
0.78 |
218 |
0.34 |
95 |
0.49 |
506 |
0.64 |
327 |
0.34 |
179 |
| Testees |
0.61 |
580 |
745 |
0.47 |
519 |
0.59 |
320 |
0.36 |
200 |
0.65 |
363 |
0.82 |
228 |
0.49 |
135 |
0.36 |
376 |
0.45 |
229 |
0.28 |
147 |
| Unsupervised |
0.50 |
495 |
611 |
0.42 |
449 |
0.62 |
334 |
0.21 |
115 |
0.53 |
301 |
0.79 |
225 |
0.27 |
76 |
0.31 |
317 |
0.45 |
225 |
0.18 |
92 |
| Dick and Paula |
0.29 |
114 |
153 |
0.22 |
110 |
0.16 |
39 |
0.28 |
71 |
0.20 |
51 |
0.16 |
21 |
0.24 |
30 |
0.20 |
92 |
0.16 |
38 |
0.23 |
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| Calendar Year to Date Prime Average |
1.00 |
981 |
1,329 |
0.65 |
706 |
0.75 |
406 |
0.55 |
300 |
0.64 |
363 |
0.72 |
206 |
0.56 |
157 |
0.66 |
672 |
0.76 |
385 |
0.55 |
287 |
| Year ago TP Avg. (July 2011: Two/Half Men) |
1.20 |
1,189 |
1,538 |
0.69 |
768 |
0.80 |
440 |
0.58 |
328 |
0.56 |
319 |
0.65 |
187 |
0.46 |
132 |
0.75 |
792 |
0.88 |
460 |
0.62 |
332 |
FX better get as much “research” as they can before they trigger that 90 episode order.
Wow. That’s a ton of data.
Anger Management skews old. Its median age of 47 is greater than only the four TV Land sitcoms.
I wish someone would post the trigger point for the 90 episode renewal.
Does its Always sunny in Philedelphia even have 90 episodes?
I keep watching Anger Management thinking it has to improve. Over all the episodes I think I have laughed only a couple of times. I had high hopes for Charlie but this show is like the actors are just standing around saying lines. The best of them is the old guy in group and the prisoners.
Wow at how badly cable comedies do. Reruns of MF and Family Guy if included would pretty much be at the top.
Cable dramas are doing well though compared to broadcast.
All that data is pretty interesting. Nice to see the average ages and what not!
This show is growing on me and getting funnier!
Anger Management is the top comedy in cable, FX has to be thrilled about this. I think they should do what TBS is doing and develop multi-cams around AM.
I don’t care about Anger Management but I do love FX with all my heart for publicly publishing cable comedy demographic data.
FX press releases are the most honest out there. Unlike ABC, CBS, NBC,TNT.
What’s the difference between A18-49 and P18-49?
This is some great spin….
I really wanted to like this show and taped the first two episodes to watch. After the first episode I couldn’t bring myself to watch the next that was waiting for me to press one button to watch. I guess this proves Two and a Half Men fans really will watch anything.
not as funny as louie
I’m a Two and a Half Men fan and this show is not funny enough for me to watch.
Myth Busted!
I agree with most, the show has bad chemistry, dumb writers writing dumb one liners. I watch it on demand for free, there are many commercials on there now that sure does not help. I like Charlie Sheene he is a real funny guy, needs to fire everyone and start from scratch this bomb makes me want to see a shrink.