Actor Charlie Sheen is back on the boob tube in a sitcom titled “Anger Management.” Surprisingly, his official comeback to the TV screen was well received by fans and the sitcom, according to the latest Nielsen statistics, has set a cable record for a comedy series.

The premier of Anger Management on FX was viewed by a total of 5.47 million people. Of those viewers, 2.65 million belonged to the 18-49 age group. With these statistics, it became the most viewed sitcom series on cable.

But those record numbers are only for the pilot episode. The second episode attracted more viewers at 5.74 million among them 2.89 people in the 18-49 demographic. These statistics are considered a record in cable history.
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