Charlie Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’ gets 90-episode order from FX

Charlie Sheen’s “Anger Management� has managed a major renewal.

The FX comedy starring the fired lead of “Two and A Half Men� has received a 90-episode order from the cable network. The order came as part of the original deal for the comedy to generate a designated viewership level over the airing of eight of its first 10 episodes.

Said Chuck Saftler, executive vice president of FX Networks: “We set a very high ratings bar that included some additional hurdles for ‘Anger Management’ to ear its back-90 order and exceeded those metrics. [Executive producer] Bruce Helford has created a sitcom that works extremely well in our pre-10 p.m. programming lineup.�

Saftler added, “Charlie Sheen and the entire cast did an amazing job in the first 10 episodes, which were produced in a very tight window. I have no doubt the producers and cast will be able to pull off the Hurculean task of producing 90 episodes over the next two years.�

The series, which stars Sheen as a former athlete who becomes a therapist for a group of eccentric patients, will begin production of new episodes in September and will return to the network in January. Sheen’s father, Martin Sheen, will join the cast in a recurring role playing the father of Sheen’s character.

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