• Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 28, 2012
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics What's this?

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

  • Summary: Charlie Goodson (Charlie Sheen) is an ex-baseball-player-turned-anger management-therapist who juggles his clients, his own therapist (Selma Blair), an ex-wife (Shawnee Smith), and a teenaged daughter.
  • Genre(s): Comedy
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 34
  2. Negative: 12 out of 34
  1. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jun 28, 2012
    80
    It's a big cast where every piece fits, and at least upfront, the writing and jokes are good enough that Anger Management only uses sex gags where they work, not to cover up any lack of other ideas.
  2. Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jun 15, 2012
    60
    Anger Management is really just a slightly more content-dangerous network sitcom.
  3. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jun 15, 2012
    60
    This is, quite simply, a Frankencom, stitched together from pieces of other comedies. To their credit, Sheen, the talented cast and seasoned writers know how to make it all look slick and polished.
  4. Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Jun 22, 2012
    38
    For now, it's a mess. [2 Jul 2012, p.37]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Negative: 13 out of 27
  1. 10
    One of the best shows i have seen in a while. couldn't stop laughing. i like every single actor and in my opinion they are doing a really good job. especially Charlie! Expand
  2. 6
    Charlie Sheen has always been an actor that I have loved because he just knows how to make a sitcom work which is why he has a Golden Globe for acting in Spin City. Having said that this show isn't exactly starting off in the right direction but I am willing to give it a another season to broaden my likability for this show. Charlie Sheen is still wonderful as usual and Shawnee Smith is also another great lead actress but the other co-stars kind of slow this show down. After the first season I give it a 6 because it was good enough for me to watch the entire season. Watch some reruns when it comes back for a second season. Expand
  3. Some funny moments but the show seemed a bit awkward. I'll probably watch it again to see if I can get into it but so far, not too impressed with the writing. Expand
  4. Didn't laugh one time and don't understand how this is on the same network as Wilfred and Louie. Obviously they don't care about how good this one is compared to their other shows. Expand

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