So now that the dust has settled, for the time being, on Charlie Sheen’s sitcom “Anger Management,” former co-star Selma Blair — fired Tuesday by Sheen — might be thankful she’s been thrown off a sinking ship.
From a ratings standpoint, “Anger Management,” which airs on FX, has seen its ratings drop precipitously since premiering to big numbers last June.
Seen as Sheen’s comeback vehicle after his much-publicized 2011 axing from “Two and a Half Men,” “Anger” opened to 5.5 million viewers last June 28.
That was a record for a prime-time cable sitcom (excluding kiddie shows).
Based on its early numbers, FX ordered 90 episodes of “Anger” — but, since then, it’s been shedding viewers at an alarming rate.
Its second season, which began last January, has averaged around 1.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
To quote Sheen’s famous corporate TV cousin, Homer Simpson, “D’oh!”