FX's SONS OF ANARCHY Returns with Record Ratings

Scaramouche, Scaramouche!!! SONS OF ANARCHY fans did the fandango last Tuesday night as the seventh and final season premiere episode of SONS OF ANARCHY became the most-watched program in the history of FX in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 (all telecasts and that includes Live+7 data).

The primary telecast (9/9/14, 10-11:50 PM) delivered 9.25 million Total Viewers and 6.1 million Adults 18-49. The premiere telecast and encore runs combined to deliver 10.62 million Total Viewers and 6.92 million Adults 18-49.

The Season 7 premiere of Sons ranks #2 among all scripted series debuts on cable this year (CY 2014-to-date) in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 behind THE WALKING DEAD and ahead of Game of Thrones.

The show was television's #1-ranked program last Tuesday - broadcast and cable - in delivery of Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, and Adults 25-54, and all men and women among those age demos. In Adults 18-49, it beat the #2 program, Big Brother on CBS, by +67% (6.1 million vs. 3.65 million).

Compared to its Season 6 average delivery, the Season 7 premiere posted increases of +33% in Total Viewers (9.25 million vs. 6.98 million) and +28% in Adults 18-49 (6.1 million vs. 4.77 million), and gains of +11% in Total Viewers (9.25 million vs. 8.32 million) and +10% in Adults 18-49 (6.1 million vs. 5.55 million) versus its Season 6 premiere telecast.

Compared to its series premiere in 2008, the final season premiere episode of SONS OF ANARCHY has grown an astounding +228% in Total Viewers (9.25 million vs. 2.82 million) and +256% in Adults 18-49 (6.1 million vs. 1.71 million).

The Season 7 premiere recorded 9.25 million Total Viewers, 6.1 million Adults 18-49 (4.8 rating), 2.81 million Adults 18-34 (4.1 rating), and 6.24 million Adults 25-54 (5.2 rating). Compared with its Season 6 debut (9/10/13, 10-11:33PM), those are increases of +11% in Total Viewers, +10% in Adults 18-49, +4% in Adults 18-34, +9% in Adults 25-54.

Anarchy Afterword, the post-show featuring host Chris Franjola and guests Kurt Sutter, Charlie Hunnam and Katey Sagal, aired for the first time live in its entirety on FX (11:50PM-12:30AM) and delivered 3.98 million Total Viewers and 2.59 million Adults 18-49, making it the #4-ranked program of the day in Adults 18-49.

In tomorrow night's episode, "Toil and Till" (Airs September 16, 10:00 pm e/p), SAMCRO solicits help from another Charter to get a messy job done. Written by Charles Murray & Kurt Sutter; Directed by Billy Gierhart.

Air dates for the remaining Anarchy Afterword are as follows:

September 30 (Following Episode Four) - Online and FXNOW

October 21 (Following Episode Seven) - Online and FXNOW

December 2 (Following Episode 12) - Online and FXNOW

December 9 (Following Series Finale) - Live on FX

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