The seventh season premiere of Sons of Anarchy now ranks as the second highest-rated scripted season premiere of 2014, besting Game of Thrones and trailing only The Walking Dead. It’s been a steady climb for the series, as the Kurt Sutter creation has raced ahead 228% in total viewers and 256% in adults 18-49 of the numbers it put up for its series premiere.

With 10:00 competition consisting of two decently rated procedurals and a new show in a troublesome spot for ABC, Sons of Anarchy should only grow throughout the course of its final season. It wouldn’t even be surprising to see the show, which earned a L+SD 3.2 demo rating for its premiere, hit series highs several times between now and December, as tension mounts for Jax Teller’s final ride and the broadcast competition continues to cannibalize each other. The only question now seems to be what form the show will continue, as it seems unlikely that FX will want to pass up the opportunity to capitalize on the interest in the SAMCRO world and the story of how the Tellers came to be.

Sons of Anarchy airs Tuesdays at 10:00 on FX. You can check out a preview of what to expect for the rest of the final season below.

What did you think about the final season premiere of Sons of Anarchy? Would you like to see the show continue on in some form (e.g. a spin-off, prequel, graphic novel, etc.) following the December series finale? Who do you expect to survive the final season and who would be lucky to make it out of the series finale alive?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXBftDP_TLU

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The seventh season of Sons of Anarchy will begin 10 days following the events of season six; while Jax is in jail on parole violation, devastated over the loss of Tara and what that means for his children, he sets in motion the machinations that will lead to the vengeance he feels he deserves. But even if Jax does find retribution for Tara’s murder, will he be able to live with himself afterwards?

Season six of Sons of Anarchy became its most-watched to date, earning nearly 7.5 million total viewers and 5 million adults 18-49. The season was also the  most-watched of any original series in the network’s history in total viewers, adults 18-49 and other key demos, in addition to earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

Premiere dates for FX’s other fall shows, including American Horror Story: Freak Show, should be announced in the coming weeks. You can check out the first teaser for the final season of Sons of Anarchy below.

Will you be watching the final season of Sons of Anarchy? Are you in favor of the show running over its allotted one-hour and offering extended episodes? How do you think Sons of Anarchy will come to an end?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm7d2La1jgk

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The Season 6 premier of the show got an all-time high rating on Tuesday, setting a splendid record of an average of 5.87 million viewers, which is more than the last year’s premier (5.37 million) and much more than the season 4 premier in 2011, which received a viewership of 4.39 million. The Kurt Sutter Drama, which is about a runaway bike club was the highest watched show on Television on Tuesday night!

According to FX, this premier episode of Sons of Anarchy’s Season 6, which also the second last season of the series, is likely to become the no. 1 rated single cast episode in the history of FX. This record can only be confirmed once the channel gets its Live+7 data in about three weeks from now.

The star audience of the premiere episode, majorly comprised of the adult demographic of 18-49 years, being more than two-third of the total viewers of the show. Sons of Anarchy also earned a rating of 3.1 from a viewership of around 3.94 million people of the same age group, much higher than a previous 2.8 and 2.5, in the previous seasons.

While, ‘Sons’ was the top-rated TV show on Tuesday night in the 18-49 demo, it was followed by NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ with a rating of 2.3. Sons also ruled other adult demos like 18-34, 25-54, men 18-34, men 18-49, women 18-34 and lastly, women 18-49.
The show has always been a hit with the make audience, but Tuesday night premier saw a striking upsurge of 43% in the women audience of 18-34 years, while last year’s premier had a women audience of only 35%. Great Going Sons!

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The show, appropriately titled Anarchy Afterword will stream live online three times over the course of the season, unlike Talking Dead/Bad which air on the network itself.

Hosted by Chris Franjola, writer for Chelsea Lately and After Lately, it will feature uncensored interviews with SOA creator Kurt Sutter, as well as a rotating panel of cast members and guests.

Fans will also be able to submit their own questions via Twitter, Facebook and call-in.

Anarchy Afterword will premiere on September 10^th at 11:30PM ET/8:30PM PT, streaming live from the Sons of Anarchy set at:

http://www.anarchyafterword.com

The show will also stream after episode five on October 8^th, and the season finale on December 10^th.

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Extended premieres have become something of a norm for FX recently, with The Americans and The Bridge enjoying supersized premieres this year. Sons is an unusual case, though, as it has had both extended premieres and lengthier episodes in the middle of the season. There’s no word on whether any other season six episodes will be longer than an hour; however, it’s a good bet that there’ll be at least one non-final extended episode, likely close to the end of the season.

Season five of Sons of Anarchy left off with Jax getting what he wanted – Clay is no longer SAMCRO president due to being framed for Pope’s murder, meaning that Jax can spread the message of John Teller from the highest seat in the club. However, while trying to halt years of self-destructive traditions that SAMCRO has continually indulged in, he has to deal with the possibility of Tara going to prison for conspiracy to commit murder. Will he be able to keep her out of prison or, at the very least, keep himself together while she’s inside?

Three former FX programs had their premiere dates announced in recent days, as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell will premiere Wednesday, September 4th on newly formed FXX. The only show that Sons will air along with this fall is American Horror Story: Coven, which will likely premiere in early October.

Will you be watching Sons of Anarchy next season? Do you think that Jax can keep his personal life from spiraling out of control while he tries to spread John’s message? How would he handle losing Tara to prison?

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