Editing Two and a Half Men (section)

{{Short description|American television sitcom (2003–2015)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Two and a Half Men - title screen logo.svg
| alt                  = The show title card with the words TWO and MEN in yellow block letters and the words "and a half" squeezed in between them in white cursive letters
| genre                = [[Sitcom]]
| runtime              = 21 minutes
| camera               = [[Photographic film|Film]]; [[Multi-camera]]
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Chuck Lorre]]
* [[Lee Aronsohn]]
}}
| showrunner           = {{Plainlist|
* Lee Aronsohn
* [[Don Reo]]
* [[Jim Patterson (screenwriter)|Jim Patterson]]
}}
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Chuck Lorre
* Lee Aronsohn 
* Eric Tannenbaum
* Kim Tannenbaum
* [[Andy Ackerman]]
* [[Mark Burg]]
* [[Oren Koules]]
* Don Foster
* [[Eddie Gorodetsky]]
* Susan Beavers
* Jim Patterson
* Don Reo
}}
| cinematography       = {{Plainlist|
* Tony Askins (pilot)
* Steven V. Silver
* Mark Davison
}}
| editor               = {{Plainlist|
* Peter Chakos (pilot)
* Joe Bella
}}
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Chuck Lorre Productions]]
* {{nowrap|The Tannenbaum Company}}
* [[Warner Bros. Television]]
}}
| starring             = <!-- PLEASE READ THIS NOTE AND DISCUSS ON THE TALK PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING LIST:
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a. original cast should be listed first in credits order followed by additional cast in the order they joined the show. In other words, the order of cast members presented here is correct; please do not reorder it.
b. years and/or seasons should not be included. This list is intended to serve as a simple overview; information related to each cast member's tenures is better elaborated further down the page.
2.  MOS:TV requires that all main cast members remain on this list, even after their departure from the series. Accordingly, Charlie Sheen should NOT be removed from this list.-->{{Plainlist|
* [[Charlie Sheen]]
* [[Jon Cryer]]
* [[Angus T. Jones]]
* [[Marin Hinkle]]
* [[Melanie Lynskey]]
* [[Holland Taylor]]
* [[Conchata Ferrell]]
* [[April Bowlby]]
* [[Jennifer Taylor (actress)|Jennifer Taylor]]
* [[Ashton Kutcher]]
* [[Amber Tamblyn]]
* Edan Alexander 
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| network              = [[CBS]]
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
* Chuck Lorre
* Lee Aronsohn
* [[Grant Geissman]]
}}
| opentheme            = "Manly Men"
| composer             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dennis C. Brown]]
* Grant Geissman
}}
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2003|9|22}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2015|2|19}}
| num_seasons          = 12
| num_episodes         = 262
| list_episodes        = List of Two and a Half Men episodes
}}

'''''Two and a Half Men''''' is an American television [[sitcom]], created by [[Chuck Lorre]] and [[Lee Aronsohn]], that aired on [[CBS]] for 12 seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. It originally starred [[Charlie Sheen]] in the lead role, alongside [[Jon Cryer]] and [[Angus T. Jones]]. [[Holland Taylor]], [[Marin Hinkle]], [[Conchata Ferrell]], and [[Melanie Lynskey]] starred in supporting roles. The series was about a hedonistic jingle writer, [[Charlie Harper (Two and a Half Men)|Charlie Harper]], his uptight brother, Alan, and Alan's mischievous son, Jake. As Alan's marriage falls apart and divorce appears imminent, he and Jake move into Charlie's beachfront Malibu house and complicate Charlie's freewheeling life. In February 2011, CBS and Warner Bros. Television decided to end production for the rest of the [[Two and a Half Men season 8|eighth season]] after Sheen entered [[drug rehabilitation]] and made "disparaging" comments about Lorre.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/02/cbs-suspends-two-and-a-half-men-production-after-charlie-sheen-comments.html|title=CBS suspends 'Two and a Half Men' production after Charlie Sheen comments|date=February 24, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=February 25, 2011|archive-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212143411/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/02/cbs-suspends-two-and-a-half-men-production-after-charlie-sheen-comments.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sheen's contract was terminated the following month, and he was written out of the show after it was confirmed that he would not be returning to the series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Charlie Sheen fired from Two and a Half Men TV show|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12671785|publisher=BBC|date=March 7, 2011|access-date=September 24, 2011|archive-date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929075803/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12671785|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ashton Kutcher]] was hired to replace him for the [[Two and a Half Men season 9|ninth season]] as Walden Schmidt, a billionaire who buys Charlie's house after his death. Cryer was promoted to the lead role, and [[Amber Tamblyn]] joined the main cast in the [[Two and a Half Men season 11|eleventh season]], since Jones was attending college and he was relegated to recurring status but did not make an appearance until the [[Of Course He's Dead|series finale]].<ref name=abcnews>{{cite news|url=http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/two-half-men-child-star-paid-hypocrite-140157581--abc-news-tv.html|title='Two and a Half Men' Child Star 'Was a Paid Hypocrite'|work=ABC News|date=March 18, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2014|archive-date=March 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319055917/http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/two-half-men-child-star-paid-hypocrite-140157581--abc-news-tv.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The success of the series led to it being the third-highest revenue-generating program for late 2012, earning $3.24 million an episode.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pomerantz |first=Dorothy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/04/10/tvs-biggest-moneymakers-2/ |title=TV's Biggest Moneymakers |work=Forbes |date=October 4, 2012 |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419231835/http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/04/10/tvs-biggest-moneymakers-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>