Editing Two and a Half Men (section)

=== Syndication and streaming===
''Two and a Half Men'' entered local United States [[broadcast syndication]] in 2007, with the first four seasons available to local stations (largely [[The CW|CW]] and [[FOX|Fox Television Stations, LLC]] affiliates in the major U.S. television markets through major deals with [[Tribune Broadcasting]] and the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribune-sinclair-purchase-two-men-46679|title=Tribune, Sinclair Purchase Second Round of 'Two and a Half Men'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 17, 2010|access-date=March 17, 2011|first=Marisa|last=Guthrie|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029030523/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribune-sinclair-purchase-two-men-46679|url-status=live}}</ref> From September 6, 2010, to November 24, 2017, [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] aired the series daily nationwide (Charlie Sheen most recently starred on ''[[Anger Management (TV series)|Anger Management]]'' on FX from 2012 to 2014). Syndicated shows are sold in multiyear cycles, with the first cycle the most expensive. ''Two and a Half Men''{{'}}s first cycle is nine years in length. If no ninth season had occurred because of Sheen's departure, due to the first cycle's premature end, Warner Bros. Television would not have received about $80 million in license fees. While local stations would prefer to have as many episodes as possible available to them, an early start to the second cycle would lower the cost of the show for them.<ref name="albiniak20110225">{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/464467-What_Charlie_Sheen_s_Meltdown_Means_For_Stations.php|title=What Charlie Sheen's Meltdown Means For Stations|access-date=March 21, 2011|author=Albiniak, Paige|date=February 25, 2011|publisher=Broadcasting & Cable|archive-date=March 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303095442/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/464467-What_Charlie_Sheen_s_Meltdown_Means_For_Stations.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The series began airing on [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]]-owned networks [[Nick at Nite]] and Spike (now [[Paramount Network]]) on December 6, 2017 and on [[IFC (U.S. TV channel)|IFC]] on January 1, 2018. As of July 2, 2018, the series has moved from Nick at Nite to [[TV Land]], switching places with [[Mom (TV series)|''Mom'']].

The show is available in the United States for streaming on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nbcuniversals-peacock-streaming-service-to-be-available-on-apple-devices-in-july/ |title=NBCUniversal's Peacock Streaming Service Bowing on Apple Devices in July – Media Play News|date=May 6, 2020 }}</ref>