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== Reception ==

===Critical reception===
''Two and a Half Men'' received mostly mixed reviews from critics throughout its run.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Viruet|first1=Pilot|title='Two and a Half Men': TV's Worst Sitcom Ends As Terribly As It Lived and I Watched Every Episode|date=February 20, 2015|url=http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/two-and-a-half-men-tvs-worst-sitcom-ends-as-terribly-as-it-lived-and-i-watched-every-episode/|publisher=Grantland|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029030515/http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/two-and-a-half-men-tvs-worst-sitcom-ends-as-terribly-as-it-lived-and-i-watched-every-episode/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Poniewozik|first1=James|title=Review: Two and a Half Men Stays True to Its Wicked Heart|url=https://time.com/3716503/review-two-and-a-half-men-finale/|magazine=Time|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date=July 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719012819/http://time.com/3716503/review-two-and-a-half-men-finale/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Braden|first1=Dustin|title=Two and a Half Men's Series' Finale: Critics Rejoice as the Longest Running Comedy in TV History Nears End|url=http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/9217/20150219/two-half-mens-series-finale-critics-rejoice-dud-comes-end.htm|work=News Everyday|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508105712/http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/9217/20150219/two-half-mens-series-finale-critics-rejoice-dud-comes-end.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' has described the sitcom as "solid, well-acted and occasionally funny."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bianculli |first=David |title=...AND NEPHEW MAKES 3 Sheen, Cryer good as 'Men' |newspaper=NY Daily News |date=September 22, 2003 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/09/22/2003-09-22____and_nephew_makes_3__sheen.html |access-date=July 7, 2010 |location=New York |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312220251/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/09/22/2003-09-22____and_nephew_makes_3__sheen.html |archive-date=March 12, 2011 }}</ref> Conversely [[Graeme Blundell]], writing for ''[[The Australian]]'', described it as a "sometimes creepy, misogynistic comedy".<ref>{{cite news|last=Blundell|first=Graeme|title=Stop laughing, this is serious|newspaper=The Australian|date=March 13, 2010|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/stop-laughing-this-is-serious/story-e6frg8qo-1225838725834|access-date=June 11, 2010|archive-date=August 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812002905/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/stop-laughing-this-is-serious/story-e6frg8qo-1225838725834|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ashton Kutcher]]'s debut was met with mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/tv-radio/ashton-kutcher-gets-mixed-reviews-for-two-and-a-half-men-debut/story-e6frf9ho-1226141868959|title=Kutcher mixed reviews on debut|work=Herald Sun|access-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref> and reviews for season nine were also mixed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/men-ratings-continue-fall-cbs-sitcom-brings-14-85-million-viewers-article-1.964898|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616002852/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/men-ratings-continue-fall-cbs-sitcom-brings-14-85-million-viewers-article-1.964898|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2013|title=''Two and a Half Men: ratings continue to fall CBS sitcom still brings in 14.85 million viewers''|work=Daily News|access-date=August 8, 2016|location=New York}}</ref>{{cbignore}} One reviewer commented that the show was made for Charlie Sheen's character and the way he interacted with other characters, and the setup did not work with Kutcher's character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamarin |first=David L. |date=2022-10-17 |title=Two and a Half Men: Did Ashton Kutcher Kill the Show? |url=https://movieweb.com/two-and-a-half-men-sheen-ashton-kutcher/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref> 

However, it has been labeled as "one of America's most successful comedy shows."<ref name="independent.co.uk" /> Ellen Gray of ''Daily News'' praised the shows' legacy just before the premiere of the [[Of Course He's Dead|finale]]. The show is credited as being the reason ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', ''[[Mike & Molly]]'' and ''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]'' were all made. ''Men''{{'}}s success was what enabled these other Chuck Lorre shows to be made and be successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/television/20150218_The_good_news_about__Two_and_a_Half_Men_.html|title=The good news about 'Two and a Half Men'|work=philly-archives|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-date=April 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424061355/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/television/20150218_The_good_news_about__Two_and_a_Half_Men_.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following the filming of the [[Of Course He's Dead|final episode]], Stage 26 of the Warner Brothers lot was renamed the "Two and a Half Men stage".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/-two-and-a-half-men--honored--sheen-return-teased-203732421.html|title=Chuck Lorre Teases a Charlie Sheen Return to 'Two and a Half Men'|date=January 16, 2015|work=yahoo.com|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-date=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218153755/https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/-two-and-a-half-men--honored--sheen-return-teased-203732421.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
After the finale, ''Two and a Half Men'' fans launched a global petition under the name "Yes To ''The Harpers''", to have Charlie Sheen reprise the role of Charlie Harper alongside his former co-star Jon Cryer. This idea surfaced after fans saw Chuck Lorre's vanity card about Charlie Sheen's idea of a spinoff show named ''The Harpers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/life/two-and-a-half-men-harpers-spinoff-petition-launched|title=Two and a Half Men: Harpers spinoff petition launched|first=Jillian|last=Page|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-date=July 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708132740/http://montrealgazette.com/life/two-and-a-half-men-harpers-spinoff-petition-launched|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first season received generally positive reviews from critics. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|80|5.7|20|''Two and a Half Men'''s inaugural season rises above its sitcom formula with a rapid-fire clip of bawdy quips as well as the sparky chemistry between stars Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen.|ref=|access-date=February 9, 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two and a Half Men: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/two-and-a-half-men/s01 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

The ninth season of the show, its first without Sheen, received generally mixed reviews from critics. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|41|5.1|27|Ashton Kutcher proves to be a game replacement for the unceremoniously departed Charlie Sheen, but ''Two and a Half Men'' feels exhausted and bitter as it trudges beyond its natural lifespan.|access-date=February 9, 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two and a Half Men: Season 9 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/two-and-a-half-men/s09 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

The show's final season received generally negative reviews from critics. On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 33% of 12 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "''Two and a Half Men'' putters to an unpleasant end that continues to beat the dead Charlie horse while spinning an offensive, homophobic subplot."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two and a Half Men: Season 12 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/two-and-a-half-men/s12 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

=== Ratings ===
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of ''Two and a Half Men'' on CBS:

''Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May [[sweeps]].''

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!Episodes 
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! scope="col" | Season premiere
! scope="col" | Season finale
! scope="col" | TV season
! scope="col" | Ranking
! scope="col" | Viewers<br />(in millions)
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 1|1]]
| rowspan="4" |24
| rowspan="2" | Mondays 9:30&nbsp;pm/8:30&nbsp;pm
| September 22, 2003
| May 24, 2004
| [[2003–04 United States network television schedule|2003–04]]
| 15<ref name="abcmedianet2007">{{cite press release |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/pressrel/dispDNR.html?id=060204_11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208132303/http://www.abcmedianet.com/pressrel/dispDNR.html?id=060204_11 |archive-date=February 8, 2007 |title=Season to date program rankings – part 1 |publisher=[[ABC Television Network]] |date=June 2, 2004 |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref>
| 15.31<ref name="abcmedianet2007" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 2|2]]
| September 20, 2004
| May 23, 2005
| [[2004–05 United States network television schedule|2004–05]]
| 11<ref name=abc05>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=060105_05 |title=ABC Medianet |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=June 1, 2005 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421023509/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=060105_05 |archive-date=April 21, 2012 }}</ref>
| 16.45<ref name="abc05" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 3|3]]
| rowspan="7" | Mondays 9:00&nbsp;pm/8:00&nbsp;pm
| September 19, 2005
| May 22, 2006
| [[2005–06 United States network television schedule|2005–06]]
| 17<ref name=abc06>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=053106_05 |title=ABC Medianet |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=May 31, 2006 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011060406/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=053106_05 |archive-date=October 11, 2014 }}</ref>
| 15.14<ref name="abc06" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 4|4]]
| September 18, 2006
| May 14, 2007
| [[2006–07 United States network television schedule|2006–07]]
| 21<ref name=abc07>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=053007_08 |title=ABC Medianet |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=May 30, 2007 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323004317/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=053007_08 |archive-date=March 23, 2012 }}</ref>
| 14.43<ref name="abc07" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 5|5]]
|19
| September 24, 2007
| May 19, 2008
| [[2007–08 United States network television schedule|2007–08]]
| 17<ref name=abc08>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052808_06 |title=ABC Medianet |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413172935/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052808_06 |archive-date=April 13, 2010 }}</ref>
| 13.68<ref name="abc08" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 6|6]]
|24
| September 22, 2008
| May 18, 2009
| [[2008–09 United States network television schedule|2008–09]]
| 10<ref name=abc09>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=060209_05 |title=ABC Medianet |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410204904/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=060209_05 |archive-date=April 10, 2014 }}</ref>
| 15.06<ref name="abc09" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 7|7]]
|22
| September 21, 2009
| May 24, 2010
| [[2009–10 United States network television schedule|2009–10]]
| 11<ref name="S7Average">Gorman, Bill (June 16, 2010). [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019103551/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/ "Final 2009–10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership"]. ''[[TV by the Numbers]]''. Retrieved July 29, 2010.</ref>
| 14.95<ref name="S7Average" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 8|8]]
|16
| September 20, 2010
| February 14, 2011
| [[2010–11 United States network television schedule|2010–11]]
| 17<ref name="S8Average">Gorman, Bill (June 1, 2011). [http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/ "2010–11 Season Broadcast Primetime Show Viewership Averages"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604160109/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/ |date=June 4, 2011 }}. ''[[TV by the Numbers]]''. Retrieved June 1, 2011.</ref>
| 12.73<ref name="S8Average" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 9|9]]
|24
| September 19, 2011
| May 14, 2012
| [[2011–12 United States network television schedule|2011–12]]
| 11<ref name="S9Ratings">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527223446/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2012|title=Complete List Of 2011–12 Season TV Show Viewership: 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'American Idol,' 'NCIS' & 'Dancing With The Stars'|work=Zap2it|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=May 24, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>
| 14.64<ref name="S9Ratings" />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 10|10]]
|23
| Thursdays 8:30&nbsp;pm/7:30&nbsp;pm
| September 27, 2012
| May 9, 2013
| [[2012–13 United States network television schedule|2012–13]]
| 11<ref name=S10Ratings >{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/complete-list-of-2012-13-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-ncis-the-big-bang-theory-ncis-los-angeles/184781/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607112820/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/complete-list-of-2012-13-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-ncis-the-big-bang-theory-ncis-los-angeles/184781/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2013|title=Complete List Of 2012–13 Season TV Show Viewership: 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'NCIS,' 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'NCIS: Los Angeles'|publisher=[[Zap2it.com]]|access-date=May 29, 2012}}</ref>
| 13.78<ref name=S10Ratings />
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 11|11]]
|22
| Thursdays 9:30&nbsp;pm/8:30&nbsp;pm<br />Thursdays 9:00&nbsp;pm/8:00&nbsp;pm
| September 26, 2013
| May 8, 2014
| [[2013–14 United States network television schedule|2013–14]]
| 27<ref name=s11ratings/>
| 10.66<ref name=s11ratings>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2-733762/|title=Full 2013–2014 TV Season Series Rankings|date=May 22, 2014|publisher=Deadline|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201152/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
| scope="row" | [[Two and a Half Men season 12|12]]
|16
| Thursdays 9:00&nbsp;pm/8:00&nbsp;pm 
| October 30, 2014
| February 19, 2015
| [[2014–15 United States network television schedule|2014–15]]
| 23<ref name="entertainment2015"/>
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