Editing Two and a Half Men (section)

== Broadcast ==

=== Episodes ===
{{Main|List of Two and a Half Men episodes}}
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Each episode's title is a dialogue fragment from the episode itself, usually offering no clue to the episode's actual plotline. The show's 100th episode ("City of Great Racks") aired on October 15, 2007. To celebrate this, a [[casino]]-inspired party was held at [[West Hollywood]]'s [[Pacific Design Center]].<ref name="BTV1" /> [[Warner Bros. Television]] also distributed blue Micargi Rover bicycles adorned with the ''Two and a Half Men'' logo along with the words "100 Episodes". Each bicycle came with a note saying, "You've made us very proud. Here's to a long ride together."<ref name="BTV1">{{cite news|last=Santiago|first=Rosario|title='Two and a Half Men' Marks Pair of Milestones|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/two-and-a-half-men/two-and-a-half-men-marks-pair-10671.aspx|publisher=BuddyTV|date=September 11, 2007|access-date=February 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215071458/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/two-and-a-half-men/two-and-a-half-men-marks-pair-10671.aspx|archive-date=February 15, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The cast also gave the crew sterling silver key rings from [[Tiffany & Co]]. The key rings were attached to small pendants with "100" inscribed on one side and ''Two and a Half Men'' on the other.

Seasons one through four, six and nine consist of 24 episodes. Season five was reduced to 19 episodes due to the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]]. Due to Sheen's personal life problems, season seven had 22 episodes. Season eight premiered on September 20, 2010, at 9:00&nbsp;pm ET. CBS initially ordered 24 episodes for the season, but again due to Sheen's personal life, the show was put on hiatus after 16 episodes were produced, with production scheduled to resume on February 28. After a series of comments made by Sheen on February 24, 2011, CBS and Warner Bros. canceled the remainder of the season.

On May 13, 2011, actor Ashton Kutcher was widely reported to be replacing Charlie Sheen as the lead on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.ca/ustv/news/a319288/ashton-kutcher-to-replace-charlie-sheen-on-men.html|title=Kutcher to replace Charlie Sheen on men|work=digitalspy.ca|date=May 13, 2011|access-date=May 13, 2011|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029030536/https://www.digitalspy.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show's ninth season premiered on September 19, 2011. The first episode, "[[Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt]]", begins with Charlie Harper's funeral and introduces Kutcher as billionaire Walden Schmidt, who buys Harper's house.  On May 12, 2012, CBS renewed ''Two and a Half Men'' for a 10th season, moving it to Thursday nights at 8:30 pm, following ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/12/cbs-renews-two-and-a-half-men-for-the-2012-2013-broadcast-season/133831/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514150941/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/12/cbs-renews-two-and-a-half-men-for-the-2012-2013-broadcast-season/133831/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2012|title=CBS Renews 'Two and a Half Men' for the 2012–2013 Broadcast Season|work=TV the Numbers|author=Seidman, Robert|date=May 12, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Owen|first=Rob|title='Two and a Half Men' on the move in CBS fall schedule|url=http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in-journal/32989-two-and-a-half-men-on-the-move-in-cbs-fall-schedule|access-date=May 16, 2012|archive-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520061054/http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in-journal/32989-two-and-a-half-men-on-the-move-in-cbs-fall-schedule|url-status=live}}</ref>  For the 2013–14 season, the show was moved to the Thursday 9:30–10:00 pm Eastern slot. As of February 27, 2014, the series' time slot was moved to a half-hour earlier at the 9:00–9:30 slot.

=== 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>