Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Chuck Lorre Lee Aronsohn
Showrunners	Lee Aronsohn Don Reo Jim Patterson
Starring	Charlie Sheen Jon Cryer Angus T. Jones Marin Hinkle Melanie Lynskey Holland Taylor Conchata Ferrell April Bowlby Jennifer Taylor Ashton Kutcher Amber Tamblyn Edan Alexander
Theme music composer	Chuck Lorre Lee Aronsohn Grant Geissman
Opening theme	"Manly Men"
Composers	Dennis C. Brown Grant Geissman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	262 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	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	Tony Askins (pilot) Steven V. Silver Mark Davison
Editors	Peter Chakos (pilot) Joe Bella
Camera setup	Film; Multi-camera
Running time	21 minutes
Production companies	Chuck Lorre Productions The Tannenbaum Company Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22) – February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
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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. The series originally starred Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, a hedonistic jingle writer, alongside Jon Cryer as his uptight brother Alan and Angus T. Jones as Alan's son Jake. Supporting roles were played by Holland Taylor, Marin Hinkle, Conchata Ferrell, and Melanie Lynskey.

In February 2011, CBS halted production for the rest of the eighth season after Sheen entered drug rehabilitation and made disparaging comments about Lorre.^[1] Sheen's contract was terminated the following month.^[2] Ashton Kutcher was then hired for the ninth season onward to star as Walden Schmidt, a billionaire who buys Charlie's house after Charlie’s death.^[3]

Angus T. Jones reduced his role starting in the tenth season, citing a religious awakening and dissatisfaction with the show's content.^[4] He later left the show, appearing only briefly in the series finale.^[5] During the later seasons, the cast expanded to include Amber Tamblyn as Jenny, Charlie's long-lost daughter in the eleventh season; Jennifer Taylor as Chelsea, Charlie’s longtime girlfriend in the sixth and seventh seasons; and April Bowlby as Kandi, Alan’s former wife in the third season with recurring appearances in later seasons. Edan Alexander joined the cast as Louis, a foster child introduced in the twelfth and final season.

In 2012, the show became the third-highest revenue-generating program, earning $3.24 million per episode.^[6] Ratings peaked during Sheen’s tenure, saw a boost during Kutcher’s first season, but gradually declined afterward, leading to the series' cancellation after the twelfth season.