Two and a Half Men announced that same month that he had developed an idea for "Two and a Half Men" to be redone that would exclude Sheen and have Cryer in a key role alongside a new character. On May 13, CBS announced Ashton Kutcher would join the cast. Kutcher was quoted as saying, "I can't replace Charlie Sheen but I'm going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people!" On August 2, 2011, it was reported that the season-nine premiere would begin with Sheen's character having been killed off and his ex-girlfriends attending his funeral. Afterward, Charlie's Malibu home
Two and a Half Men (season 5) season in the history of the show until the eighth season ended after 16 episodes due to the firing of Charlie Sheen. Production on the show was halted on November 6, 2007 because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, which began on November 5, 2007 and ended on February 12, 2008. The show returned on March 17, 2008 with 9 episodes to conclude the fifth season. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Two and a Half Men (season 5) The fifth season of "Two and a Half Men" originally aired on CBS from September 24, 2007, to May 19, 2008. A total of