Two and a Half Men In February 2011, however, CBS and Warner Bros. decided to end production for the rest of the eighth season after Sheen entered drug rehabilitation and made "disparaging comments" about the series' creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre. Sheen's contract was terminated the following month and he was confirmed not to be returning to the series. Ashton Kutcher was hired to replace him the following season as Walden Schmidt, a billionaire who buys Charlie's house after his death. In April 2013, CBS renewed the series for an eleventh season after closing one-year deals with Kutcher and Cryer. Jones, who was attending
Two and a Half Men (season 7) episodes was reduced back to 22. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Notes Two and a Half Men (season 7) The seventh season of "Two and a Half Men" premiered in the United States on September 21, 2009, and in Australia on September 28, 2009. The season was originally intended to have 22 episodes, but in November 2009 it was announced that the season was being extended to 24 episodes. Sheen entered rehab on February 23, 2010, and as a result, taping of the show was suspended; Sheen and the cast returned to the set to resume taping on March 16, 2010. However, as a