Charlie Sheen Sheen from entering its production lot. Sheen, already the highest-paid actor on television, responded by publicly demanding a 50 percent raise, claiming that in comparison to the amount that the series was making, he was "underpaid". CBS and Warner Bros. terminated Sheen's contract on March 7, 2011. He was replaced by Ashton Kutcher. In the aftermath of his dismissal, Sheen remained vocally critical of Chuck Lorre, and filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros., which was settled the following September 26. That same month, Sheen, while presenting an award at the Primetime Emmy Awards, addressed "everybody here
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