Two and a Half Men seven had 22 episodes. Season eight premiered on September 20, 2010, at 9:00 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. cancelled 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. The show's ninth season premiered on September 19,
Two and a Half Men (season 1) into Sheen's fading career. Before their reunion on the series, Cryer and Sheen had both appeared in the comedy "Hot Shots". Other connections between the actors are that Taylor, Sheen and Cryer have each appeared in a John Hughes film (Sheen in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Cryer in "Pretty in Pink" and Taylor in "She's Having a Baby"), and that Jones, Ferrell, Taylor and Hinkle have all made guest appearances in "ER". Additionally, Sheen and Cryer each made guest appearances on the animated series "Family Guy". "Two and a Half Men" was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards but lost