To no surprise, CBS has renewed Two and a Half Men for a 10th season. The venerable sitcom’s fate was up in the air a year ago but, with Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen, season nine has been bigger than season eight.
While many expected Two and a Half Men to fail with Kutcher, the sitcom has been CBS’ highest-rated show all season in the demo. It currently averages a 5.01 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 14.62 million total viewers, just edging out The Big Bang Theory in the all-important demo.
Men had a sizable lead earlier in the season but the two shows’ averages have come closer and closer. If tonight’s season finale of Men registers a 3.9 or higher in the demo, it will hold onto the top spot.
Either way of course, Chuck Lorre is a very happy man.
Here’s the official press release about the season 10 renewal:
CBS RENEWS “TWO AND A HALF MEN” FOR THE 2012-2013 BROADCAST SEASON
The Hit Comedy is CBS’s 19th Series to be Picked Up for Next SeasonCBS announced today that TWO AND A HALF MEN has been renewed for the 2012-2013 broadcast season.
The renewal comes after new agreements were reached for next season with series producer Warner Bros. Television and cast members Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones.
Currently in its ninth season, TWO AND A HALF MEN is posting significant year-to-year growth among all key ratings measures, averaging 15.0 million viewers, up +13% from last season, 5.2/13 in adults 18-49, up +27% and 6.5/14 in adults 25-54, up +20%.
Among all primetime comedies, TWO AND A HALF MEN ranks second in viewers and adults 25-54 and third among adults 18-49.
TWO AND A HALF MEN is CBS’s fifth comedy and 19th series to be renewed for next season, joining previously announced comedies HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, 2 BROKE GIRLS, MIKE & MOLLY and THE BIG BANG THEORY.
TWO AND A HALF MEN stars Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell and Holland Taylor. The series is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. Executive producers for Season 10 are Chuck Lorre, Jim Patterson, Don Reo and Eddie Gorodetsky.
What do you think? Did you think the show would survive? Do you think it will see season 11 or be cancelled after year 10?
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Yes 🙂
The show is not funny anymore, Kutcher needs to go or grow up his character. Since Charlie is no longer on that show we watch his reruns and new show Anger Management. It is a shame what you had with Charlie is no longer there.
Are you kidding me? Another season? This season was bad enough!
SEASON 9 WAS SUCH A BUST YUCK I WAS DISGUSTED BY THE STORY LINE LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME. THIS SHOW LEGIT WASTED 5 EPISODES OF WALDEN ALAN AND THAT DAM BRITISH CHICK LIKE THEY HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE DOING THE SAME STUPID THINGS AND THEN HERES THE FUNNY PART AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW WALDEN’S EX WIFE WAS ONE OF THE CHICKS CHARLIE SLEPT WITH I THINK IT WAS HERBS SISTER LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! WHAT A WASTE OF SEASON AND NOW THERE MOVING IT TO THURSDAY’S LMFAOO I SEE AND… Read more »
I’d prefer Charlie Sheen too, but I actually don’t mind Ashton Kutcher; I’d have to agree that the British woman needs to go.
In the ending how the boys say they’re going to take a nap, I can totally see them failing boop camp and won’t be in the Army.
I’m looking forward for the next season hope it will be as good as this last one.
Only like to watch show with Charlie Sheen. Husband and I will be watching Anger Management. Cancel show with Kutcher. Awlful!!!!
HAHAHA YESSSSSS **** TWO AND A GAY MEN
It has a better story with Ashton Kutcher. I wish a lot of people would see that.
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT FOR SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT. FIRST GLIMMER OF HOPE WAS THIS WEEK…NO AWFUL BRITISH GIRLFRIEND, PHASING OUT OF JAKE AND ELDRIDGE, RETURN OF JUDITH’S HUSBAND WHO WAS ALWAYS VERY FUNNY AND THE BEGINNING OF AN ACTUAL NEW PLOT WITH THE LITTLE FAT GUY COMING IN TO FORM A TECH COMPANY WITH WALDEN. BIG BANG THEORY IS STILL MY FAVORITE. TWO AND A HALF MEN STILL INAPPROPRIATE TITLE UNLESS ALAN IS THE HALF MAN; HE CERTAINLY QUALIFIES.
That sitcom should`ve been stopped after season 9th. There was a potential but all that was wasted. Pity… Or shame…
I love that this show is renewed but I am wonderful where are they going to take this show because since Jake joined the Army he shouldn’t be considered half of a man any more. I think that the Army is going to make Jake and Eldridge smarten up and become men.
It’s hard to see why it’s still so popular-not very funny this season and a great deal of very unfunny toilet ‘humour’-the cast is still good but not much to work with anymore…
the way i see it chuck lorre has two opptions. ether hire charlie back or cancel the show. ether way charlie will win again because if he is hired back he will have two shows and if the shows cancelled it will be payback for firering him
Are you guys crazy?!!!!! Gifted Man was awesome ! Please bring it back! Pleeeeeeeeaaaaase!
I prefer it with Charlie Sheen.