Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Chuck Lorre Lee Aronsohn |
Starring | Charlie Sheen Jon Cryer Angus T. Jones Conchata Ferrell Holland Taylor Marin Hinkle Jennifer Bini Taylor[note 1](season 7) Melanie Lynskey (seasons 1–2) April Bowlby[note 2] (season 4) |
Theme music composer | Chuck Lorre Lee Aronsohn |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 177 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Chuck Lorre Lee Aronsohn Eric Tannenbaum Kim Tannenbaum Mark Burg Oren Koules Don Foster Susan Beavers (seasons 6–present) Eddie Gorodetsky (seasons 6–present) Mark Roberts (season 7–present) |
Production locations | Malibu, California, United States (setting) Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California (filming location) |
Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
Running time | 18-22 minutes |
Production companies | Chuck Lorre Productions The Tannenbaum Company Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 22, 2003 present | –
Two and a Half Men is an American television comedy series which premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show is about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake. Charlie's free-wheeling life is complicated and altered when his brother gets divorced and moves, along with his son, into Charlie's beach-front Malibu house.
There have been seven seasons of Two and a Half Men, with an additional two seasons to come.[1] The show has ranked among the Top 20 programs every season since it first aired. In 2010, CBS and Warner Bros. Television reached a multi-year broadcast agreement for the series, renewing it through at least the 2011–12 season.[2][3]
Cast and characters
Main
- Charlie Sheen as Charles Francis "Charlie" Harper, a hedonistic bachelor, alcoholic, jingle/children's song writer and Jake's uncle.
- Jon Cryer as Alan Jerome Harper, Jake's twice-divorced father and Charlie's chiropractor brother, who is conscientious but continually stricken with bad judgement.
- Angus T. Jones as Jacob David "Jake" Harper, the underachieving son of Alan and Judith.
- Conchata Ferrell as Charlie's sharp-tongued housekeeper Berta.
- Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan's conceited mother and Jake's grandmother. A high powered Los Angeles Broker/Realtor.
- Marin Hinkle as Judith Melnick, Alan's vindictive, self-absorbed, humorless ex-wife and Jake's mother.
Recurring
- Melanie Lynskey (starring seasons 1–2; recurring seasons 3–present) as the Harpers' wealthy, looney, attractive former neighbor and Charlie's stalker, Rose.
- Ryan Stiles (season 2–present) as pediatrician Dr. Herbert "Herb" Melnick, Judith's goofy, train-hobbyist second husband, father to Judith's daughter, and Jake's stepfather. (In season 2 he was known as "Greg Melnick.")
- Emmanuelle Vaugier (seasons 3, 5-7) as Mia, ballet teacher, Charlie's ex-fiance.
- April Bowlby (seasons 3-4) as Kandi, Charlie's girlfriend, then girlfriend and wife of Alan, then Alan's ex-wife and Judith's best friend.
- Jane Lynch (seasons 1, 3–present) as Dr. Linda Freeman, initially as Jake's, then as Charlie's and Alan's adept, incisive, but money-hungry psychiatrist.
- J. D. Walsh as Gordon, a pizza delivery guy who appears in seasons 1–3 and season six onwards. At one time, he is Rose's boyfriend, or more correctly her substitute for Charlie.
- Kelly Stables (season 6–present) as Melissa, Alan's receptionist who briefly dated Charlie before starting an intermittent relationship with Alan.
- Jennifer Bini Taylor (seasons 6–7[4]) as Chelsea[note 1], Charlie's girlfriend for most of season six, who has moved into his house by the end of the season. She then became Charlie's fiancée in season seven. (While credited on-screen among the main cast during the seventh season, CBS press releases billed her as a recurring character.)
- Courtney Thorne-Smith (season 7–present) as Lyndsey MacElroy, Alan's girlfriend and the mother of Jake's best friend, Eldridge.
- Graham Patrick Martin (season 7–present) as Eldridge MacElroy, Jake's best friend whose mother Lyndsey is dating Alan.
Episodes
As of 2010, seven seasons have been broadcast and the show has been renewed for two more seasons.[1] Each episode is titled with a quotation from it; unlike most episodic television, the episode title usually bears no relationship to any of the plotlines; the quote fragment being completely out of context. The show's 100th episode ("City of Great Racks") aired on October 15, 2007. To celebrate this, a casino-inspired party was held at West Hollywood's Pacific Design Center.[5] Warner Brothers Television also distributed blue Micargi Rover bicycles adorned with the Two and a Half Men logo along with the words "100 Episodes." Each bicycle came with a note saying "You've made us very proud. Here's to a long ride together."[5] The cast also gifted the crew with sterling silver key rings from Tiffany & Co. The key rings were attached to small pendants with "100" inscribed on one side and Two and a Half Men on the other.
Season 7 premiered on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. ET.[6] CBS initially ordered 24 episodes for the season, but due to Charlie Sheen's personal life in recent months the episode order was cut down to only 22 episodes.[7]
Season 8 premiered on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Crossover with CSI
"When Chuck pitched the idea to me ... I thought it was an intriguing idea and walked into Naren's office and he said, 'What a nut.'"
- Carol Mendelsohn[8]
In 2007, Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre contacted CSI: Crime Scene Investigation executive producer Carol Mendelsohn about a crossover. At first, the idea seemed unlikely to receive approval; however, it resurfaced when Mendelsohn and Lorre were at the World Television Festival in Canada and they decided to get approval and run with it.[8] When Mendelsohn was giving a talk, she accidentally mentioned the crossover, that same day Variety Magazine was already inquiring about the crossover episodes. Mendelsohn later stated: "We're all used to being in control and in charge of our own shows and even though this was a freelance-type situation ... there was an expectation and also a desire on all of our parts to really have a true collaboration. You have to give a little. It was sort of a life lesson, I think.[8] " "The biggest challenge for us was doing a comedy with a murder in it. Generally our stories are a little lighter," stated Lorre in an interview. "Would our audience go with a dead body in it? There was a moment where it could have gone either way. I think the results were spectacular. It turned out to be a really funny episode.[8] " "Fish in a Drawer" was the first part of the crossover to air, on May 5, 2008, and was written by Sarah Goldfinger, Evan Dunsky, Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar.[9] George Eads is the only CSI: Crime Scene Investigation main cast member to make a cameo on Two and a Half Men. Three days later (May 8, 2008) the second part of the crossover, "Two and a Half Deaths" aired, following Gil Grissom (William Petersen) as he investigates the murder of a sitcom diva named Annabelle (Katey Sagal), who was found murdered while she was filming her show in Las Vegas, Nevada;[9] Sheen, Cryer, and Jones all made uncredited cameos in this episode as themselves.
Production
International broadcasting
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Country / Region | Network(s) | Series aired | Aired as | Notes |
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Argentina | Warner Channel | Two and a Half Men | Aired every day | |
Telefe | Dos Hombres y Medio | No longer transmitted. Dubbed in Spanish. | ||
Australia | Nine Network | 2004–present | Two and a Half Men | |
GO! | 2010–present | |||
Arena | 2009–10 | |||
Fox8 | 2005–09, 2010–present | |||
Austria | ORF ORF1 |
Mein cooler Onkel Charlie (My cool uncle Charlie) |
Dubbed in German. | |
Brazil | SBT | Dois Homens e Meio | Aired sometimes. Dubbed in Portuguese. | |
Warner Channel | Two and a Half Men | Aired daily | ||
Bulgaria | bTV bTV Comedy Fox Life |
Двама мъже и половина (Two and a Half Men) |
Dubbed in Bulgarian | |
Canada | CTV / A | Two and a Half Men | Aired in English[10] | |
V | Mon oncle Charlie (My Uncle Charlie) |
Dubbed in French[11] | ||
Omni Television | Alternates between Omni 1 and Omni 2 at different times. | |||
China | Xing Kong | 好汉两个半 | ||
Croatia | HRT2 | Dva i pol muškarca | ||
Czech Republic | Nova Nova Cinema |
Dva a půl chlapa (Two and a Half Guy) |
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Denmark | TV3 TV3+ |
Two and a Half Men | ||
Estonia | Kanal 2 | Kaks ja pool meest (Two and a Half Men) |
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Finland | MTV3 | Miehen puolikkaat (Halves of man) |
Aired on Tuesday afternoons. (Currently airing Season 6.) | |
Sub | Aired daily at 7:30 p.m. (Currently airing Season 6.) | |||
France | Jimmy Canal+ Comédie! |
Mon Oncle Charlie | ||
Germany | ProSieben | 2005–present (new episodes) | Mein cooler Onkel Charlie (My cool uncle Charlie) (season 1) Two and a Half Men (season 2–present) |
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kabel eins | 2009–present (older episodes) | |||
TNT Serie | 2010–present (season 1–4) | |||
Greece | Star Channel | |||
Hong Kong | aTV World | October 2010–early 2011 | 宅男一PAIR半 (A pair and a half of nerds) |
Season 1 to 3 |
Hungary | Viasat 3 | ???–present | Két pasi meg egy kicsi (Two guys and a small one) |
Dubbed in Hungarian. |
Iceland | Stöð 2 | |||
India | STAR World India | Two And A Half Men | Currently airing season 7, in English, with English subtitles | |
Ireland | Viva Comedy Central TG4 RTE One |
Two and a Half Men | ||
Israel | Yes Comedy | שני גברים וחצי (Two Men And A Half) | ||
Italy | Rai 2 | 2006–present | Due uomini e mezzo Two and a Half Men |
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Joi | 2009–present | |||
Japan | Super! Drama TV | 2008–present | チャーリー・シーンのハーパー★ボーイズ (Charlie Sheen's Harper Boys) |
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Latvia | LNT | Divarpus vīri | ||
North Macedonia | A1 | Два и пол мажи | ||
Mexico | Warner Channel | Two and a Half Men | ||
Netherlands | Veronica. | Two and a Half Men | ||
New Zealand | TV2 | Two and a Half Men | ||
Norway | TV3 | Two and a Half Men | ||
Panama | RPC TV | Dos Hombres y Medio | ||
Poland | TVN 7 Comedy Central |
Dwóch i pół (Two and a Half) |
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Portugal | RTP2 Sony Entertainment Television |
Dois Homens e Meio | ||
Russia | НТВ | Два с половиной человека | ||
Saudi Arabia | Middle East Broadcasting Center | 2008–present | Two and a Half Men | |
Serbia | RTV Pink | Dva i po čoveka | ||
Slovakia | Markíza | Dva a pol chlapa (Two and a Half Men) |
Seasons 1–7 | |
Slovenia | Kanal A | December 2009–January 2010 | Dva moža in pol | Season 6 |
South Africa | M-Net | Two and a Half Men | ||
SABC 3 | shows older seasons | |||
Universal Channel | shows older seasons | |||
Spain | Clan TVE | ??–2010 | Dos hombres y medio | |
TVE 2 | 2006–present | |||
TNT Spain | ??–present | |||
Neox | 2010–present | |||
Sri Lanka | STAR World | 2009-Present | Two And A Half Men | Currently airing season 7, in English, with English subtitles |
WB Channel | 2010-Present | Older Seasons | ||
Sweden | TV3 TV6 |
2004–present | Två och en halv män. 2 1/2 män | |
Switzerland | TSR 1 | Mon oncle Charlie (My Uncle Charlie) |
French speaking Switzerland, aired in French and English | |
SF zwei | Mein cooler Onkel Charlie (My cool uncle Charlie) |
German speaking Switzerland, aired in German and English | ||
Turkey | CNBC-e | Two and a Half Men | ||
Taiwan | Star World | 好漢兩個半/男人兩個半 | ||
Ukraine | 1+1 | Два з половиною чоловіки | ||
United Arab Emirates | Orbit Showtime Network | Two and a Half Men | ||
United Kingdom | Viva Comedy Central Sky1 MTV |
Two and a Half Men | ||
United States | CBS | 2003–present |
Speculation of Charlie Sheen's departure
Following a February 2010 announcement that Charlie Sheen was entering rehab, filming of the show was temporarily stopped.[12] Filming of the show resumed on March 16, 2010.[13] On April 1, 2010, People.com reported that after 7 seasons Charlie Sheen announced he was considering leaving the show.[14]
According to one source Sheen quit the show after filming the final episode of Season 7, purportedly due to his rejection of CBS' offer of $1 million per episode as too low.[15] Sheen has since stated that he will be back for two more seasons.[16]
On May 18, 2010 New Zealand website "Stuff" reported that a press release issued by Charlie Sheen's publicist confirmed that Sheen had signed a new contract for a further two years at $1.78 million per episode. "To put a fitting end on the two and one-half months of whirlwind speculation, I'm looking forward to returning to my CBS home on Monday nights," Sheen was quoted as saying.[17]
On January 28, 2011, Charlie Sheen "entered" home drug rehabilitation "voluntarily", as a way to get people off his back, for the third time in 12 months. According to Warner Bros. Television and CBS, the show has been put on hiatus for an unknown amount of time.[18]
Notable guest stars
Guest stars have included:
- Martin Mull as Russell, Charlie's drug-addicted, unethical pharmacist (seasons 6, 7, and 8)
- Richard Kind as Artie, Charlie's manager (season 5, episode 8)
- Richard Lewis as Stan, Charlie's accountant (season 1, episode 14)
- Enrique Iglesias as Fernando, Charlie's carpenter/handyman (season 4, episode 23)
- Morgan Fairchild as Donna (Charlie's ego) (season 4, episode 16)
- Katherine LaNasa as Lydia, Charlie's Oedipal girlfriend and Evelyn's doppelgänger (season 4, episodes 6 and 10)
- Ming-Na as the Hon. Linda Harris, Superior Court judge, adjunct law professor, and Charlie's girlfriend (season 5, episodes 3, 4, 5, and 6)
- Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Isabella (season 3, episode 6)
- Denise Richards as Lisa, Charlie's former girlfriend (season 1, episode 10, and season 2, episode 9)
- Emily Rose as Janine (season 6, episode 12)
- Jeri Ryan as Sherri, Charlie's girlfriend (season 2, episodes 5 and 19)
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Mia, Charlie's ex-fiancée (seasons 3, 5, 6, and 7)
- Susan Blakely as Angie, an author Charlie met at a bookstore (season 5, episodes 18 and 19)
- Chris O'Donnell as Jill/Bill, Charlie's ex-girlfriend who since became a man (season 1, episode 18)
- Rena Sofer as Chrissy, the "mother" of Charlie's "son" (season 6, episode 1)
- Katy Mixon as Betsy, a married woman whom Charlie purports to marry after his break-up with Chelsea (season 7, episodes 7 and 16)
- Diora Baird as Wanda, a girl who wants to have Charlie when he is engaged to Chelsea (season 6, episode 16)
- Paget Brewster as Jamie Eckleberry, Charlie & Alan's high school classmate (season 2, episode 12)
- Emilio Estevez as Andy, Charlie's long-time friend who predeceases him (season 6, episode 11)
- Elvis Costello as himself, Charlie's poker and cigar buddy (season 2, episode 1)
- Sean Penn as himself, Charlie's poker and cigar buddy (season 2, episode 1)
- Harry Dean Stanton as himself, Charlie's poker and cigar buddy (season 2, episode 1)
- Steven Tyler as himself, Charlie and Alan's neighbor and Berta's one-time employer (season 1, episode 4, and season 4, episode 2)
- Brooke Shields as Danielle, Charlie and Alan's neighbor (season 4)
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Jerome Burnett, Charlie and Alan's neighbor, and the father of Celeste Burnette (season 6)
- Tinashe Kachingwe as Celeste Burnette, Jake's ex-girlfriend (seasons 6 and 7)
- Cloris Leachman as Norma, Charlie and Alan's neighbor, Alan's "sugar momma", and Charlie's former "sugar momma" (season 3)
- Jenna Elfman as Frankie (season 1, episode 15 and 16)
- Josie Davis as Sandy, a girlfriend of Alan's (season 3)
- Allison Janney as Alan's online dating partner (season 4)
- Kimberly Quinn as Donna, Alan's girlfriend (season 5)
- Graham Patrick Martin as Eldridge McElroy, friend of Jake and son of Alan's love interest, Lyndsey (seasons 7 and 8)
- Eddie Van Halen as himself (season 7, episode 1)
- Carol Kane as Shelly, Melissa's mother (season 6)
- Amy Hill as Mrs. Wiggins, Alan's receptionist after Melissa leaves him (season 7)
- Frances Fisher as Priscilla Honeycutt, Alan's patient (season 7, episode 19)
- Heather Locklear as Laura Lang, Esq., Alan's divorce attorney (season 1, episode 21 )
- Steven Eckholdt as Brad, Alan's lawyer, and Chelsea's replacement for Charlie (season 7)
- Christopher Neiman as Joel, Kandi's lawyer whom Alan dislikes and nicknames "The Jackal" (season 4)
- Camryn Manheim as Daisy, Berta's sister (season 2)
- Sara Rue as Naomi, Berta's daughter (season 4)
- Megan Fox as Prudence, Berta's granddaughter (season 1, episode 12)
- Judy Greer as Myra Melnick, Herb Melnick's sister, Jake's step-aunt, and Charlie's one-night fling (season 4)
- Teri Hatcher as Liz, Judith's sister (season 1, episode 19)
- Annie Potts as Lenore, mother of Judith & Liz (season 7)
- Christina Moore as Cynthia Sullivan, Judith's best friend (season 5)
- Tricia Helfer as Gail, Chelsea's friend (season 7)
- Meagen Fay as Martha Melini, Chelsea's mother (seasons 6 and 7)
- Stacy Keach as Tom Melini, Chelsea's father (season 7)
- John Amos as Ed, boyfriend of Chelsea's father Tom (season 7)
- Gail O'Grady as Mandi, mother of Kandi, ex-wife of Andy, and brief love interest of Charlie (season 3)
- Kevin Sorbo as Andy, father of Kandi, ex-husband of Mandi, and brief love interest of Judith (season 3)
- Orson Bean as Norman, an old man who is married to a woman with whom Charlie had sex (season 2)
- Carl Reiner as Marty Pepper (season 7)
- Wayne Wilderson as Roger, Evelyn's co-worker (season 4)
- Tony Tripoli as Phillip, Evelyn's hairdresser (season 4)
- Austin Lee as Changpu, Phillip and Roger's "son"
- Martin Sheen as Harvey, father of Rose, and Evelyn's fling (season 3)
- Robert Wagner as Nathan Krunk (alias "Teddy Leopold"), Evelyn's fifth husband (later revealed to be a con artist), who died late in season 5 (seasons 4 and 5)
- Jenny McCarthy as Nathan Krunk's lover and grifting partner, Sylvia Fishman (alias "Teddy's daughter", "Courtney Leopold") (seasons 5 and 8)
- Julia Campbell as Francine, Jake's teacher (season 3)
- Missi Pyle as Delores Pasternak, Jake's teacher (season 2 and 7)
- Alicia Witt (season 6) as Delores Pasternak, Jake's teacher who became a stripper
- Judd Nelson (season 8) as Chris McElroy, ex-husband of Alan's love interest, Lyndsey.
- James Earl Jones, Justin T. Milner, and ZZ Top have also appeared as themselves.
As part of a crossover from the writers and executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, George Eads made a brief cameo appearance on the May 5, 2008 episode.[19]
Charlie Sheen's real-life brother Emilio Estevez has guest-starred as an old friend of Charlie's;[20] his father Martin Sheen has appeared as Rose's father. Sam Sheen, the real-life daughter of Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen, has appeared as Lisa's daughter on November 22, 2004.[21]
Awards and nominations
The show has received multiple award nominations. It was nominated for 30 Primetime Emmy Awards (winning four technical awards), and has also received two Golden Globe nominations. The show won the "Favorite TV Comedy" award at the 35th People's Choice Awards.
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2004 | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Lee Aronsohn, Grant Geissman, Chuck Lorre | Nominated |
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series | Steven V. Silver for "Camel Filters And Pheremones" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series | John Shaffner, Ann Shea for "Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor" |
Nominated | |
2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | Holland Taylor as "Evelyn Harper" |
Nominated |
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | Conchata Ferrell as "Berta" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Multi-camera Sound Mixing For A Series Or Special | Robert LaMasney, Charlie McDaniel, Kathy Oldham, Bruce Peters for "Can You Eat Human Flesh With Wooden Teeth?" |
Won | |
Outstanding Multi-camera Picture Editing For A Series | Joe Bella for "It Was Mame, Mom" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-camera Series | Steven Silver for "Back Off, Mary Poppins" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-camera Series | John Shaffner, Ann Shea for "It Was 'Mame' Mom"/"A Low, Guttural Tongue Flapping Noise" |
Nominated | |
2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series | Jon Cryer as "Alan Harper" |
Nominated |
Outstanding Multi-camera Sound Mixing For A Series Or Special | Bob La Masney, Charlie McDaniel, Kathy Oldham, Bruce Peters for "The Unfortunate Little Schnauzer" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Multi-camera Picture Editing For A Series | Joe Bella for "That Special Tug" |
Won | |
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series | Martin Sheen as "Harvey" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-camera Series | Steven V. Silver for "Carpet Burns And A Bite Mark" |
Nominated | |
2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | Holland Taylor as "Evelyn Harper" |
Nominated |
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | Conchata Ferrell as "Berta" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series | Jon Cryer as "Alan Harper" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Multi-camera Picture Editing For A Series | Joe Bella for "Release The Dogs" |
Won | |
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-camera Series | Steven Silver for "Release The Dogs" |
Won | |
2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | Holland Taylor as "Evelyn Harper" |
Nominated |
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series | Jon Cryer as "Alan Harper" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (half-hour) And Animation | Bruce Peters, Kathy Oldham, Charlie McDaniel, Bob La Masney for "Is There A Mrs. Waffles?" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-camera Series Or A Special (non-prosthetic) | Janice Berridge, Peggy Nichols, Shelly Woodhouse-Collins, Gabriel Solana for "City Of Great Racks" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-camera Series Or A Special | Pixie Schwartz, Krista Borrelli, Ralph M. Abalos, Janice Zoladz for "City Of Great Racks" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
2009 | Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series | Jon Cryer as "Alan Harper" |
Won |
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated | |
2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series | Jon Cryer as Alan Harper |
Nominated |
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series | Jane Lynch as Dr. Linda Freeman, for "818-jklpuzo" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-Hour Series | Steven V. Silver for "Crude and Uncalled For" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special | Pixie Schwartz, Krista Borrelli, Ralph Abalos, Janice Allison for "That's Why They Call It Ballroom" |
Nominated | |
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation | Bruce Peters, Bob LaMasney, Kathy Oldham for "Fart Jokes, Pie and Celeste" |
Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2004 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated |
2005 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2005 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated |
2010 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Charlie Sheen as "Charlie Harper" |
Nominated |
Critical reception
This article's "criticism" or "controversy" section may compromise the article's neutrality. (July 2010) |
The 'New York Daily News' has described the sitcom as "solid, well-acted and occasionally funny."[22] Conversely Graeme Blundell, writing for The Australian, described it as a "sometimes creepy, misogynistic comedy".[23]
Syndication
Two and a Half Men entered local United States syndication in 2007, with the first seven seasons currently available to local stations (largely CW affiliates in the major U.S. TV markets). On September 6, 2010, FX began airing the series daily on cable television nationwide.
The show also airs on the Nine Network, Go! (Australian TV channel), and Arena (TV network); the equivalent to Bravo (US TV channel) in Australia.
American television ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Two and a Half Men on CBS.
Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season | Timeslot | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Ranking | Viewers (in millions) |
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1st[24] | Mondays 9:30 pm/8:30c | September 22, 2003 | May 24, 2004 | 2003–2004 | #15 | 15.3 |
2nd[25] | Mondays 9:30 pm/8:30c | September 20, 2004 | May 23, 2005 | 2004–2005 | #11 | 16.5 |
3rd[26] | Mondays 9:00 pm/8c | September 19, 2005 | May 22, 2006 | 2005–2006 | #17 | 15.1 |
4th[27] | Mondays 9:00 pm/8c | September 18, 2006 | May 14, 2007 | 2006–2007 | #19 | 14.4 |
5th[28] | Mondays 9:00 pm/8c | September 24, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | 2007–2008 | #16 | 13.6 |
6th[29] | Mondays 9:00 pm/8c | September 22, 2008 | May 18, 2009 | 2008–2009 | #10 | 15.1 |
7th | Mondays 9:00 pm/8c | September 21, 2009 | May 24, 2010 | 2009–2010 | #11 | 14.95 [30] |
8th | Mondays 9:00 pm/8c | September 20, 2010 | May 2011 | 2010–2011 | TBA | TBA |
For the week ending December 21, 2008 (which episode featured a cameo by Emilio Estevez), the series was first in households (10.7), with viewers (17.92M), with adults 25–54 (7.3) and with adults 18–49 (5.7). It was the series' best delivery in households and adults 18–49 since February 5, 2007 (the night after the 2007 Super Bowl), with adults 25–54 since February 27, 2006, and viewers since May 16, 2005 (the night of the Everybody Loves Raymond series finale). This is the largest audience for the series in the 9:00 pm time slot.[citation needed].
DVD releases
DVD name | Ep # | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
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The Complete First Season | 24 | September 11, 2007 | September 12, 2005 | February 15, 2006 |
The Complete Second Season | 24 | January 8, 2008 | August 28, 2006 | September 6, 2006 |
The Complete Third Season | 24 | May 13, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | July 23, 2008 |
The Complete Fourth Season | 24 | September 23, 2008 | October 6, 2008 | October 8, 2008 |
The Complete Fifth Season | 19 | May 12, 2009 | April 13, 2009 | July 1, 2009[31] |
The Complete Sixth Season | 24 | September 1, 2009 | October 19, 2009[32] | March 3, 2010[33] |
The Complete Seventh Season | 22[34] | September 21, 2010 | October 11, 2010 | October 13, 2010[35] |
- Season 1 extras
- Four disc set
- Two Adults, One Kid, No Grown-Ups – behind the scenes with the cast and crew.
- Backstage tour with Angus T. Jones.
- Gag reel.
- Season 2 extras
- Four disc set
- 2½ Days in the Life of 2½ – viewers are invited for a behind-the-scenes look at a typical day in the life of cast members Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones.
- The Serious Business of Writing Comedy – a hilarious look at what it really takes to write a comedy show.
- Gag reel.
- Season 3 extras
- Four disc set
- Gag reel.
- Season 4 extras
- Four disc set
- Two men talking about Two and a Half Men – Creators Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn talk about the show.
- "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous" commentary with Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn.
- "Mr. McGlue's Feedbag" commentary with Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones.
- Gag reel.
- Season 5 extras[36]
- Three disc set
- Two and a Half Men at 100 – featurette on the show's 100th episode.
- The Lore of Chuck Lorre: Must Pause TV – the genesis and evolution of his vanity cards at the end of each episode.
- Dying Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard – chronicling the crossover episodes between writing teams of Two and a Half Men and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- Bonus episode: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – "Two and a Half Deaths."
- Season 6 extras
- Four disc set
- Growing Up Harper - The evolution of Jake Harper and the actor who portrays him, Angus T. Jones
- The Women of "Two and a Half Men" - Interviews with the women
- Gag reel
- Season 7 extras[37]
- Three disc set
- Ghosts of Charlie's Girlfriends Past Featurette
- Gag Reel
Two and a Half Wits
A caricatured version of the characters from Two and a Half Men, called Two and a Half Wits, was placed in MAD Magazine issue #450. The artwork was done by artist Tom Richmond, who, himself, found the show very amusing.[38] The show's creator, Chuck Lorre, was very excited about Two and a Half Men being in MAD Magazine. Before the issue was published, he contacted MAD Magazine for the original artwork and sent a copy of the art signed by the main cast.[38]
Also, in 2010, Lorre acquired the original art of the MAD parody of another one of his shows, The Big Bang Theory and also sent a signed copy of the artwork to Tom Richmond.
Notes
- ^ a b Prior to appearing as the main character Chelsea from season 6 onwards, Jennifer Bini Taylor had appeared briefly in four previous episodes as three different minor characters: as Suzanne in the series' pilot (season 1), as Tina in "Last Chance to See Those Tattoos"(season 2), and as Nina in "Our Leather Gear Is in the Guest Room" (season 5).
- ^ Prior to appearing as the main character Kandi in season 4, April Bowlby had appeared briefly as Kimber in the season 3 episode "Madame and Her Special Friend".
References
- ^ a b http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i43b2ec4937929a5062699bf1c78a3a51
- ^ Ryder, James (19 May 2010). "CBS: Renewed and Cancelled". ATV Network News. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
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- ^ a b Richmond, Tom. "The Wall of Shame, Part Deux". Two and a Half Men in Mad Magazine. Tom's MAD Blog. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
External links
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