Two and a Half Men season 8

The eighth season of the American television sitcom Two and a Half Men aired on CBS from September 20, 2010 to February 14, 2011.
The season was the last season with Charlie Sheen as its main star, who was replaced by Ashton Kutcher in the following season. Being composed of 16 episodes, the season was the shortest season of the series up to that time, although the twelfth and final season would later have the same number of episodes.

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Cast

Main

Recurring

Courtney Thorne-Smith as Lyndsey MacElroy
Graham Patrick Martin as Eldridge MacElroy
Ryan Stiles as Herb Melnick
Melanie Lynskey as Rose
Kelly Stables as Melissa
Jenny McCarthy as Courtney

Guest

Judd Nelson as Chris MacElroy
J.D. Walsh as Gordon
Steve Hytner as Dr. Schenkman
Erinn Hayes as Gretchen
Liz Vassey as Michelle
Martin Mull as Russell
Nadia Bjorlin as Jill
Macey Cruthird as Megan
Tonita Castro as Esmeralda
Carl Reiner as Marty Pepper
Jane Lynch as Dr. Linda Freeman
Dakin Matthews as Father Shaunassey

Production

Many reports of Sheen partying in Las Vegas, going on alcoholic binges, and dating pornstars had been over the Internet from early January 2011 and CBS had expressed its concern. Early in the morning of January 27, Sheen was rushed to hospital suffering from severe abdominal pains after holding a party at his house in which he allegedly smoked crack cocaine. After being released from the hospital, Sheen checked himself into rehab, causing the show to be put on hiatus, with production scheduled to resume on February 28. The season was originally ordered for 24 episodes, but due to Sheen entering rehab, the episode count was cut to 20. On February 24, 2011, it was announced that the show would shut down production for the rest of the season and cancel the remaining four episodes, due to Sheen making offensive comments about Chuck Lorre, the creator and lead writer of Two and a Half Men, on the February 24 edition of a radio broadcast hosted by Alex Jones. On March 7, 2011, Sheen was fired from the show. After much speculation over whether Sheen would return to the series after all, Lorre announced in April 2011 that he had new plans to reboot Two and a Half Men with Jon Cryer in a lead role alongside a new character. Ashton Kutcher was later hired to portray the new character, Walden Schmidt.

Episodes

Reception

Critical reception to the eight season of Two and a Half Men was mixed. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 63% based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10.