--- description: The highly rated CBS comedy will end its run after 12 seasons title: Two and a Half Men To Make Next Season Its Last image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf4076fad64c3781/69868f4dd0b6f20599304460/two-and-a-half-men.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Two and a Half Men_ to Make Next Season Its Last by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 2:05 PM CUT  From left: Jon Cryer as Alan Harper and Ashton Kutcher as Walden Schmidt in CBS's Two and a Half Men From left: Jon Cryer as Alan Harper and Ashton Kutcher as Walden Schmidt in CBS's Two and a Half MenMichael Yarish—Warner Bros. Entertainment by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 2:05 PM CUT After 12 seasons, _Two and a Half Men_, the longest running live-action broadcast sitcom on broadcast television, is calling it quits. CBS confirmed this morning that the 2014-2015 season would be the last for the Chuck Lorre comedy, starring Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer. Once the most highly rated show on television, _Two and a Half Men_ has slipped in the ratings after losing one-and-a-half of its men (Charlie Sheen and Angus T. Jones) in recent seasons. Another likely reason for the series’ end? The costly contracts of the show’s current stars: Kutcher was the highest-paid sitcom actor this past season, earning $700,000 per episode, while Cryer made $620,000 for each show. The 12th season of _Two and a Half Men_ is currently scheduled to air at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings beginning in the fall. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/99046/two-and-a-half-men-ending-finale/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/99046/two-and-a-half-men-ending-finale/"},"headline":"Two and a Half Men to Make Next Season Its Last","datePublished":"2014-05-14T14:05:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:49:42.806Z","description":"CBS confirmed on Wednesday that its highly rated comedy, which is the longest running live-action broadcast sitcom ever but has slipped in the ratings since losing Charlie Sheen and Angus T. Jones, will end its run after 12 seasons","url":"https://time.com/99046/two-and-a-half-men-ending-finale/","keywords":["Television","Ashton Kutcher","upfronts","charlie sheen"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf4076fad64c3781/69868f4dd0b6f20599304460/two-and-a-half-men.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf4076fad64c3781/69868f4dd0b6f20599304460/two-and-a-half-men.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Two and a Half Men","caption":"Two and a Half Men","creditText":"Michael Yarish—Warner Bros. Entertainment","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/99046/two-and-a-half-men-ending-finale/","name":"Two and a Half Men to Make Next Season Its Last"}}]}] ```