Two and a Half Men season 8

The eighth season of Two and a Half Men premiered on CBS on September 20, 2010, and ended on February 14, 2011. The season was the last season with Charlie Sheen as its main star, who will be 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 season 12 would later have the same number of half-hour episodes.

As of December 22, 2010, Two and a Half Men is ranked at number 10 on the 10 most watched TV programs of 2010.

Main

 * Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper
 * Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
 * Angus T. Jones as Jake Harper
 * Marin Hinkle as Judith Harper-Melnick
 * Conchata Ferrell as Berta
 * Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper

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 the beginning of 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.

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.