Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a half men?

[Big Dog Striker]

Still higher than the average viewership of 12 Million when Sheen was the lead. :nod:

 

[luvsdaty]

Is that show still on?

 

[Jason_96]

I only watched a few episodes with Charlie Sheen. And it was a pretty funny show. I only saw one episode with Ashton Kutcher and it was hard to tell if he was trying to be funny or serious. But I kind of liked it.

 

[Iroc]

It WAS the great when Sheen was on, now it is the Alan and Kesler show. I absolutely hate Ashton on it, he acts like Kesler and seems like he is incapable of any kind of other humour than acting like a schmuk. I gave it a chance and now will not watch it. Charlie made the show and any Two and a Half Men fan will agree.

Yep, not a Kutcher fan, Sheen brought the badass attitude and that little smirk...loved it.

 

[Big Dog Striker]

CBS is laughing its way to the bank. They're actually making for money with Kutcher than Sheen. Last Monday, they had 15 Million viewers and are averaging 17 Million for the Fall with 6.4 rating as compared to Sheen's average of about 12.5 Million viewers with ratings of 4.6. And of course, Kutcher only makes 50% of what Sheen makes per show. Just do the math. Indeed, Charlie made the show, he's the MAN!! However, kudos to CBS as well for retaining and making the show more profitable without HIM. :clap2:

 

[Man Mountain]

Canada loves 'Men' with Kutcher

http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/T/Two_And_A_Half_Men/2012/05/13/19752711.html

Canada loves 'Men' with Kutcher
By Bill Harris, QMI Agency

Ratings for Two and a Half Men are up 45% in Canada this season. That is not a typo.

On CTV Two in 2011-12, Two and a Half Men with Ashton Kutcher is averaging 1.62 million viewers.

In 2010-11, also on CTV Two, Two and a Half Men with Charlie Sheen averaged 1.12 million viewers.

All these numbers are courtesy of Bell Media, which owns the CTV family of channels. Two and a Half Men has bounced around a bit on Canadian TV this season - from CTV to CTV Two, and from night to night, and from time slot to time slot - but here’s something even more notable about the figures:

Just to make it a true apples-to-apples comparison, those 2011-12 numbers do NOT include the big curiosity-fuelled Kutcher debut on Two and a Half Men last September, which attracted 5.324 million to CTV. That still ranks as the No. 1 scripted-series telecast on Canadian TV this season, and third on the overall list behind only the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards.

The Two and a Half Men ninth-season finale will be back on CTV on Monday, May 14, in addition to the show’s American network of origin, CBS. Viewership in the United States, by the way, has dropped somewhat - recent episodes have been in the 11-million range, down from the 14-million range last season.

The wider point is, the numbers have not cratered post-Sheen, as some predicted.

All of which leads me to this conclusion: These days there’s a pronounced “separation of church and state” when it comes to buzz versus broadcast.

Sheen going nuts and eventually getting himself fired from Two and a Half Men was a big story. As a member of the media, I’m not going to apologize for having been so interested in it.

That said, it has been reinforced for me that the portion of the public that gets most fascinated by something like Sheen-gate is not necessarily the portion of the public that is inclined to watch something like Two and a Half Men.

Is Two and a Half Men better or worse creatively this season? Well, your personal affinity for Sheen or Kutcher plays a big part in it. The truth is, Two and a Half Men wasn’t exactly Shakespeare before the change, and it isn’t exactly Shakespeare now.

It was reported over the weekend that Two and a Half Men has completed contract negotiations with its stars and will be back for a 10th season, although surely Kutcher, Jon Cryer and even Angus T. Jones did not come cheaply. This Wednesday CBS will make its formal fall announcements.

Moving forward, I guess it’s worth remembering that the demise of a star doesn’t necessarily mean the demise of a show. People who love watching the former don’t necessarily love watching the latter, and vice-versa.

 

[ReluctantPooner]

Despite my previous posts in this thread, I have enjoyed this season. It's still not the same, and they've been running the "will Alan have to move out thing" gag for too long now.
As for this stat, I don't think that the Charlie roll was getting old, but the real Charlie was going downhill and you could see it on screen. He looked really rough, sounded really rough, and I think it may have affected his roll, and the way he acted/portrayed the roll. Maybe some viewers tuned out. Jokes were still funny, but something was a bit off. Still loved it though..