Two and a Half Men (season 8)

The eighth season of "Two and a Half Men" premiered on September 20, 2010, and finished on February 14, 2011, with only 16 episodes aired, making season eight the shortest season (though season 12 would have the same number of half-hours), and was the last season with Charlie Sheen as its main star. Although advertised with a gag reel, the Season 8 DVD did not include one, making it and Season 5 the only DVD releases not to have them.
As of December 22, 2010, "Two and a Half Men" is ranked at number 10 on the 10 most watched TV programs of 2010.
Production.
Many reports of Sheen partying in Las Vegas, drinking heavily, and associating with 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.
Episodes.
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Reception.
Critical reception to season 8 was mostly negative. On the review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 43%. 