CBS: ‘Two and a Half Men’ Ratings Surge Validates Decision to Bring Show Back

Second in a series on fall’s ratings losers and gainers.

Ten months after “Two and a Half Men” looked destined for cancellation, TV’s top rated sitcom is the biggest ratings gainer of the new fall season — and anchors a CBS Monday night that looks unstoppable.

Charlie Sheen’s firing on March 7 could easily have been the end of the series. Warner Bros. TV, which produces the show, was ominously silent about its future. Suggestions about possible Sheen replacements — Rob Lowe? John Stamos? — quickly fizzled out.

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January 3rd, 2012