CBS Completes Deal for 10^th Season of ‘Two and a Half Men'

Comedy is 19^th renewal to join net's 2012-13 schedule

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/12/2012 4:08:05 PM

CBS has closed a deal to renew its hit comedy Two and a Half Men for the 2012-13 season, the network announced Saturday.

The comedy will be back for its 10^th season after new agreements were reached with producer Warner Bros. Television and series stars Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones.

In its current ninth season, the first since Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen on the sitcom, Men is averaging 15 million viewers, up 13% over last season, and a 5.2 rating with adults 18-49, up 27%.

Two and a Half Men is CBS' 19^th series renewal so far for next season, joining fellow comedies How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly and The Big Bang Theory. The network has yet to pick up any new pilots to series.