In a bid to boost its ailing viewer figures, CBS will be shifting the sitcom 'Two and a Half Men' from Mondays to Thursdays. It's a tactic that worked for 'The Big Bang Theory' two years and they're hoping that it will be equally successful for the show that has rarely been out of the headlines in the last 12 months, though it's apparently on people's TV sets less often.
This time last year, the TV industry was gripped with the news that Ashton Kutcher had been selected to replace Charlie Sheen as the show's lead star. Despite a promising start, interest in the show seems to have declined now that the initial furore has died down. Other sitcoms have failed to capitalize on the audience drawn in by 'The Big Bang Theory' ('Two and a Half Men' will be aired at 8:30pm, directly after the geeky comedy show) but Cbs bosses are hoping that Kutcher's comedy will be the show that changes that trend. "We've created a super comedy hour," insists Kelly Kahl, the executive vice president for Cbs prime time.
Following the two sitcoms, will be 'Person of Interest,' a returning drama, in its second series. That will air at 9pm, followed by 'Elementary,' the modern reboot of Sherlock Holmes, which whisks him to New York City and transforms Dr. Watson into a woman. '2 Broke Girls' has been a success for the network, in its debut season and will now become the Monday night anchor, in place of 'Two and a Half Men'