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"Renewal of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men is imminent, it has been reported.  Sources tell Deadline that negotiations are &amp;quot;moving in the right direction&amp;quot; and that renewal of the show and the contract of its new lead Ashton Kutcher will be officially announced in a few weeks.   &amp;gt; The 2012-13 US TV scorecard: What&amp;#039;s axed? What&amp;#039;s renewed? The comedy, which saw the departure of Emmy-winning star Charlie Sheen in 2011, took on Kutcher as an internet tycoon named Walden Schmidt, who moves in with stars Jon Cryer and Angus T Jones after the death of Sheen&amp;#039;s character.  News of the show&amp;#039;s renewal comes just days after the show&amp;#039;s ratings reached a series low, gaining just 10.39 million viewers in its 18-49 demographic and dropping 8% in viewership since previous weeks.  Other CBS comedies returning despite ratings lows are How I Met Your Mother and the Kat Dennings sitcom 2 Broke Girls. Sheen, who came out with comments criticizing Kutcher&amp;#039;s performance and the writers on the show letting the material &amp;quot;go adrift&amp;quot;, recently apologized for his remarks.  Kutcher will next be starring in an upcoming biopic about the late Apple founder Steve Jobs.  &amp;gt; Two and a Half Men stars &amp;#039;will not get pay rise&amp;#039; Watch a clip of Ashton Kutcher on Two and Half Men below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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