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Les Moonves Hopes Two and a Half Men Returns; Breaks Silence on Charlie Sheen
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves says he hopes Two and a Half Men will return to the air, and doesn't foresee any financial trouble during the production's suspension.Charlie Sheen: Life with "goddesses" is "perfect""Going down the road ... I don't know what's going to happen," Moonves said Tuesday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I hope it's back. We'll see."CBS and Warner Bros. shut down TV's top-rated sitcom for the remainder of the season on Thursday after Charlie Sheen publicly bashed series creator Chuck Lorre. The halt is "actually a gainer for us," Moonves said.Charlie Sheen: No one from the show has tried to call me ... but Mel Gibson did!"Repeats obviously ...
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves says he hopes Two and a Half Men will return to the air, and doesn't foresee any financial trouble during the production's suspension.
Charlie Sheen: Life with "goddesses" is "perfect"
"Going down the road ... I don't know what's going to happen," Moonves said Tuesday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I hope it's back. We'll see."CBS and Warner Bros. shut down TV's top-rated sitcom for the remainder of the season on Thursday after Charlie Sheen publicly bashed series creator Chuck Lorre. The halt is "actually a gainer for us," Moonves said.Charlie Sheen: No one from the show has tried to call me ... but Mel Gibson did!
"Repeats obviously get somewhat less revenue than the originals. It is a show that repeats very well," he said. "Doing eight [fewer] originals saves us quite a bit of money. ... I'm not saying long-term I want this to go on."Moonves pointed out that Monday's Men repeat was the night's fourth-highest rated show.Ratings: The Bachelor hits season highs
As for Sheen, Moonves observed that the actor has been "on the air quite a bit these days," referring to his appearances on Good Morning America, Today, Piers Morgan Tonight and a TMZ live stream interview.
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"I wish he would have worked this hard to promote himself for an Emmy," Moonves said.