It's official, CBS's "Two and a Half Men" will end its run after season 12.

The hit comedy series will come to a close after this season, CBS network president Nina Tassler announced in May during a press presentation for the station's new fall schedule.

"Chuck Lorre is creating a season-long event," Tassler said. "We did very well last year with announcing the final season of 'How I Met Your Mother' here, too. Chuck is very psyched about this; he's got some great ideas and very big surprises.

"We know fans and audiences respond to that and that should really give us a nice boost when we launch our new comedy."

The decision to end the comedy, starring Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer, came after the network announced an early renewal last March. This is not a typical move for the network.

Considered the longest-running comedy series on broadcast television, the show has had its fair share of controversy over the years. It started with Cryer and Charlie Sheen, who played brothers Alan and Charlie Harper. The two were joined by young actor Angus T. Jones, who played the role of Alan's son Jake.

In 2011, Sheen was terminated from the show after showing signs of bizarre behavior. He was replaced by Kutcher, who played the role of Walden Schmidt. Jones, on the other hand, quit after calling the series "filth" in 2013.

Cryer, the only remaining original cast member of the 30-minute comedy show since 2003, posted his thoughts about the show's ending on Twitter.

Cryer tweeted:  "So long, and thanks for all the fish!" This is a reference to the fourth installment of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.