Why Ashton Kutcher doesn't get many movie offers anymore

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His return to TV was … not so triumphant

When it comes to ratings, lightning doesn't always strike twice. As his film momentum slowed, Kutcher made what was poised to be a "winning" return to television in 2011, replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men after Sheen alienated creator-producer Chuck Lorre with his antics and was booted from the hit sitcom. The series needed another man to come in and fulfill the promise of its title, so Kutcher came on as down-and-out billionaire Walden Schmidt, who moves in with the other one and a half men to cheer himself up.

Despite the fact that Kutcher seemed like an ideal addition to the show, which boasted sky-high viewership during Sheen's tenure, ratings rapidly declined, and the series was eventually cancelled four seasons after Kutcher's arrival. Kutcher again tried his hand at the big screen with a supporting role in 2014's Annie revival, but that film was a disappointment with critics and audiences alike, and he again returned to TV with the Netflix sitcom The Ranch in 2016.

On paper, The Ranch had all the right ingredients for small screen success—up to and including his old That '70s Show screen partner Danny Masterson—but unlike a lot of Netflix productions, it's been met with little critical acclaim and hasn't attracted the kind of cult audience enjoyed by many of the streaming service's other original series.

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