In an interesting May ratings sweep stunt, CBS has crossover episodes of two of its most popular series.

A CSI team investigating a murder at Charlie Harper’s house?  Grissom and the team investigating the mysterious death of a diva sitcom star?  It’s all part of a first-ever “writers’ crossover,” in which the “CSI:Crime Scene Investigation” writers have written pen an episode of “Two and a Half Men” while “Men’s” wrirters have penned an episode of “CSI.”

The May 5 episode of “Two and a Half Men” was written by “CSI” writers Sarah Goldfinger and Evan Dunsky from a story by “CSI “executive producers Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar.  The May 8 episode of “CSI” was written by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, executive producers/writers of “Two and a Half Men.”

Robert Wagner ("Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me") and Jenny McCarthy ("Scary Movie") guest star on the “Two and a Half Men” episode which has a “CSI” team investigating a mysterious death at Charlie’s (Martin Sheen) house. On the “CSI” episode Grissom (William Petersen) and the CSI team
nvestigate the death of a diva sitcom star (Katey Sagal) who dies suddenly while her show is filming in Las Vegas.  Suspects include the entire writing staff, her loser husband and the actress who serves as her stand-in (Rachael Harris).