Is Charlie Sheen headed to Fox -- or back to 'Two and a Half Men?'

Is the Charlie Sheen machine heading back to "Two and a Half Men"?

As Sheen preps for his upcoming comedy tour, which kicks off at the Fox Theatre on April 2, a flurry of gossip fueled the public's imagination Monday.

Chatter crafted by Hollywood Life magazine suggested that there have been meetings between Sheen and Fox bigwigs about the possibility of launching a new late-night show.

Meanwhile, radaronline.com unleashed a story suggesting that reconciliation talks are under way between Sheen and "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre. CBS head honcho Les Moonves has reportedly been working on ways to put his top-rated comedy together again for the fall.

'Detroit 1-8-7' finale ratings

"Detroit 1-8-7" made its last stand Sunday night as its first (and maybe only) season came to a close. That's sad news, and there's even more discouraging news for fans who were hoping the season finale would help boost the show's ratings.

The 18th episode of "1-8-7," which was moved to Sunday from its usual 10 p.m. Tuesday time slot, drew about 4.7 million viewers nationally. Locally, nearly 340,000 viewers tuned in for the finale, according to figures provided by WXYZ-TV (Channel 7).

On Monday, during a freep.com Web chat, "1-8-7" creator Jason Richman popped up to let guests know that he and his producing team are committed to the series -- and the city -- and will be doing everything possible to ensure that it returns for a second season.

ABC isn't expected to reveal the fate of "1-8-7" until it announces its 2011-12 schedule in May.

Miss USA due at fund-raiser

Reigning Miss USA Rima Fakih of Dearborn is scheduled to make an appearance at the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund's sixth annual dinner and auction Saturday.

WDIV-TV (Channel 4)'s Chuck Gaidica will host the event, which will feature keynote speakers Oliver North and Kirk S. Lippold.

The soldiers group is a Livonia-based nonprofit organization that is dedicated to assisting veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and their families. The event is being produced in coordination with Families United and Operation Care Package Michigan.

Tickets for the event at the Suburban Collection Showplace (formerly Rock Financial Showplace) are $100 per person. For more, call Ann Cornelius at 248-346-5976 or e-mail ann4fwsf@aol.com .

Seger adds second Detroit date

There's another hometown show for Bob Seger: The Detroit rocker has added a May 17 date at the Palace of Auburn Hills to go with the already-scheduled May 19 show at the arena.

Seats for both shows will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday through Ticketmaster and at the Palace box office.

The concerts are part of a spring tour that kicks off Saturday in Toledo. It's the first tour for Seger and his Silver Bullet Band since 2007, and it comes as the much-loved Michigan star nears the release of his first album in five years.

Zingerman's chef up for award

Zingerman's Roadhouse executive chef Alex Young is one of five finalists for the James Beard Foundation's 2011 Best Chef: Great Lakes award. The Beard competition is considered the most prestigious in the United States for food professionals and others in the food and wine world.

This is the fifth time the Ann Arbor chef has been a finalist in the Beard awards. Nominees in all 55 awards categories are at JBFAwards.com.

Winners for chefs and other industry professionals will be announced in New York on May 9.

Briefly

• WCSX-FM (94.7) morning jock Ken Calvert is looking for a local classic rock outfit that has the goods to open up for Eddie Money at DTE Energy Music Theatre on May 27.

To get started with KC's Big Break contest, local rockers just need to film (and then upload) a video of a performance. Voting is scheduled to begin in mid-April before the top five finalists rock out during a showdown scheduled for May.

For more, listen to KC on WCSX in the mornings or head to wcsx.com/bigbreak/.

• Eddie Murphy will receive the Comedy Icon Award during the inaugural Comedy Awards, organizers announced Monday. Featuring Tina Fey, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, Louis C.K., Stephen Colbert, Kristen Wiig and more, the Comedy Awards will air over multiple MTV networks April 10.