Set in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, the show's plot follows the lives of friends Max Black ( Kat Dennings) and Caroline Channing ( Beth Behrs). Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings. 2 Broke Girls (stylized 2 Broke Girl$) is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017.