I'm glad 2 broke girls was made when it was (and ended when it did) and not something running today.
It definitely could've been made today, I never agree when people say that some comedies couldn't be made today because there's always an audience for something. I love 2 broke girls and I rewatch is frequently and I'm happy it existed in the microcosm that was the 2010s.
It definitely had a more progressive lense even though some of their jokes and characters were not so progressive. I think if it was made today, those punching down jokes would've been hammed up to a 1000 because we've all seen too much, the 2010s was childs play compared to today. It probably would've had a pretty right-wing audience even if the show still leaned progressive. For example, I'm thinking about the right wing audience of American Dad, the Boys, American psycho etc, all are making fun of right wingers but they love the show because they take it at face value (even if the messaging is smacking them in the face).
The 2010s had an optimism about it where shows didn't need to go too dark to be popular. I think in this climate, people would be a bit too exhausted to engage with it lightly in the same way we would before. For me, bills, politics, wars, recessions are all making me less open to light little comedies like this unless I used to watch them. I don't think this would be a show I would watch if it came out today but because it was something I watched when I was younger, happier and more optimistic, it feels nice to watch and reminisce. I'm more forgiving because it was made back then and not right now.
All this to say that I'm enjoying the rewatch! I honestly wished Andy and Caroline would've ended up together, they were perfect for eachother.