THE series 2 Broke Girls was an unexpected hit when it premiered back in 2011 but, after a solid six seasons, the sitcom has tragically been cancelled.

According to Variety, CBS decided to cancel the series after its later seasons struggled to get viewers.

The series centred around actors Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs who one day dreamt of opening their own business.

2 Broke Girls’ success was largely credited to Dennings and Behrs’ on-screen chemistry — probably helped by the fact that the two actors are best friends in real life.

The show’s sixth and final season premiered in October last year and despite its cancellation, 2 Broke Girls was always an extremely high earner for the network.

Australia’s Channel 9 owned the rights to 2 Broke Girls but stopped airing the show in December last year.

The show was slammed in February, 2015 for a racist joke made about indigenous Australians.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd called on the sitcom to apologise after the joke, which many deemed racist and offensive.

Pathetic attempt at racist humour by American "comedy" - "2 Broke Girls." How low can you go for canned laughter?Program should apologise. — Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) February 20, 2015

The joke came from a season 4 episode where a male character revealed he had been flirting with an Australian girl online.

“She’s part Aboriginal, but she has a great personality!” he said.

While originally distancing themselves from the joke, Dennings and Behrs later apologised for it on Twitter.

That line was a moment of ignorance from whoever wrote it. It does NOT reflect how I or cast feels. Hope this helps anyone rightfully upset. — Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) February 21, 2015

I second @OfficialKat That line was a moment of ignorance from whoever wrote it. It does NOT reflect how I or cast feels. — Beth Behrs (@BethBehrs) February 21, 2015

Despite many deeming the show’s jokes occasionally sexist and racist, many fans still took to Twitter today to express their heartbreak over the series cancellation.

WTF! CBS! why cancel 2 Broke Girls?! Its the one of the most underrated sitcom show ever! — Kris Jacob Catacutan (@KrisSkyPotter) May 13, 2017