Because of what she sees and hears around her involving other relationships, she uses unconventional methods to keep the romantic flames glowing with Alex, often seeking the help of her close friends.

The other, which she shares creator credit with Michael Patrick King and does not star in, is the CBS series 2 Broke Girls which is produced by Warner Bros.

[9] For Whitney, Cummings serves as the executive producer, creator and writer with Scott Stuber, Quan Phung, and Betsy Thomas for Universal Television.

[18] It was also announced that NBC Stand Up For Diversity winner Tone Bell would join the cast as a character named "RJ".

[23][24][25] The New Yorker's Emily Nussbaum suggested that Cummings was 2011's "sexy-girl hate magnet", experiencing a disproportionate amount of attention for being successful as well as attractive.

[31] Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times found that the episode was the funnier of the two shows by Cummings debuting that season because the humor was more original.

[32] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times found that despite some missteps, the series was promising, writing that "[e]ventually the mood relaxes, even as the slapstick amps up, and what may prove to be a charming comedy begins to emerge.

Willa Paskin of Salon found that the series improved structurally from the eighth episode, while the chemistry of the two leads was brought to the forefront.

[36] Jaime Weinman of Maclean's agreed with Paskin, additionally noting that the series depicted a more realistic relationship compared with other freshmen sitcoms such as New Girl.

[37] Stephan Lee, writing for Entertainment Weekly, compared Whitney favorably to Cummings' other series, 2 Broke Girls, citing what he perceived to be an increasingly stronger and more multidimensional supporting cast in the former.

[38] Jesse David Fox of Splitsider found that the series began to find its footing as it progressed from its pilot and misleading initial ad campaign.