The McCarthys is an American comedy television series that was created by Brian Gallivan, who also shares executive producer credits with Mike Sikowitz, Will Gluck, Richard Schwartz, and Andy Ackerman for CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television. The series debuted on CBS during the 2014-15 television season, airing Thursday nights at 9:30 pm (ET/PT)/8:30 pm (CT), starting October 30, 2014.