NBC has given the go-ahead to a new comedy from the writer/executive producer of Rules of Engagement, Mike Sikowitz.

Sikowitz’s show, which was originally pitched with the title Chuey & Me, is titled Welcome to the Family. The sitcom will follow two families - one Latino and one white – who are brought together when their children fall in love and an unplanned pregnancy follows..

Sony Pictures Television is producing the new show, as Sikowitz is currently under a deal with them.

Welcome to the Family is NBC’s 11th comedy pilot this season.

Sikowitz has also worked on The Class, Grounded for Life, It’s Like, You Know, and In-Laws.