Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, the show revolves around six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright, Kauffman, and Crane.
Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the working title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, including title changes to Six of One and Friends Like Us, the series was finally named Friends.
Filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. The show ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings; it ultimately reached the number-one spot in its eighth season. The series finale aired on May 6, 2004, and was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fifth-most-watched series finale in television history and the most-watched television episode of the 2000s.
Friends received acclaim throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time. The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for its eighth season. The show ranked no. 21 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and no. 5 on Empire magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 1997, the episode "The One with the Prom Video" was ranked no. 100 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 2013, Friends ranked no. 24 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time, and no. 28 on TV Guide's 60 Best TV Series of All Time. The sitcom's cast members returned for a reunion special which aired on HBO Max on May 27, 2021.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
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Rachel Green
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Jennifer Aniston | |
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Monica Geller
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Courteney Cox | |
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Phoebe Buffay
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Lisa Kudrow | |
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Joey Tribbiani
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Matt LeBlanc | |
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Chandler Bing
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Matthew Perry | |
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Ross Geller
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David Schwimmer | |
International versions[]
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Czech | Přátelé | ČT1 [28] (formerly) ČT2 (formerly) SuperMax (formerly) TV Nova (formerly) TV Prima (formerly) HBO 2 (formerly) HBO 3 Nova Cinema (formerly) Fanda (formerly) Nova Fun Max Amazon Prime Video |
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French | Friends | France 2 (formerly) M6 (formerly) W9 (formerly) France 4 (formerly) NRJ 12 (formerly) C8 (formerly) RTL9 (formerly) TFX (formerly) TF1 Séries Films (formerly) RTL-TVI (formerly) RTL TV (formerly) Comédie+ (formerly) AB1 (formerly) TMC (formerly) Elle Girl TV (formerly) Jimmy (formerly) 2M (formerly) TNTV (formerly)[29] MBC 1 (formerly)[30] Netflix Max Amazon Prime Video |
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German | Friends | Sat.1 (formerly) Sat.1 Comedy (formerly) ProSieben (formerly) Kabel eins (formerly) Super RTL (formerly) Sixx RTL Nitro (formerly) Comedy Central (formerly) Disney Channel (formerly) TNT Serie (formerly) Warner TV Comedy Warner TV Serie (formerly) VIVA (formerly) Premiere Comedy (formerly) Premiere Serie (formerly) Premiere Start (formerly) Comedy (formerly) ORF 1 (formerly) SRF zwei (formerly) Puls 8 (formerly) TV24 (formerly) Netflix |
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Hungarian | Jóbarátok | HBO (formerly) M1 (formerly) TV2 (formerly) RTL Klub/RTL RTL II/RTL Kettő RTL+ (formerly) Viasat 3 (formerly) Viasat 6 (formerly) Comedy Central Comedy Central Family HBO 2 (formerly) HBO 3 (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Italian | Friends | Rai 3 [31] (formerly) Rai 2 [32] (formerly) RaiSat Fiction (formerly) Fox (formerly) Mya (formerly) Italia 1 La 5 (formerly) Italia 2 (formerly) Joi (formerly) Fox Comedy (formerly) Comedy Central (formerly) Netflix |
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Japanese | フレンズ | WOWOW (formerly) TV Tokyo (formerly) Netflix (formerly) |
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Mandarin (China) | 老友记 | CCTV-8 (formerly) Xing Kong (formerly) |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) | 老友记 | Chinese Television Network (formerly) |
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Persian | unknown | FX 2 (formerly)[33] |
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Polish | Przyjaciele | Canal+ [34] (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Friends | Sony Entertainment Television (formerly) Warner Channel (formerly) RedeTV! (formerly) SBT (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | Amigos | RTP1 [35] (formerly) |
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Punjabi | Friends | Apna Channel |
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Slovak | Priatelia | Markíza Dajto [36][37] SISO [38] Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Amigos | Sony Entertainment Television (formerly) Warner Channel (formerly) Canal 5 (formerly) Canal 2 Mérida Yucatán (formerly) Canal 2 (formerly) Canal 6 (formerly) TCS+ (formerly) Cadena Uno (formerly) Caracol Televisión (formerly) Citytv (formerly) Teleantioquia (formerly) Frecuencia Latina (formerly) Ecuavisa (formerly) Venevisión (formerly) Televen (formerly) XPERTV Canal 33 (formerly) TVN (formerly) Canal 10 (formerly) Unitel (formerly) RPC (formerly) Latele (formerly) SNT (formerly) Canal 12 (formerly) A1TV (formerly) Coral 39 (formerly) EBOTV (formerly) Paravisión (formerly) Televicentro (formerly) Canal 12 (formerly) Teleamazonas (formerly) Azteca Guatemala (formerly) Telesistema 11 (formerly) Telesistema Hondureño (formerly) Telemetro (formerly) Multivisión (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video Hulu YouTube The Roku Channel |
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Spanish (Spain) | Colegas (season 1) Friends (seasons 2-10) |
Canal+ (formerly) TNT Neox Comedy Central (formerly) FDF (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Thai (TrueVisions) |
Friends | IBC 2 (formerly)[39] |
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Thai (CVD International) |
Friends | VCD |
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Thai (Max) |
เฟรนส์ | Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Turkish | Sıkı Dostlar | Show TV (formerly) Cine5 (formerly) ATV (formerly) ComedyMax (formerly) MyMax (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Bulgarian (BNT 1) |
Приятели | BNT 1 (formerly) |
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Bulgarian (bTV) |
Приятели | bTV (formerly) bTV Comedy |
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Bulgarian (Max) |
Приятели | Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Latvian (LNT) |
Draugi | TV5 (formerly) LNT (formerly) Kanāls 2 (formerly) |
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Latvian (SDI Media Latvia) |
Draugi | TV3 (formerly) |
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Latvian (Duo Media Networks OÜ) |
Draugi | Duo 6[40] |
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Lithuanian | Draugai | LNK (formerly) TV1 (formerly) Duo 6 (formerly) |
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Polish (Canal+) |
Przyjaciele | Canal+ |
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Polish (Comedy Central) |
Przyjaciele | Comedy Central Polsat Comedy Central Extra Metro (formerly) HBO (formerly) HBO2 (formerly) HBO3 (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Polish (Netflix) |
Przyjaciele | Netflix (formerly) Eska TV |
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Polish (TVN, first version) |
Przyjaciele | TVN (formerly) TVN 7 (formerly) |
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Polish (TVN, second version) |
Przyjaciele | TVN 7 (formerly) |
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Polish (Polsat) |
Przyjaciele | Polsat (formerly) |
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Russian (Nota) |
Друзья | RTR/Rossiya (formerly) STS (formerly) TNT (formerly) 2x2 (formerly) Duo 6 Kanal 7+ Paramount Comedy (formerly) |
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Russian (TrueDubbing) |
Друзья | Paramount Comedy/Comedy Central (formerly) |
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Ukrainian | Друзі | 1+1 (formerly) Новий канал (formerly) ICTV (formerly) NLO TV (formerly) Comedy Central |
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Vietnamese | Những Người Bạn | Warner TV |
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Albanian | Friends | Kohavision RTK 1 (formerly) Top Channel (formerly) |
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Arabic | فريندز | MBC 4 (formerly) |
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Croatian | Prijatelji | HRT 1 (formerly) HBO 2 (formerly) HBO 3 (formerly) RTL 2 Doma TV (formerly) ATV (formerly) RTL Living (formerly) Max RTV TK FACE TV (formerly) Amazon Prime Video |
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Danish | Venner | TV 2 (formerly) TV 2 Zulu (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Dutch | Friends | Comedy Central (formerly) Veronica TV (formerly) Net 5 (formerly) Yorin (formerly) RTL 5 (formerly) ABC (formerly)[41] Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Estonian | Sõbrad | Kanal 2 (formerly) Duo 6 |
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Finnish | Frendit | MTV3 Sub (formerly) AVA (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Greek | Τα Φιλαράκια | Star Channel (formerly) CyBC 2 (formerly) TVOne (formerly) |
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Hebrew | חברים | Channel 2 (formerly) yes Comedy (formerly) Bip (formerly) Hot Comedy Central (formerly) HOT3 (formerly) |
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Icelandic | Vinir | Stöð 2 (formerly) |
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Indonesian | Friends | Warner TV Max RCTI (formerly) NET. (formerly) |
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Korean | 프렌즈 | Dong-A TV OnStyle (formerly) |
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Macedonian | Пријатели | MRT 1 (formerly) MRT 2 (formerly) MRT 3 (formerly) A1 (formerly) А2 (formerly) HBO 2 (formerly) HBO 3 (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Norwegian | Venner for livet | TV 2 (formerly) TVNorge (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Portuguese (Portugal) (Moviola) |
Friends | Fox Comedy/Star Comedy |
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Portuguese (Portugal) (PSB) |
Friends | SIC Mulher (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) (RTP) |
Friends | 2: (formerly) RTP Açores (formerly) |
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Romanian | Prietenii tăi | Pro TV (formerly) Pro Cinema (formerly) Pro Arena Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Serbian | Prijatelji | Pink (formerly) B92 (formerly) HBO 2 (formerly) HBO 3 (formerly) Prva Plus Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Slovene | Prijatelji | BRIO (formerly) Kanal A (formerly) HBO 2 (formerly) HBO 3 (formerly) Planet TV (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
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Swedish | Vänner | Kanal 5 (formerly) Comedy Central (formerly) Max Amazon Prime Video |
See also[]
- Friends: The Reunion
- Joey
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