


The sitcom's cast members will return for a reunion special airing on HBO Max on May 27, 2021.
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28 on TV Guide's 60 Best TV Series of All Time. 24 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time, and no. 100 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 1997, the episode "The One with the Prom Video" was ranked no. 7 on Empire magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. 21 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and no. The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for 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.įriends received acclaim throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time. All ten seasons of Friends ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings it ultimately reached the number-one spot in its eighth season. After several script rewrites and changes, including a second title change to Friends Like Us, the series was finally named Friends.įilming took place at Warner Bros. They presented the idea to Bright, with whom they had previously worked, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the series to NBC. Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993. The original executive producers were Kevin S. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. 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. 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.
