Friends | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | David Crane Marta Kauffman |
Starring | Jennifer Aniston Courteney Cox Lisa Kudrow Matt LeBlanc Matthew Perry David Schwimmer |
Theme music composer | Michael Skloff Allee Willis |
Opening theme | 'I'll Be There for You' by The Rembrandts |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 10 |
No. of episodes | 236 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | David Crane Marta Kauffman Kevin S. Bright Michael Borkow (season 4) Michael Curtis (season 5) Adam Chase (seasons 5–6) Greg Malins (seasons 5–7) Wil Calhoun (season 7) Scott Silveri (seasons 8–10) Shana Goldberg-Meehan (seasons 8–10) Andrew Reich (seasons 8–10) Ted Cohen (seasons 8–10) |
Production location(s) | Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20–22 minutes (per episode) 22–65 minutes (extended international TV & DVD episodes) |
Production company(s) | Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. Television |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | NTSC (480i) 4:3 (original broadcast) HDTV1080i16:9 (2012 remaster) |
Audio format | Dolby Surround 2.0 (original broadcast) Dolby Digital 5.1 (2012 remaster) |
Original release | September 22, 1994 – May 6, 2004 |
Chronology | |
Followed by | Joey (2004–2006) |
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Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Nielsen ratings[41] | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Rank | Rating | ||||
1 | 24 | September 22, 1994 | May 18, 1995 | 8 | 15.6 | ||
2 | 24 | September 21, 1995 | May 16, 1996 | 3 | 18.7 | ||
3 | 25 | September 19, 1996 | May 15, 1997 | 4 | 16.8 | ||
4 | 24 | September 25, 1997 | May 7, 1998 | 4 | 16.1 | ||
5 | 24 | September 24, 1998 | May 20, 1999 | 2 | 15.7 | ||
6 | 25 | September 23, 1999 | May 18, 2000 | 5 | 14.0 | ||
7 | 24 | October 12, 2000 | May 17, 2001 | 5 | 12.6 | ||
8 | 24 | September 27, 2001 | May 16, 2002 | 1 | 15.0 | ||
9 | 24 | September 26, 2002 | May 15, 2003 | 2 | 13.9 | ||
10 | 18 | September 25, 2003 | May 6, 2004 | 4 | 13.6 |
Season | Timeslot | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | Most-watched episode | |
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Title | Viewers (in millions) | |||||||
1 | Thursday 8:30 pm (1–16) Thursday 9:30 pm (17–24) | September 22, 1994 | May 18, 1995 | 1994–95 | 8 | 24.3[99] | 'The One Where Rachel Finds Out' | 31.3[100] |
2 | Thursday 8:00 pm | September 21, 1995 | May 16, 1996 | 1995–96 | 3 | 29.4[99] | 'The One After the Superbowl' | 52.9[100] |
3 | September 19, 1996 | May 15, 1997 | 1996–97 | 4 | 24.9[99] | 'The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister' | 29.8[101] | |
4 | September 25, 1997 | May 7, 1998 | 1997–98 | 4 | 24.0[99] | 'The One with Ross's Wedding' | 31.6[100] | |
5 | September 24, 1998 | May 20, 1999 | 1998–99 | 2 | 23.5[99] | 'The One After Ross Says Rachel' | 30.9[100] | |
6 | September 23, 1999 | May 18, 2000 | 1999–2000 | 5 | 20.7[99] | 'The One with the Proposal' | 30.7[100] | |
7 | October 12, 2000 | May 17, 2001 | 2000–01 | 5 | 20.2[99] | 'The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding' | 30.1[100] | |
8 | September 27, 2001 | May 16, 2002 | 2001–02 | 1 | 24.5[99] | 'The One Where Rachel Has a Baby' | 34.9[100] | |
9 | September 26, 2002 | May 15, 2003 | 2002–03 | 2 | 21.8[99] | 'The One Where No One Proposes' | 34.0[100] | |
10 | September 25, 2003 | May 6, 2004 | 2003–04 | 4 | 22.8[99] | 'The Last One' | 52.5[4] |
DVD name | Eps | DVD release dates | Blu-ray release dates | ||||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region A | Region B UK | Region B Australia | ||
The Complete First Season | 24 | April 30, 2002[165] | May 29, 2000[166] | October 4, 2006[167] | April 30, 2013 | ||
The Complete Second Season | 24 | September 3, 2002[168][169] | May 29, 2000[166] | October 4, 2006[170] | April 30, 2013 | ||
The Complete Third Season | 25 | April 1, 2003[171] | May 29, 2000[166] | October 4, 2006[172] | |||
The Complete Fourth Season | 24 | July 15, 2003[173] | May 29, 2000[166] | October 4, 2006[174] | |||
The Complete Fifth Season | 24 | November 4, 2003[175] | May 29, 2000[166] | October 4, 2006[176] | |||
The Complete Sixth Season | 25 | January 27, 2004[177] | July 17, 2000[178] | October 4, 2006[179] | |||
The Complete Seventh Season | 24 | April 6, 2004[180] | October 25, 2004[181] | October 4, 2006[182] | |||
The Complete Eighth Season | 24 | November 9, 2004[183] | October 25, 2004[184] | October 4, 2006[185] | |||
The Complete Ninth Season | 24 | March 8, 2005[186] | October 25, 2004[187] | October 4, 2006[188] | |||
The Complete Tenth Season | 18 | November 15, 2005[189] | October 25, 2004[190] | October 4, 2006[191] | |||
The Complete Series | 236 | November 15, 2005 November 14, 2006 (re-issue) April 16, 2013 (re-issue 2013) September 17, 2019[192] (re-issue 2019) | October 2, 2006 November 12, 2007 (re-issue) September 28, 2009 (15th Anniversary Edition) | November 13, 2012 | November 12, 2012 | November 21, 2012 (JB Hi-Fi exclusive) August 21, 2013 |
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(help)Preceded by Extreme 1995 | Friends Super Bowl lead-out program 1996 | Succeeded by The X-Files 1997 |