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Friends with Better Lives

★ 7.0 7K votes 2014–2014 1 season · 13 episodes Canceled CBS
FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 8/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
James Van Der BeekMajandra DelfinoZoe Lister-JonesBrooklyn DeckerRick DonaldKevin Connolly
Written by
Dana Klein
Starring
James Van Der BeekMajandra DelfinoZoe Lister-JonesBrooklyn DeckerRick DonaldKevin Connolly
Written by
Dana Klein
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
063125188250

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About

"Comfortable sitcom about comparing your life to everyone else's"

A group of thirtysomething friends in Chicago navigate marriage, divorce, and dating while constantly measuring their own messy lives against everyone else's. It's a traditional network sitcom built on relationship banter and reassuring life-stage jokes, closer to comfort food than innovation. The pace is brisk and the cast is likeable, but the writing leans on familiar sitcom shorthand rather than surprising you. It's the kind of show you half-watch while doing something else, pleasant in the moment and easy to forget once it ends.

Watch it for

the easy chemistry of a likeable cast riffing on marriage, dating, and envy.

Maybe skip if

you want sharp or original writing rather than familiar sitcom comfort food.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12014
7.61K134h 35m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.0
23522 min
▶2Window Pain7.6
15921 min
▶3Game Sext Match7.4
13921 min
▶4Pros & Cons7.6
14120 min
▶5The Bicycle Thieves7.8
11922 min
▶6Yummy Mummy8.4
10721 min
▶7Cyrano de Trainer-Zac7.5
10020 min
▶8Something New7.7
8822 min
▶9The Deceivers8.1
6022 min
▶10No More Mr. Nice Guy7.5
5221 min
▶11The Lost and Hound8.0
5821 min
▶12The Imposter8.3
6620 min
▶13Surprises7.9
5222 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

James Van Der Beek Will
Majandra Delfino Andi
Zoe Lister-Jones Kate
Brooklyn Decker Jules
Rick Donald Lowell
Kevin Connolly Bobby
Smith Cho Val
Lauren Lapkus Deena
Mark Feuerstein Simon
Stephanie Faracy Barbara

Crew

Dana Klein

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