Friends
Stuck the LandingFinale "The Last One" scored 9.6, one of its highest-rated episodes.
Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 10/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 10/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 10/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 9/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 9/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 9/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10
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Starring
Jennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowMatt LeBlancMatthew PerryDavid Schwimmer
Written by
David CraneMarta Kauffman
Starring
Jennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowMatt LeBlancMatthew PerryDavid Schwimmer
Written by
David CraneMarta Kauffman
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Friends Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.8 | ||
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | ||
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | |
| S4 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | ||
| S5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | ||
| S6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.2 | |
| S7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | ||
| S8 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | ||
| S9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | |||
| S10 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.6 |
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About
"Comfort sitcom that turned hanging out into a genre"
Six twenty-something friends in New York navigate jobs, apartments, breakups, and each other's love lives over a decade of their lives. It's a warm, joke-dense hangout sitcom built on rapid-fire banter, exaggerated reactions, and a tight ensemble whose chemistry makes even weak episodes coast comfortably. The pace is brisk, plots are low-stakes and formulaic, and the coffeehouse-and-apartment rhythm becomes deeply comforting rather than dull. It's easy to dip into any random episode and still feel at home, which explains its decades-long afterlife as comfort-watch television.
Watch it for
the effortless chemistry among six leads who make familiar jokes feel fresh every time.
Maybe skip if
you want serialized stakes or find laugh-track sitcom rhythms grating.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11994
8.1193K248h 48m
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Season 21995
8.3166K248h 48m
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Season 31996
8.3160K259h 21m
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Season 41997
8.4151K249h 4m
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Season 51998
8.6154K248h 48m
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Season 61999
8.4145K259h 42m
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Season 72000
8.3130K248h 48m
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Season 82001
8.3132K248h 48m
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Season 92002
8.1117K239h 5m
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Season 102003
8.6107K176h 40m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jennifer Aniston Rachel Green
Courteney Cox Monica Geller, Monica Geller-Bing
Lisa Kudrow Phoebe Buffay, Ursula Buffay
Matt LeBlanc Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer Dr. Ross Geller, Russ
James Michael Tyler Gunther
Elliott Gould Jack Geller
Christina Pickles Judy Geller
Maggie Wheeler Janice Litman-Goralnik, Janice
Crew
David Crane
Marta Kauffman
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