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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 early 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City. The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright, Kauffman, and Crane.

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Friends is an English-language comedy and romance television series created by Marta Kauffman and David Crane. It aired on the NBC network and ran for ten seasons. The show premiered on September 22, 1994, and concluded on May 6, 2004. Episodes have a duration of 30 minutes.

The series has 236 episodes according to one source, while another lists 228. It holds a vote average of 8.417 and a rating of 8.5. The program has 1,120,000 social media followers. It is referenced by 2,277 other encyclopedia articles.

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TV series · TMDB

★ 8.4

Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

Aired
1994–2004
Seasons
10 · 228 episodes
Status
Ended
Created by
Marta Kauffman, David Crane
Network
NBC
Genres
Comedy

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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Runtime
30 min
TVMaze rating
8.5/10
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Key facts

Television.image
Friends logo.svg
Television.genre
Sitcom
Television.open_theme
"
Television.composer
Michael SkloffIan Christian Nickus (season 2)
Television.country
United States
Television.language
English
Television.num_seasons
10
Television.num_episodes
236 (+ 1 special)
Television.list_episodes
List of Friends episodes
Television.camera
Multi-camera
Television.runtime
20–22 minutes (per episode)22–65 minutes (extended international TV & DVD episodes)
Television.location
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California
Television.network
NBC

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
television series
Has part
Friends, season 10
Named after
friend
Award
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Followed by
Joey
Main subject
friendship
Creator
Marta Kauffman
Screenwriter
David Crane
Cast member
Brad Pitt
Producer
Marta Kauffman
Production company
Warner Bros. Television Studios
Narrative location
Central Perk
Duration
30
FilmAffinity ID
745443
Distribution format
terrestrial television
Official website
www.warnerbros.com/tv/friends
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list of characters
list of Friends characters
distributed by
Netflix
original broadcaster
NBC
Commons category
Friends (1994 TV series)
topic's main category
Category:Friends (1994 TV series)
number of episodes
236
start time
1994-09-22
end time
2004-05-06
list of episodes
list of Friends episodes
Commons gallery
Friends
has spin-off
Joey
number of seasons
10
title
Friends
theme music
I'll Be There for You
camera setup
multiple-camera setup
executive producer
Kevin S. Bright
aspect ratio (W:H)
16:9
topic has template
Template:Friends
social media followers
1120000
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
derivative work
Friends: The Reunion
different from
Friends
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Encyclopedic overview

35 sections
Contents
  • Cast and characters
  • Episodes
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
  • Season 5
  • Season 6
  • Season 7
  • Season 8
  • Season 9
  • Season 10
  • Production
  • Conception
  • Casting
  • Writing
  • Filming
  • Series finale
  • Reunion special
  • Reception
  • Critical reception
  • Awards
  • Ratings
  • Syndication
  • Legacy and cultural impact
  • Coffee house
  • Distribution
  • Broadcast
  • Remaster
  • Home media
  • Spin-off
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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 early 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City. 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.

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