ABOUT

Show about love and sex and careers and a time in life when everything is possible ...

about the search for commitment and security ... and the fear of commitment and security. Most of all, it's about friendship--for when you're young and single in the city, your friends are your family.

An American sitcom television series, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman.

ORIGINAL BROADCAST DATE: Aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 - May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons.

GENRE: Comedy

PRODUCTION: Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television

POPULARITY

It 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.

AWARD

The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for its eighth season.

Also won:
The series also won an American Comedy Award
one GLAAD Media Award
one Golden Globe Award
three Logie Awards
six People's Choice Awards
one Satellite Award
one Screen Actors Guild Award

CULTURAL IMPACT

The series also influenced the English language, (study by University of Toronto).
characters used the emphasized word "so" to modify adjectives more often than any other intensifier.

Joey's catchphrase, "How you doin'?",
became a popular part of Western English slang, often used as a pick-up line or when greeting friends

Friends has also developed an alternative family lifestyle by representing young people that live unconventional domestic lives.