
Friends is one of the most watched and most loved television comedies ever made, following six friends navigating life and love in New York City across ten seasons on NBC. Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, it made stars of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer — each of whom became cultural icons. The show remains enormously popular with younger generations who discovered it through streaming, and its 2021 reunion special drew 5.3 million viewers in the UK alone. The $6 million per-episode salary each cast member received in the final two seasons set a benchmark for ensemble cast negotiations that has never been matched.
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