On September 22, 1994, the famous American sitcom "Friends" debuted on NBC. It featured six friends, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Courtney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow, living in New York. Of the six friends, Jennifer Aniston was the most famous actor in the show that aired for ten seasons. It was produced by Marta Kauffman and David Crane and filmed at the Warner Bros Studio.

The show ran up to May 6, 2004, with the season finale of the 10-season series having over 52.5 million views, making it the fifth most-watched series finale in TV history and the most watched TV episode of the 2000s.

During the pitching for the series at NBC, the sitcom underwent various name changes, from "Insomnia Café" to "Six of One" to "Friends Like Us" and finally, to "Friends." The cast made a comeback for a Friends Reunion special which aired on HBO Max on May 27, 2021.