Friends
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GenreSitcom
Created by
  • David Crane
  • Marta Kauffman
Starring
  • Jennifer Aniston
  • Courteney Cox
  • Lisa Kudrow
  • Matt LeBlanc
  • Matthew Perry
  • David Schwimmer
Theme music composer
  • Michael Skloff
  • Allee Willis
Opening theme"I'll Be There for You"
by The Rembrandts
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons10
No.of episodes236(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • David Crane
  • Marta Kauffman
  • Kevin S. Bright
  • Michael Borkow (season 4)
  • Michael Curtis (season 5)
  • Adam Chase (seasons 5–6)
  • Greg Malins (seasons 5–7)
  • Wil Calhoun (season 7)
  • Scott Silveri (seasons 8–10)
  • Shana Goldberg-Meehan (seasons 8–10)
  • Andrew Reich (seasons 8–10)
  • Ted Cohen (seasons 8–10)
Production locationsWarner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20–22 minutes (per episode)
22–65 minutes (extended international TV & DVD episodes)
Production companies
  • Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
  • Warner Bros. Television
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatNTSC
Audio formatDolby Surround
Original releaseSeptember 22, 1994 (1994-09-22) –
May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06)
Chronology
Followed byJoey(2004–2006)
Friends: The Reunion(2021)