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Smallville 10/29/23 6:28:48 AM #1:	Like at the time they were airing, which got higher ratings? iirc both shows were number one in the rankings or ratings for at least several years in the u.s. Have heard some people say that , friends took seinfeld's old time slot and would never have gotten so popular had seinfeld never aired. Iirc The main friends actors even got paid a lot more than the main seinfeld actors over the course of their shows. --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:976917683] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Like at the time they were airing, which got higher ratings? iirc both shows were number one in the rankings or ratings for at least several years in the u.s. Have heard some people say that , friends took seinfeld's old time slot and would never have gotten so popular had seinfeld never aired. Iirc The main friends actors even got paid a lot more than the main seinfeld actors over the course of their shows. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 10/29/23 6:36:02 AM #2:	Yeah Friends was the biggest sit-com ever in terms of popularity --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:976917728] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Yeah Friends was the biggest sit-com ever in terms of popularity </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 10/29/23 6:36:32 AM #3:	Seinfeld Most watched episode of Friends was the one with the lead of the Superbowl at like 50 million viewers. Most watched episode of Seinfeld was the finale at like 75 million. Even with outliers like this, Seinfeld still had a few million more people watching it every week. Iirc Seinfeld was at like 27 and Friends was at 23. --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:976917730] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>SeinfeldMost watched episode of Friends was the one with the lead of the Superbowl at like 50 million viewers. Most watched episode of Seinfeld was the finale at like 75 million. Even with outliers like this, Seinfeld still had a few million more people watching it every week. Iirc Seinfeld was at like 27 and Friends was at 23. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 10/29/23 8:02:33 AM #4:	bump --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:976918275] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 10/29/23 8:03:36 AM #5:	Seinfeld had more viewers in the 90s. --- ************************************************ http://i.imgur.com/iZdWIKJ.jpg <cite>whitelytning posted [p:976918287] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Seinfeld had more viewers in the 90s. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 10/29/23 8:07:03 AM #6:	whitelytning posted... Seinfeld had more viewers in the 90s. yeah i liked seinfeld way more than friends. Really didn't like friends or really understand its popularity. Smallville was one show where i didn't get why it wasn't way more popular. Really liked seinfeld but liked smallville way more. I believe that smallville never even cracked the top 100 shows in weekly nielsen ratings --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:976918305] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>whitelytning posted... </cite><quote>Seinfeld had more viewers in the 90s.</quote>yeah i liked seinfeld way more than friends. Really didn't like friends or really understand its popularity. Smallville was one show where i didn't get why it wasn't way more popular. Really liked seinfeld but liked smallville way more. I believe that smallville never even cracked the top 100 shows in weekly nielsen ratings </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
majin_nemesis 10/29/23 8:07:16 AM #7:	both <cite>majin_nemesis posted [p:976918307] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>both</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Waddlez 10/29/23 8:25:18 AM #8:	I liked friends. Wasn't into Seinfeld --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll36rxs0DB1qhmn4do1_400.gif http://img4.joyreactor.com/pics/post/gif-cats-kitten-box-366664.gif <cite>Waddlez posted [p:976918443] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>I liked friends. Wasn't into Seinfeld </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
punkfanalways 10/29/23 8:27:09 AM #9:	UnfairRepresent posted... Yeah Friends was the biggest sit-com ever in terms of popularity Critically it wasnt all that though. Frasier blows it out of the water in terms of critical acclaim. <cite>punkfanalways posted [p:976918458] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite><quote>Yeah Friends was the biggest sit-com ever in terms of popularity</quote>Critically it wasnt all that though. Frasier blows it out of the water in terms of critical acclaim. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
punkfanalways 10/29/23 8:27:47 AM #10:	whitelytning posted... Seinfeld had more viewers in the 90s. And more awards. <cite>punkfanalways posted [p:976918462] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>whitelytning posted... </cite><quote>Seinfeld had more viewers in the 90s.</quote>And more awards. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ricemills 10/29/23 8:33:30 AM #12:	Seinfeld in US, Friends outside US. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:976918508] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Seinfeld in US, Friends outside US. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxoto 10/29/23 8:34:44 AM #13:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] --- Don't you agree, Zach? https://streamable.com/enq4r7 <cite>boxoto posted [p:976918518] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Serious_Cat 10/29/23 9:07:40 AM #14:	Seinfeld beat it in ratings every year they were both on the air. --- I are Serious Cat This is serious thread <cite>Serious_Cat posted [p:976918737] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Seinfeld beat it in ratings every year they were both on the air. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 10/29/23 9:08:19 AM #15:	I know both were very unfunny --- Let's all please just get along. <cite>lilORANG posted [p:976918745] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>I know both were very unfunny </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 10/29/23 9:12:13 AM #16:	I definitely remember during the run, hearing about Seinfeld more. Friends lasted longer and was able to reach more homes as technology allowed it to. Seinfeld was over long before Friends really took off --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:976918773] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>I definitely remember during the run, hearing about Seinfeld more. Friends lasted longer and was able to reach more homes as technology allowed it to. Seinfeld was over long before Friends really took off </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tripleh213 10/29/23 9:13:28 AM #17:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] --- Bucks World Champions 2021 PS4 looks great <cite>tripleh213 posted [p:976918791] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bigpapaplut 10/29/23 10:50:55 AM #18:	Preferred friends but Seinfeld was the bigger show --- You're nearly a laugh but you're really a cry <cite>Bigpapaplut posted [p:976919733] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Preferred friends but Seinfeld was the bigger show </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TimeForAction 10/29/23 11:14:03 AM #19:	Friends has a legacy thats lasted longer. Younger generations that were t around fife Friends are getting into it. Seinfeld was great for its time <cite>TimeForAction posted [p:976919974] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Friends has a legacy thats lasted longer. Younger generations that were t around fife Friends are getting into it. Seinfeld was great for its time </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain_S_Fiend 10/29/23 11:16:39 AM #20:	Garfield and Friends --- The food here is terrible. My steak was so tough it attacked my coffee and the coffee was too weak to defend itself. <cite>Villain_S_Fiend posted [p:976920004] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Garfield and Friends </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forty_Niners 10/29/23 11:20:05 AM #21:	It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV. It's why MASH put up Super Bowl numbers. There were like 4 networks at the time, hell FOX didn't even exist. There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's. I'd say that Friends probably has a larger legacy though. Seinfeld is still beloved by a certain crowd over a certain age, while Friends also going through that currently, it seems to be mostly 20-40 year olds that love Friends, they're still far younger than the Seinfeld crowd, likely because the show aired 8 years later. --- Who cares if Bosa is racist? <cite>Forty_Niners posted [p:976920046] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV. It's why MASH put up Super Bowl numbers. There were like 4 networks at the time, hell FOX didn't even exist. There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's. I'd say that Friends probably has a larger legacy though. Seinfeld is still beloved by a certain crowd over a certain age, while Friends also going through that currently, it seems to be mostly 20-40 year olds that love Friends, they're still far younger than the Seinfeld crowd, likely because the show aired 8 years later. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 10/29/23 11:35:14 AM #22:	Forty_Niners posted... It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV. It's why MASH put up Super Bowl numbers. There were like 4 networks at the time, hell FOX didn't even exist. There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's. I'd say that Friends probably has a larger legacy though. Seinfeld is still beloved by a certain crowd over a certain age, while Friends also going through that currently, it seems to be mostly 20-40 year olds that love Friends, they're still far younger than the Seinfeld crowd, likely because the show aired 8 years later. really? friends has a larger legacy, yrs after it went off the air? Never really got friends, at all. Really did like seinfeld though. So friends does better on reruns......? --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:976920216] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Forty_Niners posted... </cite><quote>It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV. It's why MASH put up Super Bowl numbers. There were like 4 networks at the time, hell FOX didn't even exist. There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's. I'd say that Friends probably has a larger legacy though. Seinfeld is still beloved by a certain crowd over a certain age, while Friends also going through that currently, it seems to be mostly 20-40 year olds that love Friends, they're still far younger than the Seinfeld crowd, likely because the show aired 8 years later.</quote>really? friends has a larger legacy, yrs after it went off the air? Never really got friends, at all. Really did like seinfeld though. So friends does better on reruns......? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
toreysback 10/29/23 11:46:18 AM #23:	Forty_Niners posted... It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV. It's why MASH put up Super Bowl numbers. There were like 4 networks at the time, hell FOX didn't even exist. There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's. I'd say that Friends probably has a larger legacy though. Seinfeld is still beloved by a certain crowd over a certain age, while Friends also going through that currently, it seems to be mostly 20-40 year olds that love Friends, they're still far younger than the Seinfeld crowd, likely because the show aired 8 years later. both shows aired concurrently 1994-1998. so although they are different, their eras very much overlapped --- my memory not so good no more - that's all i can remember for now <cite>toreysback posted [p:976920328] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Forty_Niners posted... </cite><quote>It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV. It's why MASH put up Super Bowl numbers. There were like 4 networks at the time, hell FOX didn't even exist. There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's. I'd say that Friends probably has a larger legacy though. Seinfeld is still beloved by a certain crowd over a certain age, while Friends also going through that currently, it seems to be mostly 20-40 year olds that love Friends, they're still far younger than the Seinfeld crowd, likely because the show aired 8 years later.</quote>both shows aired concurrently 1994-1998. so although they are different, their eras very much overlapped </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AsucaHayashi 10/29/23 11:52:07 AM #24:	friends made the transition perfectly to still appeal to younger audiences decades after it stopped. my fav is still frasier though --- http://abload.de/img/pcgamingxtuvt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9Yv0R2Z.jpg <cite>AsucaHayashi posted [p:976920410] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>friends made the transition perfectly to still appeal to younger audiences decades after it stopped.my fav is still frasier though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 10/29/23 11:54:44 AM #25:	AsucaHayashi posted... friends made the transition perfectly to still appeal to younger audiences decades after it stopped. my fav is still frasier though didn't really like frasier either. Though like critics and awards shows really liked that show. Cheers was better. <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:976920456] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>AsucaHayashi posted... </cite><quote>friends made the transition perfectly to still appeal to younger audiences decades after it stopped.my fav is still frasier though</quote>didn't really like frasier either. Though like critics and awards shows really liked that show. Cheers was better.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueTigerLion 10/29/23 12:07:46 PM #26:	Seinfeld had so many things become pop culture sayings. I can't really think of Friends having anything besides "We were on a break." Seinfeld has the contest, soup nazi, peeing in the shower, sponge worthy, just to name a couple of their famous debates or storylines. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:976920635] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Seinfeld had so many things become pop culture sayings. I can't really think of Friends having anything besides "We were on a break."Seinfeld has the contest, soup nazi, peeing in the shower, sponge worthy, just to name a couple of their famous debates or storylines. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jsb0714 10/29/23 12:13:00 PM #27:	Forty_Niners posted... It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV. Okay, either define your bizarre take of "era" or just shut the hell up. <cite>jsb0714 posted [p:976920704] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Forty_Niners posted... </cite><quote>It's hard to compare because they were different eras of TV.</quote>Okay, either define your bizarre take of "era" or just shut the hell up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
faizan_faizan 10/29/23 12:17:15 PM #28:	Friends was obviously bigger and I never liked it one bit. In my college dorm everyone watched this like it was the best thing on TV. --- Allergic to bull****. <cite>faizan_faizan posted [p:976920757] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Friends was obviously bigger and I never liked it one bit. In my college dorm everyone watched this like it was the best thing on TV. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 10/29/23 12:17:20 PM #29:	BlueTigerLion posted... Seinfeld has the contest, soup nazi, peeing in the shower, sponge worthy, just to name a couple of their famous debates or storylines. I honestly never heard those except the soup Nazi. And that's from the clips, not the actual episode. Then again, I'm not American and Seinfeld wasn't popular here. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:976920758] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>BlueTigerLion posted... </cite><quote>Seinfeld has the contest, soup nazi, peeing in the shower, sponge worthy, just to name a couple of their famous debates or storylines.</quote>I honestly never heard those except the soup Nazi. And that's from the clips, not the actual episode. Then again, I'm not American and Seinfeld wasn't popular here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueTigerLion 10/29/23 12:22:32 PM #30:	Ricemills posted... I honestly never heard those except the soup Nazi. And that's from the clips, not the actual episode. Then again, I'm not American and Seinfeld wasn't popular here. Both are American shows. I imagine whatever country you are from most of their shows don't have that much of a cultural impact in America. Going to make up a country. In Mexico El Chavo del Ocho is a popular show from the 70s. Not many people I come into contact in America have heard of it. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:976920823] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Ricemills posted... </cite><quote>I honestly never heard those except the soup Nazi. And that's from the clips, not the actual episode. Then again, I'm not American and Seinfeld wasn't popular here.</quote>Both are American shows. I imagine whatever country you are from most of their shows don't have that much of a cultural impact in America.Going to make up a country. In Mexico El Chavo del Ocho is a popular show from the 70s. Not many people I come into contact in America have heard of it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 10/29/23 12:24:42 PM #31:	BlueTigerLion posted... Both are American shows. I imagine whatever country you are from most of their shows don't have that much of a cultural impact in America. I assure you Friends was popular here back in the 90s, but nobody heard of Seinfeld --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:976920851] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>BlueTigerLion posted... </cite><quote>Both are American shows. I imagine whatever country you are from most of their shows don't have that much of a cultural impact in America.</quote>I assure you Friends was popular here back in the 90s, but nobody heard of Seinfeld </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forty_Niners 10/29/23 12:30:56 PM #32:	jsb0714 posted... Okay, either define your bizarre take of "era" or just shut the hell up. I did. Forty_Niners posted... There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's. --- Who cares if Bosa is racist? <cite>Forty_Niners posted [p:976920911] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>jsb0714 posted... </cite><quote>Okay, either define your bizarre take of "era" or just shut the hell up.</quote>I did.Forty_Niners posted... </cite><quote>There were far fewer options in the 90's than the 00's.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Letron_James 10/29/23 12:40:02 PM #33:	Friends is the most popular show in the world, it has to be the most syndicated show ever, either that or top gear --- Ask me if I would eat da booty. <cite>Letron_James posted [p:976921037] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Friends is the most popular show in the world, it has to be the most syndicated show ever, either that or top gear </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FurryPhilosifer 10/29/23 1:05:00 PM #34:	Ricemills posted... I assure you Friends was popular here back in the 90s, but nobody heard of Seinfeld Yeah. I was very aware of Friends here in the UK. It was on TV all the time. Didn't hear of Seinfeld until the late 00s on the internet. --- Ghosts are cool. <cite>FurryPhilosifer posted [p:976921426] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Ricemills posted... </cite><quote>I assure you Friends was popular here back in the 90s, but nobody heard of Seinfeld</quote>Yeah. I was very aware of Friends here in the UK. It was on TV all the time. Didn't hear of Seinfeld until the late 00s on the internet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shamino 10/29/23 1:32:38 PM #36:	BlueTigerLion posted... Seinfeld had so many things become pop culture sayings. I can't really think of Friends having anything besides "We were on a break." Seinfeld has the contest, soup nazi, peeing in the shower, sponge worthy, just to name a couple of their famous debates or storylines. "Not that there's anything wrong with that." "Was I wrong?" --- Nintendrone/PC Elitist 16 GB 6700k RTX 3080 Cards/Suns/'Yotes/Diamondbacks/ASU Fan <cite>Shamino posted [p:976921860] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>BlueTigerLion posted... </cite><quote>Seinfeld had so many things become pop culture sayings. I can't really think of Friends having anything besides "We were on a break."Seinfeld has the contest, soup nazi, peeing in the shower, sponge worthy, just to name a couple of their famous debates or storylines.</quote>"Not that there's anything wrong with that." "Was I wrong?" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 10/29/23 1:36:21 PM #37:	I don't know what the ratings were, but the people I knew at the time talked more about Friends than Seinfeld, it seemed to me. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:976921920] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>I don't know what the ratings were, but the people I knew at the time talked more about Friends than Seinfeld, it seemed to me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArkhamOrigins 10/29/23 1:37:27 PM #38:	Wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts! --- The <cite>ArkhamOrigins posted [p:976921937] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueTigerLion 10/29/23 1:43:02 PM #39:	Shamino posted... "Not that there's anything wrong with that." "Was I wrong?" Im guessing this thread with the backdrop of Mathew Perry's death going to lead to a different reaction. Not saying Friends wasn't popular but like you mentioned Seinfeld has many iconic episodes. I can't really remember the last time someone really referenced a Friends episode. Even when the Joker film was trending people were referencing George saying "You know, we're living in a society!" --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:976922033] in Was Friend... [t:80605829]...</cite> <quote>Shamino posted... </cite><quote>"Not that there's anything wrong with that." "Was I wrong?"</quote>Im guessing this thread with the backdrop of Mathew Perry's death going to lead to a different reaction. Not saying Friends wasn't popular but like you mentioned Seinfeld has many iconic episodes. I can't really remember the last time someone really referenced a Friends episode. Even when the Joker film was trending people were referencing George saying "You know, we're living in a society!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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