Friends season 8

*Friends*
Friends
Season 8
	Friends season 8 DVD cover
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 27, 2001 –; May 16, 2002
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 7 Next →; Season 9
	List of episodes

The eighth season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 27, 2001. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 16, 2002. This season had an average of 24.5 million viewers, and was the most watched TV show of the 2001–02 television season.^[1]

Reception

Collider wrote that it was the show's best season, and called its highlight "The One with the Rumor".^[2]

Cast and characters

(In particular, Introduced in season 8 or Only in season 8)

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
171	1	"The One After 'I Do'"	Kevin S. Bright	David Crane & Marta Kauffman	September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27)	227401	31.70^[3]
172	2	"The One with the Red Sweater"	David Schwimmer	Dana Klein Borkow	October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)	227402	30.04^[3]
173	3	"The One Where Rachel Tells..."	Sheldon Epps	Sherry Bilsing & Ellen Plummer	October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)	227403	29.20^[3]
174	4	"The One with the Videotape"	Kevin S. Bright	Scott Silveri	October 18, 2001 (2001-10-18)	227406	25.58^[3]
175	5	"The One with Rachel's Date"	Gary Halvorson	Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones	October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25)	227404	25.64^[3]
176	6	"The One with the Halloween Party"	Gary Halvorson	Mark Kunerth	November 1, 2001 (2001-11-01)	227405	26.96^[3]
177	7	"The One with the Stain"	Kevin S. Bright	R. Lee Fleming Jr.	November 8, 2001 (2001-11-08)	227407	24.24^[3]
178	8	"The One with the Stripper"	David Schwimmer	Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen	November 15, 2001 (2001-11-15)	227408	26.54^[3]
179	9	"The One with the Rumor"	Gary Halvorson	Shana Goldberg-Meehan	November 22, 2001 (2001-11-22)	227410	24.24^[3]
180	10	"The One with Monica's Boots"	Kevin S. Bright	Story by : Robert Carlock Teleplay by : Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones	December 6, 2001 (2001-12-06)	227409	22.44^[3]
181	11	"The One with Ross's Step Forward" "The One with The Creepy Holiday Card"	Gary Halvorson	Robert Carlock	December 13, 2001 (2001-12-13)	227411	23.85^[3]
182	12	"The One Where Joey Dates Rachel"	David Schwimmer	Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer	January 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)	227412	25.53^[3]
183	13	"The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath"	Ben Weiss	Vanessa McCarthy	January 17, 2002 (2002-01-17)	227413	29.24^[3]
184	14	"The One with the Secret Closet"	Kevin S. Bright	Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones	January 31, 2002 (2002-01-31)	227414	28.64^[3]
185	15	"The One with the Birthing Video"	Kevin S. Bright	Dana Klein Borkow	February 7, 2002 (2002-02-07)	227415	28.64^[3]
186	16	"The One Where Joey Tells Rachel"	Ben Weiss	Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen	February 28, 2002 (2002-02-28)	227416	27.52^[3]
187	17	"The One with the Tea Leaves"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : R. Lee Fleming Jr. Teleplay by : Steven Rosenhaus	March 7, 2002 (2002-03-07)	227417	26.30^[3]
188	18	"The One in Massapequa" "The One with the Zesty Guy"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Peter Tibbals Teleplay by : Mark Kunerth	March 28, 2002 (2002-03-28)	227418	22.05^[3]
189	19	"The One with Joey's Interview"	Gary Halvorson	Doty Abrams	April 4, 2002 (2002-04-04)	227424	22.59^[3]
190	20	"The One with the Baby Shower"	Kevin S. Bright	Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer	April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)	227421	22.24^[3]
191	21	"The One with the Cooking Class"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Dana Klein Borkow Teleplay by : Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones	May 2, 2002 (2002-05-02)	227419	23.97^[3]
192	22	"The One Where Rachel Is Late"	Gary Halvorson	Shana Goldberg-Meehan	May 9, 2002 (2002-05-09)	227420	24.32^[3]
193 194	23 24	"The One Where Rachel Has a Baby"	Kevin S. Bright	Scott Silveri Marta Kauffman & David Crane	May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16)^[a]	227422 227423	34.91^[3]

United States ratings

No. in series	No. in season	Episode title	Air date	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	Weekly rank
171	1	"The One After 'I Do'"	September 27, 2001	19.5/31	31.70	#1
172	2	"The One with the Red Sweater"	October 4, 2001	18.9/31	30.04	#1
173	3	"The One Where Rachel Tells Ross"	October 11, 2001	17.9/26	29.20	#1
174	4	"The One with the Videotape"	October 18, 2001	16.0/25	25.58	#2
175	5	"The One with Rachel's Date"	October 25, 2001	16.1/25	25.64	#2
176	6	"The One with the Halloween Party"	November 1, 2001	16.8/25	26.96	#2
177	7	"The One with the Stain"	November 8, 2001	15.2/23	24.24	#2
178	8	"The One with the Stripper"	November 15, 2001	16.1/25	26.54	#2
179	9	"The One with the Rumor"	November 22, 2001	12.7/25	24.24	#3
180	10	"The One with Monica's Boots"	December 6, 2001	14.0/23	22.44	#2
181	11	"The One with Ross's Step Forward" "The One with The Creepy Holiday Card"	December 13, 2001	14.9/25	23.85	#2
182	12	"The One Where Joey Dates Rachel"	January 10, 2002	16.1/24	25.53	#2
183	13	"The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath"	January 17, 2002	17.5/27	29.24	#1
184	14	"The One with the Secret Closet"	January 31, 2002	17.8/28	28.64	#3
185	15	"The One with the Birthing Video"	February 7, 2002	17.8/28	28.64	#2
186	16	"The One Where Joey Tells Rachel"	February 28, 2002	17.4/27	27.52	#1
187	17	"The One with the Tea Leaves"	March 7, 2002	16.3/25	26.30	#2
188	18	"The One in Massapequa"	March 28, 2002	13.7/23	22.05	#4
189	19	"The One with Joey's Interview"	April 4, 2002	14.7/24	22.59	#4
190	20	"The One with the Baby Shower"	April 25, 2002	14.4/23	22.24	#3
191	21	"The One with the Cooking Class"	May 2, 2002	15.4/25	23.97	#3
192	22	"The One Where Rachel is Late"	May 9, 2002	15.4/26	24.32	#3
193 / 194	23 / 24	"The One Where Rachel Has a Baby"	May 16, 2002	21.1/34	34.91	#1

Season 8 averaged 24.5 million viewers and finished, for the first time, as the most watched show of the 2001–02 television season.^[1]
All episodes aired at 8:00 pm ET Thursdays on NBC.
All episodes ranked within the weekly top 5 most watched TV shows.

Awards and nominations

Association	Category	Recipient	Results
59th Annual Golden Globe Awards	Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical	—	Nominated
59th Annual Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
14th Annual Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Show	—	Nominated
	Favorite Television Actor	Matt LeBlanc	Nominated
	Favorite Television Actor	Matthew Perry	Nominated
	Favorite Television Actress	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
6th Annual Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Comedy Series	—	Won
	Best Direction in a Comedy Series	Kevin S. Bright David Schwimmer Sheldon Epps Gary Halvorson Ben Weiss	Nominated
	Best Writing in a Comedy Series	David Crane Marta Kauffman Dana Klein Borkow Sherry Bilings Ellen Plummer Scott Silveri Brian Buckner Sebastian Jones Mark Kunerth R. Lee Flemming, Jr. Andrew Reich Ted Cohen Shana Goldberg-Meehan Robert Carlock Vanessa McCarthy Peter Tibbals Doty Abrams	Won
	Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Jennifer Aniston	Won
	Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Brad Pitt	Nominated
28th Annual People's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Comedy Series	—	Won
28th Annual People's Choice Awards	Favorite Female Television Performer	Jennifer Aniston	Won
54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series	—	Won
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for episode "The One Where Joey Tells Rachel"	Matt LeBlanc	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for episode "The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath"	Matthew Perry	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for episode "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby (Part 1 & 2)"	Jennifer Aniston	Won
	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for episode "The One with the Rumor"	Brad Pitt	Nominated
	Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series for episode "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby (Part 1 & 2)"	John Shaffner Joe Stewart Greg J. Grande	Nominated
	Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Leslie Litt Barbara Miller	Nominated
	Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series for episode "The One with the Rumor"	Nick McLean	Nominated
	Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for episode "The One with the Rumor"	Stephen Prime	Nominated
	Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series for episode "The One with the Halloween Party"	Kenny Tintorri	Nominated
	Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special for episode "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby (Part 1 & 2)"	Dana Mark McClure	Nominated
6th Annual Satellite Awards	Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical	—	Nominated
6th Annual Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Jennifer Aniston Courteney Cox Lisa Kudrow Matt LeBlanc Matthew Perry David Schwimmer	Nominated
4th Annual Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Show - Comedy	—	Won
	Choice TV Actor - Comedy	Matt LeBlanc	Won
	Choice TV Actress - Comedy	Jennifer Aniston	Won
		Courteney Cox	Nominated
		Lisa Kudrow	Nominated
18th Annual Television Critics Association Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	—	Nominated
18th Annual Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Matt LeBlanc	Nominated

Notes

^ These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.

References

^ ^a ^b "How Did Your Favorite Show Rate?". USA Today. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
^ http://collider.com/friends-seasons-ranked-from-worst-to-best
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive – Season Eight". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

External links

[DVD-4] These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.

[FriendNo1-1] "How Did Your Favorite Show Rate?". USA Today. Retrieved January 4, 2009.

[2] ttp://collider.com/friends-seasons-ranked-from-worst-to-best

[tripodS08-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive – Season Eight". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

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v t e Friends
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Characters	Chandler Bing Phoebe Buffay Monica Geller Ross Geller Rachel Green Joey Tribbiani
Music	"I'll Be There for You" "Smelly Cat"
Related shows	Joey Friends: The Reunion
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Season 2	"The One with Ross's New Girlfriend" "The One with Russ" "The One with the Lesbian Wedding" "The One After the Superbowl" "The One with the Prom Video" "The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies" "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"
Season 3	"The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" "The One Where No One's Ready" "The One with the Flashback" "The One with the Football" "The One with the Morning After" "The One at the Beach"
Season 4	"The One with the Jellyfish" "The One with the Cat" "The One with the Embryos" "The One with Ross's Wedding"
Season 5	"The One After Ross Says Rachel" "The One Hundredth" "The One with All the Thanksgivings" "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey" "The One with the Cop" "The One Where Rachel Smokes" "The One Where Ross Can't Flirt" "The One with the Ride-Along" "The One with Joey's Big Break" "The One in Vegas"
Season 6	"The One After Vegas" "The One Where Ross Got High" "The One with the Apothecary Table" "The One with Unagi" "The One with the Proposal"
Season 7	"The One with Monica's Thunder" "The One with All the Candy" "The One with All the Cheesecakes" "The One Where They're Up All Night" "The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin" "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding"
Season 8	"The One After 'I Do'" "The One with Rachel's Date" "The One with the Halloween Party" "The One with the Rumor" "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby"
Season 9	"The One Where No One Proposes" "The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song" "The One with Rachel's Other Sister" "The One in Barbados"
Season 10	"The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss" "The One Where Ross Is Fine" "The One with Ross's Tan" "The One with the Birth Mother" "The One with Phoebe's Wedding" "The Last One"
Specials	Friends: The Reunion

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1970s	My World and Welcome to It (1970) All in the Family (1971) All in the Family (1972) All in the Family (1973) MASH* (season 2) (1974) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1975) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1977) All in the Family (1978) Taxi (1979)
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