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FRIENDS To Return For Season 10!!

I am – Hercules!!

Let’s see how long it takes some weak-minded talkbacker to risk ridicule and banishment by posting “Is this show still on?” or “Does anyone still watch this show?”

Yes, it’s still on, it’s still watched more than any other show on the air, and – it was revealed by NBC on Saturday - it’s just become the most expensive sitcom in TV history. Beginning next season NBC will begin paying $9 million per episode for it, according to the New York Times.

If that seems an unseemly price tag, keep in mind that, until very recently, most insiders expected new episodes of “Friends” to leave the airwaves in May 2003. The blockbuster comedy will now stick around at least until May 2004.

This is great news for NBC because “Survivor” will also be back next season and there was some concern that “Hidden Hills” or “Good Morning Miami” might not prove as big a ratings powerhouse against the durable reality skein. CBS' "Survivor: Thailand" finale, aired Thursday, drew more viewers than the competing programming of NBC, ABC and Fox combined.

I am – Hercules!!





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Mother of God...
by Smegohki II
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:35:50 AM
Interesting
by Gheorghe Zamfir
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:58:08 AM
I agree with Smegohki...
by FilmCritic3000
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:08:48 AM
Best show of "Must see TV thursday"... Scrubs
by neovsmatrix
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:13:04 AM
Talk about going to the well...
by Adus
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:28:36 AM
make it stop please!!!!
by yeah i'm a jerk!
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:30:22 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
by BRTick
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:34:37 AM
Well maybe they weren't funny to YOU...
by happywaffle
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:51:10 AM
Am I supposed to be ecstatic or something?
by wash
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:57:07 AM
$9 million???!!!
by statto4ever
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:00:58 AM
in other news a dead horse is beaten deader
by Tall_Boy
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:05:24 AM
Fuck This Mother Fucking Piece of Shit!!
by NYC
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:12:26 AM
it stopped being "FRIENDS" a long damn time ago...
by the_patriot
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:20:09 AM
a
by MovieView
Dec 22nd, 2002
04:19:11 AM
How come everyone is so shocked?
by MovieView
Dec 22nd, 2002
04:26:40 AM
So now they have more opportunities to have famous movie stars a
by Andy Travis
Dec 22nd, 2002
05:04:01 AM
Stop yanking our chains
by Just Plain Steve
Dec 22nd, 2002
05:44:47 AM
Is this show still on?
by Spam Gamgee
Dec 22nd, 2002
05:45:13 AM
"Is this show still on?" or "Does anyone still watch this show?"
by Banky the Hack
Dec 22nd, 2002
07:43:47 AM
Trust me, Lord Sidious couldn't and never would conceive of evil
by XTheCrovvX
Dec 22nd, 2002
08:00:21 AM
"Reality TV is like the reign of Pol Pot...it's not a lot of fun
by Indiana Clones
Dec 22nd, 2002
08:21:25 AM
Stop Watching
by serpico04
Dec 22nd, 2002
09:29:59 AM
Why Friends has been so successful
by IdFuckAvril
Dec 22nd, 2002
09:33:09 AM
Still a very funny show....
by MechaniFerret
Dec 22nd, 2002
09:47:57 AM
And furthermore...
by IdFuckAvril
Dec 22nd, 2002
09:49:36 AM
I have to agree with the patriot...
by RenoNevada2000
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:02:35 AM
ratings ratings ratings
by Kcir
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:04:50 AM
?
by Kcir
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:07:10 AM
BTW...
by RenoNevada2000
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:09:50 AM
Sorry, but Kudlow hit the wall about two years ago
by the G-man
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:12:02 AM
Peternorth....
by The Tao of Joe
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:12:57 AM
kcir...
by RenoNevada2000
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:22:23 AM
Peternorth-
by RenoNevada2000
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:26:01 AM
Great points, YodaMan. Your insight decries your screen name.
by XTheCrovvX
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:51:26 AM
dont watch
by darlin13
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:51:50 AM
So, crucify me--
by radio1_mike
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:56:35 AM
Oh boy!
by Sofa King
Dec 22nd, 2002
11:00:25 AM
it
by supertoyslast
Dec 22nd, 2002
11:09:38 AM
This should have been the last season
by Jack Burton
Dec 22nd, 2002
11:55:40 AM
I don't know anyone that still watches it
by coop
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:05:05 PM
9 million an episode is nothing, Star Wars costs 115 million an
by NeofromtheMatrix
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:25:37 PM
How the hell can this show take place in NY without not having O
by LordWeymont
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:41:29 PM

by DyslexicHeart
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:42:01 PM
Rachel's HOTPANTS in Gunther's future?
by Gellar's Ass
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:42:34 PM
The Whiteness of "Friends," sadly, is not as unrealistic as you
by the G-man
Dec 22nd, 2002
01:56:32 PM
there be SHARKS in these here waters...
by imageburn13
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:14:08 PM
First!
by Darth Cuddles
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:17:10 PM
and I like to hit the return key alot
by imageburn13
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:42:05 PM
I hate sitcoms.
by Feudal Fetus
Dec 22nd, 2002
02:55:41 PM
$9m per show? This is obscene
by Charlie & Tex
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:09:26 PM
People bitch too much.
by Belvis
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:28:03 PM
imageburn, I was "that other guy"
by the G-man
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:28:18 PM
More fun with calculators...
by RenoNevada2000
Dec 22nd, 2002
03:51:37 PM
ARRRGGGGHHHH Firefly gets cancelled and Friends stays on the air
by BJC0410
Dec 22nd, 2002
04:37:08 PM
Let's hope this doesn't mean driving the show into the ground (a
by a goonie
Dec 22nd, 2002
04:43:41 PM
Is Survivor still on the air?
by Wungolioth
Dec 22nd, 2002
05:25:10 PM
Someone put this fucking show out of it's misery
by MyNameDoesn'tFit
Dec 22nd, 2002
06:10:01 PM
Dear God!
by Taelon
Dec 22nd, 2002
07:41:41 PM
RenoNevada2000...
by midnight fairy
Dec 22nd, 2002
08:07:29 PM
Oh...and on topic...
by midnight fairy
Dec 22nd, 2002
08:13:43 PM
Going out on a limb here, but....
by Buff-Angel
Dec 22nd, 2002
09:47:03 PM
Despite its mass appeal, FRIENDS tends to be written funnily and
by SnapT
Dec 22nd, 2002
09:47:07 PM
just for you JPX...
by Buff-Angel
Dec 22nd, 2002
09:49:24 PM
Midnight Fairy, Math, and Sarah Michelle Gellar
by Voice O. Reason
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:20:43 PM
I'm not surprised
by koosbane
Dec 22nd, 2002
10:36:49 PM
SMG's age-
by RenoNevada2000
Dec 22nd, 2002
11:09:31 PM
It's not that bad folks
by ginta1971
Dec 22nd, 2002
11:17:17 PM
It's rare.
by dorfer
Dec 23rd, 2002
12:26:56 AM
hahaha....thanks for the good laugh guys...
by midnight fairy
Dec 23rd, 2002
01:37:18 AM
Midnight Fairy Is SOOOOO cool!
by Voice O. Reason
Dec 23rd, 2002
02:05:33 AM
There's talks of a "Joey" spinoff after Season 10...
by Monkey_King
Dec 23rd, 2002
06:29:56 AM
midnight fairy
by RenoNevada2000
Dec 23rd, 2002
06:50:20 AM
OMG, PMG, like totally OMG. Bored now. Sure theres diversity
by BannthisUcommies
Dec 23rd, 2002
09:00:26 AM
I Love Friends
by Jyoti
Dec 23rd, 2002
09:05:04 AM
p.s Friends Ages
by Jyoti
Dec 23rd, 2002
09:24:37 AM
Hey Feudal Fetus don't go talking smack about "The Honeymooners"
by TimBenzedrine
Dec 23rd, 2002
11:26:58 AM
Who cares
by radio1_mike
Dec 23rd, 2002
01:30:56 PM
Survivor is the worst show ever!
by williamp78
Dec 23rd, 2002
01:59:35 PM
Survivor is not the worst show on television!!!!! Are you high?
by cameron fry
Dec 23rd, 2002
02:38:31 PM
American Idol = Solid Gold... Survivor = Battle of the network s
by VENOM69
Dec 23rd, 2002
03:42:34 PM
Is this show still on?
by McCormic
Dec 23rd, 2002
05:02:18 PM
Damnit, Spam! You got there before me.
by McCormic
Dec 23rd, 2002
05:03:49 PM
I Knew it would't take long for somebody to complain about the r
by Black Jesus
Dec 23rd, 2002
05:38:08 PM
Where's Chaffro when you need him?
by Ron McDonald
Dec 23rd, 2002
05:59:21 PM
One more thing...Simpsons should stay on forever
by Ron McDonald
Dec 23rd, 2002
06:05:32 PM
Syndication Whores
by The Stutter_Man
Dec 23rd, 2002
07:09:26 PM
just for the record, TimBenzedrine
by Feudal Fetus
Dec 23rd, 2002
09:49:50 PM
*rolls eyes* C-R-A-P!
by Zone Zero
Dec 23rd, 2002
10:32:40 PM
Why this will be a major mistake for NBC, even with the high rat
by Diskatopia
Dec 23rd, 2002
11:46:11 PM

by MUDDY
Dec 24th, 2002
01:34:44 AM
Final episode of season 10 MuSt HaVe JaCk BaUeR trying to defuse
by Regis Travolta
Dec 24th, 2002
02:24:08 AM
this show ....
by rack
Dec 24th, 2002
03:55:34 PM
Firefly is good, and I didn't like Friends when it was called Li
by 1013nomore
Dec 24th, 2002
03:58:31 PM
The thing that irks me most about Friends...
by Cybie
Dec 24th, 2002
07:00:24 PM
Your problem DISKATOPIA... and SIMPSONS fans...and NORTHERN EXPO
by VENOM69
Dec 24th, 2002
07:08:11 PM
Why is it that every talkback...
by Voice O. Reason
Dec 25th, 2002
07:44:20 AM
Why would NBC ever pay $9 mill for the 2 worst shows ever create
by VENOM69
Dec 25th, 2002
12:42:53 PM
I only hope that Ross and Rachael's baby Emma isn't somehow magi
by spider15
Dec 25th, 2002
09:13:29 PM
friends friends and more friends
by nickboyboy
Dec 26th, 2002
01:56:00 PM
Thought I'd mention that David Schwimmer attended Northwestern,
by Lord Shatner
Dec 26th, 2002
04:41:01 PM
Any year, another year closer to Cox becoming a true Scarecrow
by DomisInnerChild
Dec 27th, 2002
12:48:54 AM
Awwww... Another season of the Cappucino Coffee Slurping Super
by Pizza The Hut
Dec 27th, 2002
12:56:21 AM
Hooray!!!
by Dr.Drake Ramoray
Dec 27th, 2002
03:00:19 AM
Sure they are back for Season 10..why not?
by sofalord
Dec 27th, 2002
09:06:42 AM
Friends is my favorite Science Fiction/Fantasy show on tv
by sofalord
Dec 27th, 2002
09:10:21 AM
Show: we won't be there for you
by the jaseman
Dec 27th, 2002
03:53:47 PM
There may be legs in "Friends" yet......
by ManosTHOF
Dec 27th, 2002
04:41:15 PM
Friends
by johnnysunshine
Dec 28th, 2002
09:56:07 PM
You're not the only one, MUDDY...
by midnight fairy
Dec 29th, 2002
07:26:21 PM
At 9 mil per episode, why isn't the show in High Definition?
by Hawq
Dec 30th, 2002
01:24:56 PM
Eh, late again!
by Jaka
Jan 2nd, 2003
01:51:22 PM
thanx Venom69
by afa
Jan 4th, 2003
07:59:17 AM

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