Friends season 10
| Friends (season 10) | |
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| Season 10 | |
 Friends season 10 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 25, 2003 – May 6, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The tenth and final season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 25, 2003. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 18 episodes (with the last two made into one long episode) and concluded airing on May 6, 2004.
Season synopsis
The season premiere opens in Barbados following on from the season 9 finale. Ross and Charlie, a fellow paleontologist and Joey's ex-girlfriend, are kissing. Joey sees this and goes to Rachel's room, where the two of them also kiss. However, they both decide to talk to Ross about the situation to make sure he is okay with it. After they return from Barbados, Ross finds them kissing. He tries to hide the fact that he is hurt, but they realize he is when he starts acting all weird around them. Joey eventually talks to Ross about the situation and Ross says that he will be okay with their relationship. After several obstacles that prevent Joey and Rachel from consummating their relationship, they decide to just remain friends. By the sixth episode of this season, Ross becomes single again after Charlie decides to get back together with her ex-boyfriend.
Mike proposes to Phoebe and they get married mid-season. Monica and Chandler decide to try to adopt a child after finding out that they are infertile. They are eventually selected by a woman named Erica. Following this, they decide that they want to move to a house in Westchester. Rachel is head-hunted for a job with Gucci, but in the restaurant where she is being interviewed, her boss (Mr. Zelner) is seated at the next table. She gets fired from Ralph Lauren and also doesn't get the job with Gucci, which leaves her unemployed. While departing her old job, she runs into Mark, her old colleague from Bloomingdale's in Season 3, who offers her a job with Louis Vuitton in Paris. Ross, still being secretly in love with her, doesn't want her to leave and tries to make her get her old job at Ralph Lauren back by convincing her boss to increase her salary. Rachel decides she wants to go to Paris and says goodbyes to everyone personally except Ross. Ross reacts harshly and tells her that it's not fair. When Rachel goes to Ross' apartment to explain, they end up kissing and spending the night together. Ross expects Rachel to cancel her plans, but she still wants to go to Paris.
In the season's (and series') final episode, Erica delivers Monica's and Chandler's baby, although, to their surprise, she had twins, a boy and a girl. Phoebe and Ross go to the airport to try to convince Rachel to stay, but they end up going to the wrong airport. After Phoebe causes a delay in the departure, they meet Rachel at the gate before she boards, but even though Ross tells her how he feels, Rachel still boards. Ross goes back home only to find a message from Rachel saying she made a mistake. As she is hindered by a stewardess from getting off the plane, the connection breaks. Ross frantically tries to fix the machine, wondering if she got off the plane. Rachel enters Ross' apartment and says "I got off the plane". They kiss and declare their love for each other. The last scene of the series is everyone putting their keys on the table in Monica's apartment. When Rachel asks if they want to go for one last coffee, Chandler replies with the last sarcastic word of the show, "Where?". The camera then pans across the empty apartment, before landing on the door. The show then fades to black. The tag scene pans around New York.
Cast and characters
Main cast
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Recurring cast
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Guest stars
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Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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| 219 | 1 | "The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss" | Kevin S. Bright | Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | September 25, 2003 | 176251 | 24.54[1] |
| 220 | 2 | "The One Where Ross is Fine" | Ben Weiss | Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer | October 2, 2003 | 176252 | 22.38[1] |
| 221 | 3 | "The One with Ross's Tan" | Gary Halvorson | Brian Buckner | October 9, 2003 | 176253 | 21.87[1] |
| 222 | 4 | "The One with the Cake" | Gary Halvorson | Robert Carlock | October 23, 2003 | 176254 | 18.77[1] |
| 223 | 5 | "The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits" | Roger Christiansen | Dana Klein Borkow | October 30, 2003 | 176255 | 19.37[1] |
| 224 | 6 | "The One with Ross's Grant" | Ben Weiss | Sebastian Jones | November 6, 2003 | 176256 | 20.38[1] |
| 225 | 7 | "The One with the Home Study" | Kevin S. Bright | Mark Kunerth | November 13, 2003 | 176257 | 20.21[1] |
| 226 | 8 | "The One with the Late Thanksgiving" | Gary Halvorson | Shana Goldberg-Meehan | November 20, 2003 | 176259 | 20.66[1] |
| 227 | 9 | "The One with the Birth Mother" | David Schwimmer | Scott Silveri | January 8, 2004 | 176258 | 25.49[1] |
| 228 | 10 | "The One Where Chandler Gets Caught" | Gary Halvorson | Doty Abrams | January 15, 2004 | 176268 | 26.68[1] |
| 229 | 11 | "The One Where the Stripper Cries" | Kevin S. Bright | David Crane & Marta Kauffman | February 5, 2004 | 176260 | 24.91[1] |
| 230 | 12 | "The One with Phoebe's Wedding" | Kevin S. Bright | Robert Carlock & Dana Klein Borkow | February 12, 2004 | 176262 | 25.90[1] |
| 231 | 13 | "The One Where Joey Speaks French" | Gary Halvorson | Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Plummer | February 19, 2004 | 176261 | 24.27[1] |
| 232 | 14 | "The One with Princess Consuela" | Gary Halvorson | Story by : Robert Carlock Teleplay by : Tracy Reilly | February 26, 2004 | 176263 | 22.83[1] |
| 233 | 15 | "The One Where Estelle Dies" | Gary Halvorson | Story by : Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : David Crane & Marta Kauffman | April 22, 2004 | 176264 | 22.64[1] |
| 234 | 16 | "The One with Rachel's Going Away Party" | Gary Halvorson | Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen | April 29, 2004 | 176265 | 24.51[1] |
| 235 236 | 17 18 | "The Last One" | Kevin S. Bright | Marta Kauffman & David Crane | May 6, 2004[a] | 176266/ 176267 | 52.46[1] |
Specials
| Special No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers millions |
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| S02 S03 | "The One with All the Other Ones" | May 6, 2004 | 36.89[1] |
United States ratings
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Episode | Air date | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (m) | Weekly Rank |
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| 219 | 1 | "The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss" | September 25, 2003 | 15.6/25 | 24.54 | #2 |
| 220 | 2 | "The One Where Ross is Fine" | October 2, 2003 | 15.1/24 | 22.38 | #2 |
| 221 | 3 | "The One with Ross's Tan" | October 9, 2003 | 14.0/22 | 21.87 | #2 |
| 222 | 4 | "The One with the Cake" | October 23, 2003 | 12.4/20 | 18.77 | #6 |
| 223 | 5 | "The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits" | October 30, 2003 | 13.0/21 | 19.37 | #3 |
| 224 | 6 | "The One with Ross's Grant" | November 6, 2003 | 13.4/21 | 20.38 | #3 |
| 225 | 7 | "The One with the Home Study" | November 13, 2003 | 13.2/21 | 20.21 | #4 |
| 226 | 8 | "The One with the Late Thanksgiving" | November 20, 2003 | 13.4/21 | 20.66 | #3 |
| 227 | 9 | "The One with the Birth Mother" | January 8, 2004 | 15.7/24 | 25.49 | #3 |
| 228 | 10 | "The One Where Chandler Gets Caught" | January 15, 2004 | 16.6/26 | 26.68 | #3 |
| 229 | 11 | "The One Where the Stripper Cries" | February 5, 2004 | 16.0/24 | 24.91 | #4 |
| 230 | 12 | "The One with Phoebe's Wedding" | February 12, 2004 | 16.3/25 | 25.90 | #2 |
| 231 | 13 | "The One Where Joey Speaks French" | February 19, 2004 | 15.2/24 | 24.27 | #2 |
| 232 | 14 | "The One with Princess Consuela" | February 26, 2004 | 14.6/22 | 22.83 | #5 |
| 233 | 15 | "The One Where Estelle Dies" | April 22, 2004 | 14.4/24 | 22.64 | #1 |
| 234 | 16 | "The One with Rachel's Going Away Party" | April 29, 2004 | 15.5/25 | 24.51 | #2 |
| Special-2 | The One Before the Last One: Ten Years of Friends | May 6, 2004 | 22.0/35 | 36.89 | #2 | |
| 235 / 236 | 17 / 18 | "The Last One" | 29.8/43 | 52.46 | #1 | |
- Season 10 averaged 22.8 million viewers and finished as the fourth most watched show in the 2003–04 television season.
- All episodes aired at 8:00 pm on Thursdays on NBC, and the series finale aired at 9:00 pm, with the series retrospective broadcast beforehand.
- The series finale was the most watched episode of the decade and the fourth most watched series finale ever.
Awards and nominations
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
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