Friends season 4

Friends (season 4)
Friends (season 4)
Season 4
	Friends season 4 DVD cover
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 25, 1997 –; May 7, 1998
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 3 Next →; Season 5
	List of episodes

The fourth season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 25, 1997. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 7, 1998. It was one of three seasons included on TV Guide's list of the Top 100 TV Seasons.

Cast and characters

(In particular, Introduced in season 4 or Only in season 4)

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
74	1	"The One with the Jellyfish"	Shelley Jensen	Wil Calhoun	September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25)	466601	29.4^[1]
75	2	"The One with the Cat"	Shelley Jensen	Jill Condon & Amy Toomin	October 2, 1997 (1997-10-02)	466602	25.5^[1]
76	3	"The One with the Cuffs"	Peter Bonerz	Seth Kurland	October 9, 1997 (1997-10-09)	466603	24.0^[1]
77	4	"The One with the Ballroom Dancing"	Gail Mancuso	Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich	October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)	466604	24.3^[1]
78	5	"The One with Joey's New Girlfriend"	Gail Mancuso	Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis	October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)	466605	24.4^[1]
79	6	"The One with the Dirty Girl"	Shelley Jensen	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	November 6, 1997 (1997-11-06)	466606	25.7^[1]
80	7	"The One Where Chandler Crosses the Line"	Kevin S. Bright	Adam Chase	November 13, 1997 (1997-11-13)	466607	26.4^[1]
81	8	"The One with Chandler in a Box"	Peter Bonerz	Michael Borkow	November 20, 1997 (1997-11-20)	466608	26.8^[1]
82	9	"The One Where They're Going to Party!"	Peter Bonerz	Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich	December 11, 1997 (1997-12-11)	466609	23.9^[1]
83	10	"The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie"	Gary Halvorson	Scott Silveri	December 18, 1997 (1997-12-18)	466612	23.2^[1]
84	11	"The One with Phoebe's Uterus"	David Steinberg	Seth Kurland	January 8, 1998 (1998-01-08)	466610	23.7^[1]
85	12	"The One with the Embryos"	Kevin S. Bright	Jill Condon & Amy Toomin	January 15, 1998 (1998-01-15)	466611	27.1^[1]
86	13	"The One with Rachel's Crush"	Dana DeVally Piazza	Shana Goldberg-Meehan	January 29, 1998 (1998-01-29)	466613	25.3^[1]
87	14	"The One with Joey's Dirty Day"	Peter Bonerz	Wil Calhoun	February 5, 1998 (1998-02-05)	466614	25.1^[1]
88	15	"The One with All the Rugby"	James Burrows	Story by : Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich Teleplay by : Wil Calhoun	February 26, 1998 (1998-02-26)	466617	24.4^[1]
89	16	"The One with the Fake Party"	Michael Lembeck	Story by : Alicia Sky Varinaitis Teleplay by : Scott Silveri & Shana Goldberg-Meehan	March 19, 1998 (1998-03-19)	466615	23.1^[1]
90	17	"The One with the Free Porn"	Michael Lembeck	Story by : Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : Richard Goodman	March 26, 1998 (1998-03-26)	466616	23.2^[1]
91	18	"The One with Rachel's New Dress"	Gail Mancuso	Story by : Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen Teleplay by : Jill Condon & Amy Toomin	April 2, 1998 (1998-04-02)	466620	21.7^[1]
92	19	"The One with All the Haste"	Kevin S. Bright	Scott Silveri & Wil Calhoun	April 9, 1998 (1998-04-09)	466618	21.8^[1]
93	20	"The One with All the Wedding Dresses"	Gail Mancuso	Story by : Adam Chase Teleplay by : Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis	April 16, 1998 (1998-04-16)	466621	21.9^[1]
94	21	"The One with the Invitation"	Peter Bonerz	Seth Kurland	April 23, 1998 (1998-04-23)	466619	21.5^[1]
95	22	"The One with the Worst Best Man Ever"	Peter Bonerz	Story by : Seth Kurland Teleplay by : Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis	April 30, 1998 (1998-04-30)	466622	23.2^[1]
96 97	23 24	"The One with Ross's Wedding"	Kevin S. Bright	Michael Borkow Story by : Jill Condon & Amy Toomin Teleplay by : Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	May 7, 1998 (1998-05-07)^[a]	466623 466624	31.6^[1]

Ratings

No. in series	No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (m)	Weekly Rank	Ref.
74	1	"The One with the Jellyfish"	September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25)	Thursdays 8:00 p.m.	19.5/32	29.4	4	^[2]
75	2	"The One with the Cat"	October 2, 1997 (1997-10-02)		17.6/30	25.5	4
76	3	"The One with the Cuffs"	October 9, 1997 (1997-10-09)		16.7/28	24.0	4
77	4	"The One with the Ballroom Dancing"	October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)		16.4/28	24.3	5
78	5	"The One with Joey's New Girlfriend"	October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)		16.3/26	24.4	7
79	6	"The One with the Dirty Girl"	November 6, 1997 (1997-11-06)		17.5/28	25.7	5
80	7	"The One Where Chandler Crosses the Line"	November 13, 1997 (1997-11-13)		18.2/29	26.4	3
81	8	"The One with Chandler in a Box"	November 20, 1997 (1997-11-20)		18.4/29	26.8	5
82	9	"The One Where They're Going to Party!"	December 11, 1997 (1997-12-11)		16.1/26	23.9	5
83	10	"The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie"	December 18, 1997 (1997-12-18)		15.2/26	23.2	5
84	11	"The One with Phoebe's Uterus"	January 8, 1998 (1998-01-08)		15.7/24	23.7	5
85	12	"The One with the Embryos"	January 15, 1998 (1998-01-15)		17.3/27	27.1	4
86	13	"The One with Rachel's Crush"	January 29, 1998 (1998-01-29)		16.9/27	25.3	4
87	14	"The One with Joey's Dirty Day"	February 5, 1998 (1998-02-05)		17.0/26	25.1	6
88	15	"The One with All the Rugby"	February 26, 1998 (1998-02-26)		16.5/26	24.4	5
89	16	"The One with the Fake Party"	March 19, 1998 (1998-03-19)		15.9/26	23.1	3
90	17	"The One with the Free Porn"	March 26, 1998 (1998-03-26)		15.9/27	23.2	5
91	18	"The One with Rachel's New Dress"	April 2, 1998 (1998-04-02)		14.9/24	21.7	3
92	19	"The One with All the Haste"	April 9, 1998 (1998-04-09)		15.4/27	21.8	4
93	20	"The One with All the Wedding Dresses"	April 16, 1998 (1998-04-16)		15.3/26	21.9	5
94	21	"The One with the Invitation"	April 23, 1998 (1998-04-23)		15.3/27	21.5	5
95	22	"The One with the Worst Best Man Ever"	April 30, 1998 (1998-04-30)		16.0/27	23.2	5
96 / 97	23 / 24	"The One with Ross's Wedding"	May 7, 1998 (1998-05-07)		21.2/35	31.6	3

Awards and nominations

Association	Category	Recipient	Results
12th Annual American Comedy Awards	Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a Television Series	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
		Courteney Cox	Nominated
		Lisa Kudrow	Nominated
43rd Annual British Academy Television Awards	Best Foreign Television Program	—	Won
57th Annual Golden Globe Awards	Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical	—	Nominated
11th Annual Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Actress	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
2nd Annual Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Comedy Series	—	Nominated
	Best Direction in a Comedy Series	Shelley Jensen Peter Bonerz Gail Mancusco Kevin S. Bright Gary Halvorson David Steinberg Dana DeVally Piazza James Burrows Michael Lembeck	Nominated
	Best Writing in a Comedy Series	Wil Calhoun Jill Condon Amy Toomin Seth Kurland Ted Cohen Andrew Reich Gregory S. Malins Michael Curtis Shana Goldberg-Meehan Scott Silveri Alicia Sky Varinaitis Mark Kunerth Adam Chase Michael Borkow	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Matthew Perry	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Lisa Kudrow	Nominated
	Best Ensemble in a Series	Jennifer Aniston Courteney Cox Lisa Kudrow Matt LeBlanc Matthew Perry David Schwimmer	Nominated
	Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated
50th Annual Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for episode "The One with Ross's Wedding (Part 1 & 2)"	Lisa Kudrow	Won

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 ^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 Four". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
^ "Nielsen Ratings". http://newmusicandmore.tripod.com/. Retrieved June 2, 2017. {{cite news}}: External link in |website= (help)

External links

Friends at IMDb
Friends: Season 4 at Rotten Tomatoes

[DVD-2] These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.

[tripodS04-1] ^ ^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 Four". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

[Season_Four-3] "Nielsen Ratings". http://newmusicandmore.tripod.com/. Retrieved June 2, 2017. {{cite news}}: External link in |website= (help)

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