The BEST seasons of Friends

Every season of Friends ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Friends!

Rachel Green, Ross Geller, Monica Geller, Joey Tribbiani, Chandler Bing and Phoebe Buffay are six 20 something year-olds, living off one another in the heart of New York City. Over the course of ten years, this average group of buddies goes through massive mayhem, family trouble, past and future romances, fights, laughs, tears and surprises as they learn what it really means to be a friend.

Last Updated: 11/23/2025Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Season 5
star
8.69
982 votes

#1 - Season 5

First Aired 9/25/1998

Season 4
star
8.65
1008 votes

#2 - Season 4

First Aired 9/26/1997

Season 10
star
8.64
742 votes

#3 - Season 10

First Aired 9/26/2003

Season 6
star
8.56
955 votes

#4 - Season 6

First Aired 9/24/1999

Season 2
star
8.55
1100 votes

#5 - Season 2

First Aired 9/22/1995

Season 3
star
8.52
1017 votes

#6 - Season 3

First Aired 9/17/1996

Season 1
star
8.52
1354 votes

#7 - Season 1

First Aired 9/23/1994

The first season introduces the six main characters who live in New York City: Rachel Green, a waitress; professional chef Monica Geller; her paleontologist brother, Ross Geller; free-spirited masseuse Phoebe Buffay; struggling actor Joey Tribbiani; and Ross's college friend, Chandler Bing, whose precise occupation at a corporation is unknown. Rachel arrives at Central Perk, wearing her wedding dress, after leaving her fiancé, Barry Farber, an orthodontist, at the altar. She moves into her high school friend Monica's apartment, and gets a waitress job at Central Perk.

Season 7
star
8.42
890 votes

#8 - Season 7

First Aired 10/13/2000

Season 8
star
8.35
856 votes

#9 - Season 8

First Aired 9/28/2001

Season 9
star
8.25
809 votes

#10 - Season 9

First Aired 9/27/2002