Friends reunion: Friends is having a reunion, but which are the sitcom's highest rated episodes?

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Tomorrow the first Friends reunion since the show ended in 2004 is set to air. Even if you're part of the group of people that hates Friends, and thinks it's not funny, it's hard not to be impressed by the cultural impact a single TV show has had.

So sure of its continuing longevity, executives at HBO Max were willing to shell out $85m per year for the streaming rights to Friends, more than 15 years since the show ended. The show has even found a fanbase among Gen-Z, who usually aren't a fan of millennial (or older) culture.

So, if you are a Friends fan who wants to re-watch a few episodes before the reunion tomorrow we've dug out one of the earliest charts we ever made, plotting the IMDB rating of every single episode of Friends to find you the highest rated episode.

If you want to remember how it all ended you can watch the obvious choice which would be the finale, "The Last One", which notches up a 9.7 out of 10 on IMDB. Another good option is to go back to season 5 episode 14 and watch "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" — a classic in which Chandler and Monica's relationship is revealed. The reality though is that if you plucked for any random episode you'll probably be fairly happy, the lowest rated episode is a 7.3 / 10 on IMDB — a testament to how consistently Friends delivered for its fans.

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Some first reactions out of early screenings shared on social media have been praising the film so far. Germain Lussier, a senior entertainment reporter at Gizmodo, posted on X that the movie is Spielberg’s “best film in 20 years,” while many have praised Blunt’s performance as one of her best. Others have said it is reminiscent of the filmmaker’s other sci-fi classics like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”

To be considered “fresh,” movies have to receive at least 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. While the global embargo for formal reviews doesn’t lift until Tuesday, June 9, at 12 p.m. ET following more advance screenings in Los Angeles, New York, and other cities ahead of the June 12 release date, traders on prediction markets are currently betting there is a 68% chance that the movie will score above 85% on the site.

(Event contracts are offered through Robinhood Derivatives, LLC — probabilities referenced or sourced from KalshiEx LLC or ForecastEx LLC.)

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(Event contracts are offered through Robinhood Derivatives, LLC — probabilities referenced or sourced from KalshiEx LLC or ForecastEx LLC.)

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