Friends season 8


The eighth season of the American television sitcom Friends aired on NBC from September 27, 2001 to May 16, 2002.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes


United States ratings

Season 8 averaged 24.5 million viewers and finished, for the first time, as the most watched show of the 2001–02 television season.

Home media

The eight season was officially released on DVD in region 1 on November 9, 2004, as a 4-disc DVD Box Set. The release includes the extended versions of every episode, 3 audio commentaries, a video guide to season eight's guest stars, a gag reel, a trivia challenge, and easter eggs about the next season.
The 2004 region 2 DVD version of the season, include the deleted scenes from the episode "The One Where Rachel Tells Ross" as part of the special features, those scenes were cut from the episode following the September 11 attacks and where not shown to the public until the release of this DVD. The Blu-ray releases of the Complete Series include the "Original Producer's Cut" version of the episode presented on Standard Definition as part of the Exclusive Bonus Features of the set; the original script for the episode was also included.

Reception

Collider ranked the season Number 1 on their ranking of all ten Friends seasons, and named "The One with the Rumor" as its standout episode.