It’s been nearly three decades since the American sitcom- “Friends” got premiered. To be more precise, it started back in 1994 and concluded with Season 10. Since the very beginning, it has achieved international success and lately become one of the all-time hits.
Being a die-hard Friends fan, you must already know that Matthew Perry is no longer with us. He passed away a few months ago, and fans still can’t stop mourning the loss. Surprisingly, following the actor’s death, the streaming views of the show increased drastically.
The storyline of Friends is all about the lives of six reckless adults in Manhattan. With every adventure they embark on, they face troubles. However, it also brought them happiness and joy in the end. Friendships play a significant role in our lives, and the show serves as an example. It’s highly recommended, in case you haven’t watched it yet.
To the newbies, Matthew Perry portrayed the character of Chandler Bing. It’s the friendship and romantic relationship with Monica Geller that attracted the audience. In case you forgot, both tied the knot and in Season 10, they adopted Jack and Erica.
Concerning Matthew Perry’s death, he left all of us just when he was 54 years old. It was difficult for each of the Friends fans to accept that we lost Chandler in real life. To be more particular, the actor died on 28 October after he was found unresponsive in his hot tub.
Overall, it appeared to be a drowning incident, as the postmortem reports didn’t show any sign of fentanyl in his system. During the last days of his life, Matthew was sober, too. The exact cause remained “deferred.”
Now, it seems like fans are now revisiting the iconic NBC comedy sitcom. The streaming records broke following Chandler’s death in reality. It’s more like a way to respect and celebrate his character.
Fans Mourn Chandler, Aka Matthew Perry’s Loss By Watching Friends
Friends had an ensemble cast, and each of them did their best. As you may all know, it was available on Netflix for streaming. The platform reportedly had to pay $100 million just to retain the licensing rights to it for a single year.
Moving on with the increase in streaming records, Friends garnered 860 million viewing minutes on Max from 23 to 29 October. That was right after the sitcom moved from Netflix to the aforesaid platform.
For the week of 30 October, Friends landed in fourth place in terms of overall rankings. It just came after Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Grey’s Anatomy and Suits. Did you watch these?
You will be surprised to know that the viewing record of Friends was last recorded at 737 million minutes, made back in December 2022.
One must note that most of the Friends’ audience for the 30 October week was reported to be under the age of 35. If you calculate, you will get to know that many of them were not even born at the time of its premiere (1994).
The sitcom Friends will never get old. How many times did you watch it? Being a fan, it’s still heartbreaking to even think that Matthew Perry died, leaving all of us behind. Let’s just celebrate his sweet, sarcastic character- Chandler, by revisiting the story of Friends.
