[Olog-hai]

You cannot deny that Friends is perhaps the most iconic TV show of all time. ...

Why not, Mick? I can and I do.

[Dr. Sivana]

You cannot deny that Friends is perhaps the most iconic TV show of all time.

Why not, Mick? I can and I do.

I do, too. From WIkipedia:

The overall rating of 67.3 for the entire 1952 season of I Love Lucy continues to be the highest average rating for any single season of a TV show. I Love Lucy ranked highly in the Nielsen ratings throughout its entire run.

In 2015, a colorized Christmas special pulled in 7 million viewers on CBS. Does anyone think ANY episode of "Friends" would pull that in 2060?

I took my entire family to see colorized "I Love Lucy" episodes on the big screen. We had a blast. Even the youngsters who never saw the show before.

Iconic means part of TV history. In the beginning of Television that means "I Love Lucy" with "Texaco Start Theatre" as a VERY distant runner-up.

I actually prefer "Burns and Allen", but Lucy and Desi were amazing and are the definition of "iconic".

"Friends" stars are earning about $19 million a year off the repeats.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/friends-stars-big-money-reruns-sitcom-year

Last I read Lucy was pulling in over $20 million per year, still!

Also, Desi Arnaz spent $500 for filming episodes so there COULD be high-quality reruns (that's why they look so much better than "The Honeymooners" and "Burns and Allen" which were on kinescope). He is credited with "inventing" the TV rerun. What is more iconic than that?

[SaveFerris]

(You cannot deny that Friends is perhaps the most iconic TV show of all time.)

I shall.

It is NOT.

[SaveFerris]

(do not be deceived into thinking that it is a good or even great TV show. As far as quality goes, it’s simply terrible.)

Yeah on that part 👍

[Hammerhead]

Friends…worst unfunny sitcom ever.

Seinfeld will always be the date of standard.

[9YearLurker]

But Mick used to watch it!