Is New Girl Secretly The Same Show As Friends? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 05-27-2022, 12:04 AM

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Friends will forever be seen as the quintessential primetime sitcom. During its run, it was by far the most popular show on TV, and paved the way for countless other shows copying the format to match its success. Show like How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory definitely succeeded, but both made the format their own. New Girl however, had great success sticking almost too close to the format set by Friends. New Girl and Friends aren't carbon copies, but there are more than enough similarities to prove where New Girl got its inspiration.

icecream · 05-27-2022, 01:35 AM

No. New Girl never had the popularity of Friends.

king of comedy · 05-28-2022, 07:48 AM

True

Alan Brady's Hair · 05-28-2022, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by icecream

New Girl never had the popularity of Friends.

New Girl's annual Nielsen rankings (2011-2018): 61, 77, 103, 138, 125, 133, 171

irehtman · 05-28-2022, 08:09 PM

Even with these six characters: Jessica, Nicholas, Cecelia, Schmidt, Winston and Coach. The answer is still no, as result that Friends is way better.

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05-28-2022, 07:48 AM	#3
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	True

05-28-2022, 08:09 PM	#5
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,824	Even with these six characters: Jessica, Nicholas, Cecelia, Schmidt, Winston and Coach. The answer is still no, as result that Friends is way better.