Editing Friends (section)

=== Syndication ===
Because of syndication revenue, ''Friends'' continues to generate approximately $1 billion each year for [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]. That translates into about $20 million in annual residuals each for Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, who each get 2% of syndication income for ''Friends''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thompson|first=Arienne|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/02/27/youll-never-believe-how-much-money-the-friends-cast-still-earns-today/77593556/|title=You'll never believe how much money the 'Friends' cast STILL earns today|work=USA Today|access-date=April 5, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405093541/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/02/27/youll-never-believe-how-much-money-the-friends-cast-still-earns-today/77593556/|archive-date=April 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

All episodes became available on [[Netflix]] on January 1, 2015, introducing a new generation to the show. UK ''Friends'' reruns' ratings in 2015 increased by more than 10% annually. The 2016 reruns' US weekly audience, not including streaming, of 16 million would make it a hit on network television were the show still being produced.<ref name="sternbergh20160321">{{Cite magazine |last=Sternbergh |first=Adam |date=March 21, 2016 |title=Is 'Friends' Still the Most Popular Show on TV? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/03/20-somethings-streaming-friends-c-v-r.html |magazine=New York |access-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718051800/https://www.vulture.com/2016/03/20-somethings-streaming-friends-c-v-r.html |archive-date=July 18, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the US, the series has a syndication deal through multiple networks, including [[Nick at Nite]], [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], and [[Paramount Network]]. In July 2019, it was announced that from the beginning of 2020, ''Friends'' would not be available on Netflix in the US and instead would be shown on [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]'s video-streaming service HBO Max,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5622979/friends-leaving-netflix-for-hbo-max/|title='Friends' Won't Be There for You on Netflix Starting in 2020|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810145912/https://time.com/5622979/friends-leaving-netflix-for-hbo-max/|archive-date=August 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> which launched in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Savannah |date=May 27, 2020 |title=Friends Is Now Streaming On HBO Max |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a32223466/friends-hbo-max-streaming-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916080809/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a32223466/friends-hbo-max-streaming-release-date/ |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=August 19, 2020 |website=Elle |language=en}}</ref>