Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive

Season Three

New Episodes

Date	Time	Episode	Title	Rating/Share	Viewers
09/19/96	8:00-8:30	03-01	The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy	16.7/31	26.8 million
09/26/96	8:00-8:30	03-02	The One Where No One's Ready	18.4/31	26.7 million
10/03/96	8:00-8:30	03-03	The One with the Jam	17.3/30	25.2 million
10/10/96	8:00-8:30	03-04	The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel	18.0/30	26.1 million
10/17/96	8:00-8:30	03-05	The One with Frank Jr.	16.1/26	23.3 million
10/31/96	8:00-8:30	03-06	The One with the Flashback	16.0/28	23.3 million
11/07/96	8:00-8:30	03-07	The One with the Racecar Bed	18.0/29	27.4 million
11/14/96	8:00-8:30	03-08	The One with the Giant Poking Device	18.8/30	28.7 million
11/21/96	8:00-8:30	03-09	The One with the Football	19.0/30	29.3 million
12/12/96	8:00-8:30	03-10	The One Where Rachel Quits	16.1/27	25.1 million
01/09/97	8:00-8:30	03-11	The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister	19.4/29	29.8 million
01/16/97	8:00-8:30	03-12	The One with All the Jealousy	19.4/29	29.6 million
01/30/97	8:00-8:30	03-13	The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends	18.9/29	28.0 million
02/06/97	8:00-8:30	03-14	The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner	19.0/30	28.9 million
02/13/97	8:00-8:30	03-15	The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break	18.3/29	27.3 million
02/20/97	8:00-8:30	03-16	The One the Morning After	18.6/29	28.3 million
03/06/97	8:00-8:30	03-17	The One Without the Ski Trip	17.5/29	25.8 million
03/13/97	8:00-8:30	03-18	The One with the Hypnosis Tape	18.7/30	28.1 million
03/27/97	8:00-8:30	03-19	The One with the Tiny T-Shirt	16.0/28	23.7 million
04/10/97	8:00-8:30	03-20	The One with the Dollhouse	16.3/28	24.4 million
04/17/97	8:00-8:30	03-21	The One with a Chick and a Duck	16.0/28	23.2 million
04/24/97	8:00-8:30	03-22	The One with the Screamer	15.5/27	22.6 million
05/01/97	8:00-8:30	03-23	The One with Ross's Thing	16.6/29	24.2 million
05/08/97	8:00-8:30	03-24	The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion	15.6/27	23.1 million
05/15/97	8:00-8:30	03-25	The One at the Beach	16.5/29	28.8 million
Average				17.5/29	26.3 million

All Episodes

Date	Time	Episode	Rating/Share	Viewers	Rank
09/19/96	8:00-8:30	03-01	16.7/31	26.8 million	3
09/26/96	8:00-8:30	03-02	18.4/31	26.7 million	4
10/03/96	8:00-8:30	03-03	17.3/30	25.2 million	6
10/10/96	8:00-8:30	03-04	18.0/30	26.1 million	5
10/17/96	8:00-8:30	03-05	16.1/26	23.3 million	5
10/24/96	8:00-8:30	Repeat	13.4/22	19.1 million	12
10/31/96	8:00-8:30	03-06	16.0/28	23.3 million	5
11/07/96	8:00-8:30	03-07	18.0/29	27.4 million	4
11/14/96	8:00-8:30	03-08	18.8/30	28.7 million	4
11/21/96	8:00-8:30	03-09	19.0/30	29.3 million	5
11/28/96	(Did Not Air)
12/05/96	8:00-8:30	Repeat	14.3/23	21.0 million	6
12/12/96	8:00-8:30	03-10	16.1/27	25.1 million	4
12/19/96	8:00-8:30	Repeat	14.8/25	21.6 million	5
12/26/96	8:00-8:30	Repeat	12.1/21	18.0 million	5
01/02/97	8:00-8:30	Repeat	14.0/22	21.0 million	5
01/09/97	8:00-8:30	03-11	19.4/29	29.8 million	2
01/16/97	8:00-8:30	03-12	19.4/29	29.6 million	4
01/23/97	8:00-8:30	Repeat	16.4/26	24.7 million	7
01/30/97	8:00-8:30	03-13	18.9/29	28.0 million	3
02/06/97	8:00-8:30	03-14	19.0/30	28.9 million	3
02/13/97	8:00-8:30	03-15	18.3/29	27.3 million	4
02/20/97	8:00-8:30	03-16	18.6/29	28.3 million	5
02/27/97	8:00-8:30	Repeat	16.7/27	24.1 million	2
03/06/97	8:00-8:30	03-17	17.5/29	25.8 million	2
03/13/97	8:00-8:30	03-18	18.7/30	28.1 million	2
03/20/97	8:00-8:30	Repeat	15.6/26	22.6 million	2
03/27/97	8:00-8:30	03-19	16.0/28	23.7 million	3
04/03/97	8:00-8:30	Repeat	14.5/25	21.7 million	4
04/10/97	8:00-8:30	03-20	16.3/28	24.4 million	4
04/17/97	8:00-8:30	03-21	16.0/28	23.2 million	3
04/24/97	8:00-8:30	03-22	15.5/27	22.6 million	5
05/01/97	8:00-8:30	03-23	16.6/29	24.2 million	5
05/08/97	8:00-8:30	03-24	15.6/27	23.1 million	4
05/15/97	8:00-8:30	03-25	16.5/29	28.8 million	4
Average			16.7/28	25.0 million	4

Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive

Season	New Episodes		All Episodes
	Rating/Share	Viewers	Rating/Share	Viewers	Rank
Season One	16.9/26	24.8 million	16.6/26	24.3 million	8
Season Two	20.5/33	31.7 million	19.3/31	29.4 million	3
Season Three	17.5/29	26.3 million	16.7/28	25.0 million	4
Season Four	16.9/28	25.0 million	16.4/27	24.1 million	4
Season Five	16.5/27	24.7 million	15.7/26	23.5 million	2
Season Six	15.2/25	22.6 million	14.0/23	20.7 million	5
Season Seven	14.2/23	22.1 million	13.1/21	20.2 million	5
Season Eight	16.5/26	26.7 million	15.3/24	24.5 million	1
Season Nine	15.2/24	24.0 million	13.8/22	21.6 million	2
Season Ten	16.8/26	26.9 million	14.4/23	22.8 million	3

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