what did critics think of the show?
Early reviews of the series were mixed; the first season holds a Metacritic score of 59 out of 100
Friends
Early reviews of the series were mixed; the first season holds a Metacritic score of 59 out of 100, based on 20 sampled reviews, indicating "mixed to average reviews." 
when does the new season of friends air UNANSWERABLE what is friends? It is an American television sitcom. what does sitcom mean? UNANSWERABLE who are the characters? Rachel Green,  Monica Geller, Joey Tribbiani,  Ross Geller what are their real life names? Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer has the show won any award? Yes, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series,  American Comedy Award, one GLAAD Media Award when did the first episode air? September 22, 1994 on which channel? NBC what is its full form? National Broadcasting Company who are the writers? UNANSWERABLE who are the directors? David Crane and Marta Kauffman and producers? Kevin S. Bright, Kauffman, and Crane
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Friends [SEP] Critical reception
Early reviews of the series were mixed; the first season holds a Metacritic score of 59 out of 100, based on 20 sampled reviews, indicating "mixed to average reviews." Tom Feran of "The Plain Dealer" wrote that the series traded "vaguely and less successfully on the hanging-out style of "Seinfeld"", while Ann Hodges of the "Houston Chronicle" called it "the new "Seinfeld" wannabe, but it will never be as funny as "Seinfeld"." In the "Los Angeles Daily News", Ray Richmond named the series as "one of the brighter comedies of the new season", and the "Los Angeles Times" called it "flat-out the best comedy series of the new season." The "Chicago Sun-Times" Ginny Holbert found Joey and Rachel's characteristics to be underdeveloped, while Richmond commended the cast as a "likeable youth ensemble" with "good chemistry." Robert Bianco of "USA Today" was complimentary of Schwimmer, calling him "terrific." He also praised the female leads, but was concerned that Perry's role as Chandler was "undefined" and that LeBlanc was "relying too much on the same brain-dead stud routine that was already tired the last two times he tried it." The authors of "Friends Like Us: The Unofficial Guide to Friends" thought that the cast was "trying just a little too hard", in particular, Perry and Schwimmer.