| Alt Name: | Przyjaciółki |
| Genre: | Drama Series |
| Director: | Grzegorz Kuczeriszka |
| Starring: | Małgorzata Socha Anita Sokołowska Joanna Liszowska Magdalena Stużyńska Bartłomiej Kasprzykowski Lesław Żurek Marcin Rogacewicz Mariusz Zaniewski Michał Rolnicki Adam Krawczyk Agnieszka Sienkiewicz |
| Composer: | Łukasz Targosz |
| Country: | Poland |
| Language: | Polish |
| Num Seasons: | 23 |
| Num Episodes: | 278 |
| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | Akson Studio Polsat |
| Network: | Polsat |
| Last Aired: | present |
Friends, also known under the original title Przyjaciółki, is a Polish TV-drama which premiered on 6 September 2012 on Polsat.
The series follow the story of four friends who met in high school. Their paths then diverged. They meet again years later at a class meeting and realise that they need each other like they never did before. The action happens in Warsaw.
The pilot episode was filmed in April 2012. Then it was watched by a group of people similar to the profile of the typical Polsat's viewer. The study found that people are willing to come back to it after an advertising break. A positive test result was reflected in the 13 episodes that filmed from July to September 2012.
Friends premiered on Polsat on Thursday, 6 September 2012 at 10 pm and attracted the audience of 2.604 million. It reached the share of 25.22% in group "16–49" and 25.05% among all viewers. It was the most watched program in its timeslot.[5]
| Series | Episodes | Timeslot | Series premiere | Series finale | TV season | Viewers (in millions) | Average share (16-49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Thursday 10 pm | 6 September 2012 | 29 November 2012 | Fall 2012 | 2 395 984 | 22,72% |
| 2 | 13 | Thursday 9 pm | 28 February 2013 | 23 May 2013 | Spring 2013 | 2 586 742 | 19,82% |
| 3 | 13 | 6 March 2014 | 29 May 2014 | Spring 2014 | 2 004 531 | 14,70% | |
| 4 | 11 | 11 September 2014 | 20 November 2014 | Fall 2014 | 2 056 695 | 13,73% | |
| 5 | 12 | 5 March 2015 | 21 May 2015 | Spring 2015 | 2 181 597 | 14,19% | |
| 6 | 12 | 3 September 2015 | 26 November 2015 | Fall 2015 | 2 020 881 | 12,67% | |
| 7 | 12 | 3 March 2016 | 19 May 2016 | Spring 2016 | 1 989 944 | 13,80% | |
| 8 | 12 | 1 September 2016 | 17 November 2016 | Fall 2016 | 1 959 775 | ||
| 9 | 12 | 2 March 2017 | 18 May 2017 | Spring 2017 | 1 792 162 | ||
| 10 | 12 | 7 September 2017 | 23 November 2017 | Fall 2017 | 1 946 658 | ||
| 11 | 12 | 1 March 2018 | 17 May 2018 | Spring 2018 | 1 792 469 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 6 September 2018 | 22 November 2018 | Fall 2018 | 1 795 557 | ||
| 13 | 12 | 28 February 2019 | 23 May 2019 | Spring 2019 | 1 677 362 | ||
| 14 | 12 | 5 September 2019 | 21 November 2019 | Fall 2019 | 1 594 399 | ||
| 15 | 12 | 5 March 2020 | 21 May 2020 | Spring 2020 | 1 435 871 | ||
| 16 | 12 | 3 September 2020 | 26 November 2020 | Fall 2020 | 1 279 988 | ||
| 17 | 12 | 4 March 2021 | 20 May 2021 | Spring 2021 | 1 230 806 | ||
| 18 | 12 | 2 September 2021 | 25 November 2021 | Fall 2021 | 1 085 844 | ||
| 19 | 12 | 3 March 2022 | 19 May 2022 | Spring 2022 | 938 562 | ||
| 20 | 12 | 1 September 2022 | 24 November 2022 | Fall 2022 | 876 133 | ||
| 21 | 12 | 2 March 2023 | 18 May 2023 | Spring 2023 | 781 816 | ||
| 22 | 12 | 7 September 2023 | 23 November 2023 | Fall 2023 | 752 622 | ||
| 23 | 12 | 29 February 2024 | 23 May 2024 | Spring 2024 | |||
| 24 | 12 | 5 September 2024 | 21 November 2024 | Fall 2024 |