FRIENDS remains a monster of the genre, with a 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and enough rewatch appeal to keep Ross and Rachel debates alive decades later. Critics have gone bananas for it: Abbott Elementary currently carries a 99% average Tomatometer (via Rotten Tomatoes), and the Television Academy lists 37 Emmy nominations and four wins. 30 Rock won Outstanding Comedy Series three consecutive times from 2007 through 2009, while Rotten Tomatoes currently lists a 91% audience score. As of August 2026, Rotten Tomatoes lists 18 seasons, a 94% average Tomatometer, and a 91% audience score. The U.S. adaptation won the 2006 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and its second, third, and fifth seasons each hold 100% Rotten Tomatoes scores.