How to Stream ‘Friends’ and Nick at Nite’s Matthew Perry Tribute Online Free
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Nickelodeon is honoring Matthew Perry with a new special this weekend that pays tribute to the late Friends actor and movie star. Titled Matthew Perry: Thanks for Being a Friend, the half-hour special will air on Sunday at 10 p.m. PT/ET as part of the channel’s Nick at Nite programming block. Nickelodeon says the tribute will be followed by “fan favorite” episodes of Friends featuring Perry.
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You can watch the Matthew Perry tribute on TV through your local cable provider. Don’t have cable? One of the best ways to stream Thanks for Being a Friend and watch Friends online is through DirecTV Stream, which offers Nickelodeon as part of its channel lineup. DirecTV currently offers a five-day free trial that you can use to stream Friends online for free.
Nickelodeon, one of the networks where the Warner Bros. sitcom airs in syndication, says old episodes of Friends will air on TV throughout this week, leading up to Sunday’s special.
Reruns of Friends also air on TBS, which you can also watch online with DirecTV Stream. TBS is running a Friends marathon Nov. 1-5 that begins with a 12-hour “Best of Chandler” run of episodes beginning at 6 a.m. ET/PT. It will feature Perry-centric eps from across the show’s 10 seasons. Watch the TBS Friends marathon online free with this 5-day trial to DirecTV Stream.
Below, keep reading for more ways to watch Friends online with or without cable, plus a few box set options if you prefer to own the series on disc.
How to Watch Friends Online
The best way to watch Friends is through Max (formerly HBO Max), which has all 10 seasons of the hit comedy series available to stream online, along with the 2021 Friends reunion. A subscription to Max starts at $9.99 a month, though Amazon Prime members can get a seven-day free trial to Max right now as part of Amazon’s Prime Video deals.
Note: You’ll have to be an Amazon Prime member to get the weeklong Max trial. Your subscription to Max continues at $15.99/month (for an ad-free plan), or you can cancel before the free trial is up to avoid being charged.
The Max free trial deal on Prime Video is the easiest way to watch Friends online for free, since Max itself does not offer a free trial. Max recently added a title card to the first episode of each season that honors Perry and dedicates the repeat airings to his memory.
For those who already have an existing live TV streaming service subscription, Max is also available as an add-on channel for $15.99 per month (in addition to base plan fees) through DirecTV Stream and Hulu, to name a few.
How to Watch Friends for Free
Another way to stream Friends online for free? Cricket Wireless customers have Max included as part of their $60 per month unlimited plan. Sign up for the plan here and start streaming Friends free on your phone, tablet, laptop or connected TV.
Select AT&T wireless plans may also include Max for free. Check the site here to see if your plan qualifies and then sign in with your log-in details to start watching Friends on Max for free.
Can You Watch Friends on Amazon Prime?
Yes, you can currently stream all episodes of Friends through Amazon Prime. Purchase individual episodes for $2.99 or buy entire seasons from $19. Your purchase gets you an HD download that is yours to keep. You can then stream Friends on any device and watch Friends on TV through the Prime Video app.
Amazon also has the complete series of Friends available as a special-edition Blu-ray or DVD box set. Get all 10 seasons and watch all 236 episodes of the Emmy-winning show, along with behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, bloopers and more.
Regularly $90, Amazon currently has the Friends box set on sale from $54.99. This Friends set was first released for the show’s 25th anniversary in 2019.
Friends: The Complete Series (25th Anniversary DVD)
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