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title: "Variety Compares \"Friends: The Reunion\" to Other Top Releases"
description: "Variety reporter Todd Spangler uses TVision data to compare the day one performance of Friends: The Reunion with other major releases from HBO Max."
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# Variety Compares "Friends: The Reunion" to Other Top Releases

 June 1    |   Blog  |   News

Did you rush to HBO Max to watch Friends: The Reunion on the first day of its release? If so, you are not alone. As [Variety's Todd Spangler](https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/friends-reunion-viewing-ratings-hbo-max-1234984547/) explains 29% of all streaming households in the TVision panel tuned in to see Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, and the boys reunite. 

The reunion special, originally set to air with the launch of HBO Max last year, did not disappoint, despite its one-year delay due to COVID-19.  Its single-day household reach nearly matched Wonder Woman's Christmas Day performance (34%), and it beat the recent release of Mortal Kombat (16%).

[Read the full Variety article here.](https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/friends-reunion-viewing-ratings-hbo-max-1234984547/) 

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