Little-Known Details About the Hit Show Friends

Live Studio Audiences Weren't Allowed On-Set for Cliffhangers

There are several instances throughout the series when an episode ended on a cliffhanger. Interestingly, the showrunners decided to keep these suspenseful scenes a secret from the live studio audiences and filmed them separately from the rest of the episode. While this approach may have frustrated fans attending the filming, it was necessary to prevent plot leaks and keep audiences at home guessing. If they had filmed these scenes in front of a live studio audience, there was a higher chance that spoilers would have made it to the fans.

In Seasons 6 and 10, it wasn't necessary to ask the live studio audience to leave because these seasons didn't contain cliffhangers. But for all the other seasons, it was needed.