Friends vs How I Met Your Mother

Popularity by Attention Score · Updated July 31, 2026

FriendsvsHow I Met Your Mother

Attention Score · July 30, 2026

Friends5.9#60 in TV today

1.7×more popular today

How I Met Your Mother3.4#160 in TV today

Friends is 1.7× more popular than How I Met Your Mother today.

63% of today's attention37%

52.5May 13 – Jun 11, 2021

All-time peak

9.8Jan 8 – Feb 6, 2022

Attention Score is Television Stats' daily index of how much attention a show, movie, or person is getting across the web. Higher means more people are paying attention that day.televisionstats.com

By current Attention Score, Friends is the most popular at 5.9, followed by How I Met Your Mother at 3.4. Friends has the highest Peak Attention Score at 52.5 during May 13 – Jun 11, 2021.

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