Fridays (1980)

Comedy · Music

Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (841 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1980)

6.59 avg 9 episodes 6.7 → 6.2 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	6.7	66
2	Episode #1.2	6.2	27
3	Episode #1.3	7.1	27
5	Episode #1.5	6.5	18
6	Episode #1.6	7.5	16
8	Episode #1.8	6.7	30
9	Episode #1.9	5.8	18
10	Episode #1.10	6.6	21
12	Episode #1.12	6.2	12

Season 2 (1980)

7.39 avg 15 episodes 6.8 → 8.0 38 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Episode #2.3	6.8	26
7	Episode #2.7	7.6	15
8	Episode #2.8	7.1	17
9	Episode #2.9	6.6	21
11	Episode #2.11	6.8	16
12	Episode #2.12	7.8	24
15	Episode #2.15	8.3	12
16	Episode #2.16	7.8	12
17	Episode #2.17	6.8	17
18	Episode #2.18	7.8	24
19	Episode #2.19	8.1	18
20	Episode #2.20	7.6	25
21	Episode #2.21	7.1	20
24	Episode #2.24	6.7	12
25	Episode #2.25	8.0	12

Season 3 (1981)

7.62 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 6.7 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	8.2	31
2	Episode #3.2	7.7	20
3	Episode #3.3	7.7	17
4	Episode #3.4	7.5	22
6	Episode #3.6	7.6	11
9	Episode #3.9	8.4	13
12	Episode #3.12	7.5	21
13	Episode #3.13	7.2	26
14	Episode #3.14	7.7	16
19	Episode #3.19	6.7	12

Fridays (1980)

Cast

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