Joey is an American sitcom created by Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan. It is a spin-off sequel to Friends, with Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani. It premiered on NBC on September 9, 2004. Midway through the second season, the show was placed on hiatus but returned on March 7, 2006. Only one more episode aired on NBC before the show was canceled due to low ratings in May 2006. The final eight episodes were released by Warner Bros. in America in October/November 2025 on the Friends YouTube channel (they had previously only been released in various international markets).