Joey (TV series) was announced on May 15, 2006. The remaining episodes have never been broadcast by NBC, but have been shown on various other networks around the world. Episode 5 and Episode 13 of season 1 were directed by David Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller in "Friends". NBC heavily promoted "Joey" and gave it "Friends"<nowiki>'</nowiki> Thursday 8:00 pm timeslot. The pilot was watched by 18.6 million American viewers, but ratings continually decreased throughout the series' two seasons, averaging 10.20 million viewers in the first season and 7.10 million in the second. The final broadcast episode on March 7, 2006 was watched by
Joey Tribbiani Ross over a couch with only one hand, and offering to go to the coffee house to intimidate two bullies into leaving Ross and Chandler alone. He is a Stephen King fan, having read "The Shining" several times, as well as being a fan of the film adaptation of one of King's novels, "Cujo". He also becomes a fan of the classic novel, "Little Women" after Rachel asks him to read it to see if it was better than "The Shining". Joey briefly mentions to the gang that Al Pacino is his idol. Joey has the poster for the 1983