Prime time is up to 9pm in the U.S., but the sexual context of much of "Coupling" would cause screaming from various factions of our society and would relegate it to the 'after midnight' crowd.
Thank goodness BBC America is cable/sat based here.
I think Coupling is much, much better than Friends. The character deversity is significantly better, and the writing is top notch. Plus, they tackle content that is considered taboo here in the U.S. for a television series.
My wife and I are usually hurting from laughing so hard after the show.
Jennifer Aniston's character, on Friends, irritates me to no end. Probably due to me being married to someone like that once upon a time.
Everytime 'Jeff' opens his mouth on Coupling, I have to be sure I am not in the middle of drinking anything, or it will give my nose a good flushing.