[September 14, 2004] 'Friends' Lives on, Winning Top Honors in AOL Television's 2004 'TV's Top 5 Viewer Awards,' with Best Farewell Moment, Sexiest Kiss and Funniest Moment NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 14, 2004 -- Fans Cast Millions of Votes on America Online in Categories Celebrating the Year's Best Television Moments; Moments From 'Survivor,' 'Las Vegas,' 'American Idol,' 'ER' Also Win Kudos AOL(R) Television, the leading television destination online(1), today announced the winners of the 2004 TV's Top 5 Viewer Awards at AOL Keyword: TV Awards. These America Online-exclusive awards honor the best television moments of the past year in unusual categories such as Most Memorable TV Moment, Best Talk Show Moment, Best Animal Moment, Most Surprising Moment, and more. Fan-favorite show "Friends" grabbed the most awards, including Best Farewell Moment, Revlon's Sexiest Kiss and Funniest Moment. Since the nominees were announced in July by "American Idol" judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, more than 3.6 million votes were cast on AOL for the best television moments from last season. The nominated selections had all been featured on TV's Top 5, AOL Television's daily rundown of the best five moments of the previous day based on input from AOL editors, feedback from AOL members and viewing data provided by TiVo. Each day, members can view these moments and then rate them on a scale of one to five. TV's Top 5 is optimally experienced via AOL for Broadband. "We're pleased that the TV's Top 5 Viewer Awards can provide a forum where the real television fans can have their say in naming the best moments of the past year," said Patricia Karpas, Vice President and General Manager, AOL Television. "As we enter the new fall season, we look forward to providing AOL and AOL for Broadband members many more great television moments on TV's Top 5." -0- *T The winners of the 2004 TV's Top 5 Viewer Awards are: BEST INTRO MOMENT: WINNER -- Danny is caught with the boss' daughter on NBC's "Las Vegas" Ryan is welcomed to town by Luke on FOX's "The O.C." Paris and Nicole arrive on the farm on FOX's "The Simple Life" Alan Shore approaches Ellenor about a job on ABC's "The Practice" Sydney's steamed when she sees Vaughn and his bride on ABC's "Alias" BEST FAREWELL MOMENT: WINNER -- The friends turn in their keys on NBC's "Friends" Big tells Carrie she's the one on HBO's "Sex & the City" Frasier says good night to Seattle on NBC's "Frasier" Ryan and Marissa's last dance on FOX's "The O.C." Adriana gets whacked on HBO's "The Sopranos" REVLON'S SEXIEST KISS: WINNER -- Ross and Rachel on NBC's "Friends" Britney and Madonna on the MTV Video Music Awards Seth and Summer on FOX's "The O.C." Garry Shandling and Brad Garrett on the "Primetime Emmy Awards" on FOX Simon and Paula on FOX's "American Idol" BEST ANIMAL MOMENT: WINNER -- Paris and Nicole get close to cows on FOX's "The Simple Life" David Letterman receives a monkey bombshell on CBS's "Late Show" Jay Leno drops a baby ape on NBC's "Tonight Show" Bob Costas is dogged by Triumph's insults on HBO's "On the Record" Sheep nose is on a swimsuit model on SpikeTV's "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special" BEST TALK SHOW MOMENT: WINNER -- Regis lets Kelly's baby take a fall on "Live with Regis and Kelly" Howard Stern makes David Letterman get personal on CBS's "Late Show" Arnold Schwarzenegger governs over Jay Leno on NBC's "Tonight Show" Steve Martin has problems being beautiful on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Jerry Seinfeld gets the best of Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's "Daily Show" MOST SURPRISING MOMENT: WINNER -- A helicopter crashes into Dr. Romano on NBC's "ER" Paul Shaffer reports David Letterman's big baby news on CBS's "Late Show" Rachel kisses Ross before her trip to Paris on NBC's "Friends" La Toya London gets voted off on Fox's "American Idol" Boston Rob proposes to Amber on CBS's "Survivor: All-Stars Reunion" MOST MEMORABLE MUSIC MOMENT: WINNER -- William Hung auditions for the judges on FOX's "American Idol" Prince duets with Beyonce Knowles on the GRAMMY(R) Awards on CBS Fantasia's final performance on FOX's "American Idol" The Fab Five rock out with Vince Neil on Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" Vanilla Ice heats up a karaoke bar on The WB's "The Surreal Life" FUNNIEST MOMENT: WINNER -- Joey stars in a Japanese TV commercial on NBC's "Friends" Jessica Simpson needs a vocabulary lesson on MTV's "Newlyweds" Bill Murray's victory speech on the Golden Globe Awards on NBC Dave Chappelle portrays Rick James on Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show" Ben Affleck is warned about "Gigli" on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" MOST MEMORABLE REALITY TV MOMENT: WINNER -- America votes to awards one million dollars to Rupert on CBS's "Survivor: All-Stars" Fantasia is voted the ultimate winner on FOX's "American Idol" Donald Trump tells Bill that he's hired on NBC's "The Apprentice" Trista ties the knot with Ryan on ABC's "Trista and Ryan's Wedding" Jon lies about his grandmother's death on CBS's "Survivor: Pearl Islands" *T This is the third time that AOL Television has celebrated the fans' favorites with a special awards presentation. Last year's Viewer Awards honored television's hottest shows and actors including "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "The Bachelorette," Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, and Sharon Osbourne. AOL Television is the most comprehensive online resource for TV fans who want to be informed, engaged and entertained. Its newest feature, "New Shows to Know," includes previews and descriptions of the hottest shows premiering or returning this fall, as well as AOL Television's top picks for the very best new shows premiering this season. In addition, AOL Television's exclusive sneak preview of the full premiere episode of The WB's new series, "Jack & Bobby" resulted in nearly 700,000 viewings by AOL for Broadband members. A television industry first, the series premiere was made available online before its network debut. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. (1) comScore Media Metrix, July 2004 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]