Girl friends is an American comedy-drama sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008. The episode aired on February 11, 2008.After girl friends came back in fall 2007 for its eighth season, it turned into the longest-running live action sitcom on network television which has been on atmosphere annually, and truly one of those highest-rated scripted shows on television among African American adults and individuals 18-34, including its spinoff The Game.