As someone who wants to learn Chinese, I think about it all the time. Watching Chinese shows just isn't as fun for whatever reason. I was telling my wife the other day I have met so many people who credit Friends for why they can speak English.

That's soft power right there.

I've had to resort to watching anime on Netflix with Chinese dubs - anime is good because people actually talk slower and usually use simple language. When I watched Three Body (Chinese version) the dialogue was impenetrable lol

Taiwanese shows are better if you want to learn Chinese. They speak clearly and don’t speak fast like China shows.

Friends is great, but still pretty advanced as English learning goes, with fast speech, and lots of slang and US/90s specific references.