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The players and coach of a rural Texas high-school football team are followed in this drama, which is based on the 2004 film `Friday Night Lights.'

Ask Matt | 4/25/2008
Q: I'm a huge fan of all of your columns and an extremely passionate fan of TV (I even create spreadsheets to keep track of the new shows each fall and winter.) I'm just tired of always reading questions from fans asking what their favorite shows and actors' chances are of getting an Emmy nomination or complaining that their favorite didn't get nominated. It just seems like a waste of time. We can't change the Emmys since most of us aren't provided with a vote, so maybe we should all stop ... read more
Ask Matt | 4/14/2008
Q: I was thrilled to see the deal NBC made to keep Friday Night Lights on the air, particularly since I am already a DirecTV subscriber. But I wonder how you are going to cover the series. Do you follow the DirecTV showings as if they were on the network, thus potentially spoiling them for 90 percent of your audience? Or do you wait for the network showings, thus keeping the show under the radar, knowing it will probably kill both the show and any chance for more deals like this? As the models . read more
Ask Ausiello | 4/9/2008
Q: Is Friday Night Lights' 13-episode order locked, or is there potential for a back-nine pickup? A: It's pretty much locked, according to exec producer Jason Katims. " They were pretty clear that it's going to be 13 episodes," he told me last Friday (the full Q&A is here). "This is a really exciting idea, but it's also an experiment. And I think DirecTV and NBC want to see how it works, and that's how the 13-episode order came to be." read more
Friday Night Boss Tackles Burning Season 3 Qs! | Ausiello Report | 4/4/2008
Score! On Wednesday, NBC officially let slip what is sure to go down in TV history as one of the worst-kept secrets ever: It has sealed a deal with DirecTV to bring Friday Night Lights back for a third season. The deets: DirecTV will get to run with 13 new episodes beginning on Oct. 1, with NBC picking up the ball with repeats in February. But, on closer inspection, is the agreement more a field goal than a touchdown? I mean, if we're only guaranteed 13 episodes, what does that say about the prospect of a back-nine pickup? Will the show look different when it returns? And what about the cast — will any of our favorites have been benched? Let's see if we can get executive producer Jason Katims to tackle the tough questions.Why did it take so long for this deal to be made official? I feel like we've been talking about this for months. Jason Katims: Obviously, a lot of details had to be worked out because there is no model for it. And for DirecTV and NBC, it was important that it... read more
NBC's Early Jump on Next Season | Roush Dispatch | 4/2/2008
Grain-(or pillar)-of-salt time. NBC has decided to do what they call an “in-front” presentation, a way-earlier-than-upfront-week announcement of next season’s year-round strategy, which includes lineups for fall, winter and as far ahead as next summer. (As one reporter on a conference call pointed out, those with not-so-long memories can remember how well this strategy worked out for Fox a few years back.) Still, even if we can be reasonably certain that the best-laid plans of mice and Ben (Silverman) will undergo significant adjustments along the way, there’s quite a bit to chew on here. For a full rundown of NBC’s 2008-09 game plan, start here.First off, glee all around that Friday Night Lights lives on, with a 13-episode third season to premiere on NBC next winter (back on Fridays), following an exclusive run on DirectTV that begins in October. Ben Silverman says only about 10-15 percent of NBC’s audience subscribes to the service, as opposed to the... read more

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SAD eyes, BROKEN hearts, NBC will lose if FNL does not return!
I hated football - UNTIL "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" Being married to the same person for 32 years included the experience of being a football widow during prime season in the Fall. However, this... read more
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does anybody know the name& or singer of the song that was playing when coach was at smashs' house at the end of Fri. 1/25/08 show?btw,my fav t.v. show! I have a son who got a full ride... read more
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Premise: The players and coach of a rural Texas high-school football team are followed in this drama, which is based on the 2004 film `Friday Night Lights.'

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