Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series developed by Peter Berg from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team from a fictional town called Dillon: a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. Particular focus is given to team coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his family. During the course of the series, 76 episodes of Friday Night Lights aired over five seasons.[1]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 22 | October 3, 2006 | April 11, 2007 | NBC | ||
| 2 | 15 | October 5, 2007 | February 8, 2008 | |||
| 3 | 13 | October 1, 2008 | January 14, 2009 | DirecTV | ||
| 4 | 13 | October 28, 2009 | February 10, 2010 | |||
| 5 | 13 | October 27, 2010 | February 9, 2011 | |||
Episodes
Season 1 (2006–07)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Peter Berg | Peter Berg | October 3, 2006 |
| 2 | 2 | "Eyes Wide Open" | Jeffrey Reiner | Jason Katims | October 10, 2006 |
| 3 | 3 | "Wind Sprints" | Jeffrey Reiner | Elizabeth Heldens | October 17, 2006 |
| 4 | 4 | "Who's Your Daddy" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Kerry Ehrin | October 24, 2006 |
| 5 | 5 | "Git'er Done" | Mark Piznarski | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | October 30, 2006 |
| 6 | 6 | "El Accidente" | Dan Lerner | Carter Harris | November 7, 2006 |
| 7 | 7 | "Homecoming" | Patrick Norris | David Hudgins | November 14, 2006 |
| 8 | 8 | "Crossing the Line" | Jeffrey Reiner | Bridget Carpenter | November 28, 2006 |
| 9 | 9 | "Full Hearts" | Josh Pate | Aaron Rahsaan Thomas | December 5, 2006 |
| 10 | 10 | "It's Different for Girls" | Stephen Kay | Andy Miller | December 12, 2006 |
| 11 | 11 | "Nevermind" | Jonas Pate | Elizabeth Heldens | January 3, 2007 |
| 12 | 12 | "What to Do While You're Waiting" | David Boyd | Kerry Ehrin | January 10, 2007 |
| 13 | 13 | "Little Girl I Wanna Marry You" | Jeffrey Reiner | Jason Katims | January 24, 2007 |
| 14 | 14 | "Upping the Ante" | Allison Liddi-Brown | David Hudgins | January 31, 2007 |
| 15 | 15 | "Blinders" | Stephen Kay | Bridget Carpenter & Carter Harris | February 7, 2007 |
| 16 | 16 | "Black Eyes and Broken Hearts" | Jeffrey Reiner | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | February 14, 2007 |
| 17 | 17 | "I Think We Should Have Sex" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Elizabeth Heldens | February 21, 2007 |
| 18 | 18 | "Extended Families" | Charles Stone | Kerry Ehrin | February 28, 2007 |
| 19 | 19 | "Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes" | Jeffrey Reiner | Jason Katims | March 21, 2007 |
| 20 | 20 | "Mud Bowl" | David Boyd | Elizabeth Heldens & David Hudgins | March 28, 2007 |
| 21 | 21 | "Best Laid Plans" | Jeffrey Reiner | Kerry Ehrin & Carter Harris | April 4, 2007 |
| 22 | 22 | "State" | Jeffrey Reiner | Jason Katims & Patrick Massett & John Zinman | April 11, 2007 |
Season 2 (2007–08)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Last Days of Summer" | Jeffrey Reiner | Jason Katims | October 5, 2007 |
| 24 | 2 | "Bad Ideas" | Jeffrey Reiner | Elizabeth Heldens | October 12, 2007 |
| 25 | 3 | "Are You Ready for Friday Night?" | Seith Mann | Kerry Ehrin | October 19, 2007 |
| 26 | 4 | "Backfire" | Jonas Pate | David Hudgins | October 26, 2007 |
| 27 | 5 | "Let's Get It On" | David Boyd | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | November 2, 2007 |
| 28 | 6 | "How Did I Get Here" | Jonas Pate | Carter Harris | November 9, 2007 |
| 29 | 7 | "Pantherama!" | David Boyd | Bridget Carpenter | November 16, 2007 |
| 30 | 8 | "Seeing Other People" | Jeffrey Reiner | Elizabeth Heldens | November 30, 2007 |
| 31 | 9 | "The Confession" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Bridget Carpenter | December 7, 2007 |
| 32 | 10 | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | Jeffrey Reiner | David Hudgins | January 4, 2008 |
| 33 | 11 | "Jumping the Gun" | Dan Attias | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | January 11, 2008 |
| 34 | 12 | "Who Do You Think You Are?" | Michael Waxman | Kerry Ehrin | January 18, 2008 |
| 35 | 13 | "Humble Pie" | Jeffery Reiner | Carter Harris | January 25, 2008 |
| 36 | 14 | "Leave No One Behind" | Dean White | Aaron Rahsaan Thomas | February 1, 2008 |
| 37 | 15 | "May the Best Man Win" | Patrick Norris | David Hudgins | February 8, 2008 |
Season 3 (2008–09)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "I Knew You When" | Jeffrey Reiner | Jason Katims | October 1, 2008 (DirectTV) January 16, 2009 (NBC) |
| 39 | 2 | "Tami Knows Best" | Jeffrey Reiner | Elizabeth Heldens | October 8, 2008 (DirectTV) January 23, 2009 (NBC) |
| 40 | 3 | "How the Other Half Lives" | Dean White | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | October 15, 2008 (DirectTV) January 30, 2009 (NBC) |
| 41 | 4 | "Hello, Goodbye" | Michael Waxman | David Hudgins | October 22, 2008 (DirectTV) February 6, 2009 (NBC) |
| 42 | 5 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Jason Katims | Kerry Ehrin | October 29, 2008 (DirectTV) February 13, 2009 (NBC) |
| 43 | 6 | "It Ain't Easy Being J.D. McCoy" | Patrick Norris | Bridget Carpenter | November 5, 2008 (DirectTV) February 20, 2009 (NBC) |
| 44 | 7 | "Keeping Up Appearances" | Chris Eyre | Brent Fletcher | November 12, 2008 (DirectTV) February 27, 2009 (NBC) |
| 45 | 8 | "New York, New York" | Jeffrey Reiner | Kerry Ehrin | November 19, 2008 (DirectTV) March 6, 2009 (NBC) |
| 46 | 9 | "Game of the Week" | Michael Waxman | David Hudgins | December 3, 2008 (DirectTV) March 13, 2009 (NBC) |
| 47 | 10 | "The Giving Tree" | David Boyd | Elizabeth Heldens | December 10, 2008 (DirectTV) March 20, 2009 (NBC) |
| 48 | 11 | "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" | Michael Waxman | Bridget Carpenter & Patrick Massett & John Zinman | December 17, 2008 (DirectTV) March 27, 2009 (NBC) |
| 49 | 12 | "Underdogs" | Jeffrey Reiner | Elizabeth Heldens | January 7, 2009 (DirectTV) April 3, 2009 (NBC) |
| 50 | 13 | "Tomorrow Blues" | Jeffrey Reiner | Jason Katims | January 14, 2009 (DirectTV) April 10, 2009 (NBC) |
Season 4 (2009–10)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "East of Dillon" | Peter Berg | Jason Katims | October 28, 2009 (DirectTV) May 7, 2010 (NBC) |
| 52 | 2 | "After the Fall" | Michael Waxman | Kerry Ehrin | November 4, 2009 (DirectTV) May 14, 2010 (NBC) |
| 53 | 3 | "In the Skin of a Lion" | Patrick Norris | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | November 11, 2009 (DirectTV) May 21, 2010 (NBC) |
| 54 | 4 | "A Sort of Homecoming" | Christopher Misiano | Etan Frankel | November 18, 2009 (DirectTV) May 28, 2010 (NBC) |
| 55 | 5 | "The Son" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Rolin Jones | December 2, 2009 (DirectTV) June 4, 2010 (NBC) |
| 56 | 6 | "Stay" | Patrick Norris | Bridget Carpenter | December 9, 2009 (DirectTV) June 11, 2010 (NBC) |
| 57 | 7 | "In the Bag" | Stephen Kay | Ron Fitzgerald | December 16, 2009 (DirectTV) June 18, 2010 (NBC) |
| 58 | 8 | "Toilet Bowl" | Michael Waxman | Derek Santos Olson | January 6, 2010 (DirectTV) June 25, 2010 (NBC) |
| 59 | 9 | "The Lights in Carroll Park" | Christopher Misiano | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | January 13, 2010 (DirectTV) July 2, 2010 (NBC) |
| 60 | 10 | "I Can't" | Ami Canaan Mann | Bridget Carpenter | January 20, 2010 (DirectTV) July 9, 2010 (NBC) |
| 61 | 11 | "Injury List" | Seith Mann | Kerry Ehrin | January 27, 2010 (DirectTV) July 23, 2010 (NBC) |
| 62 | 12 | "Laboring" | Adam Davidson | Rolin Jones | February 3, 2010 (DirectTV) July 30, 2010 (NBC) |
| 63 | 13 | "Thanksgiving" | Michael Waxman | Jason Katims | February 10, 2010 (DirectTV) August 6, 2010 (NBC) |
Season 5 (2010–11)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1 | "Expectations" | Michael Waxman | David Hudgins | October 27, 2010 (DirectTV) April 15, 2011 (NBC) |
| 65 | 2 | "On the Outside Looking In" | Michael Waxman | Kerry Ehrin | November 3, 2010 (DirectTV) April 22, 2011 (NBC) |
| 66 | 3 | "The Right Hand of the Father" | David Boyd | Patrick Massett & John Zinman | November 10, 2010 (DirectTV) April 29, 2011 (NBC) |
| 67 | 4 | "Keep Looking" | Todd McMullen | Bridget Carpenter | November 17, 2010 (DirectTV) May 6, 2011 (NBC) |
| 68 | 5 | "Kingdom" | Patrick Norris | Rolin Jones | December 1, 2010 (DirectTV) May 13, 2011 (NBC) |
| 69 | 6 | "Swerve" | Jonas Pate | Ron Fitzgerald | December 8, 2010 (DirectTV) May 20, 2011 (NBC) |
| 70 | 7 | "Perfect Record" | Adam Davidson | Etan Frankel & Derek Santos Olson | December 15, 2010 (DirectTV) May 27, 2011 (NBC) |
| 71 | 8 | "Fracture" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Monica Henderson | January 5, 2011 (DirectTV) June 3, 2011 (NBC) |
| 72 | 9 | "Gut Check" | Chris Eyre | David Hudgins | January 12, 2011 (DirectTV) June 17, 2011 (NBC) |
| 73 | 10 | "Don't Go" | Michael Waxman | Bridget Carpenter | January 19, 2011 (DirectTV) June 24, 2011 (NBC) |
| 74 | 11 | "The March" | Jason Katims | Rolin Jones | January 26, 2011 (DirectTV) July 1, 2011 (NBC) |
| 75 | 12 | "Texas Whatever" | Kyle Chandler | Kerry Ehrin | February 2, 2011 (DirectTV) July 8, 2011 (NBC) |
| 76 | 13 | "Always" | Michael Waxman | Jason Katims | February 9, 2011 (DirectTV) July 15, 2011 (NBC) |
References
- ^ "Friday Night Lights". TV Guide. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
External links
- List of Friday Night Lights episodes at NBC
- Friday Night Lights – list of episodes at IMDb