Friday Night Lights (2006– )

The trials and tribulations of small town Texas football players, their friends, family, and coaching staff.

Stars:

Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Aimee Teegarden

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 49 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kyle Chandler	...	Eric Taylor (76 episodes, 2006-2011)
Connie Britton	...	Tami Taylor (76 episodes, 2006-2011)
Aimee Teegarden	...	Julie Taylor (75 episodes, 2006-2011)
Taylor Kitsch	...	Tim Riggins (68 episodes, 2006-2011)
Jesse Plemons	...	Landry Clarke (65 episodes, 2006-2011)
Brad Leland	...	Buddy Garrity (64 episodes, 2006-2011)
Zach Gilford	...	Matt Saracen (62 episodes, 2006-2011)
Derek Phillips	...	Billy Riggins (59 episodes, 2006-2011)
Minka Kelly	...	Lyla Garrity (52 episodes, 2006-2009)
Adrianne Palicki	...	Tyra Collette (52 episodes, 2006-2011)
Blue Deckert	...	Mac Macgill (49 episodes, 2006-2011)
Louanne Stephens	...	Mrs. Saracen (44 episodes, 2006-2011)
Stacey Oristano	...	Mindy Collette (43 episodes, 2006-2011)
Scott Porter	...	Jason Street (42 episodes, 2006-2010)
Gaius Charles	...	Brian 'Smash' Williams (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gary Teague	...	Teacher (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Timothy F. Crowley	...	Coach Crowley (32 episodes, 2006-2011)

Storyline

In the small town of Dillon, Texas, one night matters: Friday Night. Eric Taylor has recently been hired as the head football coach for the Dillon High School Panthers, the town's pride and joy. Friday Night Lights displays the stress that the town gives the high school players to win, and the hope that the team gives to a small town, and how a team has its low points, its high points, and how they come together as a team on their way to victory.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | texas | high school | coach | football coach | 

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Taglines:

Every day counts. One night matters.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

F.N.L.

Filming Locations:

Georgetown, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Television, Film 44, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the season 1 opening credits, Jesse Plemons is the only actor whose image and name appear on screen at the same time.

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Goofs

During the episodes showing Coach Taylor visiting, and subsequently working at, (the fictional) Texas Methodist University, the end-zones of the field have "Texas State" written on them.

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Quotes

Tim Riggins: Texas forever.

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Connections

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

User Reviews

Best TV Series in a longtime!

As an ex high school football player, this TV series is Awesome! The way it is filmed makes it even more believable and the emotion that this show provokes is incredible. Mud Bowl was as good as it gets. The ending to MudBowl was INTENSE! The show is great! I love it and the cast of characters are second to none. Whoever the casting director for this show is, deserves an award! Taylor Kitsch does an awesome job in his roll of Tim Riggins. I am sure he has a great career ahead of him as does many of the other characters. This is not far fetched as it does deal in real life situations. I really look forward to every weds night and if I can't make that i download the episodes on Itunes! I hope this series continues for years to come! Great Work!!! What can I say except..... I am hooked... Highly recommended A+++++++++++++++++++++++++