Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins 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. The show uses this small town backdrop to address many issu... More

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Air date of first episode:

  • Oct 3, 2006

Air date of final episode:

  • Oct 27, 2010

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Number of seasons:

  • 5

Number of episodes:

  • 44

TV Program

Program creator

Brian Grazer

Brian Thomas Grazer (born July 12, 1951) is an American film and television producer who co-founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. Together,...

Peter Berg

Peter Berg (born March 11, 1962) is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The...

Seasons of Friday Night Lights

  • Friday Night Lights - Season 1 ( Oct 3, 2006 Apr 11, 2007 )

    The first season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights commenced airing in the United States and Canada on October 3, 2006 and concluded its 22-episode season on April 11...

  • Friday Night Lights - Season 2 ( Oct 6, 2007 Feb 8, 2008 )

    The second season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights commenced airing in the United States and Canada on October 5, 2007 and concluded its 15-episode season on...

  • Friday Night Lights - Season 3 ( Oct 1, 2007 Apr 10, 2009 )

    The third season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights commenced airing in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2008. It was the first season to be aired on DirecTV...

  • Friday Night Lights - Season 4

  • Friday Night Lights - Season 5

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  • No

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Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series Winners

Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Drama Series Nominees

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Adapted From

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights is a 2004 Sports drama film, directed by Peter Berg, which documents the coach and players of a high school football team and the Texas city of Odessa that supports and is obsessed with them. The book on which it was based, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, was...

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