Friday Night Lights

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Friday Night Lights

Premiere	October 3, 2006
Finale	Spring 2011
Airs	On hiatus
Creator	Peter Berg H.G. Bissinger (novel)
Network	NBC (seasons 1-5) The 101 (seasons 3-5)
Style	60-minute drama
Company	NBC Universal Television Studio (Season 1) Universal Media Studios (Season 2–5) Imagine Television Film 44
Episodes	63 (through season 4)
Seasons	4
Status	Renewed for a final season 5 (2010-11)
Origin	USA

Friday Night Lights (2006–2011) is an hour-long drama series based on the feature film and book of the same name. Unlike the book and movie the series is entirely fictional. In the small rural town of Dillon, Texas, the vaunted 2006 state football championship rings are held in the highest regard. The town's promising high school team, its star quarterback, and newly appointed head coach Eric Taylor feel the mounting pressure of the town's pride and honor riding on their shoulders as a new season kicks off.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 In-Depth
4 DVD Releases
5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Kyle Chandler	Coach Eric Taylor	1	2	3	4
Connie Britton	Tami Taylor	1	2	3	4
Gaius Charles	Brian "Smash" Williams	1	2	3
Zach Gilford	Matt Saracen	1	2	3	4
Minka Kelly	Lyla Garrity	1	2	3	4
Taylor Kitsch	Tim Riggins	1	2	3	4
Adrianne Palicki	Tyra Collette	1	2	3	4
Jesse Plemons	Landry Clarke	1	2	3	4
Scott Porter	Jason Street	1	2	3
Aimee Teegarden	Julie Taylor	1	2	3	4
Michael B. Jordan	Vince Howard				4
Jurnee Smollett	Jess Merriweather				4
Matt Lauria	Luke Cafferty				4
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Brad Leland	Buddy Garrity	1	2	3	4
Derek Phillips	Billy Riggins	1	2	3	4
Blue Deckert	Coach "Mac" MacGill	1	2	3	4
Luoanne Stephens	Mrs. Saracen	1	2	3	4
Stacey Oristano	Mindy Collette	1	2	3	4
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	Angela Collette	1	2	3	4
Liz Mikel	Corrina Williams	1	2	3
Nieko Mann	Noannie Williams	1	2	3
Kevin Rankin	Herc	1	2	3
Brooke Langton	Jackie Miller	1	2
Benny Ciaramello	Santiago Herrera		2
Daniella Alonso	Carlotta Alonso		2
Jeremy Sumpter	J.D. McCoy			3	4
D.W. Moffat	Joe McCoy			3	4
Kim Dickens	Shelby Saracen			3	4
Stephanie Hunt	Devin Boland			3	4
Drew Waters	Wade Aickman			3	4
Madison Burge	Becky Sproles				4
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
NBC
Season One	October 3, 2006	April 11, 2007	22
Season Two	October 5, 2007	February 8, 2008	15
The 101
Season Three	October 1, 2008	January 14, 2009	13
Season Four	October 28, 2009	February 10, 2010	13
Season Five	Fall 2010	—	13

[edit] In-Depth

At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
The First Season	August 28, 2007	5	purchase
The Second Season	April 22, 2008	4	purchase
The Third Season	May 19, 2009	4	purchase
Episode(s) as Special Features
Reservation Road	April 8, 2008	1