Friday Night Lights - Season 1. The first season of Friday Night Lights premiered on October 3, 2006 and contains 22 episodes. The series was adapted from the book and film of the same name. The plot follows the local football team of a close-knit Texas community.
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The third season of Friday Night Lights premiered on October 1, 2008 and contains 13 episodes. This was the first season to air on DirecTV's, The 101 Network. This season finds Coach Taylor at risk of losing his job.
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Season 5. Julie Taylor prepares to go away to college. Mrs. Taylor digs into her new job as the guidance counselor at East Dillon and Coach Taylor poaches a basketball player for his team as the East Dillon Lions prepare for a pre-season game against the Croft Cowboys, last year's Texas State champs. S5, Ep2.
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Season 3, Episode 2. October 8, 2008. Tami faces criticism for not installing a JumboTron; Matt considers emancipation as a way to take care of his grandmother; Lyla invites Tim to a fancy dinner; and Tyra uses unorthodox campaign tactics in the school election.
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'Friday Night Lights' series finale review: We've reached the end. 'Coach, you changed my life.'. Friday Night Lights wrapped up its season and the entire series on DirecTV on Wednesday night. If I told you how many times my eyes welled up watching the finale, you’d think I was a terrible pushover. But man, that was one fine, emotional, intelligent, and satisfying ending.
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Coach tries to steer the team away from talk of revenge but when the game gets rough and the officiating lopsided, coach reconsiders. Meanwhile Tami bonds with one of the East Dillon teachers in a girl's night in and Julie's relationship with her TA hits a snag.
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Season 3, Episode 1. October 1, 2008. In the third-season opener, Eric endures criticism of his coaching and helps Smash rebound from an injury; Tami's new job as principal leaves her struggling with the budget; Tyra frets over college; and Riggins wants Lyla to take him seriously.
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But, in part because of the show’s focus on the Taylor family, “Friday Night Lights” has always unfolded slowly, taking time to build both its plots and characters. A single plot could linger for an entire season. See: Julie’s affair with her married TA and the return of Vince’s convict dad.
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“FNL” isn’t the first TV show based on Buzz Bissinger’s book, Friday Night Lights. Since NBC wasn’t able to option the book (Peter Berg and Brian Grazer had snatched up the rights for a movie), they decided to do a series “inspired” by it.
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Season 3, Episode 12. January 7, 2009. The team prepares for tough opponents; the Taylors make a decision about the McCoys; Tyra writes her college essay with help from Landry; Matt frets over telling his grandma about his plan for college; and Lyla moves out of Tim's house.
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when did the first season of friday night lights air
The first season of Friday Night Lights premiered on October 3, 2006. The first season of Friday Night Lights was aired on October 3, 2006.