SummaryIn the small town of Dillon, Texas, football is everything. The team to beat is the Panthers, who are coached by newbie Eric Taylor. Coming back after winning the State Championship, the Panthers will need all the help they can get once the next football season arrives, amidst all the personal dramas and injuries. This series is based on the b... Read More
Friday Night Lights
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Oct 3, 2006
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
83
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Universal Acclaim
8.5
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
83
95% Positive
84 Reviews
84 Reviews
3% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Oct 6, 2013
100
This show captures a distinct culture, and the people jockeying for places in it, trying to prove, mostly to themselves, that their lives have value. And so Friday Night Lights has more than almost any network show today. [5 Oct 2007, p.B33]
Oct 6, 2013
91
Go ahead and give this little show a chance. To paraphrase Coach Taylor's refrain: Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose this show. [5 Oct 2007, p.e23]
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.5
91% Positive
348 Ratings
348 Ratings
3% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
6% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
Sep 24, 2024
10
Late to the game watching this in 2024 but thought it was one of the best series I’ve ever watched. The way the show dealt with teenagers growing up in a small town hit home. Friday night was always football night. Coach hit it out of the park with his skills both in football and in life’s lessons. The entire cast is commended for their acting skills. A must watch series if you have not seen it yet.
Jan 9, 2023
10
One of the few shows on network TV that does everything right. A true slice of American life from the state of Texas. I just rewatched after watching when it aired 15 years ago and I like it even more this time through.
90
The biggest and most pleasant surprise of the season.
Dec 13, 2010
80
The show, and its survival, offers proof that quality can triumph in an industry driven by quantity and that even though necessity is the more fertile of the two, poetry can also be a fine mother to invention.
80
Intensely stirring.
75
It isn't as ambitious or objective as HBO's "The Wire," but it's about as close as broadcast TV gets to "The Wire." It finely depicts the daily grim and gritty existence of kids and adults dealing with narrow hopes, sad expectations, provincial victories, race and poverty.
30
Standard high school sports soap opera.
Jan 4, 2020
8
Good movie. Amazing plot. Good theme and great character changes. There is a lot of good things about the movie.
May 24, 2019
8
Friday Night Lights is a series that shows the in depth passion that the state of Texas has for the game of football. Especially, High School Football. It is definitely a "binge" watch type of series. With the inescapable drama and the cliff hangers, Friday Night Lights is a show that will keep you on your toes, like a Quarterback throwing a wide open pass for a touchdown.
Apr 16, 2020
3
Too much whitey hate blacky for me. All the tropes are there from top to bottom. Not sure how the critics received this well as I've never seen people act like this and I went to a school in a pretty rich area as well.. Not once did one of the white kids pull his laptop away from one of the black kids.
Production Company:
- Imagine Television
- Film 44
- NBC Universal Television
- Universal Media Studios (UMS)
Initial Release Date:Oct 3, 2006
Number of seasons:5 Seasons
Rating:TV-14
Awards
Gold Derby Awards
• 2 Wins & 27 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 4 Wins & 22 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 22 Nominations
