Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights is an Award-winning American serial 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 the Dillon Panthers, a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to the team's coach, Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his family. The show uses this small-town backdrop to address many issues facing contemporary Middle America.

Produced by NBC Universal, Friday Night Lights is broadcast by NBC. Premiering on October 3, 2006 with an initial order of 22 episodes, the show was eventually picked up for another season. NBC would go on to renew the show for a full 22-episode second season after the first season was completed and Season Two episodes began airing on October 5, 2007. Only 15 of these episodes were completed before production was stopped due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, leading to speculation that the show might be canceled. However, the show was renewed for a 13-episode third season; episodes will first air on DirecTV's The 101 in the fall and then be rebroadcast on NBC in the winter. To date, Friday Night Lights has aired 39 episodes.