Friday Night Lights
The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.
Friday Night Lights
The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.
Friday Night Lights
The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.
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Episode 1: Behind the Lights - Creating the first season
Episode 2: 2008 PaleyFest Panel with Cast & Crew
Episode 3: Season 4 Behind the Scenes DIRECTV Promo
Episode 4: EW Reunites the Cast Of Friday Night Lights
Episode 5: Together at Home with the Cast of “Friday Night Lights”
Watch the cast of "Friday Night Lights" discuss an episode as part of #TogetherAtHome — a virtual no...
In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game; and the charismatic players, new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field in the compelling day-to-day dramas of their tight-knit community.
Episode 1: Pilot
A newcomer coach Eric Taylor finds himself helming a promising high school football team, the Dillon...
Episode 2: Eyes Wide Open
As the team pulls together and tries to help Matt get used to his new role as quarterback after Jaso...
Episode 3: Wind Sprints
The situation in town begins to get ugly as Coach Taylor and his family is forced to endure heat fro...
Episode 4: Who's Your Daddy
As the Panthers prepare for a match against the Tigers, who are their biggest rival, Jason's new roo...
Episode 5: Git 'Er Done
The big game against the Tigers drawing closer, Coach Taylor must decide between Matt and the self-a...
Episode 6: El Accidente
Ray Tatum faces the blame of his team mates after Panthers' win in the game last week might be overt...
Episode 7: Homecoming
As the Panthers get ready to face the dominating Laribee Lions, the 2000 State Champ quarterback, Lu...
Episode 8: Crossing the Line
Julie thinks about going on a date with Matt. A discouraged Smash turns to foul play to improve his...
Episode 9: Full Hearts
Smash continues to go the extreme to improve his performance. Rumors begin to spread about Tim and L...
Episode 10: It's Different for Girls
The cheerleaders prepare for Championship Classic. Lyla is picked on when people find out about her...
Episode 11: Nevermind
The Panthers are preparing for another game they can't lose. Matt's father comes back from Iraq but...
Episode 12: What to Do While You're Waiting
The Panther's fate is hung up on the result of a game between two other teams and there is nothing t...
Episode 13: Little Girl I Wanna Marry You
The Panthers have only one more game to win in order to qualify for the play-offs. Smash's mother di...
Episode 14: Upping the Ante
The Panthers prepare for their first playoff game.Coach Taylor gets distracted as he has to come up...
Episode 15: Blinders
The Panthers savor their crucial playoff-win-until race issues emerge and sorely test their bond aft...
Episode 16: Black Eyes & Broken Hearts
Due to racial comments from Coach Mac, the black players on the team refuse to play unless he is sac...
Episode 17: I Think We Should Have Sex
After Julie reveals to Matt that she wants to have sex with him, Matt feels the need to put together...
Episode 18: Extended Families
Lyla makes a surprise visit to the quad rugby camp where Jason is playing at, but she doesn't find t...
Episode 19: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
With TMU trying to recruit Coach Taylor, Julie insists that she will not be moved away from Matt and...
Episode 20: Mud Bowl
An chemical spill near Dillon High School forces Coach Taylor and the Panthers to seek another facil...
Episode 21: Best Laid Plans
Coach Taylor buckles under the pressure from Texas Methodist University. The news of his decision is...
Episode 22: State
The rumors about Coach Taylor leaving the team at the end of the season get a boost when an inside s...
In season two, Coach Taylor returns from his new position to witness his daughter's birth — only to face pressure from a family and town that feel he's abandoned them. Tami is disheartened by the distance between herself and her teenage daughter. Tyra and Landry develop a secret bond after a deadly confrontation. Tensions between Smash and Saracen explode as the team falls apart under the rigid, cold leadership of Coach MacGregor. Lyla discovers faith and tries to convert Riggins, whose feelings for her only get in the way.
Episode 1: Last Days of Summer
Changes in the team force Dillon Panthers to work harder than ever before to achieve the same level...
Episode 2: Bad Ideas
So many things have changed at Dillon High and the first day of school is the real test. Matt stands...
Episode 3: Are You Ready for Friday Night?
Matt and Smash have a hard time listening to their coach as they prepare for their first game of the...
Episode 4: Backfire
Tim and Jason go to Mexico as Street hopes to explore experimental surgery. Riggins, who is worried...
Episode 5: Let's Get It On
Coach Taylor returns to Dillon, but it is not an easy homecoming; the team must deal with conflict b...
Episode 6: How Did I Get Here?
Key evidence comes in implicating Landry; when Tami's sister visits to help her with the baby, she s...
Episode 7: Pantherama!
As college football scouts approach Smash, he must make a life-changing decision. Coach Taylor has s...
Episode 8: Seeing Other People
As Smash sets out on his first recruitment trip, Saracen asks his cheerleader girlfriend for an open...
Episode 9: The Confession
Landry admits to the murder of Tyra’s assaulter but the struggle with his conscience continues. Mean...
Episode 10: There Goes the Neighborhood
Dillon County is hit by a tornado with Laribee High School affected by the damage forcing both rival...
Episode 11: Jumping the Gun
Brian "Smash" Williams takes heat from the major colleges that want a verbal commitment to their pro...
Episode 12: Who Do You Think You Are?
Tami and Coach Taylor look into day care for Gracie, but find themselves having a tough time letting...
Episode 13: Humble Pie
Coach Taylor hires Tami as the girls volleyball coach and enlists the help of Tyra. Smash has a conf...
Episode 14: Leave No One Behind
Matt Saracen reaches at his lowest point. Meanwhile, Tami Taylor’s relationship continues to blossom...
Episode 15: May the Best Man Win
Smash's hunt for a college football scholarship turns into something completely different. Tami come...
The third season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights began airing in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2008. It was the first season to be aired on DirecTV's The 101 Network. The 13-episode season concluded on The 101 Network on January 14, 2009 and then began its run on NBC two nights later on January 16, 2009. The show was renewed for two more seasons in March 2009, with both seasons airing in the same format as season 3, containing 13 episodes each. The season continued to focus around the Dillon Panthers and the pressures faced on and off the field. This season also saw four main characters leave the show by season's end.
Episode 1: I Knew You When
In the third-season opener, Eric fights to keep his job and helps Smash rebound. Elsewhere, Tami fac...
Episode 2: Tami Knows Best
Tami becomes angry by Tyra's actions. In an effort to help his grandma, Matt stumbles upon his estra...
Episode 3: How the Other Half Lives
Coach worries and fears for his job as Tami befriends Katie McCoy. The pressure is on Matt as everyo...
Episode 4: Hello, Goodbye
Tami embarrasses herself with the superintendent. Tyra breaks with Landry to take up with Cash, the...
Episode 5: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Matt grapples with his mother, his emotions and Coach Taylor as McCoy garners more attention. Tami t...
Episode 6: It Ain't Easy Being J.D. McCoy
Coach is furious with Tim and the team for a freshman hazing. J.D. wins the respect of the town and...
Episode 7: Keeping Up Appearances
Eric and Tami try to calm Jamarca's angry parents; Billy helps Tim pursue a scholarship; and Jason,...
Episode 8: New York, New York
Tim is worried when Jason talks about leaving Dillon. Money troubles cause a riff between Tami and E...
Episode 9: Game of the Week
Tim returns to find both good and bad surprises. Coach has to change his plans and reluctantly suppo...
Episode 10: The Giving Tree
It becomes clear JD has no interest in his father's advice regarding Madison. Lyla turns to Riggins...
Episode 11: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
Tyra is desperate and once again turns to Landry. Coach and Tami learn of a change that could disman...
Episode 12: Underdogs
J.D.'s dad has to deal with child protective services after his fight with J.D. Tyra realizes that l...
Episode 13: Tomorrow Blues
Five months later, Coach Taylor's contract is up for review on Billy and Mindy's wedding day. Tyra g...
A redistricting plan leaves Dillon divided in season 4, and Coach Taylor is faced with the daunting task of building an East Dillon Lions football team from scratch. Tensions follow him off the field as he and Tami find themselves increasingly at odds with one another and the roles the redistricting has forced upon them.
Episode 1: East of Dillon
Coach Taylor wonders how low his fortunes can sink as he struggles to pull the East Dillon Lions tog...
Episode 2: After the Fall
A controversy at West Dillon puts star player Luke Cafferty on the Lions' roster. Elsewhere, Coach t...
Episode 3: In the Skin of a Lion
Coach betrays Tami's trust over a financial decision. tensions between Vince and Luke threaten the t...
Episode 4: A Sort of Homecoming
Homecoming at the newly-reopened school prompts Coach to investigate East Dillon's history. Tami fee...
Episode 5: The Son
Julie, Landry, Coach, and Tami rally around Matt in a time of crisis; Vince endangers his rising sta...
Episode 6: Stay
Coach searches for a strategy to shut down their toughest opponent yet. Tim reconnects with Lyla. Vi...
Episode 7: In the Bag
Despite some doubt, Coach makes Vince quarterback. Tami struggles to comfort Julie who's grieving ov...
Episode 8: Toilet Bowl
Eric realizes that East Dillon's problems aren't only on the field; Jess tries to choose between Vin...
Episode 9: The Lights in Carroll Park
Coach talks tough to shady characters when trying to clean up a park ridden with drugs and gang viol...
Episode 10: I Can't
Riggins puts Tami in a tough spot; Julie asks a friend to dinner; Vince’s mom has a health crisis; L...
Episode 11: Injury List
The team can't focus on their next game. Tami gets involved in a controversy. Vince wants to end his...
Episode 12: Laboring
Tensions in town run high as the Panthers/Lions game approaches; Coach tells Luke he won't be playin...
Episode 13: Thanksgiving
The Taylors host Thanksgiving dinner; Coach tells Vince he has to be more selfish; Tami must make an...
In the fifth and final season, everyone is playing for keeps. The East Dillon Lions are back and competing at a top caliber level, but that only means the town’s expectations are running higher than ever. When a controversy erupts that takes the whole town by storm, Coach Taylor feels he’s losing his grip on the team. Luke faces pressure at the prospect of becoming QB-1, Billy learns some surprising news from Mindy, Becky starts a surprising new job and Tami is caught off guard by Julie’s plans. Will the Lions go state? Will the coach leave the team? That may be the least of the town’s worries in the powerful series finale that culminates in a true championship ending.
Episode 1: Expectations
Coach tempers high expectations for East Dillon's impending season; Vince and Luke work to recruit a...
Episode 2: On the Outside Looking In
Eric realizes that the Lions' performance in the first game of the season hasn't satisfied everyone;...
Episode 3: The Right Hand of the Father
Someone from Vince's past resurfaces. Julie connects with a faculty member. Eric tries to instill di...
Episode 4: Keep Looking
Coach is forced to play mediator as tensions erupt in the locker room. Luke gets recruited. Buddy de...
Episode 5: Kingdom
Coach discusses recruitment regulations. The Lions take a road trip. East Dillon's four stars make a...
Episode 6: Swerve
A popular magazine hails Coach as the "Kingmaker." Vince's past catches up to him. Luke reacts to th...
Episode 7: Perfect Record
Rivalry week stirs up controversy. Vince is caught in the middle between Coach and Ornette. Billy ta...
Episode 8: Fracture
Coach fears he's beginning to lose his grip on the team. Tami worries that one of her students is be...
Episode 9: Gut Check
Coach threatens to suspend Vince. Luke faces pressure. Billy learns some surprising news from Mindy....
Episode 10: Don't Go
An elite college football program attempts to lure Coach away from East Dillon. Vince vows to earn h...
Episode 11: The March
Coach Taylor feels threatened as East Dillon faces serious budget cuts; Tami is flown to Pennsylvani...
Episode 12: Texas Whatever
Coach Taylor is offered a deal he can’t refuse; Tim assesses his future plans when an old flame retu...
Episode 13: Always
While the Lions prepare for the state championship game, the Taylors face several decisions that cou...
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