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Friday Night Lights: Season 1
  • Network: NBC , The 101
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 3, 2006
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 5
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Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 227 Ratings

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  • Starring: Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, Adrianne Palicki
  • Summary: This drama about high-stakes high-school football is based on the movie of the same name (itself based on the book of the same name by Buzz Bissinger). The film's director, Peter Berg, returns as an executive producer on the show.
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Creator: Peter Berg
  • Show Type: Ended
  • Season 1 premiere date: Oct 3, 2006
  • Episode Length: 60
  • Air Time: 08:00 PM
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
  1. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    100
    You don't have to love football to admire Friday Night Lights.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    60
    "Friday Night Lights" ultimately feels like one of those family programs middle America and conservatives pine for that too few of them actually bother to watch -- a portrait of decent, God-fearing folks wringing joy from America's game as an escape from their hardscrabble lives.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    30
    Standard high school sports soap opera.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 133 out of 148
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 148
  3. Negative: 12 out of 148
  1. BrianC
    10
    Best show on television. Ridiculous that it's almost been nixed so often and that people eat up dross like Dancing With the Stars when they have such a literary, poignant drama they could watch instead. Football may be the template for FNL, but it's really a show about quotidian existence and small town American life - only such an awesomely talented cast could make such a theme so insightful, interesting, and compelling week after week. The pilot is simply breathtaking.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. BlancoA.
    5
    The first episode was a little slow for my taste. After the movie, and "Two-A-Days" on MTV, it feels like this is well-worn territory. I hope they go down some original paths.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. BillC.
    3
    Sorry , Did I not get it? It seemed like a bunch of near "R" rated teen relationship clips. The movie was a lot better at telling the story. This seemed more about teen hormones than Texas H.S. Football. Yes , it can be a part of the story, but it leaned too heavy to one side. I doubt I'll watch it again. Good actors,cheap script.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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