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

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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  • Summary: The fifth and final season will see many good-byes as Eric and Tami's daughter graduates this year and Dillon High loses two players to college. Originally aired on DirecTV's 101 Network in Oct 2010.
  • Genre(s): Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Dec 13, 2010
    100
    Friday Night Lights used high school football as a vehicle to explore plainly and authentically the way in which people live, struggle and thrive in small towns. It just might be the finest scripted series on prime time.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Dec 13, 2010
    100
    What's not to love in Friday Night Lights? This is a place, and a show, I will never want to leave. It feels like family. But we're lucky to have been given this much of their story. Underdogs to the end, these are my TV heroes.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Dalton Ross
    Dec 13, 2010
    83
    FNL's final season begins with one person staying put (Taylor Kitsch's Riggins is still in jail) and others moving on (Aimee Teegarden's Julie and Jesse Plemons' Landry are college-bound). Meanwhile, Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) heads to the basketball court to find his next star player. [Oct 22/29 2010, p.107]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Ammon
    10
    It is difficult to write a review that does this show justice. Being from a small town this show hits close to home in both accuracy and emotional touch. Yet I have many friends who were grew up in metro areas who have equal love for this show. Many shows lose the magic they once had when they began, but FNL continues to get better with age. You would be doing yourself a real disservice if you didn't watch this program in its entirety.… Expand
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  2. Kaptain
    10
    Very sad to see this show end. Friday Night Lights may be one of the most under appreciated television shows of my generation. This show is less about football and more about life, character struggle and the pursuit of finding your place in the world. I wasn't sure if FNL could hold my attention once the initial cast moved on, but the writers & producers did a great job bridging the old with the new all the while keeping just enough pieces to keep you caring what happens. I'm glad I got to be a part of this show while it aired. A toast to one of the best.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. LuizCC
    5
    Too much overhyped, this series tells a cliche story, with not bad cast, but bad characters. It's just people saying how they're unlucky, but don't do anything to change it. At all, it would be a great series if the charatecrs and the plot change, because the dialogues are just too boring for me.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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