Friday Night Lights: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the town of Dillon, Texas, football is life, and no one knows that better than new head Coach Eric Taylor. Pressure mounts as the Dillon Panthers led by star quarterback Jason Street, enter pre-season surrounded by a swirl of press, recruiters and State Championship sized expectations. Backup quarterback Matt Saracen prepares to ride the bench in the shadow of Jason Street, as running back Tim Riggins struggles with a serious vice. As the season opener grows near, the town of Dillon is focused on what they believe to be most important, winning.

Series details

• Title: Friday Night Lights
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Sports
• Premiere date: 2006-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-02-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 781

Cast and credited roles

• Kyle Chandler — Eric Taylor
• Connie Britton — Tami Taylor
• Aimeé Teegarden — Julie Taylor
• Taylor Kitsch — Tim Riggins
• Zach Gilford — Matt Saracen
• Jesse Plemons — Landry Clarke
• Minka Kelly — Lyla Garrity
• Adrianne Palicki — Tyra Collette
• Gaius Charles — Brian "Smash" Williams
• Scott Porter — Jason Street
• Matt Lauria — Luke Cafferty
• Michael B. Jordan — Vincent "Vince" Howard

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-10-03; final listed air date 2007-04-11; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-10-05; final listed air date 2008-02-08; episode order: 15.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-10-01; final listed air date 2009-01-14; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2009-10-28; final listed air date 2010-02-10; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2010-10-27; final listed air date 2011-02-09; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Friday Night Lights on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.