Austin Nichols | Friday Night Lights

• Genre: Sports drama, Teen drama, Family drama
• Inspired by: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger
• Developed by: Peter Berg
• Showrunner: Jason Katims
• Starring: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Gaius Charles, Zach Gilford, Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki, Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemons, Scott Porter, Aimee Teegarden, Michael B. Jordan, Jurnee Smollett, Matt Lauria, Madison Burge, Grey Damon
• Theme music composer: W. G. Snuffy Walden
• Composers: W. G. Snuffy Walden, Bennett Salvay
• No. of seasons: 5
• No. of episodes: 76
• Executive producers: Peter Berg, Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Sarah Aubrey, Jason Katims, Jeffrey Reiner, David Hudgins
• Production locations: Austin, Texas, Pflugerville, Texas
• Cinematography: Todd McMullen, David Boyd, Ian Ellis
• Running time: 43 minutes
• Production companies: Universal Television, Imagine Television, Film 44
• Network: NBC, The 101 Network
• Release: October 3, 2006 – February 9, 2011

In the small town of Dillon, Texas, one night matters: Friday Night. Eric Taylor has recently been hired as the head football coach for the Dillon High School Panthers, the town's pride and joy. Friday Night Lights displays the stress that the town gives the high school players to win, and the hope that the team gives to a small town, and how a team has its low points, its high points, and how they come together as a team on their way to victory.

"Pantherama!"

Smash's college options are revealed on the first official day of recruitment; Coach Taylor focuses on a new athlete; Matt is tempted by his grandma's nurse even though he has a new girlfriend; Julie befriends a new teacher; and Lyla and Tyra work on Pantherama together at Tami's bidding; Tim moves into Tyra's because of Billy and Jackie.

"Seeing Other People"

Smash visits a college that's recruiting him; Matt considers an open relationship; Tami lashes out at Julie's teacher; Eric is jealous of Tami's relationship with her colleague; and Tyra's attacker's brother asks to meet with her.