Friday Night Lights: Season 5

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | The 101 | DirecTV | Season Premiere Date: October 27, 2010

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler

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): Sports, Drama, Sports

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Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E26. Last Days of Summer
Air Date: January 6, 2020
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S5:E14. The Toilet Brawl
Air Date: September 6, 2020
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S5:E14. The Toilet Brawl
Air Date: September 6, 2020

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Mark A. Perigard

Dec 13, 2010

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. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Dec 13, 2010

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. Read full review

Dalton Ross

Dec 13, 2010

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]

Maureen Ryan

Dec 13, 2010

Much of which transpires in the first few episodes seems familiar, if not a little predictable, and what saves the Taylors from being impossibly virtuous are the flaws the writers give them and the consistently great performances that Chandler and Britton give. Read full review

Rob Owen

Dec 13, 2010

The series maintains its sense of creating a believable universe. Yes, a few characters are explained away without making an appearance (BBQ owner we hardly knew ye) but the show tries hard to reward long-time fans. Read full review

Kris King

Dec 13, 2010

As you watch the look of quiet determination spread across his player's faces, it becomes clear that the show's final season may not be perfect, but it still has the power to make you feel like storming the football field yourself. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Dec 13, 2010

Overall, a solid but not riveting premiere. No goosebumps ala Eric in the halftime locker room last year, but as always, it's good to be back in Dillon. Read full review

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nitenurse2001

Apr 26, 2011

This is what tv should be. Reality with fabulous acting. I've loved it from the first episode. The characters make you care about their lives without hitting you over the head with their angst.

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PollardsVision

Feb 16, 2011

By my estimation, FNL is the 3rd best TV show of all-time (behind The Wire and The Shield). A wonderfully compelling drama with the most authentic feeling TV marriage ever at the heart of it all. The final season delivered like we've come to expect over the years with this show. It's aBy my estimation, FNL is the 3rd best TV show of all-time (behind The Wire and The Shield). A wonderfully compelling drama with the most authentic feeling TV marriage ever at the heart of it all. The final season delivered like we've come to expect over the years with this show. It's a terrible shame that this show never garnered a larger audience.… Expand

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Ammon

Jan 5, 2011

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 whenIt 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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acquiredtastes

May 16, 2011

Once again, I find that a show "too good for TV" has been cancelled prematurely. FNL is simply one of the very best, most honest, and realistically touching shows ever on television. The cast is uniformly wonderful and have created characters that one can really root for and wish to see moreOnce again, I find that a show "too good for TV" has been cancelled prematurely. FNL is simply one of the very best, most honest, and realistically touching shows ever on television. The cast is uniformly wonderful and have created characters that one can really root for and wish to see more of in the future. Best wishes to Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton and company on delivering one of the very best shows of all time, in my estimation.… Expand

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Middlax21

Mar 5, 2014

This is an absolutely unbelievable show. This last season, last episode, and especially the last 3 minutes of the episode brought me near to tears. Trust me, I am not someone who this would usually occur to. I would strongly recommend you take the time to watch this show because it is soThis is an absolutely unbelievable show. This last season, last episode, and especially the last 3 minutes of the episode brought me near to tears. Trust me, I am not someone who this would usually occur to. I would strongly recommend you take the time to watch this show because it is so great. Clear eyes, Full hearts, Can't lose.… Expand

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MattArmando

Aug 3, 2014

Beautiful, flawless, gorgeous, authentic, realistic, artful, seamless, masterful. That's what the final season of the poignant, ever so thoughtful FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS is.

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LuizCC

Oct 12, 2011

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

82
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 27, 2010
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  S5:E26. Last Days of Summer
  Air Date: January 6, 2020
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  S5:E14. The Toilet Brawl
  Air Date: September 6, 2020
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  S5:E14. The Toilet Brawl
  Air Date: September 6, 2020
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  S5:E13. Always
  Air Date: February 9, 2011
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  S5:E12. Small Town/Texas Whatever
  Air Date: February 2, 2011
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  S5:E11. The March
  Air Date: January 26, 2011
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  S5:E10. Don't Go
  Air Date: January 19, 2011
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  S5:E9. Gut Check
  Air Date: January 12, 2011
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  S5:E8. Fracture
  Air Date: January 5, 2011
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  S5:E7. Perfect Record
  Air Date: December 15, 2010
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  S5:E6. Swerve
  Air Date: December 8, 2010
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  S5:E5. Kingdom
  Air Date: December 1, 2010
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  S5:E4. Keep Looking
  Air Date: November 17, 2010
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  S5:E3. The Right Hand of the Father
  Air Date: November 10, 2010
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  S5:E2. On the Outside Looking In
  Air Date: November 3, 2010
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  S5:E1. Expectations
  Air Date: October 27, 2010
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 28, 2009
Season 3

83
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 2008
Season 2

88
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 5, 2007
Season 1

78
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 2006