Friday Night Lights returns to DirecTV on October 28th, and airs on NBC later in the season.
The satellite TV service has developed a reputation for saving beloved, but little-watched, shows like Damages and Friday Night Lights.
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"Cutting off the Friday night lights is a tough, tough thing, " said Ernest Singleton, who was hired as superintendent in June.
But he was passed over again, this time in favor of Kyle Chandler for his work on the now-canceled Friday Night Lights.
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And Friday Night Lights will move to, wait for it, Friday night.
Friday Night Lights, which has been airing on DirecTV and then in reruns on NBC, also won for best writing on a dramatic series.
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Now we're trying to come up with unique ways to identify shows that work for DirecTV in the same way Friday Night Lights did.
Call it the Friday Night Lights of medical investigative journalism.
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Friday Night Lights Executive Producer Jason Katims took a minute at Tuesday's Television Critics Association press conference to thank the people he felt were most responsible for his program's survival.
That pushes Deal or No Deal to Fridays, where it should serve as a strong lead-in for Friday Night Lights, a show Silverman calls "efficient" (that's Hollywood speak for cheap).
Despite the fourth-place standing of General Electric 's NBC, Reilly delivered critically acclaimed newcomers like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights as well as hits like Heroes and The Office.
The four drama series acting awards were split among other series, including DirecTV's "Friday Night Lights, " which claimed the best lead actor Emmy for Kyle Chandler, who plays Coach Eric Taylor.
Reilly boasted a strong development track record during his three-year tenure, which includes both critically acclaimed newcomers (30 Rock and Friday Night Lights) and established ratings successes (Deal or No Deal and The Office).
Among other things, this strategy has meant holding on to shows like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights, which have failed to strike ratings gold in their first year on the air.
He's made intense dramas he developed and executive-produced the television series "Friday Night Lights, " based on the movie, which he directed as well as dark comedies, thrillers and action movies ("Very Bad Things, " "The Rundown, " "The Kingdom").
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Since Facebook introduced its controversial Timeline design last year, my important personal milestones (college graduation, marriage, the births of my daughters, the "Friday Night Lights" finale) all have neatly filed themselves into the digital record of my life.
Acquired series include "Friday Night Lights, " the inspiring high school football drama, and "Farscape, " a cult classic previously aired on the Sci-Fi Channel about a diverse group of passengers of a space vessel forced to work together to survive.
Despite the fourth-place standing of General Electric 's (nyse: GE - news - people ) NBC, Reilly delivered critically acclaimed newcomers like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights as well as hits like Heroes and The Office.
As for what Reilly left behind at his most recent post, beyond pressure and poor ratings, he said he hopes Friday Night Lights, a critically acclaimed ratings laggard that he fervently championed during his tenure at the network, has a long run.
On Wednesday, the Hulu homepage featured photos of NBC and Fox TV shows that the network will presumably distribute, including The Simpsons, 24, My Name Is Earl, K-Ville, Friday Night Lights, Bones and the forthcoming Back To You, a new sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton.
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