Score! Friday Night Lights Gets Two-Season Pickup
Posted: Mar 31, 2009 12:04am
Panther fans have something to celebrate: Friday Night Lightshas scored a two-season pickup, securing the series for 26 more episodes.
NBC and DirecTV agreed to green light a fourth and fifth season, following this season's model in which DirecTV airs the episodes first, commercial-free, before they arrive on NBC, Variety says.
An NBC rep could not immediately be reached for comment.
The fate of the low-rated, critically acclaimed football drama has been in question since last year, when NBC — the show's original home — began looking for a network partner for it. Friday Night just concluded its third season.
Are you ready for some football?
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NBC and DirecTV agreed to green light a fourth and fifth season, following this season's model in which DirecTV airs the episodes first, commercial-free, before they arrive on NBC, Variety says.
An NBC rep could not immediately be reached for comment.
The fate of the low-rated, critically acclaimed football drama has been in question since last year, when NBC — the show's original home — began looking for a network partner for it. Friday Night just concluded its third season.
Are you ready for some football?
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Supernatural Season 1-4 DVD Box Set
Battlestar Galactica Seasons 1-4 DVD Box Set