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Friday Night Lights (2006)

Drama · Sport

The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.

IMDb rating
8.7 (80,620 votes)
Episode average
8.2 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Paramount+
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2006)

8.04 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 8.9 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 1,680 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 1,100 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 1,046 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 987 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 981 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 928 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 922 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 911 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 899 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 880 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 885 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 855 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 854 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 830 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 889 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 889 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 852 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 778 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 790 votesEp 20: 8.9 · 964 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 772 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 953 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.41,680
2Eyes Wide Open7.81,100
3Wind Sprints7.81,046
4Who's Your Daddy7.6987
5Git'er Done8.0981
6El Accidente7.8928
7Homecoming7.7922
8Crossing the Line7.8911
9Full Hearts8.0899
10It's Different for Girls7.9880
11Nevermind8.1885
12What to Do While You're Waiting7.8855
13Little Girl I Wanna Marry You7.8854
14Upping the Ante7.8830
15Blinders7.9889
16Black Eyes and Broken Hearts8.5889
17I Think We Should Have Sex8.2852
18Extended Families7.8778
19Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes8.1790
20Mud Bowl8.9964
21Best Laid Plans8.2772
22State8.9953

Season 2 (2007)

7.85 avg 15 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 741 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 678 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 660 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 650 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 657 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 641 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 642 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 632 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 625 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 646 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 608 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 601 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 579 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 631 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 615 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Last Days of Summer7.6741
2Bad Ideas7.5678
3Are You Ready for Friday Night?7.8660
4Backfire7.5650
5Let's Get It On8.1657
6How Did I Get Here7.9641
7Pantherama!7.5642
8Seeing Other People7.8632
9The Confession8.0625
10There Goes the Neighborhood8.4646
11Jumping the Gun8.0608
12Who Do You Think You Are?7.6601
13Humble Pie7.8579
14Leave No One Behind8.5631
15May the Best Man Win7.8615

Season 3 (2008)

8.36 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 569 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 543 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 536 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 646 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 520 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 538 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 532 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 575 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 520 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 521 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 533 votesEp 12: 9.2 · 660 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 600 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1I Knew You When8.1569
2Tami Knows Best7.9543
3How the Other Half Lives8.2536
4Hello, Goodbye8.8646
5Every Rose Has Its Thorn7.8520
6It Ain't Easy Being J.D. McCoy8.1538
7Keeping Up Appearances8.2532
8New York, New York8.6575
9Game of the Week8.2520
10The Giving Tree8.3521
11A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall8.4533
12Underdogs9.2660
13Tomorrow Blues8.9600

Season 4 (2009)

8.44 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 9.2 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 599 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 541 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 514 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 538 votesEp 5: 9.5 · 1,308 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 545 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 499 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 496 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 499 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 505 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 496 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 532 votesEp 13: 9.2 · 652 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1East of Dillon8.5599
2After the Fall8.3541
3In the Skin of a Lion8.1514
4A Sort of Homecoming8.5538
5The Son9.51,308
6Stay8.4545
7In the Bag8.0499
8Toilet Bowl8.1496
9The Lights in Carroll Park8.1499
10I Can't8.1505
11Injury List8.1496
12Laboring8.8532
13Thanksgiving9.2652

Season 5 (2010)

8.45 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 9.6 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 521 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 488 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 520 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 479 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 530 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 477 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 477 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 489 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 472 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 493 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 492 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 575 votesEp 13: 9.6 · 2,222 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Expectations8.0521
2On the Outside Looking In7.8488
3The Right Hand of the Father8.4520
4Keep Looking8.2479
5Kingdom8.7530
6Swerve8.1477
7Perfect Record8.4477
8Fracture8.0489
9Gut Check8.4472
10Don't Go8.7493
11The March8.6492
12Texas Whatever9.0575
13Always9.62,222
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