Friday Night Lights

 CA It then created a bigger contrast to where he was going to go." Kyle Chandler adds that physical surroundings play a part, too. Just arriving to the Austin set of "Friday Night Lights" makes him feel like a Texas high school football coach. ...

 CA By STUART LEVINE Being a partner on "Friday Night Lights" with NBC means DirecTV not only ponies up for production costs but an Emmy campaign as well. With the critically beloved series having the first run of its third season on the satellite ...

 CA But will it be good news finally for the "Friday Night Lights" folks, such as perennially praised-yet-ignored female lead Connie Britton? Could a critically acclaimed but marginalized entry like "Battlestar Galactica" see awards glory -- or at least a ...

 CA It was also influential in saving such series as "Friday Night Lights," which the network now shares with DirecTV. Part of the plan also includes driving traffic back to NBC.com, where the high volume of clicks can be monetized. ...

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 CA She served as a co-exec producer for three seasons on U's NBC ensembler "Friday Night Lights." Angela Bromstad, prexy of entertainment for NBC and UMS, praised Heldens' work on "Friday Night Lights" and the "Mercy" pilot. "She's someone we want to be ...

relaunching its 101 Network on May 31 to coincide with encore presentations of HBO faves "Deadwood" and "Oz." Satellite carrier's entertainment channel became a firstrun home to "Friday Night Lights" in the fall and co-produces the series with NBC. ...

TV News: NBC also nabs trophies for 'Heroes,' 'Office' -- NBC drama "Friday Night Lights" took home the honor of best new drama at Saturday's TV Critics Assn. Awards. It was one of four awards crix gave to the Peacock, which dominated the kudos.

Award Central: Drama: The freshman class -- After Peter Berg wrote and directed the pilot episode of "Friday Night Lights," only to hand the series off to Jason Katims for the remainder of the season, Katims felt like a field-goal kicker trotting onto the field with the game in the balance.

Award Central: 'Friday Night Lights' -- Like the accidental quarterback he plays on "Friday Night Lights," Zach Gilford probably shouldn't be where he is today. The 25-year-old thesp was beyond unknown before the series began.

Award Central: 'Friday Night Lights' -- Kyle Chandler doesn't need an S on his chest to feel the locomotive chugging inside him every time he addresses his young football charges on NBC's "Friday Night Lights."

Road to the Emmys: The Actress: 'Friday Night Lights' -- Connie Britton had done this "Friday Night Lights" thing before. There was this movie, see, and she loved doing it, and she loved how Peter Berg directed it.