The fifth season of Friday Night Lights will be its last, multiple sources confirm. Read the full post.
Feb 10
2010
06:09 PM ET
Exclusive: 'Friday Night Lights' sets end date
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TV Finale Highlights
Five days at a glance*
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Tuesday, May 1
- The Biggest Loser NBC, 8-9PM
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Friday, May 4
- In Plain Sight USA, 10-11PM
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Sunday, May 6
- The Amazing Race CBS, 8-10PM
- GCB NBC, 10-11PM
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Monday, May 7
- Two Broke Girls CBS, 8-9PM
- Castle ABC, 10-11PM
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Tuesday, May 8
- Last Man Standing ABC, 8-8:30PM
- The Voice NBC, 8-10PM
- New Girl FOX, 9-9:31PM
- Unforgettable CBS, 10-11PM
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Wednesday, May 9
- CSI CBS, 10-11PM
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Thursday, May 10
- The Big Bang Theory CBS, 8-8:31PM
- The Vampire Diaries The CW, 8-9PM
- The Office NBC, 9-9:30PM
- The Secret Circle The CW, 9-10PM
- Parks and Recreation NBC, 9:30-10PM
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Friday, May 11
- The Finder FOX, 8-9PM
- Undercover Boss CBS, 8-9PM
- Fringe FOX, 9-10PM
- CSI: NY CBS, 9-10PM
- Blue Bloods CBS, 10-11PM
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Sunday, May 13
- Once Upon A Time ABC, 8-9PM
- Survivor: One World CBS, 8-10PM
- Desperate Housewives ABC, 9-11PM, SERIES FINALE
- American Dad FOX, 9:30-10PM
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Monday, May 14
- Bones FOX, 8-9PM
- How I Met Your Mother CBS, 8-9PM
- Gossip Girl The CW, 8-9PM
- Two and a Half Men CBS, 9-9:30PM
- Hart of Dixie The CW, 9-10PM
- Mike & Molly CBS, 9:30-10PM
- Hawaii Five-0 CBS, 10-11PM
- Smash NBC, 10-11PM
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Tuesday, May 15
- 90210 The CW, 8-9PM
- Cougar Town ABC, 8-9PM
- NCIS CBS, 8-9PM
- NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, 9-11PM
- Fashion Star NBC, 10-11PM
- Private Practice ABC, 10-11PM
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Wednesday, May 16
- Suburgatory ABC, 8:30-9PM
- Criminal Minds CBS, 9-11PM
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Thursday, May 17
- Missing ABC, 8-9PM
- Community NBC, 8-8:30PM, 9-10PM
- 30 Rock NBC, 8:30-9PM
- Rules of Engagement CBS, 8:30-9PM
- Awake NBC, 9-11PM
- Grey's Anatomy ABC, 9-10PM
- Person of Interest CBS, 9-10PM
- The Mentalist CBS, 10-11PM
- Scandal ABC, 10-11PM
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Friday, May 18
- Nikita The CW, 8-9PM
- Shark Tank ABC, 8-9PM
- Who Do You Think You Are NBC, 8-9PM
- Grimm NBC, 9-10PM
- Supernatural The CW, 9-10PM
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Saturday, May 19
- Saturday Night Live NBC, 11:29PM-1AM
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Sunday, May 20
- America's Funniest Home Videos ABC, 7-8PM
- The Cleveland Show FOX, 7:30-8PM
- Harry's Law NBC, 8-9PM
- The Simpsons FOX, 8-8:30PM
- Bob's Burgers FOX, 8:30-9PM
- Celebrity Apprentice NBC, 9-11PM
- Family Guy FOX, 9-10PM
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Monday, May 21
- Dancing With the Stars (Performance) ABC, 8-9PM
- House FOX, 8-10PM, SERIES FINALE
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Tuesday, May 22
- American Idol (Performance) FOX, 8-9PM
- Dancing With the Stars (Results) ABC, 9-11PM
- Glee FOX, 9-10PM
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Wednesday, May 23
- The Middle ABC, 8-8:30PM
- American Idol (Results) FOX, 8-10:07PM
- Modern Family ABC, 9-9:30PM
- Don't Trust the B— ABC, 9:30-10PM
- Revenge ABC, 10-11PM
- Law & Order: SVU NBC, 10-11PM
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Thursday, May 24
- Awake NBC, 10-11PM
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Tuesday, May 29
- Cougar Town ABC, 8-9PM
- The L.A. Complex The CW, 9-10PM
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Wednesday, May 30
- America's Next Top Model: British Invasion The CW, 9-10PM
*Times are Eastern Daylight and subject to change
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love FNL, this makes me sad
I’m actually pretty okay with this. True, the show is a gem, but it got a more than fair chance, which is more than I can say for some shows I loved (Life, Terminator).
Hopefully all the actors on the show will find future success in motion pictures. They’re far too good to stays as tv actors. They deserve to be allowed take the next step.
I agree pj. The show, Kyle and Connie are all long over due for Emmy/Golden Globe nominations … not to mention wins!
I agree shanemd. It will be hard seeing one of them without the other.
Wow. I can’t believe it. They haven’t even aired season 4 and they’re announcing the cancellation after season 5? The timing makes no sense, whatsoever.
What’s the big hurry? Cancel an excellent drama series, arguably the best show on television … and replace it with … what? The Biggest Loser III? Give me a break.
I LOVE Friday Night Lights. Major kudos to the cast and crew. I guess this decision will allow the writers to do a fantastic job in ending the series. Tell me the Lions go to State with Coach Taylor.
We need a happy ending.
Jed, as much as I loved “Las Vegas”, it did not even remotely compare to “FNL” in terms of great tv. FNL is above and beyond so many tv shows.
Best show on TV…not shocked, but will miss it greatly.
I wish the cast the best of luck in the future. Kyle and Connie will likely get good offers for other TV shows. I agree with Ausiello there might be some big bidding wars for Kyle and Connie. They should definitely go onto cable TV shows. Cable networks treat their stars and promote their shows far better than networks do. NBC never really promoted this show well and when they did they promoted it as a sexy teen type show. Michael B. Jordan and Jurnee Smollett who joined FNL this year will benefit greatly from being on this show. One of the downsides of FNL ending next season is that the new characters might not get full resolutions.
Noooooooooooooo!! FNL is the best show. NBC is stupid to take it off the air.
Jed is crazy! I was a Las Vegas fan but because it was entertaining, not because it was a quality program – it is pretty well accepted (and rightfully so) that FNL is both entertaining AND incredibly written and acted (even though it misses out on awards, the fans know how great it is). I’m going to miss it but I agree that it’s good the writers can approach Season 5 knowing it’s the last. I can’t WAIT until S4 starts up on NBC!!!
I have heard FNL called a lot of things, Jed, but never a “crapfest.” Maybe “Citizen Kane” and “Gone With the Wind” were also crapfests compared to the genius that was James Caan’s “Las Vegas.”
To this day, I still view “The Mud Bowl” from Season 1 as one of the greatest TV episodes of all time. Coach and the Panthers make a field out of nothing to host a home game. They played their hearts out.
Will miss this show so much. The reason why I love this show is because it feels so real and not pretentious like many other series out there.
Maybe this announcement will finally prompt notoriously nostalgic Emmy voters to give this series the awards it deserves. I am both sad and happy about the announcement. Sad that it means no more FNL and the characters we love, but happy that they’ll be able to end the series on their own terms. Please let Kyle and Connie immediately get offers for good pilots. And please let Jason Katims start up another quality series! I can only imagine what’s coming next!
I totally agree. The only consolation would be for them to star in great shows that get them the recognition that they deserved all along.
Jason Katims is starting up a new series… he’s the showrunner of Parenthood that is premiering on NBC in March right after the Olympics end. I believe the premiere is scheduled for Tuesday, March 2nd at 10pm Eastern, but check your listings to make sure.