friday night lights (28 posts)
Clone Wars a Prime-Time Force
Cartoon Network; NBC
Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiered big. Friday Night Lights premiered…well… Anyway, it premiered.
When The Clone Wars bowed in theaters in August, it was called a glorified TV pilot, and sure enough it brought glory to Cartoon Network—4 million viewers for Friday's back-to-back episodes, a new record for the cable network.
Friday Night Lights' third-season opener was watched by, um, 400,000, The New York Times reported, down, um, 6 million viewers from last fall's premiere. But don't punt the football yet: FNL is running exclusively right now on DirecTV, the subscription-only satellite system that helped save the series.
Possibly in need of saving soon: NBC's Heroes , which hit another new low last week (9.5 million) and was down again last night. So no one's watching, right? Not quite.
Friday Night Lights Is On! (And Taylor's Shirt Is Off)
NBC
Taylor Kitsch fans, your dreams are coming true.
"They write a shirtless scene for me in every episode," Friday Night Lights' resident bad boy tells me. "And I fight them on every episode. Sometimes I win. Sometimes they win."
The good news? Taylor is losing more than he's winning this season, thanks to a long-awaited romance—and that is only one of a slew of solid reasons you will want to watch this kickass show when it premieres tonight on DirecTV's 101 Network at 9 p.m.
I hit the FNL set in Austin, Texas, for exclusive scoop on the third season that you do not want to miss if you are a fan...
Exclusive
Friday Night Lights Video: Texas Set Secrets!
Praise the Lord and pass the football, Friday Night Lights is back! Season three premieres this Wednesday at 9 p.m. on DirecTV channel 101. The new episodes will also air on NBC later in year.
I hit the set in Austin, Texas, and came back bearing all sorts of scoop about our beloved Dillon townsfolk, including a new cowboy, shirtless Riggins, two-steppin' Tyra, the departure of Smash (sob!), job promotions, Matt Saracen's missing mom and romance, romance, romance...Press play above for five straight minutes of FNL funtimes!
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Star Jones' Nasty "View"
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Lisa Marie Delivers Twins
Lisa Marie Presley is a proud mama of twin girls after giving birth on Friday in Los Angeles. Get the details.
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J.Lo and Marc Renew Their Vows
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony said "I do" again in Las Vegas over the weekend. Hear about their spontaneous moment.
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Travis Barker Blogs from Hospital
The drummer updates his fan about this progress after a deadly plane crash left him severely burned. Hear what he?s saying.
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