Friday Night Lights fans can breathe easy, as good, quality television finally scored one up on the greedy, ratings-hungry broadcast networks. On Monday, it was announced that Friday Night Lights will get renewed for two additional seasons, bringing the total episodes of the critically acclaimed series up to 76.
TVOvermind reported a few weeks ago that NBC and Directv were close in their negotiations to seal this deal, which extends the unique relationship between the network and the satellite television provider. Under the agreement, DirecTV will get the episodes first, which they will air commercial free on their channel 101, just as they did this past fall. NBC will follow, mid-season, re-airing the same episodes.
Friday Night Lights has a very hard core loyal fan base; however, the show has struggled in the ratings department, regularly bringing in an average of only 4 million viewers, a minuscule number for a major network. However, due to the arrangement with DirecTV, almost half of the production costs to produce one hour of the show gets picked up by the satellite provider. This allows NBC to keep its critically successful show and still turn a profit.
It is still unclear what role Jason Katims will play moving forward, as he has been heading up the new series from ImagineTV, Parenthood. It is possible that he will remain the showrunner on both shows, but depending on when production starts on each one, he might have to make a difficult decision. Katims said, "As a TV writer, you rarely get that opportunity to know exactly what the life of your series is going to be, down to every last person who works on this show, we are invested and passionate about the future."
Source: Variety
I just saw your note, Astro…after running a few laps around my (tiny) living room and scaring the crap out of the cats, all I can do is
O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ !!!
I just saw your note, Astro…after running a few laps around my (tiny) living room and scaring the crap out of the cats, all I can do is
O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ O/ !!!
O/O/O/
This is the greatest news for fans of quality television, especially those of us who are suffering a serious loss on Friday nights. I really didn't know what I was going to do if I lost both Battlestar Galactica and Friday Night Lights. Perhaps sit in the corner and rock on Friday nights while remembering the good old days…good thing I don't have to face that day for a couple more years at least.
O/O/O/
This is the greatest news for fans of quality television, especially those of us who are suffering a serious loss on Friday nights. I really didn’t know what I was going to do if I lost both Battlestar Galactica and Friday Night Lights. Perhaps sit in the corner and rock on Friday nights while remembering the good old days…good thing I don’t have to face that day for a couple more years at least.
GLORY HALLELUJAH!
That is all.
*is still happydancing*
GLORY HALLELUJAH!
That is all.
*is still happydancing*
WHOOHOO!!!! I freaking adore this show, and after all the wackiness from last season, it was nice to know that I can count on this a few more years!
WHOOHOO!!!! I freaking adore this show, and after all the wackiness from last season, it was nice to know that I can count on this a few more years!