NBC struck a deal with DirecTV to split the production costs and distribution rights of “Friday Night Lights”...As part of the agreement, the satellite provider gets to air the new
13-episode season of “Friday Night Lights” this October before it
debuts in February on the broadcast network.
When the series airs Wednesdays on DirecTV’s 101 Network, each episode will be paired with a 30-minute live call-in show, in which fans can talk with actors from the show.
Because “Friday Nights Lights” will air on such different platforms, producers are considering creating two distinct versions of each episode to take advantage of having a longer run time and fewer content restrictions on satellite...But it remains an open question whether hard-core fans of the show (are there any other kind?) who don’t have DirecTV will wait to watch it on NBC or download pirated episodes that are bound to make their way online.
In keeping with its true to life mission, the coming season will jump to the fall of a new school year, even though the writers strike prevented the series from finishing its second-season story line.
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