Friday Night Lights (season 5) | |
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Season 5 DVD cover
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network |
The 101 Network (first run) NBC (network) |
Original release | October 27, 2010 | – February 9, 2011
Season chronology | |
The fifth and final season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights commenced airing in the United States on October 27, 2010. It is the third season to be aired on DirecTV's The 101 Network. The 13-episode season concluded on The 101 Network on February 9, 2010. The fifth season began airing on NBC on April 15, 2011, and concluded on July 15, 2011. The fifth season was released on DVD in region 1 on April 5, 2011.
The season was produced by Brian Grazer's Imagine Television company, Peter Berg's Film 44 company and Universal Media Studios and filmed in Pflugerville, Texas.
a The final score was clearly 29–28 at the end of the episode "Expectations", but at the beginning of the episode "The Right Hand of the Father", the Cowboys game ball reads 22–21.
b The game was played toward the end of the episode "On the Outside Looking In", but no game footage was shown. The final score was printed on a game ball at Buddy's Bar & Grill at the beginning of the episode "The Right Hand of the Father".
c The game was never shown, but Buddy Garrity announced the score before putting the game ball up at Buddy's Bar & Grill.
d The final score was shown on the scoreboard, and game footage was shown in flashbacks.
e The final score was never mentioned.
f The final score was never mentioned, but the epilogue shows Vince and other team members with a championship ring, and the Lions were down by five points with only three seconds left.
TVLine's Michael Ausiello said after watching the finale that "One of the best dramas in the history of TV is over..."