@popculturebrain: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was one of the lowest viewed shows on broadcast TV and it only survived due to a rare and kind of miraculous business arrangement. Friday Night Lights, the TV series, turns 20 years old this month, so here are some things i bet you never knew about it. Sources: BBC; Rutgers University archive; High School Football America; Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Today Show; Nicki Swift; Vanity Fair; Grantland; Vox; Variety; Nielsen ratings; Under the Radar Magazine; /Film; CBR; LA Times; TVLine; Emmys; RottenTomatoes; The Denver Post; Houston Press; NPR; BuddyTV; Austin American-Statesman; Austin360; Den of Geek; Chicago Tribune; Salon; TV Guide; NY Times; Media Life Magazine; Texas Monthly; Deadline. #fridaynightlights #tv #football #2000s #cleareyesfullheartscantlose

Aaron Spivey-Sorrells :

Clears eyes, full hearts, can’t lose. I played Coach Spivey on FNL for 5 Seasons

John M :

Clear eyes, full hearts, cant lose

TINNMANN :

one of the best pilot episodes of all time

Kordelii :

Fine I’ll watch FNL again. But this doesn’t mean I’ll start liking Julie

Conversationallottery02 :

So Jesse Plemmons was in Friday Night Lights AND Varsity Blues? Interesting

marks_offical :

When my crush on Minka Kelly began...

pakman :

Wow, Kyle Chandler really is the real life Hal Jordan

judithslonka :

Best show ever

Levi :

The casting fell into place exactly how it needed too fr

Timmah958 :

clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!

🇦🇺Harry Schlong 🇦🇺 :

My girlfriend dumped me

kenzie :

The best show ever!!

The Candy Rater :

Another fun fact is that Jesse Plemmons is featured in Varsity Blues, which arguably shares more dna with this series than the FNL film.

Book Queen :

Love this show so much

H$2U :

Peter Berg is a helluva director. Movie or TV.

Aaron Spivey-Sorrells :

Myself and Jurnee Smollett…. Ok I’m done 🤣

Aaron Spivey-Sorrells :

Coach Taylor and Coach Spivey

Aaron Spivey-Sorrells :

Second State game. We lost 🤣

louisstock07 :

Dalton Anderson :

clear eyes full hearts can't lose.

WhyNotMow :

Peter berg also showed up as the ex boyfriend to Connie in the show

GingyMassage :

Worked at Cheesecake Factory in San Antonio during the filming. People were always coming in looking for extras.

jaded_code :

if you never seen the show i highly suggest you do the show is really good

Hunter Smith :

Not a main character but the actress who plays Jason Street’s mom was also in the movie. And one of the reporters interviewing the players at practice in the pilot played a Dallas Carter booster.

Aaron Spivey-Sorrells :

Last day of filming the last football at the cotton bowl 🥹