Friday Night Lights (U.S. ratings)

This article contains rating information for the American fictional drama television series Friday Night Lights.

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This is ratings information for the series. "Rating" is the estimated percentage of all televisions tuned to the show, and "share" is the percentage of all televisions in use that are tuned in. "Viewers" is the estimated number of actual people watching, in millions, while "ranking" is the approximate ranking of the show against all prime-time TV shows for the week.

Unless otherwise cited, the overnight rating and share information comes from Zap2It[1] and viewer and ranking information comes from CalendarLive.[2] The following week, the numbers are updated with the final Nielsen numbers from TVWeek.com.[3][4]

Seasonal ranking

Based on average total viewers per episode of Friday Night Lights on NBC:

Season 1

Weekly ratings

Season Timeslot (EDT) Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1 Tuesday 8:00 P.M. (2006)
Monday 10.00 P.M. (October 30, 2006)
Wednesday 8.00 P.M. (2007)		 October 3, 2006 April 11, 2007 2006-2007 #95 6.1[5]
2 Friday 9:00 P.M. (2007-2008) October 5, 2007 February 8, 2008 2007-2008 #101 6.2[6]
3 Friday 9:00 P.M. (2008-2009) October 1, 2008 January 14, 2009 2009 #136 4.58
4 Friday 9:00 P.M. (2009-2010) October 28, 2009 February 10, 2010 2010 114 3.85[7]
# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Season Rating Share 18–49 Viewers (m) Rank (#)
1 "Pilot" October 3, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.7 8 2.7 7.17 # 59
2 "Eyes Wide Open" October 10, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.1 7 2.4 5.87 # 71
3 "Wind Sprints" October 17, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.2 7 2.7 6.55 # 62
4 "Who's Your Daddy" October 24, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.0 7 2.6 6.33 n/a
5 "Git 'Er Done" October 30, 2006 Mon. 10:00PM ** 2006–2007 5.3 9 3.5 8.26 # 52
6 "El Accidente" November 7, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 3.9 6 2.3 5.94 # 69
7 "Homecoming" November 14, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 3.5 5 2.3 5.48 # 73
8 "Crossing the Line" November 28, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.2 7 2.3 6.18 # 71
9 "Full Hearts" December 5, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.0 6 2.3 6.13 # 70
10 "It's Different For Girls" December 12, 2006 Tue. 8:00PM 2006–2007 3.9 6 2.1 5.66 # 70
11 "Nevermind" January 3, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.4 7 2.3 6.41 # 62
12 "What To Do While You're Waiting" January 10, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.4 7 2.3 6.41 # 62
13 "Little Girl I Wanna Marry You" January 24, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 3.9 6 1.9 5.66 # 71
14 "Upping the Ante" January 31, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.5 7 2.5 6.73 # 54
15 "Blinders" February 7, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.4 7 2.4 6.41 # 68
16 "Black Eyes and Broken Hearts" February 14, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.8 8 2.5 7.43 # 58
17 "I Think We Should Have Sex" February 21, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM *** 2006–2007 3.7 6 1.8 5.16 # 81
18 "Extended Families" February 28, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM *** 2006–2007 3.6 6 1.8 5.07 # 83
19 "Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes" March 21, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 3.8 6 1.8 5.39 # 70
20 "Mud Bowl" March 28, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 3.9 7 2.1 5.68 # 65
21 "Best Laid Plans" April 4, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 3.7 6 1.9 5.33 # 70
22 "State" April 11, 2007 Wed. 8:00PM 2006–2007 4.1 7 2.1 6.26 # 62

** - Special Monday night airing (temporarily taking Studio 60's timeslot).

*** - Episode aired opposite American Idol

Season 2

Weekly ratings

# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Season Rating Share 18–49 Viewers (m) Rank (#)
1 "Last Days Of Summer" October 5, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 4.2 7 2.1 6.48 #68
2 "Bad Ideas" October 12, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.6 6 1.7 5.42 #75
3 "Are You Ready for Friday Night?" October 19, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.7 7 1.9 5.48 #75
4 "Backfire" October 26, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.9 7 2.0 5.88 #76
5 "Let's Get It On" November 2, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.6 6 1.8 5.45 n/a
6 "How Did I Get Here" November 9, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.7 6 1.9 5.60 #77
7 "Pantherama" November 16, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.9 7 2.1 5.96 #72
8 "Seeing Other People" November 30, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.8 7 1.7 5.66 #75
9 "The Confession" December 7, 2007 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.6 6 1.8 5.44 #72
10 "There Goes The Neighborhood" January 4, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.2 6 1.8 5.53 #59
11 "Jumping The Gun" January 11, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.7 6 1.9 5.76 #61
12 "Who Do You Think You Are?" January 18, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.5 6 1.8 5.36 #57
13 "Humble Pie" January 25, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.5 6 2.0 5.34 n/a
14 "Leave No One Behind" February 1, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.7 6 1.9 5.64 #48
15 "May The Best Man Win" February 8, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2007–2008 3.7 6 1.7 5.22 #63

Season 3

Weekly ratings

# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Season Rating Share 18–49 Viewers (m) Rank (#)
1 "I Knew You When" October 1, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.8 5 1.6 4.54 N/A
2 "Tami Knows Best" October 8, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.5 4 1.4 3.96 N/A
3 "How the Other Half Live" October 15, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.5 4 1.4 4.00 N/A
4 "Hello, Goodbye" October 22, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.5 4 1.4 4.21 N/A
5 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" October 29, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.2 4 1.1 3.46 N/A
6 "It Ain't Easy Being J.D. McCoy" November 5, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.5 4 1.4 3.93 N/A
7 "Keeping Up Appearances" November 12, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.6 5 1.5 4.22 N/A
8 "New York, New York" November 19, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.3 4 1.2 3.8 N/A
9 "Game of the Week" December 3, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.7 5 1.5 4.4 N/A
10 "The Giving Tree" December 10, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.5 4 1.2 3.84 N/A
11 "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" December 17, 2008 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.5 4 1.2 3.95 N/A
12 "Underdogs" January 7, 2009 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.3 4 1.2 3.61 N/A
13 "Tomorrow Blues" January 14, 2009 Fri. 9:00PM 2009 2.6 5 1.3 4.36 N/A

Season 4

Weekly Ratings

# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Season Rating Share 18–49 Viewers (m) Rank (#)
1 "East of Dillon" October 28, 2009 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A 1.2 3.9 N/A
2 "After the Fall" November 4, 2009 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 "In the Skin of a Lion" November 11, 2009 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 "A Sort of Homecoming" November 18, 2009 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
5 "The Son" December 2, 2009 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 "Stay" December 9, 2009 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
7 "In the Bag" December 16, 2009 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
8 "The Toilet Bowl" January 6, 2010 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
9 "The Lights of Carroll Park" January 13, 2010 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10 "I Can't" January 20, 2010 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
11 "Injury List" January 27, 2010 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12 "Laboring" February 3, 2010 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
13 "Thanksgiving" February 10, 2010 Fri. 8:00PM 2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Notes

  1. ^ "TV Ratings ... on Zap2it". http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/. 
  2. ^ "TV Ratings". http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/ratings/. 
  3. ^ "TVWeek.com". http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=10. 
  4. ^ "Your Entertainment Now Blog". http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/. 
  5. ^ "Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap". May 25, 2007. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f. 
  6. ^ ABC Medianet
  7. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/54336
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