Friday Night Lights Set to End After Fifth Season
The lights are about to go out in Dillon, Texas: The fifth season of
Friday Night Lights will be the show's last, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
NBC releases post-Leno prime-time schedule
A source close to the show says the actors and crew were informed that they can pursue other work after production on Season 5 wraps this summer.
Entertainment Weekly first reported the news.
NBC insists that nothing is official, as did executive producer
Jason Katims on Thursday during a news conference to promote his new show,
Parenthood. But Patkins did sound ready to let
Lights go. "If it winds up being the final season of the show, then I will feel very, very lucky and grateful that we were able to do as many episodes of a show that is so dear to my heart," he said.
This is very sad for me! This is one of the best shows on TV!!