FNL on NBC: Just Watch!

A quick reminder that NBC begins running season four of Friday Night Lights tonight at 8pm. The beautiful thing about this season is that, with Coach Taylor taking a job at East Dillon High and new characters being expertly introduced, it's a perfect fit for longtime fans and newcomers alike. Tonight's episode sets the groundwork for a season that does what FNL has always done best: mix heart, humor, controversy, and a good dollop of gridiron action into an irrestible stew of emotion. Thanks to the cost-cutting agreement between NBC and DirecTV, which has first run rights, we're already guaranteed another (likely final) season, so tune in tonight with the assurance that you won't be robbed of the show's brilliance after this current batch of thirteen episodes.