<P> TeenNick acquired the rights in 2015 and began airing the series, in chronological order, on April 10, 2015 with a week - long event in which three episodes aired nightly . </P> <P> During the 2007--08 Writers Guild of America strike, NBC Universal's decision to release the Season 2 DVD with only the 15 produced episodes and comments by NBC chief Ben Silverman led to speculation that the show would be canceled . </P> <P> In March 2008, it was confirmed that NBC had picked up the series for a third season, after a cost - sharing partnership between NBC and DirecTV was struck . The agreement had first run episodes airing exclusively on DirecTV, and the episodes aired on NBC at a later date . Season 3 premiered exclusively on DirecTV channel 101, with the episodes replaying on NBC beginning on January 16, 2009 . In March 2009, NBC announced it had renewed the series for two more seasons . </P> <P> The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on August 28, 2007, and in region 2 on October 29, 2007 . Special features include deleted scenes from several episodes and a featurette titled "Behind The Lights: Creating The First Season of Friday Night Lights". </P>

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