"Cutting off the Friday night lights is a tough, tough thing, " said Ernest Singleton, who was hired as superintendent in June.
Call it the Friday Night Lights of medical investigative journalism.
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Since Facebook introduced its controversial Timeline design last year, my important personal milestones (college graduation, marriage, the births of my daughters, the "Friday Night Lights" finale) all have neatly filed themselves into the digital record of my life.
Now we're trying to come up with unique ways to identify shows that work for DirecTV in the same way Friday Night Lights did.
But he was passed over again, this time in favor of Kyle Chandler for his work on the now-canceled Friday Night Lights.
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On Wednesday, the Hulu homepage featured photos of NBC and Fox TV shows that the network will presumably distribute, including The Simpsons, 24, My Name Is Earl, K-Ville, Friday Night Lights, Bones and the forthcoming Back To You, a new sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton.
The four drama series acting awards were split among other series, including DirecTV's "Friday Night Lights, " which claimed the best lead actor Emmy for Kyle Chandler, who plays Coach Eric Taylor.
Acquired series include "Friday Night Lights, " the inspiring high school football drama, and "Farscape, " a cult classic previously aired on the Sci-Fi Channel about a diverse group of passengers of a space vessel forced to work together to survive.
Despite the fourth-place standing of General Electric 's NBC, Reilly delivered critically acclaimed newcomers like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights as well as hits like Heroes and The Office.
Despite the fourth-place standing of General Electric 's (nyse: GE - news - people ) NBC, Reilly delivered critically acclaimed newcomers like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights as well as hits like Heroes and The Office.
Reilly boasted a strong development track record during his three-year tenure, which includes both critically acclaimed newcomers (30 Rock and Friday Night Lights) and established ratings successes (Deal or No Deal and The Office).
Friday Night Lights returns to DirecTV on October 28th, and airs on NBC later in the season.
Among other things, this strategy has meant holding on to shows like 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights, which have failed to strike ratings gold in their first year on the air.
As for what Reilly left behind at his most recent post, beyond pressure and poor ratings, he said he hopes Friday Night Lights, a critically acclaimed ratings laggard that he fervently championed during his tenure at the network, has a long run.
The satellite TV service has developed a reputation for saving beloved, but little-watched, shows like Damages and Friday Night Lights.
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