Friday Night Lights
Let's Get It On
TV Flash files “Let's Get It On” as hour 27 of 76 in the TV Flash guide — Friday Night Lights (2006–2011) on NBC/DirecTV, season 2, episode 5, aired 2007-11-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E05: listed hour 27 of 76 in the Friday Night Lights guide, hour 5 of 15 in season 2. It aired 2007-11-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Backfire” (S02E04). Next is “How Did I Get Here?” (S02E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Coach Taylor returns to Dillon, but it is not an easy homecoming; the team must deal with conflict between Saracen and Smash; Riggins turns to Lyla for help in changing Street's mind about surgery.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Let's Get It On sit in the Friday Night Lights guide?
S02E05 is listed hour 27 of 76 — hour 5 of 15 in season 2, season 2 episode 5.
When did Friday Night Lights S02E05 air?
Let's Get It On aired 2007-11-02 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start Friday Night Lights?
Season one in Dillon, with the Taylor family at the center. The football is structure; the community ensemble is the show.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Clear eyes, full hearts: Dillon, Texas, high-school football as civic religion, Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton holding a town's nerves together. Naturalistic drama that outlived NBC ratings via a DirecTV rescue. Sports as structure, character as the real game — the Taylor marriage alone is a masterclass.
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