Friday Night Lights
Humble Pie
TV Flash files “Humble Pie” as hour 35 of 76 in the TV Flash guide — Friday Night Lights (2006–2011) on NBC/DirecTV, season 2, episode 13, aired 2008-01-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E13: listed hour 35 of 76 in the Friday Night Lights guide, hour 13 of 15 in season 2. It aired 2008-01-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Who Do You Think You Are?” (S02E12). Next is “Leave No One Behind” (S02E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When charges are filed against Brian, he must decide whether to swallow his pride or stand up for what he believes; Jason finds a new career; Tami is hired as the girl's volleyball coach; Tim tries to express his feelings to Lyla.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Humble Pie sit in the Friday Night Lights guide?
S02E13 is listed hour 35 of 76 — hour 13 of 15 in season 2, season 2 episode 13.
When did Friday Night Lights S02E13 air?
Humble Pie aired 2008-01-25 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.
Flash: Friday night in Dillon, Texas, and the lights are doing more work than a premiere carpet. High-school football is civic religion, the town's nerves are in a marriage, and Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton are holding the whole rope line together while the overnights try to kill the party. Peter Berg developed it from the book/film franchise; Jason Katims became the showrunner voice that kept the overlapping talk honest. Zach Gilford, Taylor Kitsch, Aimee Teegarden, Adrianne Palicki — a rotating student…
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- Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor
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- Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
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- Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen
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- Taylor Kitsch as Tim Riggins
Taylor Kitsch carried Friday Night Lights as Tim Riggins — Dillon, Texas, high-school football as civic religion, clear eyes and full hearts, naturalistic drama that outlived NBC ratings via a rescue. Sports as structure, character as the…
- Aimee Teegarden as Julie Taylor
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- Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette
Adrianne Palicki’s Tyra Collette gave Friday Night Lights its off-field heat — Dillon, Texas, high-school football as civic religion, Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton holding a town’s nerves, naturalistic drama that outlived NBC via a…