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Monday, December 10, 2007
‘Friday Night Lights’ in good shape
Variety reports that, against all odds, “Friday Night Lights” might be in better shape than other shows threatened by the Writers Guild strike. That’s because it has six shows in the can rather than the average two or three, so the series can return after the winter break. Also, FNL is winning its 9 p.m. Friday slot with the crucial 18 to 34-year-old demographic. DVRs also help, since it is among the most recorded on TV, boosting its ratings 18 percent when time-shifters are considered.
“The national press has put ‘Friday Night Lights’ in this box of ‘We love it, but it’s too good for television, and it’s never going to work,’ ” NBC president of program scheduling Vince Nevins told Variety. “But I think they’re missing the story. Between the upscale demos, the young demos and the enormous amount of DVR viewing this show attracts, this show is actually starting to work on Friday nights.”
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