7.5/1028 votesLoading...#1 - Killer in the Field
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2022
A beloved high school teacher's mutilated body lies in a field near her home, leaving behind a baffling trail of evidence. One suspect tells a story that makes no sense, but the real killer's motives are as confusing as they are terrifying.
Director: N/A
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7.5/1011 votesLoading...#2 - Delaying Charges
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2024
When police find a former cheerleader burned to ashes in her car, they launch an investigation filled with rumors of town corruption and cover-ups; decades later, loved ones are still searching for an answer.
Director: N/A
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7.4/1021 votesLoading...#3 - Mr. Untouchable
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2022
A cold-blooded murderer takes the life of local football hero TK Kelly. The high school standout had carried the dreams of his small California city on his shoulders, but for someone close to TK, jealousy of the star was motivation enough to kill.
Director: N/A
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7.4/1020 votesLoading...#4 - A Killer's Secret Play
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2022
A beloved Texas Football coach's murder reveals his secret double life.
Director: N/A
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7.4/1019 votesLoading...#5 - When Danger is No Stranger
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/2022
A 7-year-old vanishes at the biggest youth football game of the year; she is found murdered.
Director: N/A
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7.4/109 votesLoading...#6 - Breaking Bonds
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2024
Viewers will be drawn into the tragic story of the Ybarra family, who wake up to the devastating discovery of their son Jacob and his best friend, Sabion, shot to death in their home in Mart, Texas.
Director: N/A
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7.3/1015 votesLoading...#7 - The Muck Bowl Murder
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2022
In 2008, someone guns down Pahokee High School's star football player, Norman Pooh Griffith.
Director: N/A
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7.3/1010 votesLoading...#8 - Stolen Cheers
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2024
Teen Alicia DeBolt goes missing shortly after making the cheer squad; police question members of the football team and fellow cheerleaders, but the truth behind this mystery is more sinister than anyone in her small Kansas town could have imagined.
Director: N/A
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7.2/1029 votesLoading...#9 - Where is Tom Brown?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2022
Conspiracy theories rock a small Texas town after a beloved high school football player mysteriously vanishes. Baffling clues and community pressure pit the local sheriff against a brash private investigator until some very unusual suspects emerge.
Director: N/A
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7.2/1015 votesLoading...#10 - A Killer's Bet
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/4/2023
A beloved high school football coach vanishes, baffling police; they learn he ran a secret football betting ring among his friends, and a chain of clues leads cops to one of the gamblers who couldn't pay up.
Director: N/A
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7.1/1019 votesLoading...#11 - Homecoming Nightmare
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2022
The murder of a cheerleader shocks; a second murder terrifies; now they suspect a serial killer.
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7.1/1013 votesLoading...#12 - Winning at all Cost
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2024
The shooting of an East Texas football coach inside the high school fieldhouse triggers a lockdown in the middle of a school day; as police race to track down an active shooter, they discover a community deeply divided by the coach's past.
Director: N/A
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7.0/1023 votesLoading...#13 - Do It For Juan
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2022
As a quarterback and then as coach, Jaun Josephs led his Louisiana high school football team to multiple victories. When he's inexplicably gunned down, his community unites to bring his killer to justice.
Director: N/A
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7.0/105 votesLoading...#14 - Final Whistle
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2024
On Thanksgiving weekend, a gunshot kills a former high school football star turned referee on his doorstep in broad daylight; in the world of Texas football, police focus on the possibility that a disgruntled parent or fan followed him home.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1020 votesLoading...#15 - Who Shot Darrent Williams
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2022
Darrent Williams flies his friends to Denver for a party; Darrent dies and no one knows how or why.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1018 votesLoading...#16 - When Rules Don't Apply
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/28/2022
As coach Joe Paterno turns Penn State into a football powerhouse, a serial rapist from the team's ranks preys on multiple co-eds; when the justice system fails to put an end to his attacks, many wonder if Paterno's football machine protected him.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1014 votesLoading...#17 - Devil Came to Dance
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2023
When a popular teenage dancer suddenly disappears one day after practice, police have few leads until one of the dance team members reveals that a man stalked her just days before her best friend's disappearance.
Director: Andrea de Brito
Writer: N/A
6.9/1011 votesLoading...#18 - A Homecoming Murder
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2024
The family of a high school cheerleader finds her murdered in her room the night after the homecoming dance; detectives surmise that she knew her killer, and because so many people are back in town for the big football game, everybody is a suspect.
Director: N/A
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6.8/1028 votesLoading...#19 - Game of Privileges
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/2022
In a struggling Pennsylvania coal town, where high school football is king, the killing of a Mexican immigrant splits the community. When star players emerge as suspects, some locals engage in a coverup that is almost as shocking as the murder.
Director: N/A
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6.8/1012 votesLoading...#20 - Twisted Teammate
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2024
The stabbing of a star punter coming home from class devastates the University of Northern Colorado football team; what seems like a random tragedy unfolds as a calculated takedown after the investigation exposes jealousy within the team.
Director: N/A
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6.7/1032 votesLoading...#21 - The Cheerleader Murder
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2022
In a small Texas town, a serial rapist stalks and attacks multiple high school cheerleaders, before graduating to murder. Detectives discover that the monster behind these horrific crimes is much closer to home than anyone could have possibly guessed.
Director: N/A
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6.7/108 votesLoading...#22 - Killing a Champion
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2024
Drum major Robert Champion suddenly dies in the back of the Florida A&M marching band bus, mystifying authorities; an autopsy points to foul play, leading to an investigation that exposes a secret inside one of America's premiere marching bands.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
Every episode of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights!
Across the country, high school football unites small-town communities. But when a heinous murder shatters that Friday night dream world, the crime ripples beyond those...
Genres:CrimeDocumentary
Network:Investigation Discovery
Best Episodes Summary
"Killer in the Field" is the best rated episode of "Murder Under the Friday Night Lights". It scored 7.5/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/18/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Delaying Charges".