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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...
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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 29 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, "A Killer's Secret Play".

  • Killer in the Field
    7.5/1029 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • A Killer's Secret Play
    7.5/1021 votes
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    #2 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Untouchable
    7.4/1022 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • When Danger is No Stranger
    7.4/1020 votes
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    #4 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • The Muck Bowl Murder
    7.4/1016 votes
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    #5 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Delaying Charges
    7.4/1012 votes
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    #6 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Breaking Bonds
    7.4/109 votes
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    #7 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Stolen Cheers
    7.3/1010 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • Where is Tom Brown?
    7.2/1031 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • Homecoming Nightmare
    7.2/1020 votes
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    #10 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Killer's Bet
    7.1/1016 votes
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    #11 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Winning at all Cost
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • Do It For Juan
    7.0/1024 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • Final Whistle
    7.0/105 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • Game of Privileges
    6.9/1029 votes
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    #15 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Shot Darrent Williams
    6.9/1021 votes
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    #16 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • When Rules Don't Apply
    6.9/1019 votes
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    #17 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Devil Came to Dance
    6.9/1014 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • The Cheerleader Murder
    6.8/1034 votes
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    #19 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • A Homecoming Murder
    6.8/1012 votes
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    #20 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Twisted Teammate
    6.8/1012 votes
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    #21 - 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

    Writer: N/A

  • Killing a Champion
    6.7/108 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A