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The Worst Episodes of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights

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The Worst 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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  1. Background image for A Killer's Secret Play
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    #1 - A Killer's Secret Play

    S2:E1

    A beloved Texas Football coach's murder reveals his secret double life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Homecoming Nightmare
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    #2 - Homecoming Nightmare

    S2:E2

    The murder of a cheerleader shocks; a second murder terrifies; now they suspect a serial killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Who Shot Darrent Williams
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    #3 - Who Shot Darrent Williams

    S2:E3

    Darrent Williams flies his friends to Denver for a party; Darrent dies and no one knows how or why.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for When Danger is No Stranger
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    #4 - When Danger is No Stranger

    S2:E4

    A 7-year-old vanishes at the biggest youth football game of the year; she is found murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Muck Bowl Murder
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    #5 - The Muck Bowl Murder

    S2:E5

    In 2008, someone guns down Pahokee High School's star football player, Norman Pooh Griffith.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for When Rules Don't Apply
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    #6 - When Rules Don't Apply

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A Killer's Bet
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    #7 - A Killer's Bet

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Devil Came to Dance
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    #8 - Devil Came to Dance

    S2:E8

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Delaying Charges
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    #9 - Delaying Charges

    S3:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for A Homecoming Murder
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    #10 - A Homecoming Murder

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Winning at all Cost
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    #11 - Winning at all Cost

    S3:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Twisted Teammate
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    #12 - Twisted Teammate

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Killing a Champion

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Stolen Cheers
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    #14 - Stolen Cheers

    S3:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Breaking Bonds

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Final Whistle

    S3:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Dirty Little Lies
    6.2/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Dirty Little Lies

    S4:E5

    In 1985, police find the body of a beloved coach in the barrens of southeast Texas, triggering a murder investigation laced with sex, jealousy and revenge. Investigators close in on the killer, but an eleventh-hour twist tears the community apart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Until Parents Get Involved
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Until Parents Get Involved

    S4:E4

    A Texas community is forced to confront a troubling reality inside youth sports after a football coach is gunned down during a game in front of dozens of witnesses, including his own family. A former NFL player is at the center of the investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Cheerleader Murder
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #19 - The Cheerleader Murder

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Guilt Will Get You
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Guilt Will Get You

    S4:E1

    To say that Paul Reagor and Jerry Bailey are close friends would be an understatement. When the two football coaches mysteriously disappear, a small Oklahoma town's racial tensions emerge alongside the high stakes of high school football.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Game of Privileges
    6.9/10(35 votes)

    #21 - Game of Privileges

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Do It For Juan
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #22 - Do It For Juan

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Nothing to Cheer About
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Nothing to Cheer About

    S4:E7

    A male cheerleader from the reigning championship squad goes missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Where is Tom Brown?
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #24 - Where is Tom Brown?

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Caught in a Trap
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Caught in a Trap

    S4:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Killer's Secret Play" is the worst rated episode of "Murder Under the Friday Night Lights". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/16/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Homecoming Nightmare".