If ratings woes compel NBC to cancel “Friday Night Lights” before its sophomore season, it could become the most critically beloved freshman series punted by the Peacock — or any broadcast network — since “Freaks and Geeks” in 2000 and “Boomtown” a few years later.
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Though ongoing positive reviews for the show dovetail with NBC’s new marketing campaign emphasizing the sudden development of quality programs in its stable, the Peacock has not found a way to convince any kind of meaningful audience to give “Friday” a shot.
One suggestion has been for NBC to try moving the 8 p.m. show to a 10 p.m. slot. (The show might make a better lead-out from “Heroes” than “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” for example — perhaps a trade is in order.) “Friday” has some storylines that are PG-13 in subject matter, and while the notion of 8 p.m. as a sex-free zone has long since been blown out of the water, viewers might be more in the mood for some of the “Friday” subject matter after they’ve had a chance to settle in for the evening.
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Frank Wilson is a retired teacher with over 30 years of combined experience in the education, small business technology, and real estate business. He now blogs as a hobby and spends most days tinkering with old computers. Wilson is passionate about tech, enjoys fishing, and loves drinking beer.