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Breaking! Friday Night Lights (Almost) Saved

Wed., Mar. 5, 2008 7:08 PM PST by Kristin Dos Santos

NBC / Paul Drinkwater

Somebody, quick, wrap your arms around NBC boss Ben Silverman and give him a (possibly preemptive but thoroughly sincere) bear hug on behalf of the fans of Friday Night Lights.

Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood Daily reported tonight that the powers that be at NBC have seen the light about a little show we love called Friday Night Lights and have partnered with DirecTV to bring us season three. According to Finke, the series will air on both NBC and a DirecTV-exclusive channel.

So, we fans are dying to know: Is is it true?

A little digging around with NBC and FNL sources tonight yields this info: Nothing is official yet, but a tentative agreement has been reached with DirecTV, and things look "more than promising" that Friday Night Lights will be back in a dual-platform mode this fall. One highly placed source in particular sounded like a canary-swallowing cat while saying: "I think you'll be happy."

Um, mind-blowingly ecstatic is more the word if FNL goes on to its third season.

By the way, it's only right to mention that our own E! Networks boss, Comcast Entertainment Group CEO Ted Harbert, deserves a big ol', Texas-hair-size shout-out if this deal does indeed go through. I'm told by NBC Universal insiders that Harbert (a fan himself) was the first one to call up NBC and pitch a network-sharing deal in order to help save Friday Night Lights, which led to talks with other networks, such as DirecTV. (Warning: If that doesn't give you fellow fans the warm fuzzies, head straight to your cardiologist.)

Now join me in the Comments for a team rally and chant: Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!