Murder Under the Friday Night Lights Season 2

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Murder Under the Friday Night Lights has a lot to cheer about. It was “the number one highest-rated freshman series for ID over the past two years,” according to Jason Sarlanis, President of Crime and Investigative Content, Linear and Streaming.

The hit show returns this November with more dark and deadly cases of crimes tied around one of America’s most sacred pastimes. After all, millions relish spending nights watching games under the glow of bright stadium lights. But sometimes evil lurks in the darkness and that’s what Murder Under the Friday Night Lights reveals. The sophomore season kicks off Wednesday, November 16 at 10 pm/9c only on ID.

Building off of its gripping freshman season, new episodes take an unflinching look at the shocking and tragic cases of deception, obsession, and murder surrounding towns across the country where football bonds communities together. Season 2 of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights continues to explore the question: What happens when football is the lifeblood of a community…and real blood is spilled?

Here’s what else Sarlanis had to say about Murder Under the Friday Night Lights season 2, “With this new season, we will continue to give our viewers an inside look at cases dealing with small-town high school football programs, and we’ve also expanded the series to recognize this American pastime affects the country as a whole regardless if its high school, collegiate or professional teams.”

This season’s cases range the gamut from a beloved local high school coach’s secret life that led to his grisly murder to the devastating death of Denver Bronco star Darrent Williams. There’s also the diabolical case of a serial predator who was a rising star during Joe Paterno and Penn State football’s most defining season. And that’s just scratching the surface.

The new season will showcase not only how these crimes turned entire teams and athletic programs upside down —but also how they tore entire communities apart.

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If like me, you weren’t aware there was a series like Murder Under the Friday Night Lights, are you also surprised to learn of it? Who knew murder and football could be paired together like this? (Or am I the only one marveling at that?)

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