Friday Night Lights

- How will 30 Rock address the recent death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who on the NBC comedy had kidnapped Jack’s wife Avery (played by Elizabeth Banks) and forced her to marry him? Executive producer Robert Carlock tells Us Weekly that since they’d already shot several episodes at the time Kim died, the “puzzle” is going to be “trying to figure out how to get [Avery] out of [North Korea] and… continue things.”

- Flashpoint has been renewed for a fifth season – consisting of 13 episodes.

- Simon Cowell has announced plans to return to Britain’s Got Talent as a full-time, judge, following one season away. Joining Cowell at the dais will be Amanda Holden and newcomers Alesha Dixon (BBC’s Dancing With the Stars) and David Walliams (Little Britain). Cowell’s Talent encore is not expected to clash with his US X Factor duties.

- Kim Kardashian will be appearing on Tim Allen’s new show “Last Man Standing” and of course will be playing herself. “Last Man Standing” will premiere on Foxtel later this month.

- Michael B. Jordan, who most recently recurred on Parenthood, and played quarterback Vince Howard on Friday Night Lights, will guest star in an upcoming episode of the long-running medical drama.

- All ad spots during this years Super Bowl have been sold for US$3.5 million for 30 seconds, up from last years US$3 million.

8:30pm – Friday, December 16 on ABC2

After being pressured by Texas Methodist University (TMU), Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) makes a rash decision that disrupts his future at Dillon and upsets the women in his life.

While Coach Taylor deals with changes in his career, Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) deals with his new inappropriate relationship with the single mother next door.

Jason (Scott Porter) moves into a new apartment and Landry (Jesse Plemons) finally reveals Tyra’s (Adrianne Palicki) horrible secret. The tense drama unfolds around the women of Dillon and football takes a backseat.

8:30pm – Friday, December 9 on ABC2

Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) feels the players are losing their grasp on the beauty of the game of football as distractions such as envelopes full of cash begin to mysteriously show up in the players’ lockers.

An unexpected accident suddenly poses a problem and the team’s home field advantage in the final game before the state championships is threatened. Coach Taylor takes it upon himself to not only find a new home field, but also to remind the players of their love for the game.

With the pressure of the game building and the off-field distractions escalating, Coach Taylor and the Panthers have to get priorities in order to come out with a victory.

8:30pm – Friday, November 25 on ABC2

When Buddy Garrity’s (Brad Leland) affair is discovered he finds himself in the doghouse. He, in turn, imposes on the Taylors and moves in with them.

With her family falling apart, Lyla (Minka Kelly) turns to Jason (Scott Porter), the one person she can count on. But, after driving to surprise him at the quad rugby camp Lyla notices for the first time that Jason’s accident has changed him.

Meanwhile, Smash (Gaius Charles) thinks something is up with Waverly (guest star Aasha Davis) when she uncharacteristically takes him for a midnight swim.

Elsewhere, Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) takes a meeting with TMU that puts his future with Dillon at risk.

8:30pm – Friday, November 18 on ABC2

The Panthers are deep into the playoffs and all players feel untouchable.

Julie (Aimee Teegarden) drops a bomb on an unsuspecting Matt (Zach Gilford) when she says she’s ready to have sex for the first time.

While Matt plans how to make the night unforgettable, Tami (Connie Britton) stumbles upon him at the supermarket buying condoms, which, needless to say, doesn’t go over too well with her.

Meanwhile, Tim’s (Taylor Kitsch) relationship with his father takes a turn for the worse. Drama builds when a hurtful secret is embarrassingly revealed and a family’s future hangs in the balance.

8:30pm – Friday, November 11 on ABC2

Racial tensions are at an all time high as the black players on the Dillon Panthers won’t play unless Mac McGill (Blue Deckert) is fired for his comments. With Smash (Gaius Charles) spearheading the protest, the team is in for an upset for their next playoff game.

While Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) deliberates between firing one of his best coaches and succumbing to his players’ demands, Julie’s (Aimee Teegarden) friendship with Tyra (Adrianne Palicki) becomes more and more destructive.

Meanwhile, Jason (Scott Porter) makes a life-changing decision and Matt (Zach Gilford) does whatever he can to win Julie back. With some of their best players protesting, will Dillon be able to come out with a victory by Friday?

Friday
Movie: Blues Brothers 2000, 7mate, 6.00pm
Elwood, the now lone Blues Brother finally released from prison, is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children’s hospital. Once again hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands.

Friday Night Lights, ABC2, 8.30pm
Racial tensions are at an all time high as the black players on the Dillon Panthers won’t play unless Mac McGill is fired for his comments. Meanwhile, Jason makes a life-changing decision.

Sex Workers and Proud, SBS ONE, 10.00pm
Described as the world’s oldest profession, prostitution remains a ‘dark object of hatred and desire’. It is branded the symbol of the exploitation of women by men in all societies. But some women and men proudly declare their right to freely be able to rent their bodies. They defend their sexual practices and demand that their job should be considered as respectable as any another with its rights and privileges.

Saturday
Movie: Coraline, Seven, 6.30pm
Free to air first. A young girl walks through a secret door in her new, but rundown home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, the parallel reality is eerily similar to her actual life – only much better. However, when her adventure turns dangerous, and her pseudo parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness and instinct to get her back home and save her family from eternal imprisonment. With the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David

CSI: NY, GEM, 8.30pm
New episode. Hide Sight. Mac searches for a deadly sniper who is firing from city rooftops and learns the killer may be connected to an abduction case that he worked 15 years ago in which a nine-year-old boy was kidnapped.

New Zealand’s Next Top Model, FOX8, 8.00pm AEDT
The Girls Hang Tight in Aukland. After a surprise twist at the final Wellington elimination, 14 girls relocate to the house in Auckland, where instant allegiances are made and threaten the harmonious surroundings. There are more twists to come at their very first challenge, specially designed to put the girls’ personal style to the test. Plus, the models have to face their fears in a lesson that will stretch their capabilities to the limit, and their first Auckland photo shoot for Rob Trathen leaves them hanging.

8:30pm – Friday, November 4 on ABC2

The Race Card. After their first thrilling victory in the playoffs, the Panthers feel invincible – until Mac (Blue Deckert) makes racist statements that test the team’s bond. Tim (Taylor Kitsch) and Billy (Derek Phillips) adjust to having their father back in their lives while Tami (Connie Britton) worries about Julie’s (Aimee Teegarden) new friendship with Tyra (Adrianne Palicki).

The game everyone is preparing for this time doesn’t include the Dillon Panthers as the girls take the reins in a game of Powderpuff football. With Julie as QB and Tyra as linebacker, all bets are off.

8:30pm – Friday, October 28 on ABC2

All bets are off. The stakes are high on and off the field as the players prepare for their first playoff match. Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) struggles between preparing for the game and dealing with the situation with Smash (Gaius Charles) as the town of Dillon piles on the pressure.

Relationships also begin to form as Tyra (Adrianne Palicki) and Julie (Aimee Teegarden) start an unlikely friendship and Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) reconnects with his estranged father. Jason (Scott Porter) and Lyla (Minka Kelly), on the other hand, have problems of their own as Buddy (Brad Leland) finds out news of their engagement. The Panthers have to put all problems aside as their post-season fate begins with this first very important game.

8:30pm – Friday, October 21 on ABC2

Crunch time. It’s do or die as the Panthers are one game away from the playoffs. In lieu of all the troubles off the field lately, everyone is working extra hard to get their mind back into game mode.

Smash’s mum (guest star Liz Mikel) discovers something in Smash’s (Gaius Charles) room that can potentially destroy his dreams of playing football. Tyra (Adrianne Palicki), fed up with her mother’s insecurities, decides to take matters into her own hands to get their life back on track.

Meanwhile, Jason (Scott Porter) rethinks the seriousness of his relationship with Lyla (Minka Kelly) after Bud (Brad Leland) sets her up on a date. It all builds up to an ending that will determine the fate of the Panthers season, and a decision that will determine the fate of two lives.