The WORST episodes of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
Every episode of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Murder Under the Friday Night Lights!
Showing the shocking, tragic crimes that rocked and divided tight knit high school football devoted communities, when football is the lifeblood of the town, and real blood is spilled.
#1 - A Cheerleader's Reject
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2025
Former cheerleader Valerie Zavala is invited to a party with high school football players and cheerleaders; she is found dead; investigators collect home video from the party to find clues to identify her killer.
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#2 - Guilt Will Get You
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2025
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 are exposed along with the high stakes of high school football.
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#3 - Breaking Bonds
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2024
The Ybarra family awakens to discover their son Jacob and his best buddy Sabion shot and killed. The deaths of two tiny Texas towns, both outstanding football players for their high schools, wreak havoc on the community, but the tragedy escalates when the perpetrator is revealed.
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#4 - Until Parents Get Involved
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2025
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.
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#5 - A Killer's Secret Play
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2022
When a beloved high school football coach's friend finds him shot 11 times in his Texas home, no one can imagine who would possibly want him dead, until investigators discover a secret world of women and underground parties.
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#6 - Winning at all Cost
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2024
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.
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#7 - When Rules Don't Apply
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/28/2022
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.
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#8 - Stolen Cheers
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2024
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.
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#12 - Killing a Champion
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2024
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.
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#14 - Monster Among Trolls
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2025
Middle school cheer captain Tristyn Bailey is the future of Friday night lights at Creekside High. Police investigating her disappearance have to navigate teenage rumours and gossip in their small Florida town to identify a monster in their midst.
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#16 - Twisted Teammate
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2024
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.
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#17 - Homecoming Nightmare 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2022
The abduction and murder of a popular high school cheerleader shocks a tight-knit suburban town; a second, eerily similar murder just two weeks later terrifies the community, which now suspects they have a serial killer in their midst.
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#18 - Final Whistle
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2024
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.
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#22 - A Homecoming Murder
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2024
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,
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