Friday Night Lights is BACK!!! in 2009...

OMG FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IS BACK!!!!

NBC announced their new schedule starting Fall 2008 and while FNL is not back then, it will return in the "Winter" season (and so far only 13 episodes have been ordered).

Not the best situation but still, at least it will come back (if at least to resolve the storylines that were left hanging).

I'm SOOOOO FRICKEN EXCITED!!!

See Televisionary for more details about NBC's full schedule including a The Office spinoff.

The full schedule is after the jump and I'll return in new posts with commentary when I have time to digest it all. Though my gut reaction to a quick glance is that there actually isn't that much that excites me so far on NBC's schedule other than Friday Night Lights' return in February 2009 (it will premiere on DirecTV in October 2008 but I have no idea what that is), Chuck and the Thursday comedy line up. Plus Lipstick Jungle returns, with lets hope more of Robert Buckley (the main reason to keep watching (the last time I tried linking this it didn't really work but here it is again, may NSFW, but then again, they did air it on NBC)). 

And something of note, The Listener actually made it to the schedule (albeit summer 2009). It's the CTV produced Canadian show that got picked up earlier this year... but more on that later.

NBC's FALL 2008-2009:

Monday
8 p.m. Chuck
9 p.m. Heroes
10 p.m. My Own Worst Enemy

Tuesday
8 p.m. The Biggest Loser: Families
9:30 p.m. Kath & Kim
10 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Wednesday
8 p.m. Knight Rider
9 p.m. Deal or No Deal
10 p.m. Lipstick Jungle

Thursday
8 p.m. My Name is Earl
8:30 p.m. 30 Rock
9 p.m. The Office
9:30 p.m. The Office/Saturday Night Live
10 p.m. ER

Friday
8 p.m. Crusoe
9 p.m. Deal or No Deal
10 p.m. Life

Saturday
8 p.m. Dateline NBC
9 p.m. Knight Rider (repeats)
10 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeats)

Sunday
7 p.m. ET Pregame and Sunday Night Football

NBC's WINTER 2009

Monday
8 p.m. Chuck
9 p.m. Heroes
10 p.m. The Philanthropist

Tuesday
8 p.m. The Biggest Loser: Couples
9:30 p.m. Kath & Kim
10 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Wednesday
8 p.m. Knight Rider
9 p.m. Deal or No Deal
10 p.m. Law & Order

Thursday
8 p.m. My Name is Earl
8:30 p.m. 30 Rock
9 p.m. The Office
9:30 p.m. The Office spin-off
10 p.m. ER/Celebrity Apprentice

Friday
8 p.m. Deal or No Deal
9 p.m. Friday Night Lights
10 p.m. Life

Saturday
8 p.m. Dateline NBC
9 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeats) 10 p.m. Law & Order(repeats)

Sunday
7 p.m. Specials/Dateline NBC
8 p.m. Specials/Merlin 
9 p.m. Specials/Medium
10 p.m. Specials/Kings

NBC's SUMMER 2009

Monday
8 p.m. American Gladiators
9 p.m. America's Toughest Jobs
10 p.m. Dateline NBC

Tuesday
8 p.m. Most Outrageous Moments
9 p.m. America's Got Talent
10 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeats)

Wednesday
8 p.m. Shark Taggers
9 p.m. America's Got Talent
10 p.m. Law & Order (repeats)

Thursday
8 p.m. The Office
8:30 p.m. The Office spin-off
9 p.m. Last Comic Standing
10 p.m. Listener

Friday
8 p.m. Chopping Block
9 p.m. Dateline NBC

Saturday
8 p.m. Drama Encores

Sunday
7 p.m. Dateline NBC
8 p.m. Monk
9 p.m. Nashville Star
10 p.m. Kings (repeats)

More on the 2008 Fall TV Upfronts:

ABC 2008
CBS 2008
The CW 2008
Fox 2008

For the FOX 2008-2009 Video Previews
For the CBS 2008-2009 Video Previews