Murder Under the Friday Night Lights — Season 3
About this season
Across the country, high school football unites small-town communities. But when a heinous murder shatters that Friday night dream world, the crime ripples beyond those immediately impacted, and the community will never be the same again.
Episodes (8)
1. Delaying Charges
Aired 10 January 2024 • 42 min
When police find a former cheerleader burned to ashes in her car, they launch an investigation filled with rumors of town corruption and cover-ups; decades later, loved ones are still searching for an answer.
2. A Homecoming Murder
Aired 17 January 2024 • 41 min
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, everybody is a suspect.
3. Winning at all Cost
Aired 24 January 2024 • 41 min
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.
4. Twisted Teammate
Aired 31 January 2024 • 41 min
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.
5. Killing a Champion
Aired 7 February 2024 • 41 min
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.
6. Stolen Cheers
Aired 14 February 2024 • 41 min
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.
7. Breaking Bonds
Aired 21 February 2024 • 41 min
Viewers will be drawn into the tragic story of the Ybarra family, who wake up to the devastating discovery of their son Jacob and his best friend, Sabion, shot to death in their home in Mart, Texas.
8. Final Whistle
Aired 28 February 2024 • 41 min
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.