Friday Night Tykes

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Friday Night Tykes
Genre Reality
Docuseries
Sports
Narrated by Morgan Spector (2015-2016)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes41
Production
Executive producers
  • David Karabinas
  • Matt Maranz
  • Jason Sciavicco
  • Jake Laufer
ProducerLaura Casey
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time43 minutes (without commercials)
Production companies441 Productions
Electro-Fish Films, Texas Crew Productions [1]
Release
Original network Esquire Network
USA Network
Original releaseJanuary 14, 2014 (2014-01-14) 
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)

Friday Night Tykes was a reality sports documentary television series on the Esquire Network. It was produced by 441 Productions, Texas Crew Productions (TCP) [1] and Electro-Fish Films. It premiered on January 14, 2014, and ran for four seasons. The rights were transferred to USA Network after June 2017 upon Esquire Network's discontinuation. The entire series is also licensed to Peacock. [2]

Contents

Premise

Friday Night Tykes dives in the intense world of youth football and follows the teams of the Texas Youth Football Association on and off the field as they vie for playoffs glory. Among the challenges the players (as young as 8) face are extreme training drills, psychotic irresponsible parents, heckling from fans, and balancing on-the-field expectations with living a typical childhood away from the gridiron.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Friday Night Tykes". IMDb . 14 January 2014.
  2. Friday Night Tykes - Netflix (accessed March 14, 2018)