Against the Grain

Against the Grain

1993•45m•6.5/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(2)

Insurance salesman Ed Clemons has just taken on the task of coaching the slumping high school football team of the small, but football-crazy town of Sumpter, Texas. He is given just one season to turn the fumbling teens around, and he throws himself into the job wholeheartedly. Though his methods ruffle the feathers of the quiet little town, he manages to make some real progress with the players. The show was inspired by Buzz Bissinger's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream.

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Production

Magnum Productions, The Lee Rich Company, Warner Bros. Television

Language

EN

Status

Canceled

First Aired

October 1, 1993

Last Aired

December 24, 1993

Networks

NBC

Created By

Michael Pavone, Dave Alan Johnson

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Pilot

Air date: 1993-10-01

E2

The Buck Stops ... There

Air date: 1993-10-08

E3

Respect

Air date: 1993-10-15

E4

The Reunion

Air date: 1993-10-29

E5

Don't Be a Stranger

Air date: 1993-11-05

E6

Two-Minute Drill

Air date: 1993-11-12

E7

E Pluribus Unim

Air date: 1993-12-17

E8

A House is Not a Home

Air date: 1993-12-24

Cast

John Terry

John Terry

Ed Clemons

Donna Bullock

Donna Bullock

Maggie Clemons

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Joe Willie Clemons

Vanessa Evigan

Vanessa Evigan

Jenny Clemons

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Niles Hardeman

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