With all these American football shows such as QB1 and Last Chance U growing increasingly popular, there is one sports docu-series which switches up the format and rather focussing on the players at the cusp of greatness, they go back to the start.
Friday Night Tykes dives into the world of youth football, following the young players of the Texas Youth Football Association (TYFA) as they make their way to minor league greatness.
The show premiered back in January 2014 on the now-discontinued Esquire Network and has had four seasons. But will there be a fifth season of Friday Night Tykes? And will it go straight to Netflix since they obtained the show’s license?
Screenshot: Friday Night Tykes S1 titles – Hayu
What is Friday Night Tykes?
Over the past four series, Friday Night Tykes has followed youth football teams on and off the field as they prepare for the biggest games of TYFA’s season.
As is the way with football documentaries, there is the be-all and end-all match and for these teams that is the playoffs.
The first season focussed on the 8 to 9-year-olds starting out in the league, but the three following series focussed on the juniors (10 to 11-year-olds).
And the show does not come without its fair share of drama, as the parents and coaches get increasingly involved – and hostile – on and off the pitch.
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Will there be a Friday Night Tykes season 5?
Unconfirmed.
There is still no word on whether Friday Night Tykes will be renewed for another season.
The show used to air on the Esquire Network, before it was discontinued in June 2017. All four seasons aired on Esquire Network before they let the transferred the series to USA Network for re-runs.
There is no word from the show’s production companies 441 Production, Electro-Fish Films and Texas Crew Productions that they have renewed the show despite fans begging for a new series to be made.
But as the show is now licensed by Netflix, there’s a chance they could add another season of Friday Night Tykes to their roster of successful football docuseries!
The show does have a Twitter page – @tykes – however they have not posted since June 2017.
We will update this page with any new information about Friday Night Tykes season 5 as it is released.
How to watch Friday Night Tykes
For viewers in the UK, you can watch all four seasons of Friday Night Tykes if you have a Hayu subscription or the Hayu entertainment pass on Now TV.
Hayu is currently offering a one-month free trial and, after that, it costs just £4.99 a month!
For stateside viewers, all four seasons are available to watch on Netflix. You can also access these episodes on American Netflix if you have a VPN tool. Find out more about how to use a VPN tool here.
Screenshot: Friday Night Tykes – Netflix
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