After two explosive seasons, Esquire Network's hit documentary series Friday Night Tykes returns to San Antonio, TX for a third season on Tuesday, January 19 at 9/8c. The series that sparked a national debate will continue the conversation with 10 episodes ordered following one of the most competitive youth football leagues in America. With exclusive access to the 10 and 11-year-old division of the Texas Youth Football Association (TYFA), viewers get an authentic look at the making of football's next generation of professional superstars as the series digs deep into controversial hot topics that are prevalent in today's media. With no size or weight limit for its players, TYFA, an independent youth football league places children in the center of the firestorm. FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES addresses serious questions about youth sports and specifically as they relate to parenting and safety. How hard should we truly push our kids? Is the pressure too much for a child? What do we hope to achieve? Is this sport safe for young children? The groundbreaking series doesn't shy away from tackling the controversial questions at the heart of every All-American football family. Parents and coaches share insight into why they believe the sport is important, what motivates them, and what lessons they feel that the children learn from their discipline and dedication.
Rating: 7.00/10 (avg out of 351 votes)
Friday Night Tykes Airs: Tuesday
Friday Night Tykes Status: Ended
FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES - General Information
Series Premiere: January 14, 2014 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Reality-TV Network: Esquire Network Airs: Tuesday at 09:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES - Season 1 -- 11 Episodes
1x1 -- Jan 14, 2014 -- Weakness Leaving the Body 1x2 -- Jan 14, 2014 -- Whose House 1x3 -- Jan 21, 2014 -- Now They're Playing Scared 1x4 -- Jan 28, 2014 -- Protect Our Kids! 1x5 -- Feb 04, 2014 -- Why? 1x6 -- Feb 25, 2014 -- All For Nothing 1x7 -- Mar 04, 2014 -- Today is the Test 1x8 -- Mar 11, 2014 -- Win or Go Home 1x9 -- Mar 18, 2014 -- Send Them Home 1x10 -- Mar 25, 2014 -- Finish What We Started 1x11 -- Apr 01, 2014 -- Tackling Tykes
FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES - Season 2 -- 10 Episodes
2x1 -- Jan 20, 2015 -- Welcome to the Juniors 2x2 -- Jan 27, 2015 -- Conduct Unbecoming 2x3 -- Feb 03, 2015 -- What's Wrong with My Dad? 2x4 -- Feb 10, 2015 -- It Ain't Nothing Personal 2x5 -- Feb 17, 2015 -- Good Luck But You Suck 2x6 -- Feb 24, 2015 -- What Are We Doing? 2x7 -- Mar 03, 2015 -- We Ain't in the Playoffs Yet 2x8 -- Mar 10, 2015 -- I Goy My Light Back 2x9 -- Mar 17, 2015 -- Men Cry Better 2x10 -- Mar 24, 2015 -- Divine Intervention
FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES - Season 3 -- 10 Episodes
3x1 -- Jan 19, 2016 -- Ten Other Offers 3x2 -- Jan 26, 2016 -- The Kids Are Watching 3x3 -- Feb 02, 2016 -- Do You Want to Be a Loser 3x4 -- Feb 09, 2016 -- Ain't No Made-for-TV Movie 3x5 -- Feb 16, 2016 -- Storms Don't Scare Me 3x6 -- Feb 23, 2016 -- Jesus in Football Cleats 3x7 -- Mar 01, 2016 -- When the Rabbit Has the Gun 3x8 -- Mar 08, 2016 -- Two Danny DeVitos 3x9 -- Mar 15, 2016 -- I'm Not Ready to Be Done Yet 3x10 -- Mar 22, 2016 -- Babies from Texas
FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES - Season 4 -- 10 Episodes
4x1 -- Jan 17, 2017 -- What's Your Malfunction? 4x2 -- Jan 24, 2017 -- Home of the Gods 4x3 -- Jan 31, 2017 -- God Don't Like Ugly 4x4 -- Feb 07, 2017 -- We All Failed Him 4x5 -- Feb 14, 2017 -- Be the Adult 4x6 -- Feb 21, 2017 -- Ain't the Time to Be Holding Hands 4x7 -- Feb 28, 2017 -- Ain't Gotta Cheat Us to Beat Us 4x8 -- Mar 07, 2017 -- Ruined by Adults 4x9 -- Mar 14, 2017 -- But My Mama Ain't Here 4x10 -- Mar 21, 2017 -- If You Wanna Show, I'll Give You One
