What They Are Saying About Janine Turner
on Friday Night Lights!

“REASON TO WATCH A couple, actually. One is: the third-season launch of this acclaimed NBC drama (which has already aired, much of it, on DirecTV, as part of a unique scheme to save the series from oblivion). The other: D.W. Moffett and Janine Turner join the cast, as parents who move to Dillon, Texas.”
Newsday.com
January 16, 2009
Janine Turner joins NBC's 'Friday Night Lights'
Verne Gay | Off Camera

“Unfortunately, his rich father, Joe McCoy (D. W. Moffett), wants to be a little too involved with the football program, and that brings complications for any coach. J. D.’s mom, Katie, is played by Janine Turner, who is always a welcome addition to any show. “
The Buffalo News Entertainment Section
Updated: 01/15/09 07:59 AM
Emotions run deep under the ‘Lights’
By Alan Pergament

“Fan favorites D.W. Moffett and Janine Turner play Joe and Katie Mc-Coy. Jeremy Sumpter portrays son J.D. McCoy, the team's promising freshman quarterback.”
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009
THE TV COLUMN : NBC turns Lights back on for new season of football
By Michael Storey

“Friday Night Lights” returns with familiar faces and a few new ones, including former “Northern Exposure” star Janine Turner. “She’s got fake nails, fake tan, and a fake few other things,“ said Turner.”
WCBD - Charleston,SC,USA
Published: January 16, 2009
Friday Night Lights Returns

“But if J.D. hasn't woken up to the emotional abuse yet, at least his mother has, and that's clear when — for the first time this season — she drops her overreaching smile and assures J.D. that his father isn't mad at him, but her son should care less even if he is. "Look at me, he should be mad at himself ... You want to go get some junk food?"It's a welcome moment, as "Friday Night Lights" had let Katie McCoy play the fool for too long. Even if loading up her son on carbs and fat is a small gesture, it's enough and instantly brings more depth to her character, one who misquoted books by Malcom Gladwell and seemed to care more about closets than stepping between J.D. and her husband. The final six episodes of "Friday Night Lights" seem to be setting a great conflict among J.D., the coach and Joe. Here's hoping Katie has a part to play in it. “
Los Angeles Times Entertainment Section
08:45 PM PT, Nov 12 2008
'Friday Night Lights': J.D.'s new play book and Landry as female repellent
By Todd Martens

Katie McCoy, the bubbly and irrepressible wife of Joe McCoy Sr. (yours truly) is introduced in this episode and she gets right into the game. Oh, did I mention that she is played by the bubbly and incomparable Janine Turner? No? OK then, I just did. Mrs. McCoy, you'll find, dives right into life as a Dillon Panther Mom with the passion of a football mom! This causes some strife in a local Dillon custom, when the coach and his wife end up on opposite sides of the "Panther tradition.
TV GUIDE: Celebrity Blogs
Jan 28, 2009 03:37 PM ET
D.W. Moffett, Friday Night Lights: "How the Other Half Lives"
by DW Moffett

“J.D.'s mom is introduced in this episode played by the sensational Janine Turner.”
We Love Soaps: The Blog for Soap Opera News
Friday, January 30, 2009
PREVIEW: Tonight's FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS On NBC