Still, this does not mean that Friday Night Lights is canceled.

A decision is expected after Season 3 begins airing on NBC January 16.

"It's more like a cable schedule, since cable shows usually shoot 13 episodes," Friday Night Lights' Connie Britton explained.

"It's kind of great in a way because it's a finite amount of work to do. The writers have a 13-episode arc. They know that they're going to end at 13 and they don't have to wait and see if maybe we'll get picked up."The difference is that unlike previous years, the actors have been informed there will not be a pickup of additional episodes this season, so they have been cleared to work on other projects, which could explain Aimee's new gig.

Says Connie, "We still, of course, hope that we're going to get a season four!"