The City of Austin could make it easier Thursday for the NBC TV show "Friday Night Lights" to get money from the city.

Since 2006, the show has been eligible to get $40,000 per season from the city, as part of an economic incentives package passed by council to keep the show filming in Austin.

But, so far the city hasn't paid a penny to the show because they failed to meet the requirements.

The city required the show to film 21 episodes in Austin, however, only 15 were filmed last season, because of the writers' strike. City council could lower the requirement to 12 episodes Thursday.

The show's producer also failed to place "filmed on location in Austin, Texas" in the credits, and the show's producers failed to provide proof that at least 75 percent of the cast and crew live in the Austin area.

"We really want the film industry to be a big and thriving business in this community, because it's just a great industry, and it brings so much more money into this economy and it also supports a lot of our local creatives," Councilmember Randi Shade said.

According to the city, the show brings in between $12 and $15 million to Austin's economy.