He joined the crew of NBC drama series Friday Night Lights as a writer and consulting producer for the first season.
He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series at the February 2007 ceremony for his work on the first season of Friday Night Lights.
He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series the following year at the February 2008 ceremony for his work on the second season of Friday Night Lights.
[5] He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Drama Series for the third consecutive year at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on the fourth season.
[6] In 2007 Massett wrote and executive produced the TV film The Cure before starting work on the NBC reboot of the series Knight Rider.