Lights, Camera.. Filming!

Harvard Square on Saturday evening for a filming of an upcoming episode of “Friday Night Lights,” a television serious about a high school football team in Texas.

Producer Nan L. Bernstein said that the “FNL” shoot was the last of a series of scenes that took place in a number of colleges in the Boston area, including Boston University, Boston College and Tufts University. Actresses Connie Britton and Aimee Teegarden were present at the set, according to Bernstein.

Saturday’s shoot was not the Square’s first brush with celebrity this fall. Ben Afleck and the cast of the upcoming flick “The Town” took over the Square earlier this fall, and Aaron Sorkin’s flick, “The Social Network,” chronicling the nascent days of Facebook brought bright lights and cameras to the streets of Cambridge.

Despite occasionally disrupting foot traffic, local business leaders say that the influx of production crews has had a positive impact on the area.

According to Berstein, the crew worked at an “aggressive” pace to film the transition scene—with no dialogue—in the Square. “We only have six days to prepare every episode and six days to film them,” he added.

Denise A. Jillson, the Executive Director of the Harvard Square Business Association, said the recent flurry of activity has been made possible by the City of Cambridge’s Special Events Committee, which works with the production team on filming projects.

She said that for the most part, people have been happy with the crews, who “have done a very good job in reaching out” to the Association.

“We always have to be sensitive to the businesses,” she said. “When you close the street, you impact foot traffic, [but] it draws a lot of people to the square, people who want to be part of the action.”

According to Matthew C. Lichansky, the Director of Operations at Upstairs on the Square, the recent Hollywood visitors have been a boon to the business.

“I think predominantly it’s had an incredibly positive effect on Harvard Square,” said Matthew C. Lichansky, the Director of Operations at Upstairs on the Square. “It gives people the excuse to rediscover [it].”

He added that since Massachusetts law has become more lenient toward film crews, the restaurant—which was partially used for “The Town”—has been scouted out for several other films, including a remake of “The Pink Panther.”

Bill Bartley, the General Manager of Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage, said he was very pleased with “The Social Network” crew that used his store as a set last month.

“It was fantastic,” he said. “They paid for the space, they used the food... [and] I was in the movie.”