List of Glee episodes

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Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox. It was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. The pilot episode of the series was broadcast on May 19, 2009,[1] and the rest of the first season began on September 9, 2009.[2] Fox initially ordered thirteen episodes of Glee, picking the show up for a full season on September 21, 2009,[3] ordering nine more episodes.[4] The remainder of the first season aired for nine consecutive weeks starting on April 13, 2010, and ending on June 8, 2010, when the season finale was broadcast.[5]

The series focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, in the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.[6] Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) takes over the glee club after the former teacher (Stephen Tobolowsky) is fired for inappropriate contact with a male student. With a rag-tag group of misfit teenagers, Will attempts to restore the glee club to its former glory while tending to his developing feelings for his co-worker Emma (Jayma Mays), as well as defending the glee club's existence from the conniving cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). A major focus of the series is the students in the glee club: their relationships as couples, their love of singing and desire for popularity coming into conflict due to their membership in the low-status club, and the many vicissitudes of life in high school and as a teenager.

The series' sixth and final season premiered on January 9, 2015, and ended on March 20 of the same year.[7] During the course of the series, 121 episodes of Glee aired.

  1. ^ "Fox Holds "Glee" Tryouts After "American Idol" Tuesday, May 19 – New One-Hour Musical Comedy Series to Preview Post-American Idol" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. March 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  2. ^ Matt Mitovich (July 28, 2009). "Fox Moves Up Two Fall Premieres; Plus a Glee Video Preview". TVGuide.com. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "Fox sings praises of "Glee" with full-season pickup" (Press release). The Futon Critic. September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  4. ^ Schneider, Michael (December 1, 2009). "'Glee' co-creator gets big Fox deal". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "Fox Announces 2009–2010 Midseason Schedule" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. November 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  6. ^ Kelly, Mike (May 17, 2009). "'Glee' series set in a Lima high school has Toledo connection too". The Blade. The Toledo Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  7. ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (March 12, 2015). "How Glee Will Honor Cory Monteith in the Series Finale". TV Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2015.