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.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Average total viewers including DVR (millions) | Rank | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 22 | May 19, 2009 | June 8, 2010 | 9.77 | 33 [8] | |
2 | 22 | September 21, 2010 | May 24, 2011 | 10.11 | 43 [9] | |
3 | 22 | September 20, 2011 | May 22, 2012 | 8.71 | 56 [10] | |
4 | 22 | September 13, 2012 | May 9, 2013 | 8.26 | 50 [11] | |
5 | 20 | September 26, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 4.57 | 105 [12] | |
6 | 13 | January 9, 2015 | March 20, 2015 | 3.14 | 148 [13] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | " Pilot" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | May 19, 2009[nb 1] | 1ARC79 | 9.62 [15] |
2 | 2 | " Showmance" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | September 9, 2009 | 1ARC01 | 7.50 [16] |
3 | 3 | " Acafellas" | John Scott | Ryan Murphy | September 16, 2009 | 1ARC02 | 6.69 [17] |
4 | 4 | " Preggers" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | September 23, 2009 | 1ARC03 | 6.63 [18] |
5 | 5 | " The Rhodes Not Taken" | John Scott | Ian Brennan | September 30, 2009 | 1ARC04 | 7.40 [19] |
6 | 6 | " Vitamin D" | Elodie Keene | Ryan Murphy | October 7, 2009 | 1ARC05 | 7.28 [20] |
7 | 7 | " Throwdown" | Ryan Murphy | Brad Falchuk | October 14, 2009 | 1ARC06 | 7.65 [21] |
8 | 8 | " Mash-Up" | Elodie Keene | Ian Brennan | October 21, 2009 | 1ARC07 | 7.15 [22] |
9 | 9 | " Wheels" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy | November 11, 2009 | 1ARC08 | 7.35 [23] |
10 | 10 | " Ballad" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | November 18, 2009 | 1ARC09 | 7.36 [24] |
11 | 11 | " Hairography" | Bill D'Elia | Ian Brennan | November 25, 2009 | 1ARC10 | 6.08 [25] |
12 | 12 | " Mattress" | Elodie Keene | Ryan Murphy | December 2, 2009 | 1ARC11 | 8.15 [26] |
13 | 13 | " Sectionals" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | December 9, 2009 | 1ARC12 | 8.13 [27] |
14 | 14 | " Hell-O" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | April 13, 2010 | 1ARC13 | 13.66 [28] |
15 | 15 | " The Power of Madonna" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy | April 20, 2010 | 1ARC14 | 12.98 [29] |
16 | 16 | " Home" | Paris Barclay | Brad Falchuk | April 27, 2010 | 1ARC15 | 12.18 [30] |
17 | 17 | " Bad Reputation" | Elodie Keene | Ian Brennan | May 4, 2010 | 1ARC16 | 11.62 [31] |
18 | 18 | " Laryngitis" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ryan Murphy | May 11, 2010 | 1ARC17 | 11.57 [32] |
19 | 19 | " Dream On" | Joss Whedon | Brad Falchuk | May 18, 2010 | 1ARC18 | 11.47 [33] |
20 | 20 | " Theatricality" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy | May 25, 2010 | 1ARC20 | 11.37 [34] |
21 | 21 | " Funk" | Elodie Keene | Ian Brennan | June 1, 2010 | 1ARC19 | 9.02 [35] |
22 | 22 | " Journey to Regionals" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | June 8, 2010 | 1ARC21 | 10.92 [36] |
" The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" (episode 11), broadcast immediately after Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011, was watched by 26.8 million viewers in the U.S., as the highest-rated scripted TV broadcast in 3 years. [37]
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 1 | " Audition" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | September 21, 2010 | 2ARC01 | 12.45 [38] |
24 | 2 | " Britney/Brittany" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy | September 28, 2010 | 2ARC02 | 13.51 [39] |
25 | 3 | " Grilled Cheesus" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Brad Falchuk | October 5, 2010 | 2ARC03 | 11.20 [40] |
26 | 4 | " Duets" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | October 12, 2010 | 2ARC04 | 11.36 [41] |
27 | 5 | " The Rocky Horror Glee Show" | Adam Shankman | Story by : Ryan Murphy & Tim Wollaston Teleplay by : Ryan Murphy | October 26, 2010 | 2ARC05 | 11.76 [42] |
28 | 6 | " Never Been Kissed" | Bradley Buecker | Brad Falchuk | November 9, 2010 | 2ARC06 | 10.99 [43] |
29 | 7 | " The Substitute" | Ryan Murphy | Ian Brennan | November 16, 2010 | 2ARC07 | 11.70 [44] |
30 | 8 | " Furt" | Carol Banker | Ryan Murphy | November 23, 2010 | 2ARC08 | 10.41 [45] |
31 | 9 | " Special Education" | Paris Barclay | Brad Falchuk | November 30, 2010 | 2ARC09 | 11.68 [46] |
32 | 10 | " A Very Glee Christmas" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ian Brennan | December 7, 2010 | 2ARC10 | 11.07 [47] |
33 | 11 | " The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | February 6, 2011 | 2ARC11 | 28.32 [48] |
34 | 12 | " Silly Love Songs" | Tate Donovan | Ryan Murphy | February 8, 2011 | 2ARC12 | 11.58 [49] |
35 | 13 | " Comeback" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | February 15, 2011 | 2ARC13 | 10.53 [50] |
36 | 14 | " Blame It on the Alcohol" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | February 22, 2011 | 2ARC14 | 10.58 [51] |
37 | 15 | " Sexy" | Ryan Murphy | Brad Falchuk | March 8, 2011 | 2ARC15 | 11.92 [52] |
38 | 16 | " Original Song" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | March 15, 2011 | 2ARC16 | 11.15 [53] |
39 | 17 | " A Night of Neglect" | Carol Banker | Ian Brennan | April 19, 2011 | 2ARC17 | 9.80 [54] |
40 | 18 | " Born This Way" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Brad Falchuk | April 26, 2011 | 2ARC18 | 8.62 [55] |
41 | 19 | " Rumours" | Tim Hunter | Ryan Murphy | May 3, 2011 | 2ARC19 | 8.85 [56] |
42 | 20 | " Prom Queen" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | May 10, 2011 | 2ARC20 | 9.29 [57] |
43 | 21 | " Funeral" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | May 17, 2011 | 2ARC21 | 8.97 [58] |
44 | 22 | " New York" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | May 24, 2011 | 2ARC22 | 11.80 [59] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 1 | " The Purple Piano Project" | Eric Stoltz | Brad Falchuk | September 20, 2011 | 3ARC01 | 9.21 [60] |
46 | 2 | " I Am Unicorn" | Brad Falchuk | Ryan Murphy | September 27, 2011 | 3ARC02 | 8.60 [61] |
47 | 3 | " Asian F" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ian Brennan | October 4, 2011 | 3ARC03 | 8.42 [62] |
48 | 4 | " Pot o' Gold" | Adam Shankman | Ali Adler | November 1, 2011 | 3ARC04 | 7.47 [63] |
49 | 5 | " The First Time" | Bradley Buecker | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | November 8, 2011 | 3ARC05 | 6.91 [64] |
50 | 6 | " Mash Off" | Eric Stoltz | Michael Hitchcock | November 15, 2011 | 3ARC06 | 7.08 [65] |
51 | 7 | " I Kissed a Girl" | Tate Donovan | Matthew Hodgson | November 29, 2011 | 3ARC07 | 7.90 [66] |
52 | 8 | " Hold On to Sixteen" | Bradley Buecker | Ross Maxwell | December 6, 2011 | 3ARC08 | 7.11 [67] |
53 | 9 | " Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | Matthew Morrison | Marti Noxon | December 13, 2011 | 3ARC09 | 7.13 [68] |
54 | 10 | " Yes/No" | Eric Stoltz | Brad Falchuk | January 17, 2012 | 3ARC10 | 7.50 [69] |
55 | 11 | " Michael" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ryan Murphy | January 31, 2012 | 3ARC11 | 9.07 [70] |
56 | 12 | " The Spanish Teacher" | Paris Barclay | Ian Brennan | February 7, 2012 | 3ARC12 | 7.81 [71] |
57 | 13 | " Heart" | Brad Falchuk | Ali Adler | February 14, 2012 | 3ARC13 | 6.99 [72] |
58 | 14 | " On My Way" | Bradley Buecker | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | February 21, 2012 | 3ARC14 | 7.46 [73] |
59 | 15 | " Big Brother" | Eric Stoltz | Michael Hitchcock | April 10, 2012 | 3ARC15 | 6.76 [74] |
60 | 16 | " Saturday Night Glee-ver" | Bradley Buecker | Matthew Hodgson | April 17, 2012 | 3ARC16 | 6.23 [75] |
61 | 17 | " Dance with Somebody" | Paris Barclay | Ross Maxwell | April 24, 2012 | 3ARC17 | 6.90 [76] |
62 | 18 | " Choke" | Michael Uppendahl | Marti Noxon | May 1, 2012 | 3ARC18 | 6.01 [77] |
63 | 19 | " Prom-asaurus" | Eric Stoltz | Ryan Murphy | May 8, 2012 | 3ARC19 | 6.67 [78] |
64 | 20 | " Props" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | May 15, 2012 | 3ARC20 | 6.09 [79] |
65 | 21 | " Nationals" | Eric Stoltz | Ali Adler | May 15, 2012 | 3ARC21 | 6.03 [79] |
66 | 22 | " Goodbye" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | May 22, 2012 | 3ARC22 | 7.46 [80] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | 1 | " The New Rachel" | Brad Falchuk | Ryan Murphy | September 13, 2012 | 4ARC01 | 7.41 [81] |
68 | 2 | " Britney 2.0" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Brad Falchuk | September 20, 2012 | 4ARC02 | 7.46 [82] |
69 | 3 | " Makeover" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | September 27, 2012 | 4ARC03 | 5.79 [83] |
70 | 4 | " The Break Up" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ryan Murphy | October 4, 2012 | 4ARC04 | 6.07 [84] |
71 | 5 | " The Role You Were Born to Play" | Brad Falchuk | Michael Hitchcock | November 8, 2012 | 4ARC05 | 5.68 [85] |
72 | 6 | " Glease" | Michael Uppendahl | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | November 15, 2012 | 4ARC06 | 5.22 [86] |
73 | 7 | " Dynamic Duets" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | November 22, 2012 | 4ARC07 | 4.62 [87] |
74 | 8 | " Thanksgiving" | Bradley Buecker | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | November 29, 2012 | 4ARC08 | 5.39 [88] |
75 | 9 | " Swan Song" | Brad Falchuk | Stacy Traub | December 6, 2012 | 4ARC09 | 5.43 [89] |
76 | 10 | " Glee, Actually" | Adam Shankman | Matthew Hodgson | December 13, 2012 | 4ARC10 | 5.26 [90] |
77 | 11 | " Sadie Hawkins" | Bradley Buecker | Ross Maxwell | January 24, 2013 | 4ARC11 | 6.79 [91] |
78 | 12 | " Naked" | Ian Brennan | Ryan Murphy | January 31, 2013 | 4ARC12 | 5.48 [92] |
79 | 13 | " Diva" | Paris Barclay | Brad Falchuk | February 7, 2013 | 4ARC13 | 6.03 [93] |
80 | 14 | " I Do" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | February 14, 2013 | 4ARC14 | 5.13 [94] |
81 | 15 | " Girls (and Boys) On Film" | Ian Brennan | Michael Hitchcock | March 7, 2013 | 4ARC15 | 6.72 [95] |
82 | 16 | " Feud" | Bradley Buecker | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | March 14, 2013 | 4ARC16 | 5.37 [96] |
83 | 17 | " Guilty Pleasures" | Eric Stoltz | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | March 21, 2013 | 4ARC17 | 5.91 [97] |
84 | 18 | " Shooting Star" | Bradley Buecker | Matthew Hodgson | April 11, 2013 | 4ARC18 | 6.67 [98] |
85 | 19 | " Sweet Dreams" | Elodie Keene | Ross Maxwell | April 18, 2013 | 4ARC19 | 6.14 [99] |
86 | 20 | " Lights Out" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy | April 25, 2013 | 4ARC20 | 5.24 [100] |
87 | 21 | " Wonder-ful" | Wendey Stanzler | Brad Falchuk | May 2, 2013 | 4ARC21 | 5.19 [101] |
88 | 22 | " All or Nothing" | Bradley Buecker | Ian Brennan | May 9, 2013 | 4ARC22 | 5.92 [102] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 1 | " Love, Love, Love" | Bradley Buecker | Brad Falchuk | September 26, 2013 | 5ARC01 | 5.06 [103] |
90 | 2 | " Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | October 3, 2013 | 5ARC02 | 4.42 [104] |
91 | 3 | " The Quarterback" | Brad Falchuk | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | October 10, 2013 | 5ARC03 | 7.39 [105] |
92 | 4 | " A Katy or a Gaga" | Ian Brennan | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | November 7, 2013 | 5ARC04 | 4.01 [106] |
93 | 5 | " The End of Twerk" | Wendey Stanzler | Michael Hitchcock | November 14, 2013 | 5ARC05 | 4.22 [107] |
94 | 6 | " Movin' Out" | Brad Falchuk | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | November 21, 2013 | 5ARC06 | 4.09 [108] |
95 | 7 | " Puppet Master" | Paul McCrane | Matthew Hodgson | November 28, 2013 | 5ARC07 | 2.84 [109] |
96 | 8 | " Previously Unaired Christmas" | Wendey Stanzler | Ross Maxwell | December 5, 2013 | 5ARC08 | 3.29 [110] |
97 | 9 | " Frenemies" | Bradley Buecker | Ned Martel | February 25, 2014 | 5ARC09 | 2.99 [111] |
98 | 10 | " Trio" | Ian Brennan | Sophia Rivka Rossi | March 4, 2014 | 5ARC10 | 2.68 [112] |
99 | 11 | " City of Angels" | Elodie Keene | Jessica Meyer | March 11, 2014 | 5ARC11 | 2.30 [113] |
100 | 12 | " 100" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | March 18, 2014 | 5ARC12 | 2.80 [114] |
101 | 13 | " New Directions" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | March 25, 2014 | 5ARC13 | 2.68 [115] |
102 | 14 | " New New York" | Sanaa Hamri | Ryan Murphy | April 1, 2014 | 5ARC14 | 2.59 [116] |
103 | 15 | " Bash" | Bradley Buecker | Ian Brennan | April 8, 2014 | 5ARC15 | 2.78 [117] |
104 | 16 | " Tested" | Paul McCrane | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | April 15, 2014 | 5ARC16 | 2.44 [118] |
105 | 17 | " Opening Night" | Eric Stoltz | Michael Hitchcock | April 22, 2014 | 5ARC17 | 2.45 [119] |
106 | 18 | " The Back-Up Plan" | Ian Brennan | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | April 29, 2014 | 5ARC18 | 2.41 [120] |
107 | 19 | " Old Dog, New Tricks" | Bradley Buecker | Chris Colfer | May 6, 2014 | 5ARC19 | 2.10 [121] |
108 | 20 | " The Untitled Rachel Berry Project" | Brad Falchuk | Matthew Hodgson | May 13, 2014 | 5ARC20 | 1.87 [122] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
109 | 1 | " Loser Like Me" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | January 9, 2015 | 6ARC01 | 2.34 [123] |
110 | 2 | " Homecoming" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | January 9, 2015 | 6ARC02 | 2.34 [123] |
111 | 3 | " Jagged Little Tapestry" | Paul McCrane | Brad Falchuk | January 16, 2015 | 6ARC03 | 1.98 [124] |
112 | 4 | " The Hurt Locker, Part One" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | January 23, 2015 | 6ARC04 | 1.82 [125] |
113 | 5 | " The Hurt Locker, Part Two" | Barbara Brown | Ian Brennan | January 30, 2015 | 6ARC05 | 1.85 [126] |
114 | 6 | " What the World Needs Now" | Barbara Brown | Michael Hitchcock | February 6, 2015 | 6ARC06 | 1.58 [127] |
115 | 7 | " Transitioning" | Dante Di Loreto | Matthew Hodgson | February 13, 2015 | 6ARC07 | 1.81 [128] |
116 | 8 | " A Wedding" | Bradley Buecker | Ross Maxwell | February 20, 2015 | 6ARC08 | 1.86 [129] |
117 | 9 | " Child Star" | Michael Hitchcock | Ned Martel | February 27, 2015 | 6ARC10 | 1.69 [130] |
118 | 10 | " The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester" | Anthony Hemingway | Jessica Meyer | March 6, 2015 | 6ARC11 | 1.81 [131] |
119 | 11 | " We Built This Glee Club" | Joaquin Sedillo | Aristotle Kousakis | March 13, 2015 | 6ARC12 | 2.02 [132] |
120 | 12 | " 2009" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | March 20, 2015 | 6ARC09 | 2.69 [133] |
121 | 13 | " Dreams Come True" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | March 20, 2015 | 6ARC13 | 2.54 [133] |
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Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
1 | 9.62 | 7.50 | 6.69 | 6.63 | 7.40 | 7.28 | 7.65 | 7.15 | 7.53 | 7.36 | 8.17 | 8.15 | 8.13 | 13.66 | 12.98 | 12.18 | 11.62 | 11.57 | 11.47 | 11.37 | 9.02 | 11.07 | 9.28 | |
2 | 12.45 | 13.51 | 11.20 | 11.36 | 11.76 | 10.99 | 11.70 | 10.41 | 11.68 | 11.07 | 28.32 | 11.58 | 10.53 | 11.58 | 11.92 | 11.15 | 9.80 | 8.62 | 8.85 | 9.29 | 8.87 | 11.80 | 11.75 | |
3 | 9.21 | 8.60 | 8.42 | 7.47 | 6.91 | 7.08 | 7.90 | 7.11 | 7.13 | 7.50 | 9.07 | 7.81 | 6.99 | 7.46 | 6.76 | 6.23 | 6.90 | 6.01 | 6.67 | 6.09 | 6.03 | 7.46 | 7.31 | |
4 | 7.41 | 7.46 | 5.79 | 6.07 | 5.68 | 5.22 | 4.62 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.26 | 6.79 | 5.48 | 6.03 | 5.13 | 6.72 | 5.37 | 5.91 | 6.67 | 6.14 | 5.24 | 5.19 | 5.91 | 5.86 | |
5 | 5.06 | 4.42 | 7.39 | 4.02 | 4.22 | 4.09 | 2.84 | 3.29 | 2.99 | 2.68 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.68 | 2.59 | 2.78 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.10 | 1.87 | – | 3.27 | ||
6 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 1.98 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.69 | 1.81 | 2.02 | 2.69 | 2.54 | – | 2.03 |
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.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Average total viewers including DVR (millions) | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 22 | May 19, 2009 | June 8, 2010 | 9.77 | 33 [8] | |
2 | 22 | September 21, 2010 | May 24, 2011 | 10.11 | 43 [9] | |
3 | 22 | September 20, 2011 | May 22, 2012 | 8.71 | 56 [10] | |
4 | 22 | September 13, 2012 | May 9, 2013 | 8.26 | 50 [11] | |
5 | 20 | September 26, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 4.57 | 105 [12] | |
6 | 13 | January 9, 2015 | March 20, 2015 | 3.14 | 148 [13] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | " Pilot" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | May 19, 2009[nb 1] | 1ARC79 | 9.62 [15] |
2 | 2 | " Showmance" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | September 9, 2009 | 1ARC01 | 7.50 [16] |
3 | 3 | " Acafellas" | John Scott | Ryan Murphy | September 16, 2009 | 1ARC02 | 6.69 [17] |
4 | 4 | " Preggers" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | September 23, 2009 | 1ARC03 | 6.63 [18] |
5 | 5 | " The Rhodes Not Taken" | John Scott | Ian Brennan | September 30, 2009 | 1ARC04 | 7.40 [19] |
6 | 6 | " Vitamin D" | Elodie Keene | Ryan Murphy | October 7, 2009 | 1ARC05 | 7.28 [20] |
7 | 7 | " Throwdown" | Ryan Murphy | Brad Falchuk | October 14, 2009 | 1ARC06 | 7.65 [21] |
8 | 8 | " Mash-Up" | Elodie Keene | Ian Brennan | October 21, 2009 | 1ARC07 | 7.15 [22] |
9 | 9 | " Wheels" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy | November 11, 2009 | 1ARC08 | 7.35 [23] |
10 | 10 | " Ballad" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | November 18, 2009 | 1ARC09 | 7.36 [24] |
11 | 11 | " Hairography" | Bill D'Elia | Ian Brennan | November 25, 2009 | 1ARC10 | 6.08 [25] |
12 | 12 | " Mattress" | Elodie Keene | Ryan Murphy | December 2, 2009 | 1ARC11 | 8.15 [26] |
13 | 13 | " Sectionals" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | December 9, 2009 | 1ARC12 | 8.13 [27] |
14 | 14 | " Hell-O" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | April 13, 2010 | 1ARC13 | 13.66 [28] |
15 | 15 | " The Power of Madonna" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy | April 20, 2010 | 1ARC14 | 12.98 [29] |
16 | 16 | " Home" | Paris Barclay | Brad Falchuk | April 27, 2010 | 1ARC15 | 12.18 [30] |
17 | 17 | " Bad Reputation" | Elodie Keene | Ian Brennan | May 4, 2010 | 1ARC16 | 11.62 [31] |
18 | 18 | " Laryngitis" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ryan Murphy | May 11, 2010 | 1ARC17 | 11.57 [32] |
19 | 19 | " Dream On" | Joss Whedon | Brad Falchuk | May 18, 2010 | 1ARC18 | 11.47 [33] |
20 | 20 | " Theatricality" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy | May 25, 2010 | 1ARC20 | 11.37 [34] |
21 | 21 | " Funk" | Elodie Keene | Ian Brennan | June 1, 2010 | 1ARC19 | 9.02 [35] |
22 | 22 | " Journey to Regionals" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | June 8, 2010 | 1ARC21 | 10.92 [36] |
" The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" (episode 11), broadcast immediately after Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011, was watched by 26.8 million viewers in the U.S., as the highest-rated scripted TV broadcast in 3 years. [37]
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 1 | " Audition" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | September 21, 2010 | 2ARC01 | 12.45 [38] |
24 | 2 | " Britney/Brittany" | Ryan Murphy | Ryan Murphy | September 28, 2010 | 2ARC02 | 13.51 [39] |
25 | 3 | " Grilled Cheesus" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Brad Falchuk | October 5, 2010 | 2ARC03 | 11.20 [40] |
26 | 4 | " Duets" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | October 12, 2010 | 2ARC04 | 11.36 [41] |
27 | 5 | " The Rocky Horror Glee Show" | Adam Shankman | Story by : Ryan Murphy & Tim Wollaston Teleplay by : Ryan Murphy | October 26, 2010 | 2ARC05 | 11.76 [42] |
28 | 6 | " Never Been Kissed" | Bradley Buecker | Brad Falchuk | November 9, 2010 | 2ARC06 | 10.99 [43] |
29 | 7 | " The Substitute" | Ryan Murphy | Ian Brennan | November 16, 2010 | 2ARC07 | 11.70 [44] |
30 | 8 | " Furt" | Carol Banker | Ryan Murphy | November 23, 2010 | 2ARC08 | 10.41 [45] |
31 | 9 | " Special Education" | Paris Barclay | Brad Falchuk | November 30, 2010 | 2ARC09 | 11.68 [46] |
32 | 10 | " A Very Glee Christmas" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ian Brennan | December 7, 2010 | 2ARC10 | 11.07 [47] |
33 | 11 | " The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | February 6, 2011 | 2ARC11 | 28.32 [48] |
34 | 12 | " Silly Love Songs" | Tate Donovan | Ryan Murphy | February 8, 2011 | 2ARC12 | 11.58 [49] |
35 | 13 | " Comeback" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | February 15, 2011 | 2ARC13 | 10.53 [50] |
36 | 14 | " Blame It on the Alcohol" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | February 22, 2011 | 2ARC14 | 10.58 [51] |
37 | 15 | " Sexy" | Ryan Murphy | Brad Falchuk | March 8, 2011 | 2ARC15 | 11.92 [52] |
38 | 16 | " Original Song" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | March 15, 2011 | 2ARC16 | 11.15 [53] |
39 | 17 | " A Night of Neglect" | Carol Banker | Ian Brennan | April 19, 2011 | 2ARC17 | 9.80 [54] |
40 | 18 | " Born This Way" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Brad Falchuk | April 26, 2011 | 2ARC18 | 8.62 [55] |
41 | 19 | " Rumours" | Tim Hunter | Ryan Murphy | May 3, 2011 | 2ARC19 | 8.85 [56] |
42 | 20 | " Prom Queen" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | May 10, 2011 | 2ARC20 | 9.29 [57] |
43 | 21 | " Funeral" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | May 17, 2011 | 2ARC21 | 8.97 [58] |
44 | 22 | " New York" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | May 24, 2011 | 2ARC22 | 11.80 [59] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 1 | " The Purple Piano Project" | Eric Stoltz | Brad Falchuk | September 20, 2011 | 3ARC01 | 9.21 [60] |
46 | 2 | " I Am Unicorn" | Brad Falchuk | Ryan Murphy | September 27, 2011 | 3ARC02 | 8.60 [61] |
47 | 3 | " Asian F" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ian Brennan | October 4, 2011 | 3ARC03 | 8.42 [62] |
48 | 4 | " Pot o' Gold" | Adam Shankman | Ali Adler | November 1, 2011 | 3ARC04 | 7.47 [63] |
49 | 5 | " The First Time" | Bradley Buecker | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | November 8, 2011 | 3ARC05 | 6.91 [64] |
50 | 6 | " Mash Off" | Eric Stoltz | Michael Hitchcock | November 15, 2011 | 3ARC06 | 7.08 [65] |
51 | 7 | " I Kissed a Girl" | Tate Donovan | Matthew Hodgson | November 29, 2011 | 3ARC07 | 7.90 [66] |
52 | 8 | " Hold On to Sixteen" | Bradley Buecker | Ross Maxwell | December 6, 2011 | 3ARC08 | 7.11 [67] |
53 | 9 | " Extraordinary Merry Christmas" | Matthew Morrison | Marti Noxon | December 13, 2011 | 3ARC09 | 7.13 [68] |
54 | 10 | " Yes/No" | Eric Stoltz | Brad Falchuk | January 17, 2012 | 3ARC10 | 7.50 [69] |
55 | 11 | " Michael" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ryan Murphy | January 31, 2012 | 3ARC11 | 9.07 [70] |
56 | 12 | " The Spanish Teacher" | Paris Barclay | Ian Brennan | February 7, 2012 | 3ARC12 | 7.81 [71] |
57 | 13 | " Heart" | Brad Falchuk | Ali Adler | February 14, 2012 | 3ARC13 | 6.99 [72] |
58 | 14 | " On My Way" | Bradley Buecker | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | February 21, 2012 | 3ARC14 | 7.46 [73] |
59 | 15 | " Big Brother" | Eric Stoltz | Michael Hitchcock | April 10, 2012 | 3ARC15 | 6.76 [74] |
60 | 16 | " Saturday Night Glee-ver" | Bradley Buecker | Matthew Hodgson | April 17, 2012 | 3ARC16 | 6.23 [75] |
61 | 17 | " Dance with Somebody" | Paris Barclay | Ross Maxwell | April 24, 2012 | 3ARC17 | 6.90 [76] |
62 | 18 | " Choke" | Michael Uppendahl | Marti Noxon | May 1, 2012 | 3ARC18 | 6.01 [77] |
63 | 19 | " Prom-asaurus" | Eric Stoltz | Ryan Murphy | May 8, 2012 | 3ARC19 | 6.67 [78] |
64 | 20 | " Props" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | May 15, 2012 | 3ARC20 | 6.09 [79] |
65 | 21 | " Nationals" | Eric Stoltz | Ali Adler | May 15, 2012 | 3ARC21 | 6.03 [79] |
66 | 22 | " Goodbye" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | May 22, 2012 | 3ARC22 | 7.46 [80] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | 1 | " The New Rachel" | Brad Falchuk | Ryan Murphy | September 13, 2012 | 4ARC01 | 7.41 [81] |
68 | 2 | " Britney 2.0" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Brad Falchuk | September 20, 2012 | 4ARC02 | 7.46 [82] |
69 | 3 | " Makeover" | Eric Stoltz | Ian Brennan | September 27, 2012 | 4ARC03 | 5.79 [83] |
70 | 4 | " The Break Up" | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Ryan Murphy | October 4, 2012 | 4ARC04 | 6.07 [84] |
71 | 5 | " The Role You Were Born to Play" | Brad Falchuk | Michael Hitchcock | November 8, 2012 | 4ARC05 | 5.68 [85] |
72 | 6 | " Glease" | Michael Uppendahl | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | November 15, 2012 | 4ARC06 | 5.22 [86] |
73 | 7 | " Dynamic Duets" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | November 22, 2012 | 4ARC07 | 4.62 [87] |
74 | 8 | " Thanksgiving" | Bradley Buecker | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | November 29, 2012 | 4ARC08 | 5.39 [88] |
75 | 9 | " Swan Song" | Brad Falchuk | Stacy Traub | December 6, 2012 | 4ARC09 | 5.43 [89] |
76 | 10 | " Glee, Actually" | Adam Shankman | Matthew Hodgson | December 13, 2012 | 4ARC10 | 5.26 [90] |
77 | 11 | " Sadie Hawkins" | Bradley Buecker | Ross Maxwell | January 24, 2013 | 4ARC11 | 6.79 [91] |
78 | 12 | " Naked" | Ian Brennan | Ryan Murphy | January 31, 2013 | 4ARC12 | 5.48 [92] |
79 | 13 | " Diva" | Paris Barclay | Brad Falchuk | February 7, 2013 | 4ARC13 | 6.03 [93] |
80 | 14 | " I Do" | Brad Falchuk | Ian Brennan | February 14, 2013 | 4ARC14 | 5.13 [94] |
81 | 15 | " Girls (and Boys) On Film" | Ian Brennan | Michael Hitchcock | March 7, 2013 | 4ARC15 | 6.72 [95] |
82 | 16 | " Feud" | Bradley Buecker | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | March 14, 2013 | 4ARC16 | 5.37 [96] |
83 | 17 | " Guilty Pleasures" | Eric Stoltz | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | March 21, 2013 | 4ARC17 | 5.91 [97] |
84 | 18 | " Shooting Star" | Bradley Buecker | Matthew Hodgson | April 11, 2013 | 4ARC18 | 6.67 [98] |
85 | 19 | " Sweet Dreams" | Elodie Keene | Ross Maxwell | April 18, 2013 | 4ARC19 | 6.14 [99] |
86 | 20 | " Lights Out" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy | April 25, 2013 | 4ARC20 | 5.24 [100] |
87 | 21 | " Wonder-ful" | Wendey Stanzler | Brad Falchuk | May 2, 2013 | 4ARC21 | 5.19 [101] |
88 | 22 | " All or Nothing" | Bradley Buecker | Ian Brennan | May 9, 2013 | 4ARC22 | 5.92 [102] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 1 | " Love, Love, Love" | Bradley Buecker | Brad Falchuk | September 26, 2013 | 5ARC01 | 5.06 [103] |
90 | 2 | " Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | October 3, 2013 | 5ARC02 | 4.42 [104] |
91 | 3 | " The Quarterback" | Brad Falchuk | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | October 10, 2013 | 5ARC03 | 7.39 [105] |
92 | 4 | " A Katy or a Gaga" | Ian Brennan | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | November 7, 2013 | 5ARC04 | 4.01 [106] |
93 | 5 | " The End of Twerk" | Wendey Stanzler | Michael Hitchcock | November 14, 2013 | 5ARC05 | 4.22 [107] |
94 | 6 | " Movin' Out" | Brad Falchuk | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | November 21, 2013 | 5ARC06 | 4.09 [108] |
95 | 7 | " Puppet Master" | Paul McCrane | Matthew Hodgson | November 28, 2013 | 5ARC07 | 2.84 [109] |
96 | 8 | " Previously Unaired Christmas" | Wendey Stanzler | Ross Maxwell | December 5, 2013 | 5ARC08 | 3.29 [110] |
97 | 9 | " Frenemies" | Bradley Buecker | Ned Martel | February 25, 2014 | 5ARC09 | 2.99 [111] |
98 | 10 | " Trio" | Ian Brennan | Sophia Rivka Rossi | March 4, 2014 | 5ARC10 | 2.68 [112] |
99 | 11 | " City of Angels" | Elodie Keene | Jessica Meyer | March 11, 2014 | 5ARC11 | 2.30 [113] |
100 | 12 | " 100" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | March 18, 2014 | 5ARC12 | 2.80 [114] |
101 | 13 | " New Directions" | Brad Falchuk | Brad Falchuk | March 25, 2014 | 5ARC13 | 2.68 [115] |
102 | 14 | " New New York" | Sanaa Hamri | Ryan Murphy | April 1, 2014 | 5ARC14 | 2.59 [116] |
103 | 15 | " Bash" | Bradley Buecker | Ian Brennan | April 8, 2014 | 5ARC15 | 2.78 [117] |
104 | 16 | " Tested" | Paul McCrane | Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner | April 15, 2014 | 5ARC16 | 2.44 [118] |
105 | 17 | " Opening Night" | Eric Stoltz | Michael Hitchcock | April 22, 2014 | 5ARC17 | 2.45 [119] |
106 | 18 | " The Back-Up Plan" | Ian Brennan | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | April 29, 2014 | 5ARC18 | 2.41 [120] |
107 | 19 | " Old Dog, New Tricks" | Bradley Buecker | Chris Colfer | May 6, 2014 | 5ARC19 | 2.10 [121] |
108 | 20 | " The Untitled Rachel Berry Project" | Brad Falchuk | Matthew Hodgson | May 13, 2014 | 5ARC20 | 1.87 [122] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
109 | 1 | " Loser Like Me" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | January 9, 2015 | 6ARC01 | 2.34 [123] |
110 | 2 | " Homecoming" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy | January 9, 2015 | 6ARC02 | 2.34 [123] |
111 | 3 | " Jagged Little Tapestry" | Paul McCrane | Brad Falchuk | January 16, 2015 | 6ARC03 | 1.98 [124] |
112 | 4 | " The Hurt Locker, Part One" | Ian Brennan | Ian Brennan | January 23, 2015 | 6ARC04 | 1.82 [125] |
113 | 5 | " The Hurt Locker, Part Two" | Barbara Brown | Ian Brennan | January 30, 2015 | 6ARC05 | 1.85 [126] |
114 | 6 | " What the World Needs Now" | Barbara Brown | Michael Hitchcock | February 6, 2015 | 6ARC06 | 1.58 [127] |
115 | 7 | " Transitioning" | Dante Di Loreto | Matthew Hodgson | February 13, 2015 | 6ARC07 | 1.81 [128] |
116 | 8 | " A Wedding" | Bradley Buecker | Ross Maxwell | February 20, 2015 | 6ARC08 | 1.86 [129] |
117 | 9 | " Child Star" | Michael Hitchcock | Ned Martel | February 27, 2015 | 6ARC10 | 1.69 [130] |
118 | 10 | " The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester" | Anthony Hemingway | Jessica Meyer | March 6, 2015 | 6ARC11 | 1.81 [131] |
119 | 11 | " We Built This Glee Club" | Joaquin Sedillo | Aristotle Kousakis | March 13, 2015 | 6ARC12 | 2.02 [132] |
120 | 12 | " 2009" | Paris Barclay | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | March 20, 2015 | 6ARC09 | 2.69 [133] |
121 | 13 | " Dreams Come True" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan | March 20, 2015 | 6ARC13 | 2.54 [133] |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
1 | 9.62 | 7.50 | 6.69 | 6.63 | 7.40 | 7.28 | 7.65 | 7.15 | 7.53 | 7.36 | 8.17 | 8.15 | 8.13 | 13.66 | 12.98 | 12.18 | 11.62 | 11.57 | 11.47 | 11.37 | 9.02 | 11.07 | 9.28 | |
2 | 12.45 | 13.51 | 11.20 | 11.36 | 11.76 | 10.99 | 11.70 | 10.41 | 11.68 | 11.07 | 28.32 | 11.58 | 10.53 | 11.58 | 11.92 | 11.15 | 9.80 | 8.62 | 8.85 | 9.29 | 8.87 | 11.80 | 11.75 | |
3 | 9.21 | 8.60 | 8.42 | 7.47 | 6.91 | 7.08 | 7.90 | 7.11 | 7.13 | 7.50 | 9.07 | 7.81 | 6.99 | 7.46 | 6.76 | 6.23 | 6.90 | 6.01 | 6.67 | 6.09 | 6.03 | 7.46 | 7.31 | |
4 | 7.41 | 7.46 | 5.79 | 6.07 | 5.68 | 5.22 | 4.62 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.26 | 6.79 | 5.48 | 6.03 | 5.13 | 6.72 | 5.37 | 5.91 | 6.67 | 6.14 | 5.24 | 5.19 | 5.91 | 5.86 | |
5 | 5.06 | 4.42 | 7.39 | 4.02 | 4.22 | 4.09 | 2.84 | 3.29 | 2.99 | 2.68 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.68 | 2.59 | 2.78 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.10 | 1.87 | – | 3.27 | ||
6 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 1.98 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.69 | 1.81 | 2.02 | 2.69 | 2.54 | – | 2.03 |