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{{Short description|American television series (2009–2015)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image              = Glee Logo.png
| genre              = {{Plain list|
*[[Jukebox musical]]
*[[Comedy drama|Comedy-drama]]
*[[Romantic comedy]]
*[[Teen drama]]
}}
| creator            = {{Plain list |
* [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]]
* [[Brad Falchuk]]
* [[Ian Brennan (writer)|Ian Brennan]]
}}
| showrunner    = Ryan Murphy
| starring           = {{Plain list |
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* [[Dianna Agron]]
* [[Chris Colfer]]
* [[Jessalyn Gilsig]]
* [[Jane Lynch]]
* [[Jayma Mays]]
* [[Kevin McHale (actor)|Kevin McHale]]
* [[Lea Michele]]
* [[Cory Monteith]]
* [[Matthew Morrison]]
* [[Amber Riley]] 
* [[Mark Salling]]
* [[Jenna Ushkowitz]]
* [[Heather Morris]]
* [[Mike O'Malley]]
* [[Naya Rivera]]
* [[Darren Criss]]
* [[Harry Shum Jr.]]
* [[Chord Overstreet]]
* [[Jacob Artist]]
* [[Melissa Benoist]]
* [[Blake Jenner]]
* [[Alex Newell]]
* [[Becca Tobin]]
* [[Dot-Marie Jones]]
}}
| opentheme          =
| endtheme           = "Time for Some Girl Talk"
| composer           = [[James S. Levine]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 6
| num_episodes       = 121
| list_episodes      = List of Glee episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plain list |
* Ryan Murphy
* Brad Falchuk
* [[Dante Di Loreto]]
* Ian Brennan
* [[Russel Friend]]
* [[Garrett Lerner]]
* [[Bradley Buecker]]
}}
| producer           = {{Plain list |
* [[Alexis Martin Woodall]]
* Michael Novick
* Kenneth Silverstein
* Robert Del Valle
* [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]]
}}
| cinematography     = {{Plain list |
* Christopher Baffa
* [[Michael Goi]]
* Joaquin Sedillo
}}
| location           = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]]
| camera             = [[Single-camera]]
| runtime            = 40–48&nbsp;minutes<br />58&nbsp;minutes ([[Born This Way (Glee)|season 2, episode 18]])
| company            = {{Plain list|
* {{nowrap|Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision}}
* {{nowrap|[[Ryan Murphy Productions]]}}
* {{nowrap|[[20th Century Fox Television]]}}
}}
| network            = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]<!--Disney+ is not the original network-->
| first_aired        = {{Start date|2009|5|19}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|2015|3|20}}
| related            = ''[[The Glee Project]]'' 
}}
'''''Glee''''' (stylized as '''''glee''''') is <!-- Do not change "is" to "was". Per MOS:TV, fiction is always treated in the present, even if a series has ended, so "is" is the correct word to use. --> an American [[jukebox musical]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] television series that aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the United States from May 19, 2009, to March 20, 2015. It focuses on the New Directions, a [[glee club]] at the fictional William McKinley High School, that is located in Ohio, USA. The club competes as a [[show choir]] while its disparate members deal with [[social issue]]s, regarding [[sexuality]], [[gender]], [[Race (human classification)|race]], [[family]], teen relationships and [[teamwork]].

The initial twelve-member main cast included [[Matthew Morrison]] as teacher [[Will Schuester]], [[Jane Lynch]] as scheming [[cheerleading]] coach [[Sue Sylvester]], [[Jayma Mays]] as guidance counselor [[Emma Pillsbury]], [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] as Will's wife, [[Terri Schuester]]. Other main cast members played students, with [[Dianna Agron]] as [[Quinn Fabray]], a popular cheerleader who experiences a [[teenage pregnancy]]; [[Chris Colfer]] as [[Kurt Hummel]], an effeminate, openly gay boy; [[Kevin McHale (actor)|Kevin McHale]] as [[Artie Abrams]], a boy with a [[physical disability]]; [[Lea Michele]] as [[Rachel Berry]], an ambitious performer driven by her dreams of becoming a [[Broadway theatre]] star; [[Cory Monteith]] as [[Finn Hudson]], the school's sometimes-slow-witted star [[quarterback]]; [[Amber Riley]] as [[Mercedes Jones]], an aspiring vocal diva whose talents go unrecognized; [[Mark Salling]] as [[Noah Puckerman]], a delinquent in need of direction; and [[Jenna Ushkowitz]] as [[Tina Cohen-Chang]], a shy goth who longs to be popular. The main cast was altered throughout the series, including the addition of [[Naya Rivera]] as [[Santana Lopez]], a sardonic and cynical cheerleader struggling with her sexuality, [[Harry Shum Jr.]] as [[Mike Chang]], a soft-spoken [[dancer]] whose parents do not support his dreams, and [[Heather Morris]] as [[Brittany Pierce]], a ditzy cheerleader.

The series was created by [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]], [[Brad Falchuk]], and [[Ian Brennan (writer)|Ian Brennan]], the latter of whom first conceived of ''Glee'' as a film. The three wrote all of the show's episodes for the first two seasons, and Murphy and Falchuk initially served as the show's main directors. The [[Pilot (Glee)|pilot episode]] was broadcast on May 19, 2009, and the [[Glee (season 1)|first season]] aired from September 9, 2009, to June 8, 2010. Subsequent seasons aired from September through May. The [[Glee (season 6)|sixth]] and final season aired from January to March 2015.<ref name="TVG">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Glee-Final-Season-Following-Return-Date-1089558.aspx |title=Fox Announces Premiere Dates for ''Glee''{{'s}} Goodbye, ''The Following''{{'s}} Return |first= Kate |last=Stanhope |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=November 20, 2014 |access-date=November 21, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141124040623/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Glee-Final-Season-Following-Return-Date-1089558.aspx |archive-date=November 24, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Glee'' features on-screen performance-based musical numbers that were selected by Murphy, who aimed to maintain a balance between [[show tune]]s and [[record chart|chart hits]], and were produced by [[Adam Anders]] and [[Peer Åström]]. Songs covered in the show were released through the [[iTunes Store]] during the week of broadcast, and a series of ''Glee'' albums have been released by [[Columbia Records]]. The music of ''Glee'' has been a commercial success, with over 36 million digital single sales and eleven million album sales worldwide through October 2011. The series' merchandise also includes DVD and Blu-ray releases, an [[iPad]] application, and [[karaoke]] games for the [[Wii]] home videogame console. There were live concert tours by the show's cast after the first and second seasons completed shooting; a [[concert film]] based on the 2011 tour, and ''[[Glee: The 3D Concert Movie]]'', which was produced by Murphy and Fox and directed by [[Kevin Tancharoen]].

During its first season, ''Glee'' received generally favorable reviews from critics, with [[Metacritic]]'s weighted average of 77 out of 100 based on 18 critical reviews. ''Glee'' has won many [[List of awards and nominations received by Glee|accolades]]. The season was nominated for 19 [[Emmy Award]]s, four [[Golden Globe Awards]], six [[Satellite Awards]] and 57 other awards, with wins including the 2010 [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]], and Emmy awards for [[Jane Lynch]], guest-star [[Neil Patrick Harris]] and Murphy's direction of the [[Pilot (Glee)|pilot episode]]. In 2011, the show once again won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series, and Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer won Golden Globes for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor]] respectively, and [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. The show was also chosen by Fox to fill the coveted time slot that followed the network's coverage of [[Super Bowl XLV]] in 2011.
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In 2013, in the wake of Cory Monteith's death and after his tribute episode "[[The Quarterback (Glee)|The Quarterback]]" aired, Murphy announced that the sixth season would be the series' last.<ref name="'Glee' Will End Next Season, Series Co-Creator Ryan Murphy Says"/> After 121 episodes and over 729 music performances, ''Glee'' concluded on March 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Keeffe |first=Kevin |title=As ''Glee'' Comes to an End, The Show Returns to Its Origins |url=http://mic.com/articles/113336/as-glee-comes-to-an-end-the-show-returns-to-its-origins |website=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] |access-date=July 5, 2015 |date=March 20, 2015 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20150404131854/http://mic.com/articles/113336/as-glee-comes-to-an-end-the-show-returns-to-its-origins |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Series overview==
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The series centers on a high school [[show choir]], also known as a [[glee club]], in the fictional William McKinley High School in [[Lima, Ohio]].<ref name="'Glee' series set in a Lima high school has Toledo connection too"/> [[Will Schuester]] ([[Matthew Morrison]]) takes over the glee club after the former teacher [[Sandy Ryerson]] ([[Stephen Tobolowsky]]) is fired for inappropriate contact with a 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, guidance counselor [[Emma Pillsbury]] ([[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.

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The [[Glee (season 1)|first season]] features the fictional high school show choir New Directions competing for the first time on the show choir circuit, winning at the Sectionals competition (episode 13) but losing at Regionals (season finale/episode 22), while its members and faculty deal with [[Human sexuality|sex]], [[Interpersonal relationship|relationships]], [[homosexuality]], [[teenage pregnancy]], [[disabilities]], [[acceptance]] and other social issues. The central characters are [[glee club]] director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), Will's wife [[Terri Schuester|Terri]] ([[Jessalyn Gilsig]]), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), and glee club members [[Rachel Berry|Rachel]] ([[Lea Michele]]), [[Finn Hudson|Finn]] ([[Cory Monteith]]), [[Artie Abrams|Artie]] ([[Kevin McHale (actor)|Kevin McHale]]), [[Kurt Hummel|Kurt]] ([[Chris Colfer]]), [[Mercedes Jones|Mercedes]] ([[Amber Riley]]), [[Tina Cohen-Chang|Tina]] ([[Jenna Ushkowitz]]), [[Puck (Glee)|Puck]] ([[Mark Salling]]), and [[Quinn Fabray|Quinn]] ([[Dianna Agron]]).

The [[Glee (season 2)|second season]] follows the club through wins at the Sectionals (episode 9) and Regionals (episode 16) competitions before losing at the Nationals competition in New York City (season finale/episode 22), while its members and faculty deal with relationships, [[religion]], [[homophobia]], [[bullying]], [[rumors]], teenage drinking, death and other social issues. The season's stories revolve around the same Glee club members as first season, with [[Santana Lopez]] ([[Naya Rivera]]) and [[Brittany S. Pierce]] ([[Heather Morris]]) added to the main cast, along with Kurt's father [[Burt Hummel|Burt]] ([[Mike O'Malley]]).

The [[Glee (season 3)|third season]] follows the club through wins at Sectionals (episode 8) and Regionals competitions (episode 14), before they win the Nationals competition (episode 21) in [[Chicago]]. The characters deal with [[gender identity]], [[adoption]], [[domestic abuse]], [[teenage suicide]], bullying, disabilities, [[texting while driving]], [[college]] and other social issues. Glee club members added to the main cast were [[Mike Chang]] ([[Harry Shum Jr.]]) and transfer student [[Blaine Anderson]] ([[Darren Criss]]), while Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester was written out of the series and Mike O'Malley as Burt returned to recurring status. The McKinley High class of 2012 graduates at the end of the season.

The [[Glee (season 4)|fourth season]] continues in Lima with a new generation of students but also follows some of the McKinley graduates from the third season, notably to the fictional New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts (NYADA) in New York City. The season follows the club through a loss at the Sectionals competition (episode 9) and subsequent reinstatement when the winning Dalton Academy Warblers were found to have used banned substances (human growth hormone) (episode 12) before winning at the Regionals competition (episode 22), which meant they would be attending their third consecutive National show choir competition. In the meantime, Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel navigate NYADA and their lives as aspiring performers, plus their relationships with Finn and Blaine. Issues during the season include sex, [[bulimia]], gender identity, [[child molestation]], [[dyslexia]], [[school violence]], and [[false pregnancy|pregnancy scares]]. Former main cast members Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) and Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) were credited as guest stars, while previously recurring glee club member [[Sam Evans]] ([[Chord Overstreet]]) was promoted to the main cast.

The [[Glee (season 5)|fifth season]], unlike previous seasons, continues the school year begun in the previous season. The season shows the reigning champion glee club finishing second at Nationals competition ([[City of Angels (Glee)|episode 11]]) before the club is permanently disbanded by Sue Sylvester, now school principal, for budgetary reasons ([[100 (Glee)|episode 12]]), leaving the focus on graduation. The show then jumps several months forward in time and deals entirely with the alumni's lives in [[New York City]] for the remainder of the season, including Rachel's successful Broadway debut. Throughout this season, the club and its alumni deal with relationships; death and [[mourning]]; [[body image]], [[gay bashing]], intimacy, and other social issues. Several main cast members dropped to recurring guest stars as of this season: Amber Riley as Mercedes, Mark Salling as Puck, Harry Shum Jr. as Mike and Heather Morris as Brittany. New main cast members included glee club members introduced in the fourth season: [[Melissa Benoist]] as [[Marley Rose]], a kind teenager who develops an [[eating disorder]]; [[Alex Newell]] as [[Unique Adams]], a shy, nerdy teenager who becomes more bold and glamorous after coming out as [[transgender]]; [[Blake Jenner]] as [[Ryder Lynn]], a [[dyslexic]] teen; [[Jacob Artist]] as [[Jake Puckerman]], a [[biracial]] teen struggling with [[anger issues]]; and [[Becca Tobin]] as [[Kitty Wilde]], a [[Christian]] mean girl. Actor Cory Monteith died during summer before the fifth season was shot; his character, Finn Hudson, died off-screen in the season's third episode, "[[The Quarterback (Glee)|The Quarterback]]".

The [[Glee (season 6)|sixth]] and final season focuses on Rachel Berry, who returns to McKinley after her television pilot fails. She decides to reconstitute the glee club with all-new McKinley students and with Kurt's help. Will Schuester is now coaching rival club Vocal Adrenaline, while Blaine is coaching the Dalton Academy Warblers. All of the new main cast members from the fifth season have returned to guest star status in this final season when they appear, as well as Naya Rivera as Santana and Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina; Amber Riley as Mercedes rejoins the main cast, and [[Dot-Marie Jones]] as [[Beiste (Glee)|Coach Beiste]] joins the main cast for the first time. The cast members deal with [[gay marriage]], gender identity, [[transitioning (transgender)|transitioning]] and other social issues. The newly reconstituted club wins the Nationals competition, Sue is fired as principal and Will is hired to be the principal of a McKinley High repurposed as a [[magnet school|magnet arts school]], with Sam as the new director of New Directions. The finale jumps five years into the future: Rachel has married [[Jesse St. James]] ([[Jonathan Groff]]), wins a Tony Award, and is a surrogate mother for Kurt and Blaine (who are themselves Broadway stars). Artie has directed Tina in a film, Mercedes is a highly successful recording artist, and Sue has just been re-elected [[Vice President of the United States]]. The McKinley auditorium is renamed after Finn.

==Cast and characters==
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In casting ''Glee'', Murphy sought out actors who could identify with the rush of starring in theatrical roles. Instead of using traditional network casting calls, he spent three months on Broadway, where he found [[Matthew Morrison]], who had previously starred on stage in ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]'' and ''[[The Light in the Piazza (musical)|The Light in the Piazza]]''; [[Lea Michele]], who starred in ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]''; and [[Jenna Ushkowitz]], who had been in the Broadway revival of ''[[The King and I]]''.<ref name="rewrite" />

[[File:Matthew Morrison Peabody 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Matthew Morrison]] was cast after Murphy spent three months observing actors on Broadway.]]

During their auditions, actors without any theatrical experience needed to demonstrate that they could also sing and dance. [[Chris Colfer]] had no previous professional experience, but Murphy wrote in the character [[Kurt Hummel]] for him.<ref name="rewrite"/> [[Jayma Mays]] auditioned with the song "[[Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me]]" from ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'', while [[Cory Monteith]] initially submitted a tape of himself acting only, and was requested to submit a second, musical tape, in which he sang "a cheesy, '80s music-video-style version" of [[REO Speedwagon]]'s "[[Can't Fight This Feeling]]".<ref name="rewrite" /> [[Kevin McHale (actor)|Kevin McHale]] came from a boy-band background, having previously been part of the group [[Not Like Them]]. He explained that the diversity of the cast's backgrounds reflects the range of different musical styles within the show itself: "It's a mix of everything: classic rock, current stuff, R&B. Even the musical theatre stuff is switched up. You won't always recognize it."<ref name="rewrite" /> [[Jane Lynch]] was originally supposed to have a recurring role as [[Sue Sylvester]],<ref name="Trio promoted to series regulars"/> but was made a series regular when a [[Damon Wayans]] pilot she was working on for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] fell through.<ref name="NYT"/> The cast is contracted for a potential three ''Glee'' films,<ref name="Glee The Movie Coming Soon"/> with their contract stating that "[The actor] hereby grants Fox three exclusive, irrevocable options to engage [the actor] in up to, respectively, three feature-length motion pictures."<ref name="'Glee' movies? Stars are already signed on for a trilogy"/> Murphy said in December 2010 that he wasn't interested in doing a ''Glee'' movie "as a story", and added, "I might do it as a live concert thing."<ref name="The Glee Effect"/> ''[[Glee: The 3D Concert Movie]]'', filmed during the 2011 [[Glee Live! In Concert!]] tour, was released on August 12, 2011.<ref name="HolRep" />

[[File:Cory Monteith 2010 GLAAD Media Awards.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Cory Monteith]] portrayed glee club member Finn Hudson.]]

''Glee'' has featured as many as fifteen main roles with [[star billing]], after starting with twelve. Morrison plays [[Will Schuester]], McKinley High's Spanish teacher, who becomes glee-club director and hopes to restore it to its former glory.<ref name="USAToday"/> Lynch plays [[Sue Sylvester]], head coach of the "Cheerios" cheerleading squad, and the Glee Club's nemesis.<ref name="NYT" /> Mays appears as [[Emma Pillsbury]], the school's [[mysophobic]] [[guidance counselor]] who has feelings for Will,<ref name="Time to Get Happy with the Cast of ''Glee''"/> and [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] plays [[Terri Schuester]], Will's wife whom he eventually divorces after five years of marriage and the discovery that she has faked being pregnant instead of revealing she had suffered a [[false pregnancy]].{{cn|date=March 2024}} Michele plays [[Rachel Berry]], talented star of the glee club whose ambition sometimes causes her to be insensitive toward others. Often bullied by the Cheerios and football players, she grows closer to them as the show progresses and begins an on-and-off relationship with [[Finn Hudson]] starting in season one; they become engaged in season three. Monteith played Finn, star quarterback of the school's football team who risks alienation by his friends after joining the glee club.{{cn|date=March 2024}} Also in the club are [[Amber Riley]] as [[Mercedes Jones]], a fashion-conscious diva who resents having to sing back-up but eventually finds her place in the choir; Colfer as [[Kurt Hummel]], a fashionable gay man [[countertenor]] who is often bullied by the jocks in the school;<ref name="kurt-bio"/> McHale as [[Artie Abrams]], a guitar player and paraplegic who longs to be seen for his personality rather than only his physical injuries; and Ushkowitz as [[Tina Cohen-Chang]], a painfully shy Asian American student who fakes a [[speech impediment]] as a defense mechanism. [[Dianna Agron]] plays [[Quinn Fabray]], Finn's cheerleader girlfriend, who later joins the glee club to keep an eye on him. [[Mark Salling]] plays [[Noah "Puck" Puckerman]], a good friend of Finn's on the football team who at first disapproves of Finn joining the glee club, but later joins it himself. [[Naya Rivera]] and [[Heather Morris]] portray Cheerios and glee club vocalists [[Santana Lopez]] and [[Brittany Pierce]] respectively and were originally recurring actors, but were promoted to series regulars in the second season.<ref name="wightman"/> [[Mike O'Malley]], who plays Kurt's father [[Burt Hummel]], also became a series regular on season two.<ref name="ghosh"/> Gilsig and O'Malley no longer appeared on the list of starring actors at the beginning of the third season, though O'Malley was a recurring guest star in at least six episodes during the season.<ref name="stack"/> Two actors were promoted to series regulars as of the third season: [[Harry Shum Jr.]] as football player and glee club member [[Mike Chang]] and [[Darren Criss]] as former Dalton Academy Warbler and new club member [[Blaine Anderson]], both of whom started as recurring actors, Shum in the first season and Criss in the second.<ref name="ausiello"/> For the fourth season, [[Chord Overstreet]], who started as a recurring actor in the second season, playing glee club member [[Sam Evans]], was promoted to the main cast,<ref name="HR723"/> while Agron and Mays were credited as recurring guest stars.

Many of the original characters graduated from McKinley High at the end of the third season. Murphy said, "We didn't want to have a show where they were in high school for eight years. We really wanted to be true to that experience."<ref name="fowler"/> Adult characters played by Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch would remain to provide continuity to the series,<ref name="'Glee' kids to graduate next year"/> though according to Falchuk, some students—Rachel, Finn and Kurt in particular—would likely remain on the show after they graduate.<ref name="MicheleMonteithColferStaying"/> In May 2012, Murphy said that just because a character on the show graduates high school does not mean that they are leaving, "A lot of people have been writing Dianna's off the show, Amber's off the show — they're not off the show. I think Amber was talking about that bittersweet feeling of, 'I'll never be in the choir room with that exact group of people.' At least that's what she told me ... When I read that [tweet,] I said, 'I think people will misconstrue that.' She's excited about where her character is going. They all are. I wanted to do the right thing by all of them." He then continued: "They're all coming back. Anyone who is a regular is coming back. Everyone said yes."<ref name="Murphy Talks the Fate of GLEE's Seniors"/>

On June 28, 2013, the media reported that Morris, Riley, Salling, and Shum would be changing from starring status to guest starring roles for the fifth season, and on the following day that [[Jacob Artist]], [[Melissa Benoist]], [[Blake Jenner]], [[Alex Newell]], and [[Becca Tobin]] (who play [[Jake Puckerman]], [[Marley Rose]], [[Ryder Lynn]], [[Wade "Unique" Adams]], and [[Kitty Wilde]], respectively), were all being promoted to the show's main cast.<ref name="UPDATED ''Glee'' Exclusive: 4 Original Cast Members Not Returning as Series Regulars for Season 5; Plus — Who's Getting Promoted?"/>

On July 13, 2013, Cory Monteith was found dead in his room at the [[Fairmont Pacific Rim]] hotel in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], after failing to check out. Staff were sent to his room where it was then that his body was discovered. An autopsy completed on July 15 indicated that he died of [[Alcohol intoxication|alcohol]] and [[heroin overdose]].<ref name="vpd"/><ref name="Cory Monteith dies in Vancouver at 31"/> On July 20, 2013, Ryan Murphy said in various media outlets that Cory would have a tribute in season five's third episode, which would deal with the death of Monteith's character, Finn.<ref name="dos"/>

On July 30, 2013, Mays confirmed that she would depart the show after the fifth season to work on other projects, but stated that she would be open to returning as a guest star in the future.<ref name="Jayma Mays Leaving ''Glee'' — Actress Confirms Departure From FOX Series"/>

On July 7, 2014, it was confirmed that Rivera and Ushkowitz would be placed on a recurring status for the sixth and final season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/07/07/naya-rivera-glee-season-6-staying-or-leaving/|title=Naya Rivera: 'Glee' Season 6 — Is She Staying or Leaving? - TVLine|date=July 7, 2014|work=TVLine|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091432/http://tvline.com/2014/07/07/naya-rivera-glee-season-6-staying-or-leaving/|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 28, a website revealed that Amber Riley would once again become a regular along with [[Dot-Marie Jones]] while Jayma Mays would be on a recurring status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glees-final-season-details-revealed-728512|title='Glee's' Final Season Details Revealed|date=August 27, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164609/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glees-final-season-details-revealed-728512|archive-date=October 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Production==
===Conception===
[[Ian Brennan (writer)|Ian Brennan]] conceived ''Glee'' based on his own experience as a member of the [[Prospect High School (Illinois)|Prospect High School]] show choir in [[Mount Prospect, Illinois]].<ref name="dailyherald1"/> He initially envisioned ''Glee'' as a film, rather than a television series, and wrote the first draft in August 2005 with the aid of ''Screenwriting [[for Dummies]]''.<ref name="dailyherald1" /> He completed the script in 2005, but could not generate interest in the project for several years.<ref name="DH"/> Mike Novick, a television producer and a friend of Brennan's from Los Angeles, was a member of the same gym as Ryan Murphy, and gave him a copy of Brennan's script.<ref name="LAT"/> Murphy had been in a show choir in college and felt he could relate to the script. Murphy and his ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' colleague Brad Falchuk suggested that ''Glee'' be produced as a television show. The script was entirely rewritten,<ref name="DH" /> and was picked up by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] within fifteen hours of being received. Murphy attributed that, in part, to the network's success with ''[[American Idol]]''. "It made sense for the network with the biggest hit in TV, which is a musical, to do something in that vein," he said.<ref name="Variety" /> Murphy and Falchuk became the show's executive producers and showrunners, Brennan became a co-executive producer and Novick a producer.<ref name="Variety"/> Brennan, Falchuk and Murphy started by writing "all the episodes".<ref name="We're All Gleeks&nbsp;— 10 Questions for Glee Co-Creator Brad Falchuk"/>

''Glee'' is set at the fictional William McKinley High School in [[Lima, Ohio]].<ref name="'Glee' series set in a Lima high school has Toledo connection too"/> Murphy chose a Midwest setting as he himself grew up in [[Indiana]], and recalled childhood visits to Ohio to the [[Kings Island]] theme park.<ref name="The Heldenfiles&nbsp;— Glee-ful Ohio"/> Although set in Lima, the show is filmed at [[Paramount Studios]] and [[Helen Bernstein High School]] in Hollywood.<ref name="Meet Cory Monteith & Naya Rivera of Glee"/>

Murphy has said that he has never seen a ''[[High School Musical (film series)|High School Musical]]'' film, to which ''Glee'' has been compared, and that his interest lay in creating a "postmodern musical", rather than "doing a show where people burst into song", drawing more heavily on the format of ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''.<ref name="HSM" /> Murphy intended the show to be a form of escapism. "There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around. This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why ''Idol'' worked. It's pure escapism," he said.<ref name="Variety" /> Murphy intended to make a family show to appeal to adults as well as children, with adult characters starring equally alongside the teenage leads,<ref name="Variety" /> and as of October 2009 he had already mapped out plans for the series covering three years of broadcast.<ref name="BB" />

===Writing===
The three creators—Murphy, Falchuk, and Brennan—plan the stories together. For the first two seasons, they were the only writers, and after taking joint credit for the pilot episode and the episode that opened the fall 2009 season, they began rotating taking a single auctorial credit, based in large part on the person "who's taken the lead in story breaking or who wrote a draft". Brennan noted that the writing process is "fast and loose, with the emphasis on fast", and quotes Murphy as having said, in terms of their roles in episode creation, "I'm sort of the brain. Brad's sort of the heart. Ian's sort of the funny bone", which Brennan says "is true in a lot of ways". Some of the characters are written more by one writer than by the others. Brennan writes most of Sue's material, and Falchuk frequently writes the scenes between Kurt and Burt Hummel, though Murphy contributes a great deal to Kurt.<ref name="AVClub"/>

Starting with season three, a writing staff of six was hired: [[Ali Adler]], [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]], [[Marti Noxon]], [[Michael Hitchcock]], Matt Hodgson and Ross Maxwell.<ref name="andreeva"/> The season's fourth episode, "[[Pot o' Gold (Glee)|Pot o' Gold]]", was written by Adler, the first not credited to the show's three creators.<ref name="HR"/><ref name="Pot"/>

Adler and Noxon did not return for the show's fourth season and instead ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' writers [[Russel Friend]] and [[Garrett Lerner]], and Stacy Traub were hired.

===Music and choreography===
{{Main|Lists of songs in Glee|l1=Lists of songs in ''Glee''|Glee albums discography|l2=''Glee'' albums discography|Glee songs discography|l3=''Glee'' songs discography}}
The series features numerous song [[cover version|covers]] sung onscreen by the characters.<ref name="DN"/> Ryan Murphy was responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and has said that he strove to maintain a balance between chart hits and show tunes: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important—the balancing of that."<ref name="LAT" /> According to Murphy, the song choices are integral to script development, "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."<ref name="From 'Cabaret' to Kanye, Songs of 'Glee' Are a Hit"/> In a 2010 interview with Allison Kugel, [[Chris Colfer]] noted that "there have been a couple of times when I have gone to Ryan Murphy (''Glee'' creator) and told him a couple of things that have happened to me, and then he writes it into the show. Or he'll ask me what song I would want to sing, in this situation or in that situation. I don't think any of us directly try to give input on the character or on the storyline, but they definitely steal things from us."<ref name="colferkugeltwo"/> For the second season, a shift toward using more [[Top 40]] songs was seen, in an effort to appeal more to the [[Nielsen ratings#Demographics|18–49 demographic]].<ref name="lifeline"/>

Murphy was surprised at the ease with which use of songs was approved by the record labels approached, and explained: "I think the key to it is they loved the tone of it. They loved that this show was about optimism and young kids, for the most part, reinterpreting their classics for a new audience."<ref name="DN" /> A minority of those approached refused to allow their music to be used, including [[Bryan Adams]], [[Guns N' Roses]] and [[Coldplay]]; however, in June 2010, Coldplay reversed their decision, allowing ''Glee'' the rights to their catalog.<ref name="Coldplay bows to irresistible force of Glee"/> Adams posted on his Twitter account that the producers of ''Glee'' had never requested permission from him and urged them to "pick up the phone".<ref name="kingstonherald"/> Composer and musician [[Billy Joel]] offered many of his songs for use on the show,<ref name="afternoon"/> and other artists have offered use of their songs for free.<ref name="'Glee' gets songs for free"/> A series of ''Glee'' soundtrack albums have been released through [[Columbia Records]]. Songs featured on the show are available for [[music download|digital download]] through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.<ref name="BB" /> ''Glee'' music producers [[Adam Anders]] and [[Peer Astrom]] have begun to add original music to the show, including two original songs, "[[Loser Like Me (song)|Loser like Me]]" and "[[Get It Right (Glee Cast song)|Get It Right]]", on the March 15, 2011, episode.<ref name="'Glee': Music producer Adam Anders spills details on the show's upcoming original music – EXCLUSIVE"/>

''Glee'' is choreographed by [[Zach Woodlee]] and features four to eight production numbers per episode.<ref name="USAToday" /> Once Murphy selects a song, rights are cleared with its publishers by music supervisor P. J. Bloom, and music producers Adam Anders and Peer Astrom rearrange it for the ''Glee'' cast.<ref name="BB" /> Numbers are pre-recorded by the cast, while Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed.<ref name="LAT" /> Studio recordings of tracks are then made. The process begins six to eight weeks before each episode is filmed, and can end as late as the day before filming begins.<ref name="BB" /> Each episode costs at least $3&nbsp;million to produce,<ref name="LAT" /> and can take up to ten days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography.<ref name="HSM"/> In late 2010, Bloom reported the process has been even shorter; "as quick as a few weeks".<ref name="lifeline" /> For the second season, the creators were offered listens of upcoming songs in advance by publishers and record labels, with production occurring even before song rights are cleared.<ref name="lifeline" />

===Promotion===
{{further|Glee Live! In Concert!}}
[[File:Glee balloon.jpg|thumb|right|A promotional balloon for ''Glee'' in New York City.]]
Prior to the second episode's premiere, ''Glee''{{'s}} cast went on tour at several [[Hot Topic]] stores across the nation.<ref name="Hot Topic" /> The cast sang [[The Star-Spangled Banner|the U.S. national anthem]] at the third game of the [[2009 World Series]].<ref name="'Glee' cast to sing the national anthem at the World Series"/> [[Macy's]] invited them to perform at the 2009 [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], but host broadcaster [[NBC]] declined because ''Glee'' aired on a rival network.<ref name="Glee bumped"/> Ryan Murphy commented on the cast's exclusion: "I completely understand NBC's position, and look forward to seeing a [[Jay Leno]] float."<ref name="'Glee' creator Ryan Murphy responds to cast being pulled from Macy's parade"/>

The show's success sent the cast on a concert tour, [[Glee Live! In Concert!]] after the first season's wrapup. They visited [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.<ref name="Julianne Moore Gets Soapy; 'Glee' Tours; Holt Halts Hiroshima Book"/> The cast also recorded a cover of [[Wham!]]'s "[[Last Christmas]]", which was released as a single in late 2009 but didn't appear in the show until "[[A Very Glee Christmas]]" on December 10, 2010.<ref name="BB"/> Morrison, Lynch, Michele, Monteith, and Colfer reprised their roles as Will, Sue, Rachel, Finn, and Kurt respectively for a cameo appearance in an episode of ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' that aired January 16, 2011.<ref name="Glee is Moving to Cleveland"/> Michele, Monteith, and Riley appeared as campers in the [[The Simpsons (season 22)|twenty-second]] [[Elementary School Musical (The Simpsons)|season premiere]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name="prem"/>

Lynch, Colfer, Monteith, and Riley appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.<ref name="Glee"/> When Agron, Michele, and Monteith posed for a set of risqué photos for the November 2010 edition of ''[[GQ]]'' magazine, [[Parents Television Council]] (PTC) criticized the show; PTC president Tim Winter commented that ''Glee'' has many young fans, and that "by authorizing this kind of near-pornographic display, the creators of the program have established their intentions on the show's direction. And it isn't good for families."<ref name="parentstv"/>

The promotional posters for the first season have the show's stars using their right hands to make an "L" to fill in the ''L'' of the word ''Glee''. The second season's promotional posters have the stars throwing slushies at the camera in pairs. The third season's promotional posters have the stars getting dodgeballs thrown at them by Sue Sylvester. While the cast concert tour, [[Glee Live! In Concert!]], began on May 15, 2010, and presented concerts in four cities in the US that month, the second edition, with an almost-entirely new set list, toured for four weeks in the US and Canada from May 21 through June 18, 2011, and followed with twelve days in England and Ireland, from June 22 through July 3, 2011.<ref name="Glee Live Tour 2011: Performance Dates"/> The cast also performed on the [[The X Factor (British series 7)|seventh season of ''The X Factor'']] on December 5, 2010.<ref name="Glee cast on X Factor semi-finals"/>

===Possible continuation===
In 2020, celebrating the show's 11 year anniversary, Ryan Murphy made an [[Instagram]] post about his idea of re-doing the show's pilot with Lea Michele, [[Ben Platt]], and [[Beanie Feldstein]]. Murphy eventually deleted the post.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dugan Ramirez|first=Christina|date=May 22, 2020|title=Ryan Murphy Wants to Film a Glee 'Do-Over' with Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein|url=https://people.com/tv/ryan-murphy-wants-to-make-a-glee-do-over-with-ben-platt-and-beanie-feldstein/|access-date=November 22, 2022|website=People|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224102/https://people.com/tv/ryan-murphy-wants-to-make-a-glee-do-over-with-ben-platt-and-beanie-feldstein/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Fox President Michael Thorn revealed he was interested in reviving past Fox programs, most notably ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' and ''Glee''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=September 8, 2021|title='24': "Active Creative Discussions" Underway To Bring Back Iconic Drama Series On Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/24-fox-active-creative-discussions-to-bring-back-iconic-drama-series-1234828398/|access-date=November 22, 2022|website=Deadline|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224102/https://deadline.com/2021/09/24-fox-active-creative-discussions-to-bring-back-iconic-drama-series-1234828398/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, in an interview with Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz, Ryan Murphy revealed he was interested in re-examining the series as a brand through a reboot or a Broadway musical.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=November 8, 2022|title=Ryan Murphy Says 'Glee' Should've Ended After Cory Monteith's Death, but Now Asks: 'Should We Do a Reboot? A Broadway Musical?'|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/ryan-murphy-glee-reboot-broadway-musical-1235426302/|access-date=November 22, 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224102/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/ryan-murphy-glee-reboot-broadway-musical-1235426302/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Broadcast==
The [[Glee (season 1)|first season]] of ''Glee'' consists of twenty-two episodes.<ref name="Episodes"/> The [[Pilot (Glee)|pilot episode]] was originally broadcast on May 19, 2009.<ref name="foxflash"/> The series returned on September 9, 2009,<ref name="Mitovich"/> airing an additional twelve episodes on Wednesdays in the 9:00&nbsp;pm timeslot until December 9, 2009, for a total of thirteen episodes.<ref name="Fox 2012–13 Primetime Schedule Announced: 'Touch' & 'Fringe' Friday, 'Bones' & 'Mob Doctor' Monday, 'Glee' To Thursday, 4 Comedy Tuesday" /> On September 21, 2009, nine more episodes were ordered for the first season by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]],<ref name="The Futon Critic"/> and the first of these episodes was broadcast on April 13, 2010. These episodes aired on Tuesday evenings at 9:00&nbsp;pm.<ref name="Fox Announces 2009–2010 Midseason Schedule"/> On January 11, 2010, it was announced that Fox had commissioned a second season of the show. The second season began production in June 2010.<ref name="pickup"/><ref name="Glee Picked Up For Season 2"/> [[Glee (season 2)|Season two]] began on September 21, 2010,<ref name="s2"/> airing in the 8:00&nbsp;pm time slot on Tuesdays, and consists of twenty-two episodes.<ref name="Showatch" /> The show was chosen by Fox to fill the coveted timeslot that followed the network's coverage of [[Super Bowl XLV]] in 2011,<ref name="Smooth Transition? FOX Picks 'Glee' For Post-Super Bowl Slot"/> and the network originally planned to move the show to the 9:00&nbsp;pm time slot on Wednesdays following the post–Super Bowl broadcast.<ref name="LR" /> However, Fox later revised its schedule,<ref name="FOX ANNOUNCES WINTER SCHEDULE CHANGES" /> leaving ''Glee'' on Tuesdays in order to concentrate on building up its weaker Wednesday and Thursday line-ups.<ref name="Fox Moves American Idol to Thursday, a Potentially Bad Sign for ABC and NBC Comedies" /><ref name="Fox Announces Primetime Slate for 2011-2012 Season - ComingSoon.net" /> A third season was ordered by Fox on May 23, 2010, before the end of the first season. The early renewal of the show allowed the production team to cut costs and to plan ahead when writing scripts.<ref name="season3"/> The third season broadcasts remained in the show's Tuesday 8:00&nbsp;pm time slot,<ref name="thefutoncritic" /> and began airing on September 20, 2011.<ref name="FOX Announces 2011 Fall TV Premiere Dates"/><ref name="Glee club is back in session on the season premiere of ''Glee''"/> The show's fourth season changed both date and time of broadcast: it moved to Thursdays in the 9:00&nbsp;pm time slot, and aired after that evening's 8:00&nbsp;pm music competition "results" shows—''[[The X Factor (American TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in the fall and ''[[American Idol]]'' in midseason.<ref name="ausiello1"/> The show was renewed for both a fifth and sixth season at the same time, on April 19, 2013.<ref name="Fox Renews 'Glee' for Fifth and Sixth Seasons"/> Reruns were also syndicated to local US stations from 2013 to 2015.<ref name="kondolojy" />

''Glee'' has been syndicated for broadcast in many countries worldwide, including [[Australia]], where cast members visited to promote the show prior to its September 2009 debut on [[Network Ten]].<ref name="Glee to visit Oz"/> Midway through season four, ''Glee'' was moved to Network Ten's digital channel [[Eleven (TV channel)|Eleven]] due to poor ratings.<ref name="Channel 10 moves Glee to digital channel Eleven with poor ratings"/> It also airs in [[Canada]] on [[City (TV network)|City]] and, previously, [[Global Television Network|Global]],<ref name="theloop"/> [[New Zealand]],<ref name="A chorus of approval for 'Glee'"/> [[Fiji]],<ref name="Fuji Tv" /> and [[Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CNC3Television/posts/10150614351547996|title=CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago|website=Facebook|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531220852/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCNC3Television%2Fposts%2F10150614351547996|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cnc3tv/status/168846920612188160|title=Glee is on!|last=CNC3TV|date=February 12, 2012|website=@cnc3tv|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531223243/https://twitter.com/cnc3tv/status/168846920612188160|url-status=live}}</ref> It is broadcast in [[South Africa]], where Fox beams the episodes directly to the [[M-Net]] broadcast center in [[Johannesburg]] rather than delivering the tapes.<ref name="Glee beamed direct to M-Net"/> Asian countries that broadcast ''Glee'' include [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="Star World"/> the [[Philippines]],<ref name="Glee coming to town"/> [[India]],<ref name="Star World" /> [[Malaysia]],<ref name="klue"/> and Singapore and Myanmar.<ref name="Glee Premieres 9th June On Channel 5"/><ref name="Glee, Warren Buffett, and much more"/>

All the episodes of the series were announced to be arriving on [[Disney+]] in Latin America in February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mouse/los-elegidos-de-la-gloria-y-glee-encabezan-los-estrenos-de-disney-plus-para-febrero/|title='Los elegidos de la gloria' y 'Glee' encabezan los estrenos de Disney Plus para febrero|language=es|first=Fernando|last=Arros|work=[[La Tercera]]|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122174730/https://www.latercera.com/mouse/los-elegidos-de-la-gloria-y-glee-encabezan-los-estrenos-de-disney-plus-para-febrero/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the United States, the series was made available on Disney+ and [[Hulu]] starting on June 1, 2022, following its December 2021 departure from Netflix after over seven years, as well as a year on [[Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Glee' Sets Return to Streaming on Hulu and Disney+|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/glee-streaming-disney-plus-hulu-1235272629/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Chapman|first=Wilson|date=May 20, 2022|access-date=May 20, 2022|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520204051/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/glee-streaming-disney-plus-hulu-1235272629/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Kasey |title='Glee' is Leaving Netflix US on December 1st, 2021 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/glee-is-leaving-netflix-us-in-december-2021/ |website=What's on Netflix |access-date=June 3, 2022 |date=November 30, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604034624/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/glee-is-leaving-netflix-us-in-december-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===UK trademark dispute===
In the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Glee pilot date announced"/> [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] broadcast the first two seasons of ''Glee'', showing episodes months after they were first aired in the US. [[Sky 1]] broadcast the series starting with the third season, airing episodes two days after their US broadcast.<ref name="Glee – Sky1 HD"/> However, the show has come under a trademark dispute in the UK with [[the Glee Club]], a small chain of independent live stand-up comedy and live music venues. In February 2014, a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] judge ruled that the show "diluted and tarnished" the reputation of the comedy club chain.<ref name="WalesOnline">{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/glee-diluted-tarnished-reputation-comedy-6683650|title=Could hit TV show Glee be about to vanish from our screens after High Court ruling?|work=WalesOnline|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=July 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331105317/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/glee-diluted-tarnished-reputation-comedy-6683650|archive-date=March 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In a later ruling in July 2014, the High Court ordered Fox to use a different title for the show in the UK, saying there was a "likelihood of confusion" between the two brands. In February 2016, Fox lost an appeal against the decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=20th Century Fox loses appeal in Glee trademark row|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/feb/08/20th-century-fox-loses-high-court-appeal-glee-trademark-row|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=April 29, 2016|date=February 8, 2016|last1=Quinn|first1=Ben|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415064949/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/feb/08/20th-century-fox-loses-high-court-appeal-glee-trademark-row|archive-date=April 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Glee merchandise|l1=''Glee'' merchandise}}
Three soundtrack albums were released to accompany ''Glee''{{'s}} first season: ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 1]]'', ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 2]]'' and ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers]]''.<ref name="foxflash2"/><ref name="Glee: The Music&nbsp;– Volume 2&nbsp;– Glee Cast"/><ref name="'Glee: The Music, Vol. 3 - Showstoppers' at Tommy2.net"/> Two [[extended play]]s (EP) accompanied the episodes "[[The Power of Madonna]]" and "[[Journey to Regionals]]": ''[[Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna]]'' and ''[[Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals]]'' respectively.<ref name="Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna"/><ref name="Glee: The Music&nbsp;— Journey To Regionals"/> ''Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One'', a [[compilation album]] featuring all 100 studio recordings from the first season, was released exclusively to the [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One by Glee Cast"/> Five soundtrack albums were released to accompany ''Glee''{{'s}} second season: ''[[Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album]]'', featuring Christmas-themed songs, and ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume&nbsp;4]]'', were both released in November 2010;<ref name="Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album"/><ref name="Susan Boyle Glee cameo confirmed by Ryan Murphy"/><ref name="Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Available November 30"/> ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume&nbsp;5]]'',<ref name="Glee Debuts Original Songs on Glee: The Music, Volume 5 Available March 8"/> ''[[Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers]]'',<ref name="Glee: The Music Presents The Warblers Available April 19"/> and ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume&nbsp;6]]''<ref name="pressrelease"/> were 2011 releases, in March, April, and May, respectively. An EP entitled ''[[Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show]]'' was released to accompany the Halloween episode, "[[The Rocky Horror Glee Show]]".<ref name="Glee: The Music&nbsp;— The Rocky Horror Glee Show"/> Two EPs were released exclusively at the [[Target Corporation|Target]] discount chain: ''Glee: The Music, Love Songs'' in the last week of 2010, and ''Glee: The Music, Dance Party'' in early September 2011.<ref name="target"/><ref name="target danceparty"/>

''Glee'' has been released on several DVD and Blu-ray box-sets. ''[[Glee (season 1)#DVD and Blu-ray releases|Glee&nbsp;– Pilot Episode: Director's Cut]]'' features the pilot episode and a preview of the second episode, "[[Showmance]]".<ref name="PilotDVD"/> ''[[Glee (season 1)#DVD and Blu-ray releases|Glee&nbsp;– Volume 1: Road to Sectionals]]'' contains the first thirteen episodes of season one,<ref name="dvd"/> and ''[[Glee (season 1)#DVD and Blu-ray releases|Glee&nbsp;– Volume 2: Road to Regionals]]'' contains the final nine episodes of the first season.<ref name="Glee&nbsp;– Season 1, Volume 2&nbsp;– Road to Regionals (DVD)"/> ''[[Glee (season 1)#DVD and Blu-ray releases|Glee – The Complete First Season]]'' was released on September 13, 2010.<ref name="Glee&nbsp;— Complete Season 1 (DVD)"/> Three boxed sets were released for the second season: ''Glee Season 2: Volume 1'' containing the first ten episodes on January 25, 2011,<ref name="Glee – 'Season 2, Volume 1' DVD Press Release Arrives from Fox Home Entertainment"/> and both ''Glee Season 2: Volume 2'' with the final twelve episode and ''Glee: The Complete Second Season'' with all twenty-two on September 13, 2011.<ref name="S2Comp"/> All three were released on DVD; only the complete season is available on Blu-ray.

[[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown Books]] has published three ''Glee''-related [[young adult novels]], all of which were developed in collaboration with the show's producers and writers.<ref name="JS"/> All three have been written by Sophia Lowell; the first, ''Glee: The Beginning'', was released in August 2010 and serves as a prequel to the events of the television series.<ref name="GtB"/> Subsequent novels include ''Glee: Foreign Exchange'', released in February 2011,<ref name="In"/> and ''Glee: Summer Break'', released in July 2011.<ref name="Glee: Summer Break: An Original Novel (Glee (Quality)) (Paperback)"/>

[[Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products]] have plans for a line of ''Glee''-related merchandise including games, electrical products, greeting cards, apparel and stationery.<ref name="GS"/> [[Macy's]] carry a line of ''Glee''-related clothing, and [[Claire's]] stock accessories.<ref name="stanley"/>

[[Halfbrick Studios]] published a Glee content version of the mobile game Band Stars<ref name="Band Stars"/> by Six Foot Kid <ref name="Six Foot Kid"/> in collaboration with [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Digital Entertainment]]<ref name="Popular Band Stars App get the Ultimate Glee Makeover"/> on March 27, 2014, currently available on [[iOS]] platforms, but with plans to release to [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. The game is available for free download with some Glee content available immediately including Kurt Hummel and Will Schuester. 12 characters from the Glee TV show are available for purchase and download in two separate packs. Pack 1 contains: Rachel Berry, Mercedes Jones, Noah (Puck) Puckerman, Jake Puckerman, Sam Evans, and Quinn Fabray. Pack 2 contains: Artie Abrams, Tina Cohen-Chang, Blaine Anderson, Santana Lopez, Brittany Pierce and Unique Adams.

==Reception==
===Ratings===
The pilot episode of ''Glee'' averaged 9.62&nbsp;million viewers,<ref name="Top Fox Primetime Shows, May 18–24, 2009"/> and the following eleven episodes attained between 6.10 and 7.65&nbsp;million.<ref name="Zap11"/><ref name="Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Broadcast Final Finals"/> The mid-season finale was watched by 8.13&nbsp;million viewers,<ref name="Broadcast Finals: Glee rises to season high; Criminal Minds up; The Middle, Gary Unmarried down a tick"/> with the show returning in April 2010 to a season high of 13.66&nbsp;million viewers.<ref name="Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Dancing, Lost Adjusted Up; V Adjusted Down"/> The following six episodes attained between 11.49 and 12.98&nbsp;million viewers,<ref name="TV Ratings: ''Idol'', ''Glee'' Tops; ''NCIS: LA'', ''Good Wife'' Hit Lows"/><ref name="Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Lost, Idol Adjusted Up; Glee, V Adjusted Down"/> falling to 8.99&nbsp;million for the penultimate episode "Funk".<ref name="gorman"/> Viewing figures rose to 11.07&nbsp;million viewers for the season finale,<ref name="TV ratings: 'Glee' finale solid, but NBA Finals win Tuesday"/> giving ''Glee'' the highest finale rating for a new show in the 2009–10 television season.<ref name="Tuesaday TV Ratings: ''NBA Finals'' Rise, ''Glee'' Finishes Strong"/> Only the first twenty episodes of the first season were accounted for when calculating the season average due to the final two episodes airing outside the traditional sweeps period.<ref name="Deadline Hollywood"/> On February 6, 2011, after the [[Super Bowl]], ''Glee'' received its highest ever ratings, with over 26.8&nbsp;million tuning in to see the special episode, with a peak of 39.5&nbsp;million.<ref name="Sunday Final Ratings: Super Bowl Demos Galore, Plus 'Glee' 15&nbsp;Minute Detail"/>

In 2011, ''Glee'' generated $2 million advertising revenue per half-hour. In 2012, the show was the fourth-highest revenue earning show of the year, with US$2.83 million ad revenue per half-hour, behind ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', ''[[The X Factor (U.S.)|The X Factor]]'' and ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref name="TV's Biggest Moneymakers5"/>

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| episodes2         = 22
| start2            = {{Start date|2010|9|21}}
| startrating2      = 12.45<ref name="Tuesday ratings breakdown: Returning shows rule"/>
| end2              = {{End date|2011|5|24}}
| endrating2        = 11.80<ref name="Tuesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'Dancing With The Stars' Adjusted Up"/>
| season2           = 2010–11
| rank2             = 43
| viewers2          = 10.11
| 18_49_rank2       = 43<ref name="2010–11Averages"/>
| 18_49_rating2     = 6.0

| link3             = Glee (season 3)#Reception
| episodes3         = 22
| start3            = {{Start date|2011|9|20}}
| startrating3      = 9.21<ref name="Tuesday Finals: 'New Girl,' 'Glee,' 'NCIS,' DWTS Results Adjusted Up; 'Body of Proof' Adjusted Down"/>
| end3              = {{End date|2012|5|22}}
| endrating3        = 7.46<ref name="Tuesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'DWTS', 'AGT' Adjusted Up, 'Glee' Adjusted Down"/>
| season3           = 2011–12
| rank3             = 56
| viewers3          = 8.71
| 18_49_rank3       = 25<ref name="2011–2012 rankings" />
| 18_49_rating3     = 3.6/10

| link4             = Glee (season 4)#Reception
| episodes4         = 22
| start4            = {{Start date|2012|9|13}}
| startrating4      = 7.41<ref name="Thursday Final Ratings: 'Glee' Adjusted Down, No 18-49 Adjustment for 'The X-Factor'"/>
| end4              = {{End date|2013|5|9}}
| endrating4        = 5.92<ref name="Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'American Idol', 'Vampire Diaries', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Wipeout', & 'Elementary' Adjusted Up; 'Glee' Adjusted Down"/>
| season4           = 2012–13
| rank4             = 50
| viewers4          = 8.26
| 18_49_rank4       = 25<ref name="2012–2013 rankings" />
| 18_49_rating4     = 3.3

| link5             = Glee (season 5)#Reception
| episodes5         = 20
| start5            = {{Start date|2013|9|26}}
| startrating5      = 5.06<ref name="Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory', 'The Michael J Fox Show' & 'The X Factor' Adjusted Up; 'The Crazy Ones' Adjusted Down"/>
| end5              = {{End date|2014|5|13}}
| endrating5        = 1.87<ref name="Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' & 'The Goldbergs' Adjusted Up; 'The Originals', 'Supernatural' & 'About A Boy' Adjusted Down">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/14/tuesday-final-ratings-the-voice-marvels-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-the-originals-supernatural-about-a-boy-adjusted-down/264168/|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' & 'The Goldbergs' Adjusted Up; 'The Originals', 'Supernatural' & 'About A Boy' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|access-date=May 19, 2014|date=May 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515052137/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/14/tuesday-final-ratings-the-voice-marvels-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-the-originals-supernatural-about-a-boy-adjusted-down/264168/|archive-date=May 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| season5           = 2013–14
| rank5             = 105
| viewers5          = 4.57
| 18_49_rank5       = 77<ref name="2013–2014 rankings"/>
| 18_49_rating5     = 2.2

| link6             = Glee (season 6)#Reception
| episodes6         = 13
| start6            = {{Start date|2015|1|9}}
| startrating6      = 2.34<ref name="jan9">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/12/friday-final-ratings-no-adjustments-to-hawaii-five-0-cristela-or-glee/349340/|title=Friday Final Ratings: No Adjustments to 'Hawaii Five-0', 'Cristela' or 'Glee{{'-}}|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=January 12, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113023949/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/12/friday-final-ratings-no-adjustments-to-hawaii-five-0-cristela-or-glee/349340/|archive-date=January 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| end6              = {{End date|2015|3|20}}
| endrating6        = 2.54<ref name="finalerating">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/23/friday-final-ratings-no-adjustment-for-glee-grimm-or-last-man-standing-final-ncaa-basketball-ratings/378279/|title=Friday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'Glee', 'Grimm' or 'Last Man Standing' + Final NCAA Basketball Ratings|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326052146/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/23/friday-final-ratings-no-adjustment-for-glee-grimm-or-last-man-standing-final-ncaa-basketball-ratings/378279/|archive-date=March 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| season6           = 2014–15
| rank6             = 148
| viewers6          = 3.14
| 18_49_rank6       = 120<ref name="2014–2015 rankings"/>
| 18_49_rating6     = 1.2
}}

===Critical reception===
{{Television critical response
| rotten_tomatoes1 = 88% (49 reviews)<ref name="RT season 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s01/|title=GLEE: SEASON 1 (2009-2010)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918121252/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s01/|archive-date=September 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic1      = 78 (19 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/glee/season-1|title=Glee: Season 1|access-date=May 26, 2015|work=[[Metacritic]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522002322/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/glee/season-1|archive-date=May 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

| rotten_tomatoes2 = 79% (29 reviews)<ref name="RT season 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s02/|title=GLEE: SEASON 2 (2010-2011)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918121619/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s02/|archive-date=September 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic2      = 76 (11 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/glee/season-2|title=Glee: Season 2|access-date=May 26, 2011|work=[[Metacritic]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830190843/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/glee/season-2|archive-date=August 30, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

| rotten_tomatoes3 = 53% (19 reviews)<ref name="RT season 3">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s03/|title=GLEE: SEASON 3 (2011-2012)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918120715/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s03/|archive-date=September 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

| rotten_tomatoes4 = 65% (23 reviews)<ref name="RT season 4">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s04/|title=GLEE: SEASON 4 (2012-2013)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411221040/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s04|archive-date=April 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| metacritic4      = 73 (6 reviews)<ref name="Glee: Season 4"/>

| rotten_tomatoes5 = 71% (14 reviews)<ref name="RT season 5">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s05/|title=GLEE: SEASON 5 (2013-2014)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918121339/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s05/|archive-date=September 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

| rotten_tomatoes6 = 72% (18 reviews)<ref name="RT season 6">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s06/|title=GLEE: SEASON 6 (2015)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203193758/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/glee/s06/|archive-date=December 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
''Glee'' received a [[Metacritic]] score of 78 out of 100 in its first season, based on reviews by eighteen critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Glee Season One"/> It was praised by several critics in year-end "best of" reviews in 2009. James Poniewozik of ''Time'' ranked it the eighth best television show of the year, commenting: "when ''Glee'' works—which is often—it is transcendent, tear-jerking and thrilling like nothing else on TV."<ref name="The Top 10 Everything of 2009"/> ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'s}} Ken Tucker ranked it ninth, calling it "Hands down the year's most novel show [and] also its least likely success",<ref name="10 Best TV Series of 2009: Ken Tucker's Picks"/> Lisa Respers France of [[CNN]] wrote that while ordinarily ''Glee''{{'s}} premise would have been "a recipe for disaster", the show has "such quirky charm and bravado that it is impossible not to get swept up".<ref name="Some of the best of 2009's TV"/> Reviews for subsequent seasons on Metacritic, reflecting their initial episodes, were not quite as good—the second season's score was 76 out of 100 from eleven reviews,r and the fourth season received a score of 73 out of 100 from six reviews.<ref name="Glee: Season 4"/> Even with these stellar reviews from a multitude of critics, Glee's later seasons lost millions of viewers.
[[File:Jayma Mays 2009.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Variety''{{'}}s Brian Lowry said that [[Jayma Mays]] as Emma offered "modest redemption" to an adult cast of "over-the-top buffoons".]]

Nancy Gibbs of ''Time'' magazine wrote that she had heard the series described as "anti-Christian" by a youth minister, and commented:

<blockquote>It is easy to see his point, if you look at the specifics. ... The students lie, they cheat, they steal, they lust, they lace the bake-sale cupcakes with pot in order to give the student body a severe case of the munchies. Nearly all the [[Ten Commandments]] get violated at one point or another, while the audience is invited to laugh at people's pain and folly and humiliation. ... It insults kids to suggest that simply watching Characters Behaving Badly onscreen means they'll take that as permission to do the same themselves. ... And it's set in high school, meaning it's about a journey not just to college and career but to identity and conviction, the price of popularity, the compromises we must make between what we want and what we need.<ref name="The Gospel of Glee"/></blockquote>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'s}} Brian Lowry was critical of the show's early episodes, highlighting acting and characterization issues and deeming the adult cast "over-the-top buffoons", with the exception of Mays' Emma, who he felt offered "modest redemption".<ref name="Glee3"/> Though he praised Colfer and Michele's performances, Lowry wrote that the show's talent was squandered by its "jokey, cartoonish, wildly uneven tone", deeming the series a "one-hit wonder".<ref name="Variety2"/> Following the show's mid-season finale, Lowry wrote that while ''Glee'' "remains a frustrating mess at times", its "vibrant musical numbers and talented cast have consistently kept it on [his] [[TiVo]] must list" conceding that "even with its flaws, TV would be poorer without ''Glee''."<ref name="2009: No room for error"/>

As ''Glee''{{'s}} initial success pulled in a large audience, John Doyle of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' wrote that the early shows "felt fresh, mainly because the motley crew of kids had a kind of square naïveté." Doyle notes that the early success took ''Glee'' away from its original characters and plot, focusing more on celebrity guests. "The gaiety is gone from ''Glee''. You should have set it in its prime, mere months ago".<ref name="These Days, I'm Watching Glee with Dread"/> Matthew Gilbert of [[Boston Globe]] similarly wrote that "It has become a powerful, promotional machine, long on hype and short on the human feeling—the glee—that once made it so addictive."<ref name="Lip-sunk"/>

===Music===
The show's 754 musical performances, with each performance delivering an individual song or a [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] of two or more songs in a single performance, have led to commercial success, with over thirty-six million copies of ''Glee'' cast single releases purchased digitally, and over eleven million albums purchased worldwide through October 2011.<ref name="''Glee'' hits a musical milestone with an incredible 300 performances"/> In 2009, the ''Glee'' cast had twenty-five singles chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], the most by any artist since [[The Beatles]] had thirty-one songs in the chart in 1964;<ref name="Best Of 2009: By-The-Numbers"/> in 2010, it placed eighty singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, far outstripping the previous record.<ref name="Chart Beat: Best Of 2010: Part 4"/> In February 2011, ''Glee'' surpassed [[Elvis Presley]] as the act with the most songs placed on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, though fewer than one-fourth of them have charted for more than one week.<ref name="Weekly Chart Notes: Rihanna, Gwyneth Paltrow, the Beatles"/> The cast performance of "[[Don't Stop Believin'#Glee cast version|Don't Stop Believin']]" was certified [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] on October 13, 2009, achieving over 500,000 digital sales,<ref name="Reuters"/> and on March 16, 2011, received platinum certification for having sales of over a million.<ref name="riaa"/> The series' cover version had a positive effect on sales of [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]", which increased by 189&nbsp;percent after the song was covered in the ''Glee'' episode "Showmance".<ref name="Reuters" />

However, there has also been critical condemnation of the cast performances. Jon Dolan of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' commented that [[Matthew Morrison]] "couldn't rap his way out of a [[98°]] rehearsal", and [[AllMusic|AllMusic's]] Andrew Leahey wrote that [[Cory Monteith]] and [[Dianna Agron]] "can't sing nearly as well as their co-stars".<ref name="AMG"/> [[E! Online]]'s Joal Ryan criticized the show for its "overproduced soundtrack" and complained that many songs rely too heavily on the pitch-correcting software [[Auto-Tune]]: "For every too-brief moment of [[Lea Michele]] sounding raw—and lovely—on a "[[What a Girl Wants (Christina Aguilera song)|What a Girl Wants]]", or Monteith singing a perfectly credible [[REO Speedwagon]] in the shower, there's Michele and Monteith sounding like 1990s-era [[Cher]] on "[[No Air]]", or Monteith sounding like the Monteith XRZ-200 on the out-of-the-shower version of "[[Can't Fight This Feeling]]".<ref name="Glee's Great, but the Music Ain't"/>

During the second season, [[Rob Sheffield]] for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted the [[Britney Spears]] and ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror]]'' tribute episodes as examples when he lauded ''Glee'' and its choice of music. He praised Murphy for his selection and resurrection of "forgotten" pop songs and compared the show's uniqueness to "MTV in its prime" as the embodiment of [[popular culture]].<ref name="Sheffield: How 'Glee' Became a Pop-Culture Juggernaut"/>

Some artists, including [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], [[Kings of Leon]] and [[Foo Fighters]], have declined to have their songs used on the show. Murphy has been publicly critical of these refusals, which has led to exchanges in the press between him and a number of artists.<ref name="garvey"/> The cover of [[Sir Mix-a-Lot]]'s "[[Baby Got Back]]" in the season four episode "[[Sadie Hawkins (Glee)|Sadie Hawkins]]" was particularly criticized by [[Jonathan Coulton]] for borrowing the melody (and allegedly portions of the recording) of Coulton's rendition of the song without credit or permission.<ref name="Did Glee Rip Off a Jonathan Coulton Cover of 'Baby Got Back'?"/><ref name="jonathan-coulton-vs-glee-and-fox-update"/> Other artists have come forward with allegations of [[plagiarism]] in light of this development.<ref name="hudson"/> It was reported that musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] had not given permission for Glee to cover his hit "[[Kiss (Prince song)|Kiss]]" before filming the performance of the cover.<ref name="drfunkenberry"/> [[Gorillaz]] founder [[Damon Albarn]] said on [[CBC Radio One]] that he would not let the show cover any Gorillaz songs: "Firstly, write your own songs. Two, have your own identity and stop being the ... slaves of TV producers ... who don't give a shit about you."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AXO6qH04fA|title=Damon Albarn Slams 'Glee' on Q TV|publisher=[[CBC Radio One]] (published at YouTube)|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227085830/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AXO6qH04fA|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Fandom===
Fans of ''Glee'' are commonly referred to as "Gleeks",<ref name="Schott's Vocab"/> a [[portmanteau]] of "''Glee''" and "geek". In the summer of 2009, the cast stopped at select [[Hot Topic]] stores on a "Gleek Tour" to promote the series' debut.<ref name="Hot Topic"/> Also in 2009, Fox ran a "Biggest GLEEK" competition, measuring fans' ''Glee''-related activity on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace, and found that the growth of the fanbase outpaced the network's science-fiction shows.<ref name="A Long Wait Stirs Enthusiasm for Fox Show 'Glee'"/> In its initial seasons, ''Glee'' was one of TV's most [[Twitter|tweeted]]-about shows.<ref name="VS" /> Fans have recreated many of its musical numbers in tribute to the show, sharing them on YouTube. Based on this trend, show producers included instrumental versions of some songs on the show's soundtracks.<ref name="VS"/>

Similarly, ''Glee'' fans have created portmanteaus of character couples, such as "Finchel" for Finn and Rachel, "Samcedes" for Sam and Mercedes, "Klaine" for Kurt and Blaine, and "Brittana" for Brittany and Santana. This fact has been referenced in various second-season episodes, notably "[[Furt]]", which is itself a coinage for the new stepbrothers Finn and Kurt, and "[[Rumours (Glee)|Rumours]]".<ref name="''Glee''-Dux: Do You Believe in True Bromance?"/><ref name="mullins"/>

===Awards and accolades===
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Glee|l1=List of awards and nominations received by ''Glee''}}
[[File:Jane Lynch, Ian Brennan and Jessalyn Gilsig at the 69th Annual Peabody Awards.jpg|thumb|Jane Lynch, Ian Brennan and Jessalyn Gilsig at the 69th Annual Peabody Awards for ''Glee'']]
''Glee'' has received a number of awards and nominations. In 2009, the series won five [[Satellite Award]]s: "[[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Musical or Comedy TV Series]]", "Best Actor" and "Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series" for Morrison and Michele, "[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress]]" for Lynch and "Special Achievement for Outstanding Guest Star" for [[Kristin Chenoweth]].<ref name="2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards Nominees and Winners"/> In 2010, the show won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for "[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy|Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]". Morrison, Michele and Lynch also received acting nominations.<ref name="GG"/> The series was nominated for two [[Writers Guild of America Award]]s, with screenplays nominated in the "Comedy Series" and "New Series" categories.<ref name="2010 WGA Awards TV Nominees Announced"/> It also won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/glee 69th Annual Peabody Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912080716/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/glee |date=September 12, 2014 }}, May 2010.</ref><ref name=peabodyawards/> The ''Glee'' cast won the "[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]" award at the [[16th Screen Actors Guild Awards]].<ref name="Nominations announced for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild awards"/> [[Paris Barclay]] and [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] both received nominations for "[[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series|Outstanding Directing&nbsp;– Comedy Series]]" at the Directors Guild of America Awards for their work on ''Glee''.<ref name="DG"/> In July 2010, ''Glee'' received nineteen [[Emmy Award]] nominations, including "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]", "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor&nbsp;– Comedy Series]]" for Morrison and "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress&nbsp;– Comedy Series]]" for Michele; it won four of these, including "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for Lynch and "Outstanding Guest Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series" for [[Neil Patrick Harris]].<ref name="Emmys.com"/> [[Paris Barclay]] was also nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy]] for Best Directing in a Comedy Series in 2010 for his episode "[[Wheels (Glee)|Wheels]]".<ref name="imdb"/>

On January 16, 2011, the show won a Golden Globe for "[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy|Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]" and both Lynch and Colfer won Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Miniseries, or TV Film.<ref name="GG2010"/> In July 2011, ''Glee'' received twelve Emmy nominations and won two: [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] was named [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] for her portrayal of [[Holly Holliday]], and the show won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series]] category.<ref name="Emmys.com" /> It received three Emmy nominations in July 2012, and four in July 2013.<ref name="Emmys.com" /> The whole cast was invited to sing at the [[White House]] by [[Michelle Obama]] in April 2010 for the annual [[White House Easter Egg Roll|Easter Egg Roll]].<ref name="Glee cast to sing at the White House"/>

==Related media==
===Concert film===
''[[Glee: The Concert Movie]]'', a [[concert film]] based on the four-week North American segment of the 2011 [[Glee Live! In Concert!]] tour and featuring the cast of the series in performance and backstage, was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 12, 2011, for a two-week limited engagement. The film is directed by Kevin Tancharoen.<ref name="HolRep"/>

===Reality television===
In summer 2010, [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] in the United Kingdom aired ''[[Don't Stop Believing (TV series)|Don't Stop Believing]]'', a reality talent show inspired by ''Glee''{{'s}} success. The series featured live shows in which established and new musical performance groups competed against each other, performing well-known songs in new arrangements, with viewers voting on the winner.<ref name="About"/> Solo singers were also sought to join a group to represent the United Kingdom on the American glee club circuit.<ref name="Don't Stop Believing"/><ref name="Emma Bunton interview"/> Five's controller [[Richard Woolfe]] stated: "There's an explosion in musical performance groups and ''Don't Stop Believing'' will tap into that exciting groundswell."<ref name="Five plots 'Glee'-like reality series"/> The show was hosted by [[Emma Bunton]],<ref name="Bunton to present GroupM's 'Don't Stop Believing' on Five"/> who told ''[[The Belfast Telegraph]]'' that she is a "huge fan" of ''Glee''.<ref name="Emma Bunton shows glee over Glee"/> The show's judges were former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress [[Tamsin Outhwaite]], [[Blue (English band)|Blue]] member [[Duncan James]], singer [[Anastacia]] and ''[[High School Musical]]'' choreographer [[Charles Klapow|Charles "Chucky" Klapow]].<ref name="Five's 'Don't Stop' judges revealed"/>

===The Glee Project===
{{Main|The Glee Project}}
''[[The Glee Project]]'' is a [[reality television]] series that served as an audition for the main series. Two seasons aired in the summers of 2011 and 2012.<ref name="The Glee Project"/> The winning prize was a seven-episode guest-starring role in ''Glee''{{'s}} third season, which was awarded to two contestants, [[Damian McGinty]] (Rory) and [[Samuel Larsen]] (Joe), with a two-episode role given to the two runner ups, [[Alex Newell]] (Wade/Unique) and Lindsay Pearce (Harmony).<ref name="The Glee Project Season Finale Recap: And the Winner Is..."/> ''The Glee Project'' was renewed for a second season that ran from June 5 to August 14, 2012. This season the winner was [[Blake Jenner]] (Ryder), with [[Ali Stroker]] (Betty) as runner-up. The show was not renewed for a third season.

===Documentary films===
On June 7, 2010, UK broadcaster [[Channel 4]] aired ''Gleeful: The Real Show Choirs of America'' on its [[E4 (channel)|E4]] station. The documentary explored the American [[show choir]] phenomenon which inspired ''Glee''.<ref name="Gleeful: The Real Show Choirs of America"/> Narrated by [[Nick Grimshaw]],<ref name="Gleeful: The real show choirs of America: E4, 10pm"/> it went behind the scenes with real-life glee clubs and detailed celebrity show choir alumni including [[Lance Bass]], [[Ashton Kutcher]], [[Blake Lively]] and [[Anne Hathaway]].<ref name="Gleeful: The Real Show Choirs Of America"/> It was selected as recommended viewing by ''[[The Guardian]]'', with the comment: "it's a fascinating look at the real-life New Directions, and it's equally as crackers as its TV champion."<ref name="Watch this"/> The newspaper's Lucy Mangan reviewed the documentary positively, writing: "It will, one way or another, fill your heart to bursting", and commenting that: "''Glee'', it turns out, is not a gloriously ridiculous, highly polished piece of escapism. It is cinéma vérité."<ref name="Cable girl: Gleeful"/> It was watched by 411,000 viewers, a 2.3% audience share.<ref name="TV ratings: Father & Son launches with 5.2m viewers"/>

A three-episode documentary miniseries about the deaths of three ''Glee'' main cast members – and claiming to investigate the effect of the sudden fame they experienced due to the show on their personal lives – called ''The Price of Glee'', was produced in 2022, with people related to the series finding it in poor taste.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 9, 2022|title=Here's the First Ominous Trailer For 'The Price of Glee' Docuseries|url=https://www.out.com/television/2022/12/09/heres-first-ominous-trailer-price-glee-docuseries|access-date=December 13, 2022|website=Out|archive-date=December 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212164255/https://www.out.com/television/2022/12/09/heres-first-ominous-trailer-price-glee-docuseries|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Massoto|first=Erick|date=December 12, 2022|title='Glee' Star Kevin McHale Reacts to 'The Price of Glee' Docuseries|url=https://collider.com/price-of-glee-kevin-mchale-reaction-comments/|access-date=December 13, 2022|website=Collider}}</ref>

==Discography==
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===Albums===
{{Main|Glee albums discography|l1=''Glee'' albums discography}}
*''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 1]]'' (2009)
*''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 2]]'' (2009)
*''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers]]'' (2010)
*''[[Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album]]'' (2010)
*''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 4]]'' (2010)
*''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 5]]'' (2011)
*''[[Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers]]'' (2011)
*''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 6]]'' (2011)
*''[[Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2]]'' (2011)
*''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 7]]'' (2011)
*''[[Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album]]'' (2012)
*''[[Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1]]'' (2012)
*''[[Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 3]]'' (2012)
*''[[Glee Sings the Beatles]]'' (2013)
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===Singles===
{{Main|Glee songs discography|l1=''Glee'' songs discography}}
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===Songs===
{{Main|Lists of songs in Glee (TV series)|l1=Lists of songs in ''Glee'' (TV series)}}
{{Col-end}}

==See also==
* {{Portal inline|Television}}

==References==
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<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://www.five.tv/programmes/entertainment/don't-stop-believing/81971 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121221231417/http://www.five.tv/programmes/entertainment/don't-stop-believing/81971 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 21, 2012 |title=About the Show |publisher=[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] |access-date=June 21, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="afternoon">{{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b136549_afternoon_filled_with_glee.html |title=An Afternoon Filled With ''Glee'' |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=July 29, 2009 |work=[[E! Online]] |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125032520/http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b136549_afternoon_filled_with_glee.html |archive-date=November 25, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Leahey |title=Review: ''Glee: The Music, Vol. 1'' |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1660594 |website=Allmusic |access-date=November 1, 2009 |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218060817/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1660594 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="andreeva">{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/06/glee-hires-first-writing-staff-allison-adler-tapped-as-co-ep-marti-noxon-to-consult/|title=''Glee'' Hires First Writing Staff, Allison Adler Tapped As Co-EP, Marti Noxon To Consult|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=June 16, 2011|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Mail.com Media]]|access-date=June 19, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120424130755/http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/glee-hires-first-writing-staff-allison-adler-tapped-as-co-ep-marti-noxon-to-consult/ | archive-date = April 24, 2012| url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="ausiello">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/glee-scoop-chord-overstreet-leaving/ |title=Glee Exclusive: Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr. In, Chord Overstreet Out! |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=July 1, 2011 |work=[[TVLine]] |publisher=[[Mail.com Media]] |access-date=July 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231220625/http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/glee-scoop-chord-overstreet-leaving/ |archive-date=December 31, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="AVClub">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/ian-brennan-cocreator-of-glee,51326/ |title=Ian Brennan, co-creator of ''Glee'' |first=Emily |last=VanDerWerff |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[Onion, Inc]] |date=February 4, 2011 |access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105213648/http://www.avclub.com/articles/ian-brennan-cocreator-of-glee,51326/ |archive-date=January 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Band Stars">{{cite web |url=http://halfbrick.com/band-stars/glee-cast-joins-band-stars/ |title=Glee Cast joins Band Stars |date=March 27, 2014 |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231544/http://halfbrick.com/band-stars/glee-cast-joins-band-stars/ |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="BB">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266953/glee-rewrites-the-script-on-tv-music |title=Glee Rewrites the Script on TV Music |magazine=Billboard|first=Monica |last=Herrera |date=October 23, 2009 |access-date=November 25, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130609132400/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266953/glee-rewrites-the-script-on-tv-music | archive-date = June 9, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Dancing, Lost Adjusted Up; V Adjusted Down">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/14/broadcast-finals-tuesday-dancing-lost-adjusted-up-v-adjusted-down/48563 |title=Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Dancing, Lost Adjusted Up; V Adjusted Down |first=Bill |last=Gorman |date=April 14, 2010 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420181136/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/14/broadcast-finals-tuesday-dancing-lost-adjusted-up-v-adjusted-down/48563 |archive-date=April 20, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Lost, Idol Adjusted Up; Glee, V Adjusted Down">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/21/broadcast-finals-tuesday-lost-idol-adjusted-up-glee-v-adjusted-down/49348 |title=Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Lost, Idol Adjusted Up; Glee, V Adjusted Down |first=Bill |last=Gorman |date=April 21, 2010 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=April 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427043915/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/21/broadcast-finals-tuesday-lost-idol-adjusted-up-glee-v-adjusted-down/49348 |archive-date=April 27, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Broadcast Finals: Glee rises to season high; Criminal Minds up; The Middle, Gary Unmarried down a tick">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/10/broadcast-finals-glee-rises-to-season-high-criminal-minds-up-the-middle-gary-unmarried-down-a-tick/35902 |title=Broadcast Finals: Glee rises to season high; Criminal Minds up; The Middle, Gary Unmarried down a tick |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=December 10, 2009 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=December 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528223205/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/10/broadcast-finals-glee-rises-to-season-high-criminal-minds-up-the-middle-gary-unmarried-down-a-tick/35902 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Bunton to present GroupM's 'Don't Stop Believing' on Five">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1003764/Bunton-present-GroupMs-Dont-Stop-Believing-Five/ |title=Bunton to present GroupM's 'Don't Stop Believing' on Five |last=McCabe |first=Maisie |date=May 17, 2010 |work=Media Week |publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group]] |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229040847/http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1003764/Bunton-present-GroupMs-Dont-Stop-Believing-Five/ |archive-date=February 29, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Cable girl: Gleeful">{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/jun/08/cable-girl-gleeful |title=Cable girl: Gleeful |last=Mangan|first=Lucy |date=June 8, 2010 |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=June 21, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100715054647/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/jun/08/cable-girl-gleeful | archive-date = July 15, 2010| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Channel 10 moves Glee to digital channel Eleven with poor ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/channel-10-moves-glee-to-digital-channel-eleven-with-poor-ratings/story-e6frfmyi-1226583596585|title=Channel 10 moves Glee to digital channel Eleven with poor ratings|last=Vickery|first=Colin|work=news.com.au|publisher=News Limited|date=February 22, 2013|access-date=September 23, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130928025620/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/channel-10-moves-glee-to-digital-channel-eleven-with-poor-ratings/story-e6frfmyi-1226583596585 | archive-date = September 28, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Chart Beat: Best Of 2010: Part 4">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/948853/chart-beat-best-of-2010-part-4 |title=Chart Beat: Best Of 2010: Part 4 |last=Trust|first=Gary |date=December 22, 2010 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130806041259/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/948853/chart-beat-best-of-2010-part-4 | archive-date = August 6, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Coldplay bows to irresistible force of Glee">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/coldplay-bows-to-irresistible-force-of-glee-2002684.html|title=Coldplay bows to irresistible force of 'Glee'|last=Peck|first=Tom|newspaper=Independent|date=June 17, 2010|access-date=March 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093009/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/coldplay-bows-to-irresistible-force-of-glee-2002684.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Cory Monteith dies in Vancouver at 31">{{cite news|title=Cory Monteith dies in Vancouver at 31|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/14/glee-star-cory-monteith-dies-at-31/2515449/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=July 14, 2013|first1=Andrea|last1=Mandell|date=July 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714104708/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/14/glee-star-cory-monteith-dies-at-31/2515449/|archive-date=July 14, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="dailyherald1">{{cite web|title=Mount Prospect native helped create new Fox show 'Glee' |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/print/?id=294645 |work=Daily Herald |access-date=March 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703165633/http://www.dailyherald.com/story/print/?id=294645 |archive-date=July 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Deadline Hollywood">{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/05/full-series-rankings-for-the-2009-10-broadcast-season/#more-44277=* |title=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=ZDeadline Hollywood |date=May 28, 2010 |access-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111194128/http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/full-series-rankings-for-the-2009-10-broadcast-season/#more-44277=* |archive-date=November 11, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="DG">{{cite press release |url= http://www.dga.org/index2.php3?chg= |title=Nominees for Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series, Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series, Musical Variety, Reality Programs, Daytime Serials, Children's Programs, Commercials |date=January 8, 2010 |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America]] |access-date=January 8, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110513233938/http://www.dga.org/index2.php3?chg= | archive-date = May 13, 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="DH">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=294645 |title=Mount Prospect native helped create new Fox show 'Glee' |last=Arado |first=Matt |date=May 19, 2009 |work=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]] |access-date=January 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826021402/http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=294645 |archive-date=August 26, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Did Glee Rip Off a Jonathan Coulton Cover of 'Baby Got Back'?">{{cite news|last=Hudson |first=Laura |title=Did Glee Rip Off a Jonathan Coulton Cover of 'Baby Got Back'? |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/01/glee-coulton-baby-got-back/ |access-date=January 19, 2013 |newspaper=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |date=January 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501040243/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/01/glee-coulton-baby-got-back |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="jonathan-coulton-vs-glee-and-fox-update">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelecatalano/2013/01/31/jonathan-coulton-vs-glee-and-fox-update-last-laughs/#7aa743613d1b.html|title=Jonathan Coulton Vs. Glee And Fox Update: Last Laughs|last=Catalano|first=Michele|date=January 31, 2016|work=Forbes|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508125253/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelecatalano/2013/01/31/jonathan-coulton-vs-glee-and-fox-update-last-laughs/#7aa743613d1b.html|archive-date=May 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DN">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/05/18/2009-05-18_glee_puts_edgy_spin_on_top_40_tunes.html |title='Glee' puts edgy spin on Top 40 tunes |last=Kinon |first=Cristina |date=May 18, 2009 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|The Daily News]] |access-date=May 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915193815/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/05/18/2009-05-18_glee_puts_edgy_spin_on_top_40_tunes.html |archive-date=September 15, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Don't Stop Believing">{{cite web|url=http://www.shine.tv/programme/1664 |title=Don't Stop Believing |publisher=[[Rhema Media#Shine TV|Shine TV]] |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308140115/http://www.shine.tv/programme/1664 |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="dos">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/440970/ryan-murphy-explains-how-glee-will-return-without-cory-monteith-lea-michele-is-the-strongest-26-year-old-i-know|title=Ryan Murphy Explains How Glee Will Return Without Cory Monteith: "Lea Michele Is the Strongest 26-Year-Old I Know"|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|access-date=July 20, 2013|date=July 20, 2013|work=E! Online| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131028075827/http://www.eonline.com/news/440970/ryan-murphy-explains-how-glee-will-return-without-cory-monteith-lea-michele-is-the-strongest-26-year-old-i-know | archive-date = October 28, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="drfunkenberry">{{cite web|url=http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2011/02/12/exclusive-prince-not-happy-with-glee-over-use-of-kiss/ |title=Exclusive! Prince Not Happy With "Glee" Over Use Of "Kiss" |publisher=Drfunkenberry.com |date=February 12, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111537/http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2011/02/12/exclusive-prince-not-happy-with-glee-over-use-of-kiss/ | archive-date = December 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="dvd">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Glee-Season-1-Volume-1/12780 |title=Glee DVD news: Official Announcement for Glee&nbsp;— Season 1, Volume 1: Road to the Sectionals |first=David |last=Lambert |publisher=TV Shows on DVD |date=October 7, 2009 |access-date=October 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124180908/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Glee-Season-1-Volume-1/12780 |archive-date=November 24, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Emma Bunton interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.five.tv/programmes/entertainment/don't-stop-believing/82114 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209080021/http://www.five.tv/programmes/entertainment/don't-stop-believing/82114 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |title=Emma Bunton interview |publisher=[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] |access-date=June 21, 2010 |format=video }}</ref>

<ref name="Emma Bunton shows glee over Glee">{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/emma-bunton-shows-glee-over-glee-14814738.html |title=Emma Bunton shows glee over Glee |date=May 21, 2010 |work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] |publisher=[[Independent News & Media]] |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225200837/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/emma-bunton-shows-glee-over-glee-14814738.html |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Emmys.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/glee |title=Glee |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224150800/http://www.emmys.com/shows/glee |archive-date=December 24, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Episodes">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012049.html?categoryId=30&cs=1 |title='Glee' co-creator gets big Fox deal |work=Variety |author=Schneider, Michael |date=December 1, 2009 |access-date=December 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516232651/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012049.html?categoryId=30&cs=1 |archive-date=May 16, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Five plots 'Glee'-like reality series">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s57/glee/news/a209334/five-plots-glee-like-reality-series.html |title=Five plots 'Glee'-like reality series |last=French |first=Dan |date=March 18, 2010 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611034855/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s57/glee/news/a209334/five-plots-glee-like-reality-series.html |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Five's 'Don't Stop' judges revealed">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a225201/fives-dont-stop-judges-revealed.html |title=Five's 'Don't Stop' judges revealed |last=Kilkelly |first=Daniel |date=June 11, 2010 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611034938/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a225201/fives-dont-stop-judges-revealed.html |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="fowler">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s57/glee/news/a325744/glee-creator-original-cast-will-graduate.html|title=''Glee'' creator: 'Original cast will graduate'|first=Tara|last=Fowler|date=June 19, 2011|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi UK]]|access-date=June 27, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121118193436/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s57/glee/news/a325744/glee-creator-original-cast-will-graduate.html | archive-date = November 18, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Fox 2012–13 Primetime Schedule Announced: 'Touch' & 'Fringe' Friday, 'Bones' & 'Mob Doctor' Monday, 'Glee' To Thursday, 4 Comedy Tuesday">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/14/fox-2012-13-primetime-schedule-announced-touch-fringe-friday-bones-mob-doctor-monday-4-comedy-tuesday/133958/ |title=Fox 2012–13 Primetime Schedule Announced: 'Touch' & 'Fringe' Friday, 'Bones' & 'Mob Doctor' Monday, 'Glee' To Thursday, 4 Comedy Tuesday |first=Bill |last=Gorman |date=May 14, 2012 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=May 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527150640/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/14/fox-2012-13-primetime-schedule-announced-touch-fringe-friday-bones-mob-doctor-monday-4-comedy-tuesday/133958/ |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Fox Announces 2009–2010 Midseason Schedule">{{cite press release|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=5454 |title=Fox Announces 2009–2010 Midseason Schedule |date=November 24, 2009 |access-date=November 25, 2009 |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013062514/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=5454 |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name="Fox Announces Primetime Slate for 2011-2012 Season - ComingSoon.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=77591 |title=Fox Announces Primetime Slate for 2011-2012 Season - ComingSoon.net |publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=May 16, 2010 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824030431/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=77591 |archive-date=August 24, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="FOX ANNOUNCES WINTER SCHEDULE CHANGES">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=15371 |title=FOX ANNOUNCES WINTER SCHEDULE CHANGES |work=Fox Flash |access-date=November 21, 2013 |date=November 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209140722/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=15371 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Fox Moves American Idol to Thursday, a Potentially Bad Sign for ABC and NBC Comedies">{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/11/american_idol_thursday_schedul.html |title=Fox Moves American Idol to Thursday, a Potentially Bad Sign for ABC and NBC Comedies |first=Josef |last=Adalian |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |publisher=New York Media Holdings |date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225073711/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/11/american_idol_thursday_schedul.html |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Fox Renews 'Glee' for Fifth and Sixth Seasons">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-renews-glee-seasons-5-6-425918|title=Fox Renews 'Glee' for Fifth and Sixth Seasons|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=April 19, 2013|access-date=April 20, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014170749/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-renews-glee-seasons-5-6-425918 | archive-date = October 14, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="foxflash">{{cite press release|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z1z8&ID=4793 |title=Fox Holds "Glee" Tryouts After "American Idol" Tuesday, May 19&nbsp;– New One-Hour Musical Comedy Series to Preview Post-American Idol |date=March 5, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2009 |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022010645/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z1z8&ID=4793 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="foxflash2">{{cite press release|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=5295 |title="Glee: The Music, Volume 1", in stores November 3 |date=August 31, 2009 |access-date=September 24, 2009 |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325191359/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=5295 |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="From 'Cabaret' to Kanye, Songs of 'Glee' Are a Hit">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12glee.html |title=From 'Cabaret' to Kanye, Songs of 'Glee' Are a Hit |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |date=October 11, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025034152/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12glee.html |archive-date=October 25, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Fuji Tv">{{cite web |url= http://www.fijitv.info/ |title=Fuji Tv |access-date=January 11, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131019060425/http://www.fijitv.info/ | archive-date = October 19, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="garvey">{{cite web|first=Marianne |last=Garvey |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b231679_glee_diss_alert_this_time_its_head_foo.html |title=Glee Diss Alert! This Time It's Head Foo Fighter Dave Grohl Piling On |work=[[E! Online]] |date=March 18, 2011 |access-date=March 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415061806/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b231679_glee_diss_alert_this_time_its_head_foo.html |archive-date=April 15, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GG">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/ |title=Nominations & Winners |work=[[Golden Globes]] |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=January 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211212754/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/ |archive-date=December 11, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GG2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |title=Nominations & Winners: 2010 |work=[[Golden Globes]] |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=January 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105022428/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |archive-date=January 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="ghosh">{{cite web|url=http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2010/07/13/glee-exclusive-mike-omalley-made-series-regular-for-season-2-plus-more-show-intel |title=GLEE Exclusive: Mike O'Malley Made Series Regular for Season 2, Plus More Show Intel... |first=Korbi |last=Ghosh |work=GiveMeMyRemote.com |date=July 13, 2010 |access-date=July 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326134243/http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2010/07/13/glee-exclusive-mike-omalley-made-series-regular-for-season-2-plus-more-show-intel/ |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee beamed direct to M-Net">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenafrica.com/news/television/280201.htm |title=Glee beamed direct to M-Net |date=September 30, 2009 |publisher=Screen Africa |access-date=October 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001090636/http://www.screenafrica.com/news/television/280201.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee bumped">{{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b148513_glee_bumped_from_macys_parade.html |title=Glee Bumped From Macy's Parade |last=Dos Santos |first=Kristin |author-link=Kristin Dos Santos |date=October 12, 2009 |work=[[E! Online]] |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018060834/http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b148513_Glee_Bumped_From_Macys_Parade.html |archive-date=October 18, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee cast on X Factor semi-finals">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11840007|title=Glee cast on X Factor semi-finals|date=November 25, 2010|publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]]. [[BBC]]|access-date=November 25, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101203013215/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11840007 | archive-date = December 3, 2010| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Glee cast to sing at the White House">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8569077.stm |title=Glee cast to sing at the White House |date=March 15, 2010 |work=BBC News |access-date=March 16, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105801/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8569077.stm | archive-date = December 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Glee club is back in session on the season premiere of ''Glee''">{{cite press release|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=9&d=20 |title=Glee club is back in session on the season premiere of ''Glee'' |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |access-date=September 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209031828/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=9&d=20 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee coming to town">{{cite news |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=505114&publicationSubCategoryId=70 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905230704/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=505114&publicationSubCategoryId=70 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |title=Glee coming to town |date=September 14, 2009 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |access-date=December 16, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee Debuts Original Songs on Glee: The Music, Volume 5 Available March 8">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-debuts-original-songs-on-glee-the-music-volume-5-available-march-8-116643439.html|title=Glee Debuts Original Songs on Glee: The Music, Volume 5 Available March 8|date=February 22, 2011|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=March 2, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105827/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-debuts-original-songs-on-glee-the-music-volume-5-available-march-8-116643439.html | archive-date = December 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Glee is Moving to Cleveland">{{cite web |url=http://tvguidemagazine.com/kecks-exclusives/glee-is-moving-to-cleveland-3669.html |title=Glee is Moving to Cleveland |first=William |last=Keck |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=January 7, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111051830/http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/kecks-exclusives/glee-is-moving-to-cleveland-3669.html |archive-date=January 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee Live Tour 2011: Performance Dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.gleetour.com/events/past |title=Glee Live Tour 2011: Performance Dates |access-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118070845/http://www.gleetour.com/events/past |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee Picked Up For Season 2">{{cite news | author=Abrams, Natalie| title=Glee Picked Up For Season 2| url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Glee-Picked-Season-1013581.aspx| work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=January 11, 2010 |date=January 11, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140414114023/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Glee-Picked-Season-1013581.aspx | archive-date = April 14, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Glee pilot date announced">{{cite web|url=http://www.e4.com/blog/e4-blog/post/3lvilq41pb8ijvvvyfwkng/view.e4 |title=Glee pilot date announced |date=November 23, 2009 |publisher=[[E4 (channel)|E4]] |access-date=November 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125200226/http://www.e4.com/blog/e4-blog/post/3lvilq41pb8ijvvvyfwkng/view.e4 |archive-date=January 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee Premieres 9th June On Channel 5">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/tv/channel-5/programmes/glee.aspx?cp-documentid=4095284 |title=Glee Premieres 9th June On Channel 5 |publisher=[[MediaCorp]] |access-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614233030/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/tv/channel-5/programmes/glee.aspx?cp-documentid=4095284 |archive-date=June 14, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee Season One">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/gleeseason1 |title=Glee Season One |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=November 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211002240/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/gleeseason1 |archive-date=February 11, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Glee – Sky1 HD">{{cite web |url= http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/glee |title=Glee – Sky1 HD |date=September 10, 2011 |publisher=[[Sky1]] |access-date=September 10, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023434/http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/glee | archive-date = October 15, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Glee">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/glee/296380 |title=Glee |date=September 9, 2010 |publisher=TVGuide.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103092932/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/glee/296380 |archive-date=January 3, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee&nbsp;– Season 1, Volume 2&nbsp;– Road to Regionals (DVD)">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003L21HMY |title=Glee&nbsp;– Season 1, Volume 2&nbsp;– Road to Regionals (DVD) |publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]] |access-date=June 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630052152/http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003L21HMY |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee&nbsp;— Complete Season 1 (DVD)">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003O85FAU |title=Glee&nbsp;— Complete Season 1 (DVD) |date=May 28, 2010 |work=[[Amazon.co.uk]] |access-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629020941/http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003O85FAU |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee's Great, but the Music Ain't">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b150204_glees_great_music_aint.html |title=Glee's Great, but the Music Ain't |first=Joal |last=Ryan |date=October 23, 2009 |work=[[E! Online]] |access-date=November 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126090740/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b150204_glees_great_music_aint.html |archive-date=November 26, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee, Warren Buffett, and much more">{{cite web|url=http://imcmsimages.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/PDF/20110730/3007HNP006.pdf |title=Glee, Warren Buffett, and much more |author=Tan Weizhen and Ng Jing Yng |publisher=TODAY |date=July 30, 2011 |access-date=July 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507031319/http://imcmsimages.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileserver/documents/006/PDF/20110730/3007HNP006.pdf |archive-date=May 7, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee3">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940256.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |title=Glee |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=May 14, 2009 |work=Variety |access-date=June 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418110751/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940256.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |archive-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name="Glee: Summer Break: An Original Novel (Glee (Quality)) (Paperback)">{{Cite book|isbn=978-0316123600 |title=Glee: Summer Break: An Original Novel (Glee (Quality)) (Paperback) |last1=Lowell |first1=Sophia |date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee: The Music Presents The Warblers Available April 19">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-the-music-presents-the-warblers-available-april-19-118488269.html|title=Glee: The Music Presents The Warblers Available April 19|date=March 23, 2011|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]. [[PR Newswire]]|location=New York|access-date=March 23, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131019145909/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-the-music-presents-the-warblers-available-april-19-118488269.html | archive-date = October 19, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AO3CR6 |title=Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna |website=Amazon |access-date=June 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418073133/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AO3CR6 |archive-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Available November 30">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-the-music-volume-4-available-november-30-106945323.html|title=Glee: The Music, Volume 4 Available November 30|date=November 9, 2010|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=November 9, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131019144359/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-the-music-volume-4-available-november-30-106945323.html | archive-date = October 19, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="gorman">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/02/tv-ratings-tuesday-americas-got-talent-opens-up-but-hells-kitchen-glee-put-fox-on-top/52900 |title=TV Ratings Tuesday: ''America's Got Talent'' Opens Up; But ''Hell's Kitchen'' + ''Glee'' Put Fox On Top |work=TV by the Numbers |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=June 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605152952/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/02/tv-ratings-tuesday-americas-got-talent-opens-up-but-hells-kitchen-glee-put-fox-on-top/52900 |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name="GtB">{{Cite book|isbn=978-0316123594 |title=Glee: The Beginning: An Original Novel (Glee Original Novels) (Paperback) |last1=Lowell |first1=Sophia |date=August 3, 2010 |publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers }}</ref>

<ref name="HolRep">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-release-3d-glee-concert-185348 |title="Glee The Movie 3D!," featuring the North American tour, will be released Aug. 12. |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 4, 2011 |access-date=July 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102110503/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-release-3d-glee-concert-185348 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hot Topic">{{cite web |url=http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_The_GLEEK_Tour_Hits_The_Road_20090820 |title=Photo Flash: The GLEE 'GLEEK' Tour Hits The Road |date=August 20, 2009 |website=Broadway World |access-date=November 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525173901/http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_The_GLEEK_Tour_Hits_The_Road_20090820 |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="HR723">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-chord-overstreet-returning-season-4-353225 |title=''Glee'': Chord Overstreet Officially Returning as Series Regular |first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 23, 2012|access-date=July 24, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130902052912/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-chord-overstreet-returning-season-4-353225 | archive-date = September 2, 2013| url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="HSM">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/arts/television/17wyat.html |title=Not That High School Musical |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |date=May 15, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508135252/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/arts/television/17wyat.html |archive-date=May 8, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="hudson">{{cite news|last=Hudson|first=Laura|title=Jonathan Coulton Explains How Glee Ripped Off His Cover Song — And Why He's Not Alone|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/01/jonathan-coulton-glee-song/|access-date=January 26, 2013|newspaper=[[Wired (website)|Wired]]|date=January 26, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131007145601/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/01/jonathan-coulton-glee-song | archive-date = October 7, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Jayma Mays Leaving ''Glee'' — Actress Confirms Departure From FOX Series">{{cite web|author=Christopher Rogers |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/07/30/jayma-mays-leaving-glee-season-5/ |title=Jayma Mays Leaving ''Glee'' — Actress Confirms Departure From FOX Series |publisher=Hollywood Life |date=July 30, 2013 |access-date=December 4, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224122836/http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/07/30/jayma-mays-leaving-glee-season-5/ | archive-date = December 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="JS">{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/43463-little-brown-launching-glee-publishing-program.html |title=Little, Brown Launching 'Glee' Publishing Program |last=Sellers |first=John A. |date=June 10, 2010 |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914085349/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/43463-little-brown-launching-glee-publishing-program.html |archive-date=September 14, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Julianne Moore Gets Soapy; 'Glee' Tours; Holt Halts Hiroshima Book">{{cite news |url= https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/02/julianne-moore-gets-soapy-glee-tours-holt-halts-hiroshima-book/ |title=Julianne Moore Gets Soapy; 'Glee' Tours; Holt Halts Hiroshima Book |last=Little|first=Lyneka |date=March 2, 2010 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=March 4, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131019202118/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/03/02/julianne-moore-gets-soapy-glee-tours-holt-halts-hiroshima-book/ | archive-date = October 19, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="kingstonherald">{{cite web|url=http://kingstonherald.com/entertainment/bryan-adams-tells-glee-creator-to-pick-up-phone-201031134 |title=Bryan Adams tells Glee Creator to "Pick up the Phone"! |publisher=Kingstonherald.com |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=November 9, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031857/http://kingstonherald.com/entertainment/bryan-adams-tells-glee-creator-to-pick-up-phone-201031134 | archive-date = December 3, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="klue">{{cite web|url=http://www.klue.com.my/articles/2451-Glee-The-Vampire-Diaries-KAMII-and-more-coming-to-a-small-screen-near-you-in-2010 |title=Glee, The Vampire Diaries, KAMII and more coming to a small screen near you in 2010! |work=klue.com.my |date=November 2, 2009 |access-date=June 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104105231/http://klue.com.my/articles/2451-Glee-The-Vampire-Diaries-KAMII-and-more-coming-to-a-small-screen-near-you-in-2010 |archive-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name="kurt-bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/glee/bios/chris-colfer/ |title=Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel |work=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |access-date=December 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106173326/http://www.fox.com/glee/bios/chris-colfer |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="LAT">{{cite news |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-apr-26-ca-glee26-story.html |title=Will TV audiences watch with 'Glee'? |last=Fernandez|first=Maria Elena |date=April 26, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 1, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012201937/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/26/entertainment/ca-glee26 | archive-date = October 12, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="lifeline">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BC0LL20101213|title='Glee' throws lifeline to music industry |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101217130339/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BC0LL20101213 | archive-date = December 17, 2010| url-status=live|date=December 13, 2010|first=Ann|last=Donahue|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Reuters |location=Los Angeles|access-date=December 16, 2010 }}</ref>

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<ref name="LR">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/11/19/fox-moves-american-idol-to-wednesdays-and-thursdays/ |title=Fox moves 'American Idol' to Wednesdays and Thursdays |first=Lynette |last=Rice |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106001228/http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/11/19/fox-moves-american-idol-to-wednesdays-and-thursdays/ |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Meet Cory Monteith & Naya Rivera of Glee">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodthewriteway.com/2009/03/meet-cory-monteith-naya-rivera-of-glee.html |title=Meet Cory Monteith & Naya Rivera of Glee |last=Simpson |first=Melody |date=March 17, 2009 |work=Hollywood the Write Way |access-date=June 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124142312/http://www.hollywoodthewriteway.com/2009/03/meet-cory-monteith-naya-rivera-of-glee.html |archive-date=November 24, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MicheleMonteithColferStaying">{{cite web|last=Mitovich |first=Matt |title=Glee Boss: Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele Are Staying, But Sam Won't Be Back |url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/glee-comic-con-michele-monteith-colfer-overstreet/ |work=[[TVLine]] |publisher=[[Mail.com Media]] |date=July 24, 2011 |access-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227094739/http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/glee-comic-con-michele-monteith-colfer-overstreet/ |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Mitovich">{{cite news|author=Matt Mitovich |title=Fox Moves Up Two Fall Premieres; Plus a Glee Video Preview |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/FallTV-Fox-changes-1008485.aspx |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=July 28, 2009 |access-date=July 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731094123/http://www.tvguide.com/News/FallTV-Fox-changes-1008485.aspx |archive-date=July 31, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="mullins">{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/glee-dux_weve_got_all_hot/239963 |title=''Glee''-Dux: We've Got All the Hot Gossip—and Then Some!|last=Mullins|first=Jenna|date=May 3, 2011 |work=[[E! Online]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |access-date=February 4, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111208193752/http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/glee-dux_weve_got_all_hot/239963 | archive-date = December 8, 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Murphy Talks the Fate of GLEE's Seniors">{{cite web|url=http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Ryan-Murphy-Talks-the-Fate-of-GLEEs-Seniors-20120517#ixzz1vAMXHi56|title=Murphy Talks the Fate of GLEE's Seniors|work=Broadway World|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105195413/http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Ryan-Murphy-Talks-the-Fate-of-GLEEs-Seniors-20120517 | archive-date = November 5, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Nominations announced for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild awards">{{cite press release|url=http://www.sagawards.org/PR_091217 |title=Nominations announced for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild awards |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |date=December 17, 2009 |access-date=December 24, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/jane-lynch-brings-her-inner-mean-girl-to-glee/ |title=Jane Lynch Brings Her Inner Mean Girl to 'Glee' |last=Itzkoff |first=David |date=May 18, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129053907/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/jane-lynch-brings-her-inner-mean-girl-to-glee/ |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="parentstv">{{cite press release|url=http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/news/release/2010/1020.asp|title=PTC: Sexualized GQ Photo Shoot of "Glee" Cast Crosses the Line|date=October 20, 2010|publisher=[[Parents Television Council]]|access-date=October 21, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101211003833/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2010/1020.asp | archive-date = December 11, 2010| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="peabodyawards">{{cite web|url=http://peabodyawards.com/past-winners/award/?pbaward=1535&pb_search=1&pb_title=&pb_year=&pb_porg=&pb_query=paris%20barclay |title=View Winner &#124; George Foster Peabody Awards |publisher=Peabodyawards.com |access-date=December 4, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113916/http://peabodyawards.com/past-winners/award/?pbaward=1535&pb_search=1&pb_title=&pb_year=&pb_porg=&pb_query=paris%20barclay | archive-date = December 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="pickup">{{cite press release|url=http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z1z8&ID=5604 |title=Gleeks Rejoice! Fox Picks Up Second Season of "Glee" |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2010 |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604203508/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z1z8&ID=5604 |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="PilotDVD">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Glee-Pilot-Episode-Directors-Cut/12628 |title=Glee&nbsp;— Exclusively at Walmart, Fox Announces a Pilot Episode: Director's Cut DVD |last=Lambert |first=David |date=September 4, 2009 |publisher=TV Shows on DVD |access-date=November 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124161723/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Glee-Pilot-Episode-Directors-Cut/12628 |archive-date=November 24, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Popular Band Stars App get the Ultimate Glee Makeover">{{cite news |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/214028/POPULAR_BAND_STARS_APP_GETS_THE_ULTIMATE_GLEE_UPDATE.php |date=March 27, 2014 |title=Popular Band Stars App get the Ultimate Glee Makeover |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220440/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/214028/POPULAR_BAND_STARS_APP_GETS_THE_ULTIMATE_GLEE_UPDATE.php |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Pot">{{cite episode |title=Pot o' Gold|episode-link=Pot o' Gold (Glee)|series=Glee |series-link=Glee (TV series) |credits=[[Adam Shankman]] (director), [[Ali Adler]] (writer)|network=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |airdate=November 1, 2011 |season=3 |number=4}}</ref>

<ref name="prem">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/08/02/stars-align-in-springfield-for-season-22-of-the-simpsons/20100802fox05/To#ixzz0vStficm8|title=Breaking News&nbsp;— STARS ALIGN IN SPRINGFIELD FOR SEASON 22 OF "THE SIMPSONS"|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140314220625/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/08/02/stars-align-in-springfield-for-season-22-of-the-simpsons/20100802fox05/To#ixzz0vStficm8|archive-date=March 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-the-music-volume-6-available-monday-may-23-121143964.html|title=Glee: The Music, Volume 6 Available Monday, May 23 but 27 of may in Australia|date=May 3, 2011|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]. [[PR Newswire]]|location=New York|access-date=May 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019145905/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-the-music-volume-6-available-monday-may-23-121143964.html|archive-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5A85EL20091109?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10522 |title="Glee" brings joy to beleaguered music industry |last=Serjeant |first=Jill |date=November 9, 2009 |work=Reuters |access-date=November 26, 2009 |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119173513/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5A85EL20091109?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10522 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="rewrite">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-gleestage26-2009apr26,0,1653470.story |title=Video: 'Glee' team rewrites the school musical |first=Denise |last=Martin |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 26, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920060956/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-gleestage26-2009apr26,0,1653470.story |archive-date=September 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Glee&format=&go=Search&perPage=50 |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=February 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="s2">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/13/fox-announces-fall-premiere-dates-for-2010-11-season/56923 |title=Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates For 2010–11 Season |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=July 13, 2010 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718170643/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/13/fox-announces-fall-premiere-dates-for-2010-11-season/56923 |archive-date=July 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="S2Comp">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Glee-Season-2/14455|title=Glee – 'Season 2, Volume 2' DVD, and 'Complete 2nd Season' DVD and Blu-ray|last=Lambert|first=David|date=June 29, 2011|work=TV Shows on DVD|access-date=August 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003064829/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Glee-Season-2/14455|archive-date=October 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Schott's Vocab">{{cite news |url=http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/gleeks/ |title=Schott's Vocab |last=Schott |first=Ben |date=September 16, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930190430/http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/gleeks/ |archive-date=September 30, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="season3">{{cite magazine |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/23/glee-season-3-pickup/ |title='Glee' earns season 3 pickup from Fox (EW Exclusive) |last=Rice |first=Lynette |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 23, 2010 |access-date=May 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011175359/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/23/glee-season-3-pickup/ |archive-date=October 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Sheffield: How 'Glee' Became a Pop-Culture Juggernaut">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/17389/233161 |title=Sheffield: How 'Glee' Became a Pop-Culture Juggernaut |date=November 11, 2010 |first=Rob |last=Sheffield |author-link=Rob Sheffield |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208162631/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/17389/233161 |archive-date=December 8, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Showatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=glee&view=listings |title=Showatch |work=The Futon Critic |access-date=August 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630052159/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=glee&view=listings |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Six Foot Kid">{{cite web |url=http://sixfootkid.com/ |title=Six Foot Kid |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224505/http://sixfootkid.com/ |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Smooth Transition? FOX Picks 'Glee' For Post-Super Bowl Slot">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/smooth-transition-fox-picks-glee-for-post-super-bowl-slot/ |title=Smooth Transition? FOX Picks 'Glee' For Post-Super Bowl Slot |first=Steve |last=Krakauer |date=May 17, 2010 |work=[[Mediaite]] |access-date=March 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314025615/http://www.mediaite.com/online/smooth-transition-fox-picks-glee-for-post-super-bowl-slot/ |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Some of the best of 2009's TV">{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/23/best.tv.2009/index.html |title=Some of the best of 2009's TV |last=Respers France|first=Lisa |date=December 23, 2009 |publisher=CNN |access-date=January 2, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224121140/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/23/best.tv.2009/index.html | archive-date = December 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="stack">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/01/glee-mike-omalley-pilot-leaving-series/|title=''Glee'' star Mike O'Malley talks his new pilot and rumors he's leaving the series: 'I would not have taken this job if they prevented me from continuing as Burt Hummel |last=Stack |first=Tim |date=March 1, 2011 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 11, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115352/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/01/glee-mike-omalley-pilot-leaving-series/ | archive-date = December 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="stanley">{{cite news |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/06/glee-swag-hits-stores-in-fall-shows-tv-shows-licensing-crazy.html |title=Dress yourself in 'Glee': TV shows go licensing crazy|first=T.L. |last=Stanley |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 8, 2010 |access-date=June 10, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140123212549/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/06/glee-swag-hits-stores-in-fall-shows-tv-shows-licensing-crazy.html | archive-date = January 23, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Star World">{{cite web |url= http://www.starworld.in/shows_collection.aspx |title=Star World |publisher=[[STAR World]] |access-date=June 19, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140325121912/http://www.starworld.in/shows_collection.aspx | archive-date = March 25, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Sunday Final Ratings: Super Bowl Demos Galore, Plus 'Glee' 15&nbsp;Minute Detail">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/08/sunday-final-ratings-super-bowl-demos-galore-plus-glee-15-minute-detail/81892 |title=Sunday Final Ratings: Super Bowl Demos Galore, Plus 'Glee' 15&nbsp;Minute Detail |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com |date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=November 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014160126/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/08/sunday-final-ratings-super-bowl-demos-galore-plus-glee-15-minute-detail/81892/ |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Susan Boyle Glee cameo confirmed by Ryan Murphy">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/199286-susan-boyle-glee-cameo-confirmed-by-ryan-murphy/ |title=Susan Boyle Glee cameo confirmed by Ryan Murphy |date=September 24, 2010 |work=[[STV (TV network)|entertainment.stv.tv]] |publisher=[[STV Group plc]] |access-date=October 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321000918/http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/199286-susan-boyle-glee-cameo-confirmed-by-ryan-murphy/ |archive-date=March 21, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="target danceparty">{{cite web|url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-music-dance-party-now-available-exclusively-target |title=Glee: The Music, Dance Party Now Available Exclusively at Target |publisher=GleeTheMusic.com. [[Sony Music Entertainment]] |access-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328083701/http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-music-dance-party-now-available-exclusively-target |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="target">{{cite web|url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-target-exclusive-sale-now |title=Glee Target Exclusive on Sale Now |publisher=GleeTheMusic.com. [[Sony Music Entertainment]] |access-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625203744/http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-target-exclusive-sale-now |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="The Futon Critic">{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090921fox01 |title=Fox sings praises of "Glee" with full-season pickup |publisher=The Futon Critic |date=September 21, 2009 |access-date=October 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914090156/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090921fox01 |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="The Glee Effect">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news08338m01 |title=The Glee Effect |date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=August 20, 2011 |last=Trakin |first=Roy |work=Hit Daily Double |publisher=Dennis Lavinthal |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104012446/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news08338m01 |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="The Glee Project Season Finale Recap: And the Winner Is...">{{cite web|last=Slezak|first=Michael|title=The Glee Project Season Finale Recap: And the Winner Is...|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/the-glee-project-season-finale-recap-winner-oxygen/#more-242606|work=[[TVLine]]|publisher=[[Mail.com Media]]|date=August 21, 2011|access-date=August 21, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120301193346/http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/the-glee-project-season-finale-recap-winner-oxygen/ | archive-date = March 1, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="The Glee Project">{{cite web|url=http://thegleeproject.oxygen.com/ |title=The Glee Project |work=[[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] |publisher=Oxygen Media |access-date=December 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104183411/http://thegleeproject.oxygen.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="The Gospel of Glee">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1942957-1,00.html |title=The Gospel of Glee |last=Gibbs |first=Nancy |date=December 7, 2009 |magazine=Time |access-date=November 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521073010/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C1942957-1%2C00.html |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="The Heldenfiles&nbsp;— Glee-ful Ohio">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/44449937.html |title=The Heldenfiles&nbsp;— Glee-ful Ohio |last=Heldenfels |first=Rich |date=May 6, 2009 |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |access-date=June 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615162822/http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/44449937.html |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="The Top 10 Everything of 2009">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944142_1944160,00.html |title=The Top 10 Everything of 2009 |last=Poniewozik |first=James |date=December 8, 2009 |magazine=Time |access-date=December 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826181331/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0%2C28804%2C1945379_1944142_1944160%2C00.html |archive-date=August 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="thefutoncritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120507fox03/ |title=School's Out on an All-New Season Finale of "Glee" |work=The Futon Critic |access-date=May 18, 2012 |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915085015/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120507fox03/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="theloop">{{cite web |url=http://www.theloop.ca/showbiz/tv-guide/news/article/-/a/3070795/-Glee-jumps-from-Global-to-City |title=''Glee'' jumps from Global to City |publisher=[[TV Guide (Canada)|TV Guide]] |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222153913/http://www.theloop.ca/showbiz/tv-guide/news/article/-/a/3070795/-Glee-jumps-from-Global-to-City |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="These Days, I'm Watching Glee with Dread">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/john-doyle/these-days-im-watching-glee-with-a-hint-of-dread/article1579341/ |title=These Days, I'm Watching Glee with Dread |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |location=Canada |publisher=[[CTVglobemedia]] |last=Doyle|first=John |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=May 25, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110730181653/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/john-doyle/these-days-im-watching-glee-with-a-hint-of-dread/article1579341/ | archive-date = July 30, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'American Idol', 'Vampire Diaries', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Wipeout', & 'Elementary' Adjusted Up; 'Glee' Adjusted Down">{{cite web |title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'American Idol', 'Vampire Diaries', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Wipeout', & 'Elementary' Adjusted Up; 'Glee' Adjusted Down |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/10/thursday-final-ratings-big-bang-theory-greys-anatomy-american-idol-vampire-diaries-two-and-a-half-men-wipeout-glee-adjusted-down/181920/ |work=TV by the Numbers |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=May 10, 2013 |access-date=May 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607023334/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/10/thursday-final-ratings-big-bang-theory-greys-anatomy-american-idol-vampire-diaries-two-and-a-half-men-wipeout-glee-adjusted-down/181920/ |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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* [https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1724340/Glee "Glee (American television program)"] at the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''

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