Glee (stylized glee) is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It touches on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues. The initial main cast encompassed club director and Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), Will’s (now ex) wife Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), and eight club members played by Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz. For the second season, formerly recurring cast members Mike O’Malley, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera were promoted to the main cast.

The series was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, who first conceived Glee as a film. The three write all of the show’s episodes and Murphy and Falchuk serve as the show’s main directors. The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19, 2009, and the first season aired from September 9, 2009 to June 8, 2010. The second season began airing on September 21, 2010, and a third season has been commissioned. Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers that are selected by Murphy, who aims to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are 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 twenty-one million digital single sales and nine million album sales. The series’ merchandise also includes DVD and Blu-ray releases, a young adult book series, an iPad application, and a karaoke game for the Wii. During its first season, Glee received generally favorable reviews from critics, with Metacritic’s weighted average based on the impression of 18 critical reviews of 77 percent. The season was nominated for nineteen Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, six Satellite Awards and fifty-seven 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 episode. In 2011, the show once again won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer won Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively; Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele also received nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. The show was also chosen by Fox to fill the coveted timeslot that followed the network’s coverage of Super Bowl XLV in 2011.

Fox announced on May 4, 2011 that Murphy and the studio are producing a concert film, Glee Live! In 3D!, featuring performance and backstage footage from the upcoming Glee Live! In Concert! tour. The film will be directed by Kevin Tancharoen and is scheduled for release in the United States on August 12, 2011.

Main Cast:
* Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
* Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury
* Amber Riley as Mercedes
* Lea Michele as Rachel Berry
* Kevin McHale as Arty Abrams
* Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson
* Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina
* Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray
* Mark Salling as Puck
* Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester
* Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
* Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
* Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins

Season 1
1. Episode 1 Pilot
2. Episode 2 Showmance
3. Episode 3 Acafellas
4. Episode 4 Preggers
5. Episode 5 Rhodes Not Taken
6. Episode 6 Vitamin D
7. Episode 7 Throwdown
8. Episode 8 Mash-Up
9. Episode 9 Wheels
10. Episode 10 Ballad
11. Episode 11 Hairography
12. Episode 12 Mattress
13. Episode 13 Sectionals
14. Episode 14 Hell-o
15. Episode 15 The Power of Madonna
16. Episode 16 Home
17. Episode 17 Bad Reputation
18. Episode 18 Laryngitis
19. Episode 19 Dream On
20. Episode 20 Theatricality
21. Episode 21 Funk
22. Episode 22 Journey

Season 2
1. Episode 1 Audition
2. Episode 2 Britney/Brittany
3. Episode 3 Grilled Cheesus
4. Episode 4 Duets
5. Episode 5 The Rocky Horror Glee Show
6. Episode 6 Never Been Kissed
7. Episode 7 The Substitute
8. Episode 8 Furt
9. Episode 9 Special Education
10. Episode 10 A Very Glee Christmas
11. Episode 11 Thriller
12. Episode 12 Silly Love Songs
13. Episode 13 Comeback
14. Episode 14 Blame It on the Alcohol
15. Episode 15 Sexy
16. Episode 16 Original Song
17. Episode 17 A Night of Neglect
18. Episode 18 Born This Way
19. Episode 19 Rumours
20. Episode 20 Prom Queen
21. Episode 21 Funeral
22. Episode 22 New York

Season 3
1. Episode 1 The Purple Piano Project
2. Episode 2 I am Unicorn
3. Episode 3 Asian F
4. Episode 4 Pot O’ Gold
5. Episode 5 The First Time
6. Episode 6 Mash Off
7. Episode 7 I Kissed A Girl
8. Episode 8 Hold On To Sixteen
9. Episode 9 Extraordinary Merry Christmas
10. Episode 10: Yes/No — 17 January 2012
11. Episode 11: Episode #3.11 — 24 January 2012
12. Episode 12: Episode #3.12 — 31 January 2012
13. Episode 13: Episode #3.13
14. Episode 14: Episode #3.14
15. Episode 15: Episode #3.15
16. Episode 16: Episode #3.16
17. Episode 17: Episode #3.17
18. Episode 18: Episode #3.18
19. Episode 19: Episode #3.19
20. Episode 20: Episode #3.20
21. Episode 21: Episode #3.21
22. Episode 22: Episode #3.22