In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.
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Lea Michele
Rachel Berry
Chris Colfer
Kurt Hummel
Matthew Morrison
Will Schuester
Jane Lynch
Sue Sylvester
Dot-Marie Jones
Sheldon Beiste
Chord Overstreet
Sam Evans
Darren Criss
Blaine Anderson
Amber Riley
Mercedes Jones
Kevin McHale
Artie Abrams
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22 episodes • 2009Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | May 19, 2009 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Showmance | Sep 9, 2009 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Acafellas | Sep 16, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Preggers | Sep 23, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 5 | The Rhodes Not Taken | Sep 30, 2009 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Vitamin D | Oct 7, 2009 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Throwdown | Oct 14, 2009 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Mash-Up | Oct 21, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Wheels | Nov 11, 2009 | 8.6 |
| 10 | Ballad | Nov 18, 2009 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Hairography | Nov 25, 2009 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Mattress | Dec 2, 2009 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Sectionals | Dec 9, 2009 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Hell-O | Apr 13, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 15 | The Power of Madonna | Apr 20, 2010 | 8.6 |
| 16 | Home | Apr 27, 2010 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Bad Reputation | May 4, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Laryngitis | May 11, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 19 | Dream On | May 18, 2010 | 8.5 |
| 20 | Theatricality | May 25, 2010 | 8.4 |
| 21 | Funk | Jun 1, 2010 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Journey to Regionals | Jun 8, 2010 | 9.1 |
22 episodes • 2010Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audition | Sep 21, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Britney/Brittany | Sep 28, 2010 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Grilled Cheesus | Oct 5, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Duets | Oct 12, 2010 | 8.3 |
| 5 | The Rocky Horror Glee Show | Oct 26, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Never Been Kissed | Nov 9, 2010 | 8.6 |
| 7 | The Substitute | Nov 16, 2010 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Furt | Nov 23, 2010 | 8.7 |
| 9 | Special Education | Nov 30, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 10 | A Very Glee Christmas | Dec 7, 2010 | 8.2 |
| 11 | The Sue Sylvester Shuffle | Feb 6, 2011 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Silly Love Songs | Feb 8, 2011 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Comeback | Feb 15, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Blame It on the Alcohol | Feb 22, 2011 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Sexy | Mar 8, 2011 | 8.1 |
| 16 | Original Song | Mar 15, 2011 | 8.9 |
| 17 | A Night of Neglect | Apr 19, 2011 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Born This Way | Apr 26, 2011 | 8.5 |
| 19 | Rumours | May 3, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Prom Queen | May 10, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 21 | Funeral | May 17, 2011 | 8.5 |
| 22 | New York | May 24, 2011 | 8.2 |
22 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Purple Piano Project | Sep 20, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 2 | I Am Unicorn | Sep 27, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Asian F | Oct 4, 2011 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Pot O' Gold | Nov 1, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 5 | The First Time | Nov 8, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Mash Off | Nov 15, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 7 | I Kissed a Girl | Nov 29, 2011 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Hold on to Sixteen | Dec 6, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Extraordinary Merry Christmas | Dec 13, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Yes/No | Jan 17, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Michael | Jan 31, 2012 | 8.5 |
| 12 | The Spanish Teacher | Feb 7, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Heart | Feb 14, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 14 | On My Way | Feb 21, 2012 | 8.8 |
| 15 | Big Brother | Apr 10, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Saturday Night Glee-ver | Apr 17, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Dance with Somebody | Apr 24, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Choke | May 1, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 19 | Prom-asaurus | May 8, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Props | May 15, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 21 | Nationals | May 15, 2012 | 9.1 |
| 22 | Goodbye | May 22, 2012 | 8.7 |
22 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Rachel | Sep 13, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Britney 2.0 | Sep 20, 2012 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Makeover | Sep 27, 2012 | 7.4 |
| 4 | The Break-Up | Oct 4, 2012 | 8.7 |
| 5 | The Role You Were Born to Play | Nov 8, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Glease | Nov 15, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Dynamic Duets | Nov 22, 2012 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Thanksgiving | Nov 29, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Swan Song | Dec 6, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Glee, Actually | Dec 13, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Sadie Hawkins | Jan 24, 2013 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Naked | Jan 31, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 13 | Diva | Feb 7, 2013 | 7.3 |
| 14 | I Do | Feb 14, 2013 | 8.1 |
| 15 | Girls (and Boys) on Film | Mar 7, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Feud | Mar 14, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Guilty Pleasures | Mar 21, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Shooting Star | Apr 11, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 19 | Sweet Dreams | Apr 18, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Lights Out | Apr 25, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Wonder-Ful | May 2, 2013 | 7.5 |
| 22 | All or Nothing | May 9, 2013 | 7.6 |
20 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love, Love, Love | Sep 26, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Tina in the Sky with Diamonds | Oct 3, 2013 | 7.5 |
| 3 | The Quarterback | Oct 10, 2013 | 9.6 |
| 4 | A Katy or a Gaga | Nov 7, 2013 | 7.1 |
| 5 | The End of Twerk | Nov 14, 2013 | 6.6 |
| 6 | Movin' Out | Nov 21, 2013 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Puppet Master | Nov 28, 2013 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Previously Unaired Christmas | Dec 5, 2013 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Frenemies | Feb 25, 2014 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Trio | Mar 4, 2014 | 7.3 |
| 11 | City of Angels | Mar 11, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 12 | 100 | Mar 18, 2014 | 8.8 |
| 13 | New Directions | Mar 25, 2014 | 8.7 |
| 14 | New New York | Apr 1, 2014 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Bash | Apr 8, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Tested | Apr 15, 2014 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Opening Night | Apr 22, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 18 | The Back-Up Plan | Apr 29, 2014 | 6.8 |
| 19 | Old Dog, New Tricks | May 6, 2014 | 7.2 |
| 20 | The Untitled Rachel Berry Project | May 13, 2014 | 7.0 |
13 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loser Like Me | Jan 9, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Homecoming | Jan 9, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jagged Little Tapestry | Jan 16, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 4 | The Hurt Locker (1) | Jan 23, 2015 | 7.1 |
| 5 | The Hurt Locker (2) | Jan 30, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 6 | What the World Needs Now | Feb 6, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Transitioning | Feb 13, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 8 | A Wedding | Feb 20, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Child Star | Feb 27, 2015 | 7.2 |
| 10 | The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester | Mar 6, 2015 | 7.2 |
| 11 | We Built This Glee Club | Mar 13, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 12 | 2009 | Mar 20, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 13 | Dreams Come True | Mar 20, 2015 | 9.0 |
