query: who won season 1 of the glee project

pos: The Glee Project the background vocals. Although originally planned to begin broadcasting in late May 2011, "The Glee Project" premiered on June 12, 2011, and aired a two-hour extended premiere where the first hour showed the audition process and selection of the twelve contenders, and the second hour was the first episode of the series. The Canadian and UK premieres were also in the same two-hour extended format: in Canada, the series began airing on Slice on June 26, 2011, and in the UK, the series began airing on Sky One on July 14, 2011. Damian McGinty and Samuel Larsen were both proclaimed

pos: Glee (season 3) Davies and Shauna Minoprio. Assisted by "Glee" choreographer Zach Woodlee and casting director Robert Ulrich—who screened over 40,000 applicants—they selected the winner over ten episodes, from a shortlist of twelve contenders. After the show completed shooting, Murphy announced that the winner would play Sue's archenemy on the show. However, there were two winners of "The Glee Project" prize of a seven-episode arc, Damian McGinty and Samuel Larsen. The other two finalists, Lindsay Pearce and Alex Newell, each won a two-episode arc on the show. Pearce appeared in the season premiere as Harmony, a singer who intimidates Rachel with her talent,

neg: The Glee Project at risk of being eliminated. OUT The contender was eliminated. W/O The contender won the homework assignment but was eliminated. QUIT The contender quit the competition. WINNER The contender won a 7-episode arc on "Glee". RUNNER-UP The contender was crowned a runner-up. The Glee Project The Glee Project is an American reality television series from Oxygen. It served as an audition for the Fox musical comedy series "Glee", and the prize for the winner was a minimum seven-episode arc in the following season of the show. The show's first season premiered in the US on June 12, 2011, and concluded

neg: The Glee Project August 14, 2012. In July 2013, it was announced that "The Glee Project" would not return for a third season. "Glee" executive producers Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto executive produced for "The Glee Project". "Glee" casting director, Robert Ulrich, was casting director for the project, while "Glee" on-screen non-speaking accompanist, Brad Ellis, helping Ulrich coach 80 potential candidates as seen in the music segment of "The Top 12" special that led into the pilot episode of season 1. Each episode of "The Glee Project" is given an overall theme and covers events that have taken place in about the

neg: Saturday Night Glee-ver for his third season as a recurring special guest star in the role of Jesse St. James. Ryan Murphy had previously announced that Jesse would be returning near the end of the third season as the new coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, the group he had been the star of in the first season when they defeated New Directions in competition. "The Glee Project" runner-up Alex Newell, who won a two-episode recurring role on "Glee", makes his first appearance in the role of Wade Adams, Vocal Adrenaline's lead singer. In addition to Groff and Newell, recurring guest stars

neg: The Glee Project The contender won a 2-episode arc on "Glee". Casting for a second season was announced after the first season finale. The season pickup was confirmed on January 17, 2012, at which time it was stated that the second season would feature fourteen contestants, an increase of two from the twelve in the first season. On January 21, 2012, Lea Michele revealed that she would be the guest mentor for the season premiere. Other guest mentors will include season 1 co-winner Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones),

neg: Ryder Lynn they needed a new "anchor in the choir room". He quoted Murphy as having said many times during the competition—though it never appeared on screen in a "Glee Project" episode—"Robert, the most difficult person to cast for "Glee" is the jock. Because to find a masculine, good-looking guy who can sing and act is so tough." Jenner continued appearing as a recurring guest star for the remainder of the fourth season beyond the seven episodes he had won. Jenner as Ryder has been promoted to the main cast as of the beginning of "Glee" fifth season. In his first "Glee"

neg: The Glee Project The Glee Project The Glee Project is an American reality television series from Oxygen. It served as an audition for the Fox musical comedy series "Glee", and the prize for the winner was a minimum seven-episode arc in the following season of the show. The show's first season premiered in the US on June 12, 2011, and concluded on August 21, 2011. In Canada, the series began airing on Slice on June 26, 2011, and in the UK, the series began airing on Sky 1 on July 14, 2011. A second season aired in the US from June 5 to

neg: The Glee Project Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray) and returning season 1 mentors Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson) and Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams). The second season premiered in the US on June 5, 2012, and ran for eleven weeks, concluding on August 14, 2012. There was one winner for the season: Blake Jenner won the seven-episode arc on "Glee". He made his first appearance in the fifth episode of season four, "The Role You Were Born to Play", as a McKinley student named Ryder Lynn. He was a recurring character for 18 episodes on season 4 and was promoted to series

neg: Characters of Glee Tina. The character of Rory was created for McGinty after he won a recurring role for seven episodes on "Glee" as a contestant on "The Glee Project". The idea of his character interacting with Brittany was first broached in the penultimate episode of "The Glee Project", with the judges speculating that Brittany would not be able to understand a word the character said due to his Irish accent. McGinty was retained as a recurring cast member past his initial seven-episode prize through the end of the third season, but is not at McKinley as the fourth season begins. He does

neg: The Glee Project the winners of the first season, each winning a seven-episode arc. Runners-up Lindsay Pearce and Alex Newell were given prizes of a two-episode arc on "Glee", and Cameron Mitchell, who quit the competition in episode 7, won the "fan favorite" competition and the associated $10,000 prize. Pearce's two-episode arc, as a Rachel Berry-esque girl named Harmony, consisted of the season premiere episode "The Purple Piano Project" and the eighth episode "Hold On to Sixteen", while McGinty began his arc as Rory Flanagan, an Irish exchange student, in the fourth episode "Pot o' Gold"; McGinty was retained on the show beyond

neg: Ryder Lynn sole winner of the second season of the reality television competition "The Glee Project" in 2012, which earned him a seven-episode arc on the fourth season of "Glee". The prize was awarded by Ryan Murphy, who had the final decision on who was eliminated after each episode and who the eventual winner would be. "Glee" casting director Robert Ulrich, who was one of the mentors and judges of the competition, cited Jenner's versatility and skill as an actor, and noted that with the character of Finn having graduated at the end of the show's third season, Murphy, "Glee" showrunner, said

neg: Samuel Larsen his music. He auditioned for the role of Sam Evans on "Glee" but didn't get the part, which went to Chord Overstreet. His first "Glee" appearance was on the thirteenth episode of the third season, titled "Heart", as Joe Hart, a formerly home-schooled Christian. During that episode he performed in two songs: Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts", and a mashup of The Association's "Cherish" and Madonna's "Cherish". Although his prize for having won "The Glee Project" was seven episodes, he appeared in each of the final ten episodes of "Glee" third season. In addition, he appeared as a mentor for

neg: Alex Newell in 2011 for the first season of Oxygen's "The Glee Project". Newell's self-taped audition earned them over one million MySpace views as well as a spot among the 12 participants who competed for a seven-episode arc on "Glee". During the arc, they asserted themselves as an out gay man. Eventually, he became the series’ first runner-up. Nevertheless, the producers were so impressed that they decided to bring them on "Glee" for two episodes. Newell first appeared on "Glee" in the third season episode "Saturday Night Glee-ver". They were cast in the role of Wade "Unique" Adams, a male-to-female transgender teenager.

neg: Pot o' Gold (Glee) Pot o' Gold (Glee) "Pot o' Gold" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American musical television series "Glee", and the forty-eighth overall. It was written by Ali Adler, directed by Adam Shankman, and was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on November 1, 2011. The episode featured the arrival of Irish foreign exchange student Rory Flanagan ("Glee Project" prizewinner Damian McGinty) at McKinley High, a new challenger to Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) in her congressional race, and the ongoing fragmentation of the show's central glee club, New Directions. The episode as a whole received

neg: Chris Colfer "Glee". Kurt is a fashionable gay countertenor who is routinely bullied at school, for being gay and participating in the very unpopular Glee Club. Colfer auditioned for the part of Artie Abrams, who uses a wheelchair, a role which eventually went to Kevin McHale. The show's creator, Ryan Murphy, was so impressed with Colfer that he created the role of Kurt specifically for him, and in the process, scrapped a planned character called Rajish so they could add Kurt. Murphy explained in the season two finale of the "Glee Project" that Colfer was the inspiration for the project show because

neg: Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1 recurring guest stars Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker. Although the album is titled "Volume 1", a second volume for Season 4 was never released. Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1 is the thirteenth soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series "Glee". It features 13 songs from the fourth season. It was released on November 27, 2012 through Columbia Records. The first soundtrack release for the show's fourth season, "Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1" features songs from the season premiere, "The New Rachel", through to the

neg: Glee (season 1) and "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series" at the Cinema Audio Society Awards for "Wheels". In 2010, David Klotz won "Best Sound Editing: Short Form Music in Television" at the Golden Reel Awards for his work on "Pilot", "Wheels" won a "Television With a Conscience" Television Academy Honors award, and Brennan, Falchuk and Murphy jointly won "Comedy Writer of the Year" at the Just for Laughs Awards. "Glee – Pilot Episode: Director's Cut" was released on Region 1 DVD in the US on September 1, 2009, exclusively to Wal-Mart. It was released on Region 4 DVD in

neg: The Glee Project regular on season 5. Ali Stroker, the runner up, also made an unexpected first appearance in the fourth season episode, "I Do", as Betty Pillsbury. Dani Shay, who was the third person eliminated, was previously a contestant on America's Got Talent (season 6) going as far as the quarter-finals. IN The contender was not at risk of elimination. WIN The contender won the homework assignment and was not at risk of elimination. W/R The contender won the homework assignment but was at risk of being eliminated. RISK The contender sang for Ryan and was immediately safe. RISK The contender was

neg: Ryder Lynn when Jenner won a seven-episode arc in "Glee" fourth season after having successfully competed in the second season of the reality television show "The Glee Project". As Ryder, Jenner has sung several solo covers on the show, and appeared in many group performances. Jenner appeared as a recurring guest star beyond his seven-episode prize, and he has been promoted to the main cast effective with the start of the show's fifth season, but was written out after the second part of the 100th episode through the sixth and final season. He guest starred in the series finale briefly, during the

neg: Ali Stroker ARTS InsideOut where she has held theater classes and workshops for women and children affected by HIV and AIDS. Stroker identifies as bisexual and previously dated fellow "The Glee Project" contestant Dani Shay. Ali Stroker Ali Stroker (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the first actress who needs a wheelchair for mobility known to have appeared on a Broadway stage. Stroker was part of "The Glee Project", and won a guest starring role on "Glee" in 2013. She played the role of Anna in Deaf West's 2015 revival of "Spring Awakening". Stroker grew up

neg: Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1 is the thirteenth soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series "Glee". It features 13 songs from the fourth season. It was released on November 27, 2012 through Columbia Records. The first soundtrack release for the show's fourth season, "Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1" features songs from the season premiere, "The New Rachel", through to the eighth episode, "Thanksgiving" (on the standard edition), or the ninth, "Swan Song" (on the deluxe edition). The deluxe edition, only released digitally, features vocals from

neg: Celtic Thunder career. He left the group when the 2010 concert tour was over. In 2011, Damian McGinty (the group's youngest member) entered and won the Oxygen reality show "The Glee Project". On 21 August 2011, McGinty announced on "The Glee Project"s Live Viewing Party, that he would be stepping down from Celtic Thunder due to his new role on "Glee". In 2011 David Munro became the musical director. During their 2012 tour, Colm Keegan was joined the group to stand in for Ryan Kelly, who was injured in a fall. After Kelly returned, Keegan was asked to become a permanent member

neg: Glee merchandise and a dance tutorial. It was also released as a four-disc Blu-ray box set. "Glee - Season 2, Volume 1" was released on Region 1 DVD on January 25, 2011. The 3-disc set contains the first 10 episodes of season 2, including an exclusive "Rocky Horror Glee Show" song ("Planet Schmanet Janet") recorded just for the DVD, a "Glee" music jukebox, a "Getting Waxed with Jane Lynch" featurette, Brittany's most "profound" moments from season 1 and the first half of season 2, and a "Glee at Comic-Con 2010" featurette. The final twelve episodes of the season are collected on "Glee:

neg: Glee (season 1) million viewers and attained a 4.7 Nielsen rating in the 18–49 demographic, an increase of 18 percent on the previous episode, giving "Glee" the highest finale rating for a new show in the 2009–2010 television season. During its first season, "Glee" was nominated for 86 awards, of which 37 were won. Murphy and Barclay were both nominated for the "Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series" award at the 2010 Directors Guild of America Awards for their work on "Pilot" and "Wheels" respectively. The series was nominated for ten Creative Arts Emmy Awards and nine Primetime Emmy Awards. It received eight nominations

neg: Glee (season 1) "Glee – The Complete Season 1" was released on Region 2 DVD on September 13, 2010, Region 1 DVD on September 14, 2010, and Region 4 DVD on September 22, 2010. The seven-disc box set contains the full 22 episode first season, including extended episodes, sing-along karaoke, a behind-the-scenes look at "The Power of Madonna" episode, "Glee" makeovers, never-before-seen 'Sue's Corner' segments and a dance tutorial. It was also released as a four-disc Blu-ray box set. Glee (season 1) The first season of the musical comedy-drama television series "Glee" originally aired on Fox in the United States. The pilot episode

neg: Glee (season 1) release any official singles, while the remaining four albums were fully released as singles. Following the completion of the season, the "Glee" cast performed a 13-date concert tour in North America, "Glee Live! In Concert!" By its conclusion, tickets for all 13 performances had sold out, grossing $5,031,438. The season had a cast of twelve actors who received star billing. Matthew Morrison played Will Schuester, director of the McKinley High glee club. Jane Lynch played Sue Sylvester, head coach of the cheerleading squad and the glee club's nemesis. Jayma Mays portrayed Emma Pillsbury, a mysophobic guidance counselor with romantic feelings

neg: Modesto, California Aliens", the protagonist Susan Murphy hails from Modesto. Scenes of Modesto. In the short film "", Susan says, "Modesto? Why is it always Modesto!?" Inspector Keller (played by Michael Douglas) reveals he is from Modesto in season 3 of "The Streets of San Francisco". In "The Glee Project", Lindsay Pearce is a contestant and runner-up from Modesto, won 2 episode arcs in "Glee" Season 3. In the video game series "Wipeout", "Modesto Heights" is one of the race tracks in "Wipeout Pure" and "Wipeout HD". Brooklyn-based indie rockers The Hold Steady refer to the city in the song "Modesto Is

neg: Glee (season 4) junior at Rachel's new school, Jacob Artist as McKinley sophomore Jake Puckerman, Puck's (Mark Salling) younger half brother, Becca Tobin as Kitty, a cheerleader, and Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose. Marley's mother Millie was played by Trisha Rae Stahl. "The Glee Project" winner Blake Jenner was given a recurring role—set for at least seven episodes—starting with the fifth episode; he plays Ryder Lynn, a new McKinley student, who joins New Directions with Finn's aid. Jenner has commented that he would enjoy playing a character like Finn. "Glee Project" runner-up Ali Stroker had a guest role on "I Do" as Betty,

neg: Characters of Glee still struggles with others accepting her. She, along with some of the other members of New Directions transfer to other schools when the Glee Club is disbanded. Unique returns during the sixth season to help and support Coach Beiste with his decision to go through with a sex reassignment surgery. Newell was a runner-up in "The Glee Project" first season, and his prize was a two-episode arc on "Glee". A possibility for his eventual character was described during a "Project" episode as "the lovechild of Kurt and Mercedes". In addition to his second full appearance in "Nationals", he also appears

neg: Glee (season 1) Cut", "Glee – Season 1, Volume 1: Road to Sectionals" featuring episodes one to thirteen, "Glee – Season 1, Volume 2: Road to Regionals" featuring episodes fourteen to twenty-two, and "Glee – The Complete First Season". <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The season was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Television, and was aired on Fox in the US. The executive producers were Dante Di Loreto and series creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, with John Peter Kousas and creator Ian Brennan acting as co-executive producers. The first two episodes were co-written by Murphy, Falchuk and Brennan; all other episodes

neg: Pot o' Gold (Glee) Adler, making it the first episode not to be written by any of the co-creators of "Glee"—Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan—and it was the second to be directed by choreographer Adam Shankman, who helmed "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" in the second season. Shankman started working on the episode on September 2, 2011, and filming ended on September 22, 2011. This episode and the prior one were shot in parallel for several days until "Asian F" finished filming its musical finale on September 16, 2011. McGinty, one of the two winners of "The Glee Project" top prize of

neg: Glee (TV series) final nine episodes of the first season. "Glee – The Complete First Season" was released on September 13, 2010. Three boxed sets were released for the second season: "Glee Season 2: Volume 1" containing the first ten episodes on January 25, 2011, 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. All three were released on DVD; only the complete season is available on Blu-ray. Little, Brown Books has published three "Glee"–related young adult novels, all of which were developed in collaboration with the

neg: Blake Jenner Blake Jenner Blake Alexander Jenner (born August 27, 1992) is an American actor and singer. Jenner won the second season of Oxygen's "The Glee Project" and, as a result, portrayed Ryder Lynn on the Fox musical comedy-drama series "Glee". He has since had starring and supporting roles in "Everybody Wants Some!!" (2016), "The Edge of Seventeen" (2016) and "American Animals" (2018). Jenner was born and raised in Miami, Florida. His mother is Cuban. He grew up interested in music and film and began playing drums at age nine. He attended Felix Varela High School, where he joined the school's drama

neg: Glee (season 1) at the Gay, Lesbian and Bi People's Choice Awards, run by the gay media websites AfterEllen.com and AfterElton.com, of which it won seven. It was also awarded three Dorian Awards by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association. "Glee" received four nominations at the 67th Golden Globe Awards, winning one, and was nominated in six categories at the 2009 Satellite Awards, winning five. "Glee" received three nominations for the Teen Choice Awards in 2009, and thirteen in 2010. The series received four nominations for the 2010 TCA Awards, winning three, while Brennan, Falchuk and Murphy each received two nominations at

neg: What the World Needs Now (Glee) cast has been in years." Miranda Wicker from "TV Fanatic" believed that "Mercedes gave the final season the best subtitle it could possibly have when she noted that this, rehabilitating a defunct glee club, was a step on The Rachel Berry Rebuilding Project. That's really what this season has become, and hey, I don't mind." What the World Needs Now (Glee) "What the World Needs Now" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of the American musical television series "Glee", and the 114th overall. The episode was written by Michael Hitchcock, directed by Barbara Brown, and first aired on

neg: Characters of Glee his dreadlocks. Larsen was one of the two winners of "The Glee Project" first season, and his prize was a seven-episode arc on "Glee". Like his character, Larsen is Christian, and had thought "being Christian and trying to make it in this business as opposites working against each other" and that "you have to be very secure in your faith to approach this business". He was therefore surprised—and thrilled—when his religious beliefs seemed to interest and inspire Glee's Ryan Murphy during an episode of "The Glee Project". Jane Hayward (Samantha Marie Ware) is a student at McKinley, member of New

neg: Ryan Murphy (writer) he met when he was a journalist researching an undercover story on plastic surgery in Beverly Hills. The series ended after six seasons in 2010. On May 19, 2009, Murphy's musical comedy-drama series, "Glee", premiered on Fox. He co-created the series with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. In its early seasons, the show was critically lauded. Murphy won his first Primetime Emmy Award for directing the pilot episode. The series concluded in 2015 following its sixth season. Murphy was one of four executive producers on the reality television series "The Glee Project", which premiered on Oxygen on June 12, 2011.

neg: Blake Jenner lead in "What/If", Netflix's social thriller anthology drama series. Jenner became engaged to his former "Glee" co-star Melissa Benoist in 2013 and the pair reportedly married in 2015. However, that same year, Benoist commented that they had been married "longer than anybody knows," with some sources claiming that the couple actually wed in 2013. Benoist filed for divorce in late December 2016, citing irreconcilable differences, and the divorce was finalized in December 2017. Blake Jenner Blake Alexander Jenner (born August 27, 1992) is an American actor and singer. Jenner won the second season of Oxygen's "The Glee Project" and, as

neg: Glee (season 3) guest star Gwyneth Paltrow to return as substitute teacher Holly Holliday. Other recurring characters who are returning include former glee club member Lauren Zizes (Ashley Fink), Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba), football coach Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones), cheerleader Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter), school reporter Jacob Ben Israel (Josh Sussman), and TV news anchors Rod Remington (Bill A. Jones) and Andrea Carmichael (Earlene Davis). Closeted gay athlete Dave Karofsky (Max Adler) also returns, as does Finn's mother Carole Hudson-Hummel (Romy Rosemont) along with Quinn's mother Judy Fabray (Charlotte Ross) and Puck's mother (Gina Hecht). "The Glee Project", a reality series featuring auditions

neg: Glee (season 1) pregnant with Puck's baby. A number of secondary characters were also portrayed throughout the season, including Patrick Gallagher as Ken Tanaka, coach of the football team, Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins, and Stephen Tobolowsky as former glee club director Sandy Ryerson. Mike O'Malley appeared as Kurt's father Burt Hummel, and Romy Rosemont played Finn's mother Carole Hudson. Naya Rivera and Heather Morris played Santana Lopez and Brittany, cheerleaders who joined the glee club with Quinn. Harry Shum, Jr. and Dijon Talton were initially hired for a single episode as football players Mike Chang and Matt Rutherford, but remained on the

neg: Raise Your Glass Raise Your Glass serves as the opening song of The Truth About Love Tour. Pink also performed the song live at American Music Awards of 2010 at Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles. A version was performed on the American TV series "Glee," in the second-season episode "Original Song" released as a single on iTunes in March 2011. It was also covered on the "Glee" spinoff, "The Glee Project," on the season finale, but not released as a single. The top 7 contestants of American Idol sang it during one of the results shows. Glee recovered Raise Your Glass as part of

neg: Glee merchandise DVD in September 2010, the week the season premiered. "Glee – The Complete Season 3" was released on August 14, 2012 in DVD (with 6-set discs) and Blu-ray (with 4-set discs), and contains the special features; ""Glee" Music Jukebox", ""Glee" Under the Stars", "Deleted Scenes", "Santana's "Santa Baby" Music Video", "Young Sue's "Oklahoma!" Music Video", ""Glee" Give a Note", "Welcome to the Class", "Making the Finale", "Sue Addresses Her Fans", "More of Sue's Quips" and "Ginger Supremacists" Extended Scene". This was the first season to not have "Volume" releases. "Glee Encore" was released on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray on

neg: Blake Jenner one of three finalists and ultimately won. After appearing as Ryder Lynn on the fourth season of "Glee", he was later nominated and won the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star. Jenner, along with co-stars Jacob Artist, Becca Tobin, Alex Newell, and Melissa Benoist, was promoted to series regular status for the fifth season. In the summer of 2013, Jenner wrote the screenplay for "Billy Boy". He and Benoist went on Kickstarter to ask fans to help fund the project's production; as of December 11, 2013, the project has reached its $100,000 goal. Jenner was subsequently cast in

neg: Glee (season 3) for the show, started airing on Oxygen on June 12, 2011, and the final episode of the season was broadcast on August 21, 2011. The winning prize was a seven-episode guest-starring role in the third season. The show was originally intended to air on Fox ahead of season two, but was cancelled due to Murphy's desire to concentrate on the main series. The project was revived when Oxygen purchased re-run rights to "Glee", and Murphy committed to executive produce the series as it is part of the "Glee" brand. Di Loreto served as an executive producer, alongside Embassy Row's Michael

neg: Glee (season 2) introduced this season, played by Carol Burnett. Journalist Katie Couric made a guest appearance as herself when she interviewed Sue during "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle". A reality series featuring open auditions for the show was intended to air on Fox in advance of the season, but was cancelled due to Murphy's desire to concentrate on the main series, and fear that the distraction of the reality show might damage "Glee". The idea was picked up by Oxygen, and "The Glee Project" began airing in June 2011, after the end of season. The winner was to receive a multi-episode guest-starring role

neg: The Glee Project his seven-episode prize. Larsen debuted on Glee in the thirteenth episode, "Heart", as a transfer student named Joe Hart, also appearing beyond his original seven-episode stint. Newell's first appearance was in the April 17, 2012 episode "Saturday Night Glee-ver". He played Wade Adams, a transgender member of the rival Vocal Adrenaline show choir, and appeared briefly in "Props", returning a few more times before transferring to McKinley High for the series' fourth season and becoming a series regular for its fifth season. McGinty, Larsen, Pearce and Newell were chosen to sing on the 2011 "Glee" Christmas album, "". SAFE The

neg: Glee (season 4) major characters, but several strong storylines help to compensate, and the songs are as strong as ever." As of April 19, 2013, after 19 of 22 episodes in the season, the season had averaged a 3.6/10 rating/share among adults 18-49 and 8.70 million viewers when counting live plus 7 Day (DVR) Ratings. "Glee: The Complete Fourth Season" was released on October 1, 2013 in DVD (with 6-set discs) and Blu-ray (with 4-set discs), and contains the special features; ""Glee" Music Jukebox", "Movin' On Up: "Glee" in NYC", "Deleted Scenes", "Jarley", "Building New York", ""Glee" on Film", "The Road to 500",

neg: Glee (season 2) both charted in the top ten in the US and Canada, and have been certified gold in the US. The season was nominated for twelve Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, five Satellite Awards and over fifty other awards. Three DVDs have been released with episodes from the season: "Glee – Season 2, Volume 1" featuring episodes one through ten, "Glee – Season 2, Volume 2" featuring episodes eleven through twenty-two, and "Glee – The Complete Second Season". <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The season was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Television, and aired on Fox in the US.

neg: Glee (season 1) Glee (season 1) The first season of the musical comedy-drama television series "Glee" originally aired on Fox in the United States. The pilot episode was broadcast as an advanced preview of the series on May 19, 2009, with the remainder of the season airing between September 9, 2009 and June 8, 2010. The season consisted of 22 episodes; the first 13 aired on Wednesdays at 9 pm (ET) and the final 9 aired on Tuesdays at 9 pm (ET). The season was executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Dante Di Loreto; Murphy's production company helped co-produce the series

neg: Glee (TV series) series set to air in June 2011, featuring performers competing for a spot on Glee. "The Glee Project" started airing on June 12, 2011, and the final episode was broadcast on August 21, 2011. The winning prize was a seven-episode guest-starring role in "Glee" third season, which was awarded to two contestants, with a two-episode role given to two other finalists. On June 7, 2010, UK broadcaster Channel 4 aired "" on its E4 station. The documentary explored the American show choir phenomenon which inspired "Glee". Narrated by Nick Grimshaw, it went behind the scenes with real-life glee clubs and

neg: I Am Unicorn episode of "New Girl", which follows "Glee" on Fox, and brought in a 4.5/11 rating/share and 9.28 million viewers. The "Glee" numbers were down from the previous week's season opener, "The Purple Piano Project", which netted a 4.0/11 rating/share and 9.21 million viewers. In the United Kingdom, "I Am Unicorn" was watched on Sky1 by 995,000 viewers, down 177,000 from the season premiere the previous week. In Australia, the episode drew 729,000 viewers, which made "Glee" the fifteenth most-watched program of the night, down from the season premiere's twelfth most-watched program of the night and 760,000 viewers in the previous

neg: Glee (season 1) show as supporting members of the glee club. Guest stars from musical backgrounds were often featured on the show, including John Lloyd Young as wood shop teacher Henri St. Pierre, and Victor Garber and Debra Monk as Will's parents. Josh Groban appeared playing an "ignorant asshole" version of himself, while Olivia Newton-John portrayed the "dark side" of herself; a "mixture of mean and diva". Kristin Chenoweth played April Rhodes, a former member of the glee club who never finished high school and ended up hitting rock bottom. Jonathan Groff played Jesse St. James, the male lead of rival glee club

neg: Glee (season 1) stalkerish and creepy", but ultimately redeemable. Gregg Henry and Charlotte Ross appeared as Quinn's parents, Russell and Judy Fabray, and Molly Shannon played Brenda Castle, an alcoholic astronomy teacher and badminton coach who clashed with Sue. Neil Patrick Harris guest starred as Bryan Ryan, Will's former glee club rival, now a school board member bent on vengeance against the club. Murphy created the role particularly for Harris, who received clearance from CBS to appear on Fox for the episode. The show's musical performances proved to be a commercial success, with over seven million copies of "Glee" cast single releases purchased

neg: Rory Flanagan Rory Flanagan Rory Flanagan is a recurring fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series "Glee". The character is portrayed by actor Damian McGinty, and appeared in "Glee" starting with its third season episode "Pot o' Gold", first broadcast on November 1, 2011. Rory is an exchange student from Ireland who arrives as a sophomore, and is living at the home of Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris) while studying at McKinley High. He joins the McKinley glee club, New Directions, in his first episode. The character was created after McGinty was one of two winners of a seven-episode arc in "Glee"

neg: Glee (season 1) Quinn (Dianna Agron). The season received generally positive reviews from critics. The musical scores used throughout the first season proved to be a commercial success, with over seven million copies of "Glee" cast single releases purchased digitally. In 2009, the "Glee" remake of "Don't Stop Believin' became their first hit, and other covers quickly gained similar worldwide popularity, while the albums topped the charts in Ireland and other countries. The season was nominated for 19 Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, six Satellite Awards and 57 other awards. It was accompanied by four DVD releases: "Glee – Pilot Episode: Director's

neg: Heart (Glee) Heart (Glee) "Heart" (stylized as "♥" in Fox's video preview materials) is the thirteenth episode of the third season of the American musical television series "Glee", and the fifty-seventh overall. Written by Ali Adler and directed by co-creator Brad Falchuk, the episode aired on Fox in the United States on February 14, 2012, and features Valentine's Day love songs performed by the McKinley High glee club. It also features the debuts of special guest stars Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell as Rachel's two fathers and "The Glee Project" winner Samuel Larsen as transfer student Joe Hart. Whitney Houston's version

neg: Cameron Mitchell (singer) and producer Ryan Murphy, he admitted that he had been considering leaving the competition for some time. Murphy, who said that Mitchell "could have gone all the way to the finals", revealed that by leaving, Mitchell's close friend and fellow competitor Damian McGinty was saved from elimination for that episode. McGinty later won the competition, along with Samuel Larsen. Despite leaving the competition, Mitchell has said that auditioning for the series was "the best decision [he] ever made" and that he does not regret leaving mid-season. Mitchell auditioned for The Glee Project in the Dallas/Fort Worth casting call in Texas.

neg: Ng Chee Yang He is also vying for a role on the next Season of "Glee" by taking part in Season 2 of "The Glee Project" in the United States. He is also currently a part of the a cappella group The Apex Project. Ng Chee Yang Ng Cheeyang (), also known as Zhiyang, is a Singaporen singer, actor and dancer currently based in New York City. Born and raised in Singapore, he graduated from Berklee College of Music and is pursuing musical theatre in New York, and a member of the American Actors' Equity Association. Ng studied Business in Singapore Management University

neg: Glee (season 2) nor did two nominations at the NAACP Image Awards. "Glee" garnered nine nominations at the AfterEllen.com and AfterElton.com Visibility Awards, of which it won four. It was awarded a further four awards by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association at the 2011 Dorian Awards, with the TV Comedy Performance of the Year accolade resulting in a tie between Colfer and Lynch. Series producer Alexis Martin Woodall won the Television Produced By A Woman accolade at the WIN Awards, where "Glee" was nominated for three awards in total. "Glee" was named one of the American Film Institute Television Programs of

neg: Ali Stroker Ali Stroker Ali Stroker (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the first actress who needs a wheelchair for mobility known to have appeared on a Broadway stage. Stroker was part of "The Glee Project", and won a guest starring role on "Glee" in 2013. She played the role of Anna in Deaf West's 2015 revival of "Spring Awakening". Stroker grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey with her parents, Jody Schleicher and Jim Stroker, as well as an older brother, Jake, and a younger sister, Tory. She attended Ridgewood High School, where she was senior

neg: Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series, season 1) season Taryn Manning is credited as "also starring" effectively making her a main cast member for the season. The first season was nominated for seven awards, two of which were won. The season was voted "Favourite New TV Drama" at the 37th People's Choice Awards. Keith Power and Brian Tyler also won the series a Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) award. Scott Cann was nominated for a 68th Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film; "Glee" actor Chris Colfer became the winner of the award. Series stunt coordinator Jeff David Cadiente was nominated for a

neg: Modern Family (season 1) Peabody Award. The show was later nominated for 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, the third most Emmy nominations for a comedy series for 2009 after "Glee" and "30 Rock". The season later won 6 of the 14 Emmy nominations including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. The season is currently nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for series co-creator Steven Levitan's work on the penultimate episode, "Hawaii". Modern Family (season 1) The first season of the television comedy series "Modern Family" aired between September 23, 2009, and May 19, 2010, on ABC in the United States. The season

neg: Cameron Mitchell (singer) Cameron Mitchell (singer) Robert Cameron Mitchell (born February 15, 1990), professionally credited as Cameron Mitchell, is an American singer-songwriter from Colleyville, Texas. He is best known for his role on the singing competition "The Glee Project". Mitchell received attention for choosing to leave the competition, then returning to win the Bing Fan Favorite at the end of the season. Mitchell says he has been influenced by John Mayer and especially The Beatles. Mitchell was introduced on the debut season of the Oxygen reality series "The Glee Project", He was chosen to be in the Top 12 after making it through

neg: Glee merchandise was released on Region 2 DVD in the UK and Ireland on September 13, 2010, Region 1 DVD in the US on September 14, 2010, on Region 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand on September 22, 2010. "Glee – The Complete Season 1" was released on Region 2 DVD on September 13, 2010, Region 1 DVD on September 14, 2010, and Region 4 DVD on September 22, 2010. The seven-disc box set contains the full 22 episode first season, including extended episodes, sing-along karaoke, a behind-the-scenes look at "The Power of Madonna" episode, "Glee" makeovers, never-before-seen 'Sue's Corner' segments

neg: Characters of Glee to help her sabotage the McKinley glee club, and returns again at the National show choir competition in the season two finale, "New York", where Vocal Adrenaline comes in second—as is subsequently revealed in the third-season episode "I Am Unicorn"—and Goolsby is fired as director for failing to win a fifth national crown. Jackson was originally considered for the role of Will, and in 2009 was initially cast in the "Glee" episode "Acafellas" as Vocal Adrenaline choreographer Dakota Stanley, but he was unable to perform due to illness. Harmony (Lindsay Pearce) is introduced in "The Purple Piano Project" at an

neg: Glee (TV series) An EP entitled "" was released to accompany the Halloween episode, "The Rocky Horror Glee Show". Two EPs were released exclusively at the Target discount chain: "Glee: The Music, Love Songs" in the last week of 2010, and "Glee: The Music, Dance Party" in early September 2011. "Glee" has been released on several DVD and Blu-ray box-sets. "Glee – Pilot Episode: Director's Cut" features the pilot episode and a preview of the second episode, "Showmance". "Glee – Volume 1: Road to Sectionals" contains the first thirteen episodes of season one, and "Glee – Volume 2: Road to Regionals" contains the

neg: Characters of Glee Conley in the first two seasons, first seen in "Throwdown"; a guitarist played by Derik Nelson in seasons three to five, replacing Conley in season three opener "The Purple Piano Project"; and a keyboardist played by Mark Nilan Jr. in the first two seasons, who first appears in "The Power of Madonna". John Lock is frequently shown waiting for Finn Hudson to relinquish the drums to him, and Spencer Conley was featured in amongst the glee club females in their performance of the "Start Me Up / Livin' on a Prayer" mash-up in "Never Been Kissed". Lock and Henson temporarily

neg: The Glee Project contender was not at risk of elimination. WIN The contender won the homework assignment and was not at risk of elimination. W/R The contender won the homework assignment but was at risk of being eliminated. RISK The contender sang for Ryan and was immediately safe. RISK The contender was at risk of being eliminated. ELIM The contender was eliminated. W/E The contender won the homework assignment but was eliminated. QUIT The contender quit the competition. SAVED The contender was to be eliminated, but was saved due to another contender quitting. WINNER The contender won a 7-episode arc on "Glee". RUNNER-UP

neg: Eric Hamber Secondary School 2007 film "Juno". Eric Hamber was used for the filming of TV series iZombie in November 2015. In 2011, several of Eric Hamber's staff were part of a glee club called "The Edutones" on the show "Canada Sings". They defeated the opposing The Distillery Restaurants Corporation's "Run DRC" glee club and won $10,000 for the BC Children's Hospital Foundation. They appeared on episode 6 of season 1 which aired on September 8, 2011. Eric Hamber Secondary School Eric Hamber Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the South Cambie neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Eric Hamber is

neg: Glee: The Music, Volume 1 Cast cover version. Information based on the album’s Liner Notes Glee: The Music, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Volume 1 is the debut soundtrack album by the cast of the musical television series "Glee", which aired on Fox in the United States. It features cover versions from the first nine episodes of the first season and was released on November 2, 2009 by Columbia Records and 20th Century Fox Television Records. The album received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising large ensemble numbers, but comparing it to karaoke tracks. It went to number one on album charts in Ireland

neg: Glee: The Music, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Volume 1 Glee: The Music, Volume 1 is the debut soundtrack album by the cast of the musical television series "Glee", which aired on Fox in the United States. It features cover versions from the first nine episodes of the first season and was released on November 2, 2009 by Columbia Records and 20th Century Fox Television Records. The album received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising large ensemble numbers, but comparing it to karaoke tracks. It went to number one on album charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and peaked at number three in

neg: Puck (Glee) won the award. In 2011, he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Scene Stealer Male along with "Glee" castmate Chris Colfer (Kurt); again, neither actor won. Puck (Glee) Noah "Puck" Puckerman is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series "Glee". The character was portrayed by actor Mark Salling, and appeared in "Glee" from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009 to the series finale, broadcast on March 20, 2015. Puck was developed by "Glee" creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. He is Finn's best friend and football teammate, who initially

neg: The Purple Piano Project The Purple Piano Project "The Purple Piano Project" is the premiere episode of the third season of the American musical television series "Glee", and the forty-fifth overall. The episode was written by series co-creator Brad Falchuk, directed by Eric Stoltz, and first aired on September 20, 2011 on Fox in the United States. It features the start of a new school year at McKinley High, and for its glee club, New Directions. Members of the club have left, and a recruitment drive is launched to bring the numbers back up. Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), Kurt Hummel's (Chris Colfer) boyfriend, transfers

neg: New New York (Glee) straight up went off the rails. It didn’t exactly feel like season 1 or 2 of Glee; more like a cousin to that classic version of Glee. A cool New York cousin who plays with lighting and films outside of a sound stage and only listens to old vinyl records of the classics. She also occasionally has one too many glasses of wine and can’t stop speaking in voiceover." MaryAnn Sleasman of TV.com also commented positively on the show's move in New York, saying that "The result is a show that suddenly feels exciting, fresh, and BIG." She also praised

neg: The Purple Piano Project some cheerleader starts throwing spaghetti." "You Can't Stop the Beat" was called a "perfect ending to a perfect season premiere" by Mullins. Futterman described it as a "standard "Glee" episode finale, full of inspiration and importance for the future, and catchy as all hell." Slezak enjoyed Rachel's slow opening verse, said the full performance "felt a lot like the shiny, happy "Glee" of yore" and gave it an "A–" as did Benigno, who also found it a typical final number but was less enthused by the familiarity. Votta's only disappointment with the rendition was that the televised version did not

neg: Jane Lynch high school teacher. She won glowing reviews for her role as the aggressive cheerleading coach, Sue Sylvester. Mary McNamara of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote, "Lynch alone makes "Glee" worth watching." Before her work with "Glee," she was a series regular on the Starz comedy "Party Down." Though the series was renewed for a second season, Lynch would not be returning, due to her work on "Glee." Even in "Glee"'s early days, Lynch continued to pursue other projects. Lynch hosted "Saturday Night Live" on October 9, 2010; the news of her hosting was accidentally broken to her by her "Glee"

neg: Glee (season 2) at least a 0.5 rating in the 18–49 rating demographic, with a 4.1 rating average. A mid-season feature story in "The Hollywood Reporter", which ran on January 25, 2011, stated that "Glee" had become the most-watched program of US origin in the UK. During its second season, "Glee" was nominated for forty-five awards. It won in three categories at the 68th Golden Globe Awards, from five nominations, and in two categories at the 37th People's Choice Awards, from four nominations. Its five nominations at the Satellite Awards 2010 and three at the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards produced no wins,

neg: Glee (season 1) Australia and New Zealand on November 25, 2009, and on Region 2 DVD in the UK and Ireland on January 25, 2010. The DVD includes a preview of the episode "Showmance", plus a deconstruction of the series by creator Ryan Murphy. "Glee – Season 1, Volume 1: Road to Sectionals" contains the first thirteen episodes of the first season. It was released as a four-disc box set on Region 1 DVD in the US and Canada on December 29, 2009. It was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand on March 31, 2010, and on Region 2

neg: Never Been Kissed (Glee) In the UK, the episode was watched by 2.64 million viewers (2.20 million on E4, and 438,000 on E4+1), which made it the most-watched show on cable for the week. "Glee" was nominated in the Outstanding Comedy Series category at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards: "Never Been Kissed" was one of six episodes submitted for consideration, paired with the season's fourth episode, "Duets". Jones received an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for her work on "Glee" second season, and submitted her performance in the episode for final judging. "Never Been Kissed" received mixed reviews from critics, who

neg: Glee (season 1) President Barack Obama, disrupting regular viewing patterns. Furthermore, the official fall season had yet to begin, placing "Glee" against weaker competition in the ratings than the remainder of the season would experience. The following eight episodes ranged between 6.63 and 7.65 million viewers, falling to a series low of 6.17 million viewers with "Hairography" on November 25, 2009. The episode aired the night before Thanksgiving, when all the major networks saw decreased ratings. Viewership improved for the final two episodes of the first half of the season, with "Mattress" and "Sectionals" drawing 8.15 and 8.13 million viewers respectively. "Glee" returned

neg: Glee: The Music, Volume 1 of the series (season one plus four episodes of season two), Yahoo! Music published a list of the 20 most popular "Glee" songs, based on download data from Nielsen SoundScan. Of the 20 best-selling singles at that point, eight had been included on "Glee: The Music, Volume 1": "Don't Stop Believin", "Defying Gravity" (335,000 copies), "Somebody to Love" (315,000), "Sweet Caroline" (187,000), "Take a Bow" (181,000), "Keep Holding On" (166,000), "Taking Chances" (163,000), and "Alone" (159,000). On the morning of March 20, 2015, a few hours before the series finale aired, "Billboard" published a list of the top 10 selling

neg: Glee (season 6) the graduates of McKinley. The season focuses on the former glee club member, Rachel Berry, who returns to McKinley after her TV Pilot bombs to rebuild the disbanded glee club. The central characters are the former glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), school principal Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), and Glee club graduates Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), and Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet). Amber Riley returns to the main cast as Mercedes Jones and Dot-Marie Jones, who portrays Shannon Beiste, the school's football coach, was promoted to the main

neg: Pip (musician) years at Kennesaw Mountain High School Pip starred in several plays, landing the lead of Huckleberry Finn during his senior year in the musical "Big River". Pip auditioned in 2011 for Oxygen show "The Glee Project" Season 1, landing a spot only on the first episode's audition rounds. In 2011 Pip was chosen as 1 of 5 select performers from Atlanta's 11alive "The Voice" VIP Early Auditions Contest (Pip was selected during a blind audition by co-host Chesley McNeil). Pip moved forward into national auditions and was picked as 1 of 120 contestants to fly out to Studio City, California

neg: Glee (season 1) also had a positive effect on the original recording artists, such as for Rihanna; sales of "Take a Bow" increased by 189 percent after the song was covered in the "Glee" episode "Showmance". The series' debut album, "Glee: The Music, Volume 1", reached number one in Ireland and the UK and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), and British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and gold by the RIAA. In December 2009, the second album, "Glee: The Music, Volume 2", topped the charts in New Zealand, Ireland, and Scotland. It has been certified

neg: New New York (Glee) New New York (Glee) "New New York" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series "Glee", and the 102nd episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on April 1, 2014. Effective with this episode, the action of the show is to be centered in New York City, and continue there for the remainder of the season. Life in New York City has its own challenges for the newly transplanted McKinley graduates and already established glee club members, now that some months have passed. Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) is a leading lady

neg: Glee (season 1) one in the US three weeks later. "Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers" also reached number one in Australia, Ireland, and Scotland, acquiring a gold certification by the ARIA. "Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals" also reached number one in Ireland. The season received a Metacritic score of 78 out of 100 based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 8.2/10 based on 16 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Entertaining, snarky, and full of heart, Glee is an addictive, toe-tapping musical dramedy that hits

neg: The Glee Project to the callback list. They are then each assigned a different song that they will perform in hopes of being "saved". During season 1, Nikki visited each of the bottom in their dressing/rehearsal room to provide last minute feedback and a pep talk. The bottom three of the week perform their assigned songs in front of Ryan Murphy himself. With input from Woodlee, Ulrich, and Anders (in the second season) a decision is made and one of the bottom three is eliminated. During the next to last episode of each season Ryan didn’t include the mentors in this, instead he

neg: Characters of Glee class president. The second, third, and fourth seasons of "Glee" all open with a documentary made by Jacob, focusing on the recent happenings at McKinley and the glee club in particular. In addition to helping viewers catch up with the plot as the season starts, the first of these, from the season two premiere, "Audition", was used by the "Glee" producers to directly address media criticism of the first season. Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty) is an Irish foreign exchange student who is living with Brittany's family. Rory first appeared in the episode of the third season in "Pot o' Gold".

neg: Characters of Glee dropped out of college, and at Brittany's suggestion, moves in with Kurt and Rachel in New York. In the episode "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds", Santana meets and starts dating a waitress at the Spotlight Diner, Dani (Demi Lovato). Santana later gets back together with Brittany in the final season, and marries her, along with Blaine and Kurt. Ryder Lynn is played by Blake Jenner, the winner of "The Glee Project" second season. He makes his first appearance in the fifth episode of season four. He is a sophomore student at McKinley High School and plays football. Finn notices

neg: Samuel Larsen "The Glee Project" second season, appeared in 12 episodes in "Glee" fourth season, and appeared in the final episode of the final season. In July 2018 Larsen was casted as "Zed Evans" in the movie adaption of Anna Todd's bestselling novel "After". The movie is set to be released on 12 April 2019. Larsen was born in San Francisco to Henrik and Lupe Acosta Larsen. His father Henrik is from Denmark and his mother Lupe Acosta from Mexico. Larsen has an older brother, Manolo Acosta, and a sister named Morgan. Samuel Larsen Samuel Peter Acosta Larsen (born August 28, 1991)

neg: Glee (season 1) DVD in the UK and Ireland on April 19, 2010, and in South Africa on August 14, 2010. Special features include full length audition pieces from the pilot episode by Michele as Rachel and Riley as Mercedes, plus casting and choreography featurettes. "Glee – Season 1, Volume 2: Road to Regionals" contains the final nine episodes of the first season. It was released on Region 2 DVD in the UK and Ireland on September 13, 2010, Region 1 DVD in the US on September 14, 2010, and on Region 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand on September 22, 2010.

neg: Glee (season 1) of MTV found the season uneven, writing that it began with a promising plot and impressive musical numbers, but became too "cheesy" and excessively sentimental. Raymund Flandez of "The Wall Street Journal" agreed that the season had definite highs and lows, but called the finale a "warm embrace that – let’s face it – you just don't want to let go." After the episode "Showmance", the Parents Television Council named "Glee" the "Worst Show of the Week", deeming it inappropriate for teenagers due to its "sexually-charged adult" nature. Nancy Gibbs of "Time" magazine wrote that she had heard "Glee" described

neg: Glee (season 1) as "anti-Christian" by a youth minister, but commented that while almost all of the Ten Commandments are violated during the season, she found it insulting to teenagers to suggest that they would attempt to emulate what they saw on-screen. She described "Glee" as being 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." The episode "Wheels" attracted criticism from a committee of performers with disabilities, who felt that casting an able-bodied actor to play a student with disabilities

neg: Michael Hitchcock previously appearing in a guest role season 1 as rival glee club director Dalton Rumba. Hitchcock reprised this role in the season 4 episode "Makeover", season 5 episode "Love Love Love" and season 6 episode "The Hurt Locker, Part Two". In addition, Hitchcock directed the season 6 episode "Child Star". As an actor, he has appeared in several of Christopher Guest's critically acclaimed movies, including "Waiting for Guffman" (1996), "Best in Show" (2000), "A Mighty Wind" (2003), "For Your Consideration" (2006), and "Mascots" (2016). "Best in Show" earned a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Comedy” and won “Funniest Motion Picture”

neg: Glee (season 1) for Will. Jessalyn Gilsig played Terri Schuester, Will's wife of five years. Lea Michele played Rachel Berry, the star of the glee club. Cory Monteith portrayed Finn Hudson, star quarterback of the school's football team, who is blackmailed into joining the club. Also playing club members were Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones, Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel, Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams, and Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang. Mark Salling played Noah "Puck" Puckerman, a football player and bully who later joined the club, while Dianna Agron portrayed Quinn Fabray, Finn's girlfriend and captain of the cheerleading squad, who became

neg: Glee merchandise significant demand from show choirs, especially with the score for "Don't Stop Believin". "Glee – Pilot Episode: Director's Cut" was released on Region 1 DVD in the US on September 1, 2009, exclusively to Wal-Mart. It was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand on November 25, 2009, and on Region 2 DVD in the UK and Ireland on January 25, 2010. The DVD includes a preview of the episode "Showmance", plus a deconstruction of the series by creator Ryan Murphy. "Glee – Volume 1: Road to Sectionals" contains the first thirteen episodes of the first season.

neg: Dante Di Loreto Loreto joined up with Ryan Murphy on a number of different projects, most notably "Glee" and "American Horror Story". Additionally, he's worked on "The New Normal" and "The Glee Project". He is currently the President of Ryan Murphy Television. Di Loreto made his directorial debut with the season six episode "Transitioning". Di Loreto serves as a board member for Direct Relief and Center Theatre Group. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and has twin sons. Dante Di Loreto Dante Di Loreto is an American film and television producer most notable for executive producing "Glee" and "American Horror Story". He

neg: Santana Lopez traits, but dislikes Santana's mean streak. She auditioned for the role as she loves singing, dancing and acting, and had never before had the opportunity to combine all three skills in one project. She finds the show's pacing challenging, especially the dancing, and commented in June 2009 that her most memorable moment on "Glee" was performing the Cheerios' glee club audition piece, "I Say a Little Prayer". Santana played a more prominent part in the last nine episodes of "Glee" first season. Rivera commented: "Santana's been wreaking havoc with people's boyfriends and people's babies and teachers—she's the high school terror,

neg: The Role You Were Born to Play when the fourth season premiered on Fox on September 13, 2012, the same evening that Falchuk revealed the episode's title in a tweet. Blake Jenner, the winner of the second season of "The Glee Project", whose prize was a role with a seven-episode arc on "Glee" fourth season, is introduced in this episode as Ryder Lynn, a football-playing student at McKinley. Co-creator Ryan Murphy had Jenner's hair cut for the role on August 31, 2012, and his first day of filming was two weeks later on September 13, 2012. Main cast members Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones and Harry Shum,

neg: Glee (season 4) Factor" in the fall and "American Idol" in midseason. The season premiered on September 13, 2012 with the second episode of the season serving as the show's second Britney Spears tribute, featuring eight of her songs. In the UK, "Glee" airs as part of Sky 1 Sundays at 8pm and broadcast began on January 6, 2013. Some changes were made to the show's writing staff. Marti Noxon announced that she would no longer be a writer or consulting producer on the show, and co-executive producer and writer Ali Adler stated that she would be scaling back her work on "Glee"