The series was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, who first conceived Glee as a film. 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 which 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 thirteen million digital single sales and five 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 Primetime Emmy awards for Lynch, guest-star Neil Patrick Harris and Murphy's direction of the pilot episode.
Created by Ryan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Ian Brennan
Written by Ryan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Ian Brennan
Starring Dianna Agron
Chris Colfer
Jessalyn Gilsig
Jane Lynch
Jayma Mays
Kevin McHale
Lea Michele
Cory Monteith
Heather Morris
Matthew Morrison
Mike O'Malley
Amber Riley
Naya Rivera
Mark Salling
Jenna Ushkowitz
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 29 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Ryan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Dante Di Loreto
Ian Brennan
Producer(s) Alexis Martin Woodall
Michael Novick
Kenneth Silverstein
Location(s) Los Angeles, California
Cinematography Christopher Baffa
Camera setup Single camera
Running time 42–48 minutes
Production company(s) 20th Century Fox Television
Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision
Ryan Murphy Television
Distributor 20th Television
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original run May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) – present
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