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Chris Colfer has claimed that he was not made aware of his upcoming departure from Glee.
Show creator Ryan Murphy confirmed this week that Colfer, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith will leave Glee when their respective characters Kurt Hummel, Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson graduate at the end of the third season next year.
Despite being forewarned of a possible Glee shake-up, Colfer stated that he was not expecting to exit the Fox comedy so soon.
"I didn't necessarily know that it was going to be our last season next year," he told Entertainment Weekly. "I knew something like that was coming up eventually. I mean, we can't be there forever."
However, Colfer also told Extra that he appreciated the need "for a conclusion" to Kurt's story.
"Do I want to leave the show? Absolutely not," he said. "This is home for me. But I understand that there's time for a conclusion."
Colfer, who yesterday picked up a second Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Kurt, previously said that he would not have chosen to leave Glee.
Idina Menzel is set to return to Glee.
The Tony Award winner is in final talks to reprise her role as Rachel Berry's biological mum Shelby Corcoran in the upcoming third season, Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy told Deadline.
"I'm really excited that Idina is joining the family again. We missed her last year and we're happy that she is coming back," he said.
Idina, who first appeared in the first season as the coach of McKinley High New Directions' rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, is said to be set for a major arc that could span as many as 10 or 12 episodes.
In the third series, Idina's alter-ego Shelby will return from New York to Ohio to join McKinley High as a new teacher. After adopting Quinn and Puck's baby girl, she is expected to complicate matters for her daughter Rachel (Lea Michele) and her former flame, Glee club leader Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison).
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Glee star Max Adler has revealed that he would love his character Karofsky to get some resolution.
In the second season of the show, Karofsky began to come to terms with the fact that he is gay.
Adler has now revealed that he is in talks to return for the third season of Glee.
"There have been discussions," he told TV Guide. "I can say, definitely stay tuned and please watch because it will be pretty neat."
Adler added that he thinks there is a lot more to explore in Karofsky's storyline, saying: "[It] wasn't completely resolved after the prom episode. I feel like there's more to look at and discover with him and his struggles. Is he going to overcome it? Or is he going to give up on himself and hide in the shadows?
"I feel like it would be nice for Karofsky to have a happy ending and a resolution. But at this point I don't know where they're going to take him. There could be a totally different lesson in there to be learned that I don't even see yet."
It recently emerged that Idina Menzel will be returning to Glee for the third season, which premieres on September 20 on Fox.
I was very disappointed with the live shows total waste of money and I say this as a huge Glee fan
Amber Riley has teased that she could be leaving Glee at the end of next season.
The 25-year-old expressed uncertainty about her character Mercedes Jones's future on the Fox comedy, following the announcement that Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer will all depart the show in 2012.
"I may not be coming back for a fourth season," Riley hinted to E!. "Who knows?
"Whatever happens, this third season is what happens, and I think everybody's okay with it... I love my job to pieces, but when it's time to go, it's time to go and, hopefully, there are greater things on the horizon."
Riley further admitted that she had not been forewarned of the Glee shake-up by co-creator Ryan Murphy, but was quick to play down the "scandal" sparked by Colfer's claim to be unaware of his axing.
"I found out about it like everybody else did, on the internet," she revealed. "But it's something that's not that surprising to us, and I think it's just more surprising to others.
"People think it's such a scandal when, really, it's not. I think it's smart to have new students come in... and I'm really excited."
Riley earlier claimed that Michele, Monteith and Colfer are "fine" about leaving Glee.
The biggest Glee news coming out of Comic-Con: Despite Ryan Murphy saying that Rachel, Kurt, and Finn will graduate at end of this coming third season, stars Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, and Cory Monteith will return for season 4.
At today’s panel in San Diego, Glee co-creator and exec producer Brad Falchuk told the audience that even though the three were set to finish high school, “because they’re graduating doesn’t mean they’re leaving the show. If you have Lea Michele under contract, you don’t say, ‘We’re gonna let you go.’”
“It was never our plan or our intention to let them go,” Fulchuk added. “They are not done with the show after this season.”
That’s a big about-face from what Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter: “You can keep them on the show for six years and people will criticize you for not being realistic, or you can be really true to life and say when they started the show they were very clearly sophomores and they should graduate at the end of their senior year.”
Murphy also said he made the decision in concert with Michele and Colfer. “I involved Chris and Lea and they thought that was a good idea,” he told THR. “They both trust the writing and trust me and felt that it would be great to have an open and closed experience for them to go out while they were on top.”
EW confirmed that all of the actors have signed traditional seven-year contracts so it’s not like their deals were going to expire after next season, though the studio retains the right to drop them year after year.
Chord Overstreet’s exit, however, is still a go, Falchuk said. In fact, he won’t return this fall for any episodes. Falchuk said Overstreet was offered a deal to return for 10 episodes with the possibility of becoming a series regular, but Overstreet declined in favor of other opportunities.
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Glee will add two new "mean girls" to its cast for the upcoming third season, it has been revealed.
The Fox musical series will welcome the controversial characters - named Sugar and Sheila - to McKinley High's already established cast this fall, reports TV Line.
Sheila has been described as "affluent, self-confident and a godawful singer", while Sugar will represent a "modern-day Joan Jett" and will have a bad-girl edge to her with a lot of tattoos and her own clique of friends.
Glee execs are also said to be looking to cast the role of Bubba, a linebacker who begins dating Mercedes (Amber Riley) during the summer break.
Arts-hating geometry teacher Nancy Bletheim will also join the cast, with actresses aged over 60 currently being considered for the part.
Glee recently expanded to the big screen with Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, which opens in US cinemas on August 12 and August 19 in the UK.
Glee is adding another new cast member to its roster for Season 3.
American Dreams vet Vanessa Lengies will recur on the Fox musical as Sugar, a spoiled new student described as a cross between a New Jersey housewife and former Glee guest star Molly Shannon, TVLine reports.
Although Sugar can't carry a tune, at least we know Lengies can move thanks to her three seasons on American Dreams dancing on American Bandstand alongside star Brittany Snow.
Lengies, 26, also plays Nurse Kelly Epson on TNT's HawthoRNe and guest-starred on Castle earlier this year. Her casting follows that of Friday Night Lights alum LaMarcus Tinker, who will play Mercedes' new boyfriend this coming season.
Glee star Lea Michele has teased some new details about the show's upcoming third season.
The musical series returns on Fox next month, and Michele revealed that she will share a lot of screen time with fellow Glee stars Chris Colfer and Darren Criss.
"I know that she's going to be in the school musical," she told The Hollywood Reporter, regarding her character Rachel Berry. "I have some awesome storylines with Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, and I'll be singing a lot of Broadway as always."
Michele added that the new season will continue to focus on the core group of students, in particular those characters that are in their senior year.
The actress also claimed that the show will continue to reinvent forgotten pop songs for a modern audience.
"In season one we did a lot of classic rock songs, or not even so much classic rock but songs you haven't seen in the Top 10 in a while," Michele explained. "I definitely think they're going to do more of that this year, taking songs that used to be incredibly popular and reinventing them."
Michele has previously admitted that she is not focusing on her character's potentially reduced role next season, but has said that she is excited about the possibility of a spinoff series focusing on Rachel and Kurt.
Glee will make its season three premiere on September 20.
Samuel Larsen and Damian McGinty have been crowned joint-winners of The Glee Project.
The 19-year-old from California and the 18-year-old from Northern Ireland were announced as the overall champions on tonight's finale, and have each won seven-episode storylines on the third season of Glee.
The pair beat fellow finalists Lindsay Pearce and Alex Newell. However, both Pearce and Newell were also rewarded for their time in the competition with two-episode guest stints on the Fox drama's next run.
Glee creator Ryan Murphy featured as a guest judge on the finale, in which the finalists tackled Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'' for their homework assignment, and took on Pink's 'Raise Your Glass' for this week's music video.
The Glee Project's executive producer Michael Davies recently revealed that he feels "incredibly confident" about the show's chances of a second season.
"[It hasn't been] officially picked up, [but] talks have begun," he told reporters at the Television Critics Association. "A lot of the planning has begun."
The Glee Project is reportedly close to being renewed for a second season.
The Oxygen reality show, which searched for a new star to appear on Glee, came to a close at the weekend.
The network is now close to officially announcing a second season of the programme, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Fans of the show have already been invited to sign up to receive information about casting for a potential second season. One source claimed that almost 50,000 people have joined the mailing list so far.
Oxygen is expected to begin auditions for a second season of The Glee Project in the fall with four or five open castings around the country. Stars from Glee are also thought to be in negotiations to appear at the auditions.
However, it is not yet clear whether The Glee Project will be able to offer another storyline on Glee as the show has not yet been renewed for a fourth season.
When the first series of The Glee Project began casting, Glee had already received an unusual deal for a second and third season.
The Glee Project's executive producer Michael Davies recently revealed that he is feeling "incredibly confident" about the show's future.
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30 Rock star Cheyenne Jackson married his long-term partner Monte Lapka yesterday.
Jackson and Lapka wed in the Hamptons, New York, where same-sex marriage was recently legalised.
"It's official, after 11 years together, married the best man I've ever known," Jackson tweeted this weekend, along with a photo of the newlyweds.
The actor is best known for his regular recurring role on NBC comedy 30 Rock as Danny Baker.
More recently, Jackson appeared on Fox musical series Glee as the coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline.
Glee's executive producer Ryan Murphy has revealed that he thinks the third season will be "amazing".
Murphy told TV Guide that he already knows the storyline for the entire season.
"Before we did anything, we figured out where we were going," he said. "Who graduates? Who doesn't?
"Do they go off into the ether or do they stay in Ohio? This time we know what we're writing towards, which is great."
Murphy explained that the idea of what to do after high school will be a big theme, saying: "Sometimes college isn't for everyone. What do you do if that's your sneaking suspicion? What happens?"
Murphy also revealed that the new writers on the show, who he claimed have "big opinions", spent a long time working out possible plots for the season before choosing the best.
"From that, came an amazing arc and an amazing season," he said.
Murphy added that he is enjoying working on the new episodes, saying: "I love the Glee scripts and the direction of this year so much. Not that I didn't love season two, but between the tour and the reality show and the movie, it was so much of the business side of things for me. Now, I really am just concentrating on the scripts."
Glee premieres on Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox in the US and on Thursday at 9pm on Sky1 in the UK.
Do we discuss episodes here? I'm just gonna do it, move it if I'm wrong :p
Anyone love last nights episode? I think it was a nice introducing/gettting back into the mix kinda episode, tying up loose ends etc..
Bit disappointed that they axed Sam, wasn't a huge fan of his but still.. and wish Lauren was still in Glee, she and Puck were funny to watch.
Loved the scene with Rachel and Kurt in the car! I love their newly developed friendship, they have great chemistry :).
And also loved the scene where Rachel was trying to persuade Quinn to come back to Glee - those two should become friends more! Quinn's new look is interesting, wonder how long it will last?
The whole new Mercedes boyfriend thing was a bit weird however :S we don't even know this guy!?
Oh anddd so glad Blaine has transferred to Mckinley! Think I am in love with him :love:
So who are seniors and who are juniors then? When Kurt and Rachel were discussing colleges with Jacob, it sounded like Kurt muttered under his breath that Rachel was a Junior? But then they were proper college searching :confused:
Songs weren't amazing, but not terrible.
... and my essay ends.
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I liked Blaine's take on Tom Jones classic :D
Glee star Harry Shum Jr has dropped some hints about the arrival of Mike's parents.
Tamlyn Tomita and Keong Sim recently signed up to play Mike's mother and father and will make their debut in next week's episode.
Shum has now told E! Online that the instalment is "Mike Chang heavy".
"You get to meet the parents, and you see them go head to head a little bit," he teased. "When you finally meet them, you get a sense of Mike Chang's home life and the pressure he has with school."
Shum added that viewers will see Mike's parents "time and time again", saying: "We're diving deeper into his life. I think the storyline definitely calls for that."
Jenna Ushkowitz has previously revealed that her character Tina, who is dating Mike, will meet his parents.
Glee airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c on Fox in the US and on Thursdays at 9pm on Sky1 in the UK.
Glee star Amber Riley has admitted that she was nervous about her latest storyline on the show.
In this week's episode, Riley left New Directions and joined Shelby's new glee club.
Riley has now told Entertainment Weekly that she was initially worried about what the move could mean.
"I was scared," she said. "I was like, 'What does that mean? What is she doing?'"
However, she added: "Every actor loves a challenge, and I get to embark on something new, something different that Mercedes hasn't gotten to do."
Riley also teased that "somebody might be coming over with Mercedes from [New Directions]" when the show returns in November.
Glee returns with a new episode on November 1 on Fox in the US and continues on Thursday on Sky1 in the UK.
cant wait to see damian mcginty in it! i love him!
Chord Overstreet is to return to Glee, it has been reported.
The 22-year-old will reprise his role as Sam on the Fox series on a recurring basis starting with the third season's eighth episode, TV Line reports.
"We missed Chord and Chord missed us," a source told the website. "It's a win-win."
Overstreet was previously offered a recurring role on the series, but turned it down in order to pursue a career in music.
"They offered me the chance to come back for a few episodes, but there was nothing guaranteed so I decided to dive into the music thing," Overstreet said at the time.
The actor has been rumoured to be dating Emma Roberts since April.
Glee airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on Fox.
Lea Michele has opened up about filming a sex scene for Glee.
The actress, who split from her longtime boyfriend Theo Stockman in September, revealed that she was disgusted by the sex scene she shot opposite co-star Cory Monteith.
"He was sweating so much," Michele told E! Online. "I was so grossed out!"
She went on to insist that the scene was not remotely romantic, adding: "Oh my god, it was way awkward. I adore Cory. He's like my brother and to have to do some of the stuff we did in front of our entire crew...it's so less sexy than you think.
"Really, we were in a room with, like, 20 people around us, sitting by the fireplace."
Michele recently said that she is happy to be single, revealing that she is enjoying her time alone.
Glee returns on Tuesday, November 1 at 8/7c on Fox. The show is broadcast on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in the UK.
Jonathan Groff will be making a return to Glee later in season three as Jesse St James.
Groff appeared in the show's first season as a love interest for Rachel (Lea Michele). He later made several appearances in season two as a consultant for New Directions.
Glee creator Ryan Murphy confirmed Groff's return at a showing of the comedy's 300th musical number, according to E!.
Jesse St James will reportedly be returning as rival group Vocal Adrenaline's new coach. He will appear in four episodes, which will lead up to the season's Nationals performances.
Michele later tweeted: "So happy to have my best friend in the world Jonathan Groff back on #glee this year! Makes me the happiest girl in the world!"
Chord Overstreet will also make a return to Glee as New Directions member Sam.
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Tanya Clarke has signed on to appear in Glee.
The soap actress will portray Sam's (Chord Overstreet) mother on the Fox series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Meanwhile, Smallville actor John Schneider will play Sam's father.
The pair will appear on the show's eighth episode and could potentially return for more episodes in the future.
Clarke has starred on a number of soaps, including Guiding Light, As the World Turns and One Life to Live.
Glee star Charice's father was recently stabbed to death during an altercation with another man in a San Pedro convenience store.
It was announced in October that Overstreet would return to the show, after leaving the series in July to pursue a career in music.
Glee airs Tuesdays at 8pm on Fox in the US and on Thursdays at 9pm on Sky1 in the UK.
The tracklist for Glee's seventh soundtrack album has been revealed.
The LP will be released on December 6 and feature 15 songs from the Fox comedy's third season, several of which are included in episodes still to be aired.
Among the tracks on Glee: The Music - Volume 7 are three Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 classics, 'ABC', 'Control' and 'Man In The Mirror'.
Their inclusion has sparked speculation that New Directions will pay tribute to the late King Of Pop in the forthcoming sectionals episode.
The full tracklisting is as follows:
'You Can't Stop the Beat'
'It's Not Unusual'
'Somewhere'
'Run The World (Girls)'
'Fix You'
'Last Friday Night'
'Uptown Girl'
'Tonight'
'Hot For Teacher'
'Rumour Has It/Someone Like You'
'Girls Just Want To Have Fun'
'Constant Craving'
'ABC'
'Control'
'Man In The Mirror'
The Glee cast recently unveiled a second Christmas Album, which sports covers of songs including Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas' and Live Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
Glee returns on November 29 at 8/7c on Fox in the US and on December 1 at 9pm on Sky1 in the UK.
Dame Helen Mirren is to lend her vocal talents to an upcoming episode of Fox's Glee.
While other celebrity guests have physically appeared on Glee either acting or singing, Mirren will provide the "inner voice" of an unnamed character - a role written specifically for the Debt actress, reports TV Line.
Mirren, along with previously announced guest star NeNe Leaks, will be featured on the show's first episode when it returns to the air in January.
A source claimed: "Helen came in and secretly recorded several long and hilarious monologues two weeks ago. Then she visited the kids on set, and they had no idea she was coming. They were stunned."
Zac Efron recently revealed that he would love to guest star on Glee as a serial killer.
Glee's cast member Naya Rivera was today announced as the new spokesperson for acne treatment Proactiv.
Glee will not be given a spinoff and Lea Michele will continue with the show next season, Fox has confirmed.
Reports that Michele's character Rachel Berry could be teamed up with Chris Colfer's Kurt Hummel emerged after rumours that the pair would 'graduate' from the show with Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) at the end of season three.
Speaking at the TCA press tour today (January 8), Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly revealed that Michele would still be a big part of Glee's future.
"We are graduating the characters that are [due] to graduate, and what's come out of it is [series creator] Ryan Murphy and the guys have come up with a really cool idea," he commented.
"There will not be a Glee spinoff, but those characters will graduate and it's led to a very interesting idea that I think is going to really give us something cool to dig into next season."
It has not yet been confirmed if Colfer and Monteith will feature in Glee's fourth season.
Murphy previously claimed that plans for a Glee spinoff were dropped following the controversy over cast changes.
Glee star Grant Gustin will be made a series regular next season, reports have suggested.
The actor joined the show this season as Sebastian, a "villain" who could come between Blaine (Darren Criss) and Kurt (Chris Colfer).
He has appeared in two episodes so far, 'The First Time' and 'Hold On To Sixteen'.
Gustin will now recur for the rest of the current season and will be a series regular in the fourth, E! Online claims.
However, a spokesperson for Fox did not confirm the news and Gustin wrote on his Twitter page that he does not know whether he will be returning as a regular.
"Thanks for all the congrats but this news is not official as of yet," he told his followers. "I would love to be sticking around. I'll be waiting for official word."
Glee returns with a new episode on January 17 at 8/7c on Fox.
Glee star Chris Colfer has revealed that he will sing 'Ben' in the show's upcoming Michael Jackson tribute episode.
The actor explained that his character Kurt will perform the track for his boyfriend Blaine (Darren Criss).
"I have no idea [why it was chosen], but I know it was voted the worst song in history by some group," Colfer told TV Line.
"[The song] was about a rat, but we're singing it about Kurt's boyfriend. I'm not sure what the connection is!"
Colfer also revealed that Kurt's former bully Karofsky (Max Adler) will return before the end of the season, saying: "I love that character. I love that he's kind of like a good guy now."
Meanwhile, Grant Gustin - who joined the show as Sebastian last year and could become a series regular next season - revealed that his character will no longer have a crush on Blaine.
"It's actually going less in a flirtatious direction [between Blaine and Sebastian] and more of [Sebastian] just being a d**k," he joked. "I'm not necessarily trying to split up [Kurt and Blaine]."
Colfer, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith have all confirmed that they will be returning for Glee's fourth season, despite the fact that their characters are graduating.
Glee returns with a new episode on January 17 at 8/7c on Fox.
Ryan Murphy has said that Glee will have an episode dedicated to Saturday Night Fever.
The creator revealed that he has wanted to do an episode featuring disco music for a while, adding that he has always loved The Bee Gees.
"We've never done disco on the show, but I'm interested in the genius of The Bee Gees," Murphy told TV Guide.
He went on to say that he would invite Saturday Night Fever star John Travolta to appear in the episode in question.
"I would ask him," Murphy said. "Travolta and Cory Monteith [Finn] became close friends at a party when Cory told him he'd seen Broken Arrow 20 times. Travolta sent him an autographed copy of the DVD. So maybe we'll have them dance in a Finn dream sequence."
It was recently reported that Glee star Lea Michele will return for a fourth season of the show.
Finn shouldnt dance at all :p
Damian McGinty has confirmed that Rory will get a romance in upcoming episodes of Glee.
The Glee Project winner told E! Online that he does not expect Rory's crush on Brittany (Heather Morris) to come to anything.
"I mean, Brittany's with Santana," he said. "She's kind of off the market. But I want Rory to have a girlfriend and it could happen pretty soon, so watch out."
McGinty, who previously confessed that he was hoping for a romance on the show, confirmed that he has just read a script in which Rory gets a love interest.
"I'm excited, because it's not as simple as Rory just getting a girl," he teased. "He doesn't quite have the girl, but he kind of does, then there's a whole story behind it that's going to continue through the season where people might see a different side of Rory.
"I was interested reading it. I only get half the script, and when I saw the end of the first half my reaction was, 'Uh oh. Oh no'. It's a big shock."
McGinty, who has had his stay on Glee extended, recently admitted that he would love to become a series regular.
The show airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c on Fox.
TVLine reports that Jeff Goldblum (Portlandia) and Brian Stokes Mitchell (Ugly Betty) will show up in the Feb. 14 episode of Glee as Hiram and LeRoy Berry aka Rachel's two dads. The two men will sing.
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The Fly actor will play one of Rachel's gay dads in the musical comedy series, while his partner will be played by Brian Stokes Mitchell, reports TVLine.com.
The actors, who both have Broadway experience, are expected to sing when they appear in the US show as Hiram and LeRoy Berry.
Rachel (Lea Michele) often mentions her dads and Glee creator Ryan Murphy has previously said he would be "interested" in seeing them on screen. Idina Menzel has already appeared as Rachel's mum.
The pair join a long line of stars who have shot cameo roles in the award-winning series, including How I Met Your Mother's Neil Patrick Harris, ER's John Stamos and Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, who scooped an Emmy for her recurring role as substitute teacher Holly Holliday.
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Sky1 has confirmed that Glee will return for the rest of its third season next month.
The popular musical series will begin airing in the UK again from March 1, the broadcaster announced today.
Sky1 will then be able to show a new episode every week until the end of the season.
The first instalment back, 'Yes/No', features a guest voiceover from Dame Helen Mirren, while the episode airing the week after will see the cast paying tribute to Michael Jackson.
Other guest stars appearing in future episodes include Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer and Gloria Estefan, while Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jeff Goldblum will appear in the show as the fathers of Rachel (Lea Michele).
Glee returns with a new episode on Sky1 on March 1 at 9pm.
^ About time
Fox has confirmed that Glee will take a seven-week hiatus later this year.
The network announced last week that the show will air a winter finale on February 21 before taking a break.
Glee will return with new episodes on April 10 and is expected to then air an unbroken run until the end of the season.
A special two-hour live edition of American Idol will be broadcast on February 28, while on March 6 Fox's new comedy block will begin.
Raising Hope, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, New Girl and the second season of Breaking In will all be featured on Tuesday nights.
Breaking In was originally dropped by Fox but a second season was ordered last August.
Breaking In's co-creator Adam F Goldberg has previously suggested that the show was saved by the success of freshman comedy New Girl.
Glee's next episode, airing on Fox on Tuesday at 8/7c, will feature Ricky Martin as a Spanish teacher.