

Led by the overbearingly ambitious Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and star quarterback Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), the first season followed the glee club, officially dubbed the New Directions, as they competed for the first time on the show choir circuit. Set at the fictional McKinley High School, the show saw former glee club star and current Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) attempting to revive the club through a band of talented social misfits. In addition to its early critical acclaim, the Fox series' ratings also managed to smashed expectations, debuting to nearly 10 million viewers - a number practically unheard of in today's TV climate.Ĭreated by frequent collaborators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, Glee was first imagined as a movie before the trio developed it as a series for Fox. When Glee splashed onto the small screen in 2009, its colorful, melodic spin on high school drama debuted to mostly positive reviews.
