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Glee (2009)

Comedy · Drama · Music

In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.

IMDb rating
6.8 (162,641 votes)
Episode average
7.9 ↑ +1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Hulu · Disney+
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

8.20 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 9.1 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 3,288 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 2,251 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 2,133 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 2,113 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,995 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,894 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 1,797 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 1,840 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 1,958 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 1,863 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 1,821 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 1,814 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 2,198 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 1,903 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 2,226 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 1,839 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 1,791 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 1,736 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 2,123 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 1,886 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 1,693 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 2,316 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.43,288
2Showmance7.92,251
3Acafellas7.52,133
4Preggers8.32,113
5The Rhodes Not Taken7.91,995
6Vitamin D8.11,894
7Throwdown8.11,797
8Mash-Up8.01,840
9Wheels8.61,958
10Ballad8.21,863
11Hairography7.91,821
12Mattress8.21,814
13Sectionals9.02,198
14Hell-O8.01,903
15The Power of Madonna8.62,226
16Home7.81,839
17Bad Reputation8.11,791
18Laryngitis7.91,736
19Dream On8.52,123
20Theatricality8.41,886
21Funk7.81,693
22Journey to Regionals9.12,316

Season 2 (2010)

8.25 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.3 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 1,731 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 2,005 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 1,952 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 1,686 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,812 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 1,983 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 1,749 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 1,787 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,611 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 1,658 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 1,748 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 1,626 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 1,542 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 1,777 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 1,617 votesEp 16: 8.9 · 1,937 votesEp 17: 7.2 · 1,502 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 1,749 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 1,531 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 1,628 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 1,608 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 1,647 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Audition8.11,731
2Britney/Brittany8.22,005
3Grilled Cheesus7.91,952
4Duets8.31,686
5The Rocky Horror Glee Show8.01,812
6Never Been Kissed8.61,983
7The Substitute8.51,749
8Furt8.71,787
9Special Education8.11,611
10A Very Glee Christmas8.21,658
11The Sue Sylvester Shuffle8.61,748
12Silly Love Songs8.21,626
13Comeback7.51,542
14Blame It on the Alcohol8.51,777
15Sexy8.11,617
16Original Song8.91,937
17A Night of Neglect7.21,502
18Born This Way8.61,749
19Rumours8.01,531
20Prom Queen8.51,628
21Funeral8.61,608
22New York8.31,647

Season 3 (2011)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.7 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 1,701 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 1,492 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 1,554 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 1,447 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 1,615 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 1,533 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 1,450 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 1,520 votesEp 9: 7.3 · 1,512 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 1,552 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 1,683 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 1,389 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 1,434 votesEp 14: 8.8 · 1,872 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 1,451 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 1,358 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 1,373 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 1,326 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 1,334 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 1,411 votesEp 21: 9.1 · 1,865 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 1,567 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Purple Piano Project7.51,701
2I Am Unicorn7.51,492
3Asian F8.11,554
4Pot O' Gold7.51,447
5The First Time8.31,615
6Mash Off8.41,533
7I Kissed a Girl8.11,450
8Hold on to Sixteen8.41,520
9Extraordinary Merry Christmas7.31,512
10Yes/No8.41,552
11Michael8.51,683
12The Spanish Teacher7.51,389
13Heart8.11,434
14On My Way8.81,872
15Big Brother7.51,451
16Saturday Night Glee-ver7.61,358
17Dance with Somebody8.11,373
18Choke8.11,326
19Prom-asaurus8.21,334
20Props8.41,411
21Nationals9.11,865
22Goodbye8.71,567

Season 4 (2012)

7.68 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 7.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 1,707 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 1,284 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 1,141 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 1,701 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 1,089 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 1,247 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 1,257 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 1,273 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,306 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 1,172 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 1,160 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 1,199 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 1,183 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 1,325 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 1,148 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 1,138 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 1,154 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 1,579 votesEp 19: 7.6 · 1,112 votesEp 20: 7.0 · 1,095 votesEp 21: 7.5 · 1,095 votesEp 22: 7.6 · 1,122 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The New Rachel8.21,707
2Britney 2.07.41,284
3Makeover7.41,141
4The Break-Up8.71,701
5The Role You Were Born to Play7.51,089
6Glease7.91,247
7Dynamic Duets7.21,257
8Thanksgiving7.61,273
9Swan Song8.11,306
10Glee, Actually7.51,172
11Sadie Hawkins7.11,160
12Naked7.41,199
13Diva7.41,183
14I Do8.11,325
15Girls (and Boys) on Film7.71,148
16Feud7.81,138
17Guilty Pleasures7.81,154
18Shooting Star8.51,579
19Sweet Dreams7.61,112
20Lights Out7.01,095
21Wonder-ful7.51,095
22All or Nothing7.61,122

Season 5 (2013)

7.51 avg 20 episodes 7.8 → 7.0 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 1,322 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 1,043 votesEp 3: 9.5 · 3,912 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 1,153 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 1,099 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 1,042 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 1,092 votesEp 8: 6.0 · 1,236 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 1,052 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 913 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 1,145 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 1,395 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 1,267 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 1,059 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 1,009 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 981 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 1,072 votesEp 18: 6.8 · 965 votesEp 19: 7.2 · 1,012 votesEp 20: 7.0 · 1,029 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Love, Love, Love7.81,322
2Tina in the Sky with Diamonds7.51,043
3The Quarterback9.53,912
4A Katy or a Gaga7.21,153
5The End of Twerk6.61,099
6Movin' Out7.21,042
7Puppet Master6.61,092
8Previously Unaired Christmas6.01,236
9Frenemies7.71,052
10Trio7.3913
11City of Angels8.11,145
121008.81,395
13New Directions8.71,267
14New New York7.61,059
15Bash7.51,009
16Tested7.0981
17Opening Night8.01,072
18The Back-Up Plan6.8965
19Old Dog, New Tricks7.21,012
20The Untitled Rachel Berry Project7.01,029

Season 6 (2015)

7.79 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 9.0 46 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 1,177 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 1,181 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,060 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 1,075 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 1,088 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 1,010 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 1,037 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 1,291 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 978 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 985 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 1,038 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 1,360 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 1,512 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Loser Like Me7.51,177
2Homecoming8.01,181
3Jagged Little Tapestry7.61,060
4The Hurt Locker: Part 17.11,075
5The Hurt Locker: Part 27.61,088
6What the World Needs Now7.31,010
7Transitioning7.71,037
8A Wedding8.51,291
9Child Star7.1978
10The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester7.2985
11We Built This Glee Club8.01,038
1220098.71,360
13Dreams Come True9.01,512

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