Glee — 2009-2015 · 6 seasons · 121 eps

★ 6.8

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Glee

2009-2015 6 seasons 121 episodes

★ 6.8 (160,642 votes) Bottom 24%

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.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

E1

8.4

8.1

7.5

8.2

7.8

7.6

E2

7.9

8.2

7.5

7.4

7.5

8.0

E3

7.5

7.9

8.1

7.4

9.6

7.6

E4

8.3

8.3

7.5

8.7

7.1

7.1

E5

7.9

8.0

8.3

7.5

6.6

7.6

E6

8.1

8.6

8.4

7.9

7.2

7.3

E7

8.1

8.5

8.1

7.2

6.6

7.8

E8

8.0

8.7

8.5

7.6

6.0

8.5

E9

8.6

8.1

7.3

8.1

7.7

7.1

E10

8.2

8.2

8.4

7.5

7.3

7.2

E11

7.9

8.6

8.5

7.1

8.1

8.1

E12

8.2

8.2

7.5

7.4

8.8

8.7

E13

9.0

7.5

8.1

7.3

8.7

9.0

E14

8.0

8.5

8.8

8.1

7.6

E15

8.6

8.1

7.5

7.7

7.5

E16

7.9

8.8

7.6

7.8

7.0

E17

8.1

7.2

8.1

7.8

8.0

E18

7.9

8.5

8.1

8.5

6.8

E19

8.5

8.0

8.2

7.6

7.2

E20

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.0

7.0

E21

7.8

8.5

9.1

7.4

E22

9.1

8.3

8.7

7.5

Avg

8.2

8.2

8.1

7.7

7.5

7.8

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.6

S5E3 The Quarterback

The New Directions remember Finn.

#2

S1E22 9.1

Journey to Regionals

When Regionals finally arrive, Sue pulls a fast one on the Glee Club, and their chances at the title could be compromised.

#3

S3E21 9.1

Nationals

When Mercedes comes down with a bad case of food poisoning, Will drafts Tina and Quinn to sub for her.

4. S1E13 "Sectionals" 9.0
5. S6E13 "Dreams Come True" 9.0
6. S2E16 "Original Song" 8.8
7. S3E14 "On My Way" 8.8
8. S5E12 "100" 8.8
9. S2E8 "Furt" 8.7
10. S3E22 "Goodbye" 8.7

📉 Bottom Episodes

#121

S5E8 6.0

Previously Unaired Christmas

Jane Lynch introduces the episode as a Christmas special that FOX did not allow to air from last year. The New Directions audition for roles in McKinley's living Nativity Scene. Meanwhile in New York, Rachel, Kurt and Santana work...

120. S5E7 "Puppet Master" 6.6
119. S5E5 "The End of Twerk" 6.6
118. S5E18 "The Back-Up Plan" 6.8
117. S5E20 "The Untitled Rachel Berry Project" 7.0

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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59 Standouts

2 Infamous

38 Hidden Gems

22 Forgettable

Top Standout: S5E3 The Quarterback

Most Infamous: S2E17 A Night of Neglect

Best Hidden Gem: S5E12 100

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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