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204-501: Finn Christopher Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee . The character was portrayed by Cory Monteith and first appeared on television when Glee premiered its pilot episode on Fox on May 19, 2009. Finn was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy , Brad Falchuk , and Ian Brennan . Glee follows the trials of the New Directions glee club at

408-475: A blind trust and then sold directly to Fox due to conflicts with FCC ownership rules ], and one NBC affiliate ) that it had either already owned outright or was in the process of acquiring from Citicasters and Argyle Communications at the time to Fox starting in September 1994 and continuing as existing affiliation contracts with their existing major network partners expired. That summer, SF Broadcasting ,

612-1103: A "gay Dalton Academy Warbler who sets his sights on Blaine". Idina Menzel reprises her role as Shelby Corcoran in a story arc that has her teaching at McKinley; she first appeared in the season's second episode. Jonathan Groff returned for a third season as Jesse St. James , appearing in two episodes as the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline. Murphy also intended for guest star Gwyneth Paltrow to return as substitute teacher Holly Holliday . Other recurring characters who are returning include former glee club member Lauren Zizes ( Ashley Fink ), Principal Figgins ( Iqbal Theba ), football coach Shannon Beiste ( Dot-Marie Jones ), cheerleader Becky Jackson ( Lauren Potter ), school reporter Jacob Ben Israel ( Josh Sussman ), and TV news anchors Rod Remington (Bill A. Jones) and Andrea Carmichael (Earlene Davis). Closeted gay athlete Dave Karofsky ( Max Adler ) also returns, as does Finn's mother Carole Hudson-Hummel ( Romy Rosemont ) along with Quinn's mother Judy Fabray ( Charlotte Ross ) and Puck's mother ( Gina Hecht ). Starting this season NeNe Leakes had

816-548: A 20% stake in New World Communications , a television and film production company controlled by investor Ronald Perelman that had just recently entered into broadcasting through its 1993 purchase of seven stations owned by SCI Television . As a result of Fox acquiring a 20% minority interest in the company, New World signed an agreement to switch the affiliations of twelve stations (eight CBS affiliates, three ABC affiliates [ two of which were subsequently placed in

1020-1108: A 50% interest in TCF Holdings, the parent company of the 20th Century Fox film studio. In May 1985, News Corporation, a media company owned by Australian publishing magnate Rupert Murdoch that had mainly served as a newspaper publisher at the time of the TCF Holdings deal, agreed to pay $ 2.55 billion to acquire independent television stations in six major U.S. cities from the John Kluge -run broadcasting company Metromedia : WNEW-TV in New York City, WTTG in Washington, D.C., KTTV in Los Angeles, KRIV-TV in Houston, WFLD -TV in Chicago, and KRLD-TV in Dallas. A seventh station, ABC affiliate WCVB-TV in Boston,

1224-455: A Broadway performer, and on what was supposed to be the day of their wedding, instead sends her off on a train to New York without him, telling her that he has enlisted in the army and is "setting her free". Finn has not been in touch with Rachel or Kurt all summer and into the fall—the two friends are now rooming together in Brooklyn while Rachel is attending NYADA—but he reappears unexpectedly at

1428-497: A Christmas gift before they broke up, telling her he still believes in her even if they aren't together. Finn and Quinn officially reunite after Sam finds out she cheated and breaks up with her. Finn wants to keep their reunion quiet to protect Rachel's feelings. Finn agrees to advise Rachel as she attempts to write an original song for their next Regionals competition. Rachel learns that Finn and Quinn have reunited and, after being confronted by Quinn about leaving Finn alone, she writes

1632-650: A Comedy Series. Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps ) is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation , headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan . Fox hosts additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and at

1836-522: A Multi-Millionaire? , Temptation Island , Married by America , and Joe Millionaire (which became the first Fox program to crack the Nielsen Top 10), as well as video clip shows such as World's Wildest Police Videos and When Animals Attack! . After shedding most of these programs, Fox gradually filled its lineup with acclaimed dramas such as 24 , The O.C. , House , and Bones , and comedies such as The Bernie Mac Show , Malcolm in

2040-508: A child by Jerry Phillips in " Pilot " and as a preschooler by Jake Vaughn in the episode " The Substitute ". When Glee was being cast, Monteith's Vancouver agent, Elena Kirschner, submitted a video of him drumming with some pencils and Tupperware containers. Series creator ( Ryan Murphy ) took notice of the video, but pointed out that he had to be singing, as auditioning actors for Glee with no theatrical experience were required to prove they could sing and dance as well as act. Monteith submitted

2244-416: A collapse in viewership during the 2012–13 season ; American Idol and Glee suffered steep ratings declines, while the network as a whole fell to third place (suffering an overall decrease by 22%) in total viewership and to second place in the 18–49 demographic (where it remained as of 2014 ) by the end of the season. The decline in ratings continued into the 2013–14 season , with Fox placing fourth among

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2448-895: A contract with the NFL to televise games from the National Football Conference (NFC)—which had been airing its games on CBS since 1956 —starting with the 1994 season . The initial four-year contract, which Fox bid $ 1.58 billion to obtain—while CBS offered $ 295 million per year to retain the rights —also included the exclusive U.S. television rights to Super Bowl XXXI in 1997 . The network also lured Pat Summerall , John Madden , Dick Stockton , Matt Millen , James Brown , Terry Bradshaw , and behind-the-scenes production personnel, from CBS Sports to staff its NFL coverage. Shortly afterward, News Corporation began striking affiliation deals with, and later purchasing, more television station groups. On May 23, 1994, Fox agreed to purchase

2652-459: A crisis of conscience by the end of the season, with fear of having no direction and becoming a 'Lima Loser' or worse - following the footsteps of his father into drugs and suicide - while also fearing he will only hold Rachel back from achieving her goals. In the season finale " Goodbye ", the paths of Finn's separate story arcs finally converge and Finn makes the ultimate personal sacrifice. He refuses to allow Rachel to jeopardize her future dreams as

2856-554: A date to a bowling alley where they kiss again. Finn is increasingly conflicted by his feelings for Rachel while feeling obligated to stand by his responsibilities to Quinn and the baby. After convincing her to return to the club, Rachel learns of the pregnancy and confronts Finn, slapping him in the face and again refusing to rejoin the club. Quinn moves in with Finn and his mother Carole ( Romy Rosemont ) after Finn reveals her pregnancy to her parents through song, and they evict her. In episode 13 " Sectionals ," Rachel figures out that Puck

3060-552: A default Fox affiliate at the time; it would manage to reach a total of 1.3 million subscribers by 1992. As Fox gradually headed towards carrying a full week's worth of programming in prime time through the addition of programming on Thursday and Friday nights at the start of the 1990–91 season , the network's added offerings included the scheduling of The Simpsons opposite veteran NBC sitcom The Cosby Show as part of Fox's initial Thursday night lineup that fall (along with future hit Beverly Hills, 90210 , which would become

3264-399: A dumpster, but not before Finn first allows Kurt to remove an expensive designer jacket. Finn is discovered singing in the locker room shower by his Spanish teacher/Glee Club Faculty Director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison ), who then blackmails him into joining the glee club in hopes that securing a popular, strong male lead will attract interest of other students and entice them to join

3468-529: A few successful shows like the science fiction drama The X-Files , Fox still lacked credibility among viewers. Even those working in television thought of the network as "the one that has that cartoon show" ( The Simpsons ). More than 85% of affiliates in 1993 were UHF stations. Fox became a viable competitor to the older networks when it won broadcast television rights to the National Football League (NFL) away from CBS . In December 1993, Fox signed

3672-454: A few weeks, however, and the network was unable to reach a deal with Hall to return as host when it hurriedly revived The Late Show in early 1988. The Late Show went back to featuring guest hosts, eventually selecting Ross Shafer as its permanent host, only for it to be canceled for good by October 1988, while Hall signed a deal with Paramount Television to develop his own syndicated late night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show . Fox aired

3876-442: A first-run series on Comedy Central , where it ran from 2010 to 2013. Less successful efforts included The Critic , starring Saturday Night Live alumnus Jon Lovitz (which Fox picked up in 1994 after it was cancelled by ABC, only for the series to be cancelled again after its second season), and The PJs (which moved to The WB in 2000, after Fox cancelled that series after its second season). Other notable shows that debuted in

4080-519: A five-year contract valued at $ 205 million per-year. The network also began to increase its non-scripted output, announcing the new celebrity music competition series The Masked Singer (based on the South Korean format King of Mask Singer ), and the new game shows Mental Samurai and Spin the Wheel for the 2018–19 season. In August 2018, Fox Television Group CEO Dana Walden stated that

4284-505: A fourth network had failed because it programmed just under the number of hours defined by the FCC to legally be considered a network. This allowed Fox to make revenue in ways forbidden to the established networks (for instance, it did not have to adhere to the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules that were in effect at the time), since during its first years it was considered to be merely

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4488-461: A gigolo, and tells Finn, who goes to New York and warns Brody away, ultimately beating him up and saying, "Stay away from my future wife." When Rachel finds out and breaks up with Brody, she admits that the relationship never would have worked because she was using it to try to get over her heartache and to make Finn jealous. Rachel later thanks Finn for his intervention in " Sweet Dreams " when she calls him to get advice for choosing an audition song for

4692-489: A girl whose uncle is running against Sue in a congressional campaign, and he uses Santana's lesbianism—because she's Sue's cheerleading co-captain—against Sue in a campaign commercial, effectively publicly "outing" her. Santana, devastated by this, slaps Finn during Glee rehearsals, but he later claims it was a fake "stage slap" to prevent her from being suspended. In the episode " Yes/No ", Finn asks Rachel to marry him. Rachel hesitates to answer at first, but Finn serenades her in

4896-472: A half-hour series as part of the network's mainly comedy-based Sunday lineup for its first season, before expanding to an hour and moving to Fridays for the 1990–91 season). These two series, which would become staples on the network for just over two decades, would eventually be paired to form the nucleus of Fox's Saturday night schedule beginning in the 1994–95 season . Meanwhile, Married... with Children , which differentiated itself from other family sitcoms of

5100-457: A jock-ish authority mixed with an appealingly square naivete." Korbi Ghosh of Zap2it enjoyed Finn's "sweet nature" and observed, "it's clear that at Finn's core, he's a good person." Shawna Malcom of the Los Angeles Times noted a contradiction in his characterization in the episode " Preggers "—she questioned whether the intelligence he demonstrated in striving for a football scholarship

5304-551: A joint venture between Fox and Savoy Pictures that was founded in March 1994, purchased four stations from Burnham Broadcasting ( three NBC affiliates and one ABC affiliate ); through a separate agreement, those stations would also switch to Fox between September 1995 and January 1996 as existing affiliation agreements lapsed. These two deals were not the first instances in which a longtime "Big Three" station affiliated with Fox: in Miami,

5508-399: A kissing booth ostensibly to raise money for the glee club, Finn succeeds in kissing Quinn again and they begin secretly dating behind Sam's back, and much to the dismay of broken hearted Rachel, who is still trying to make amends and reunite with Finn. At the kissing booth, Rachel attempts to buy a kiss, which Finn gives as a peck on the cheek. He then gives her a star necklace he'd intended as

5712-503: A large group of stations. By comparison, DuMont had been saddled by numerous regulatory barriers that hampered its potential to grow, most notably a ban on acquiring additional stations, during an era when the FCC had much tighter ownership limits for television stations (limiting broadcasters to a maximum of five stations nationwide) than it did when Fox launched. In addition, Murdoch was more than willing to open his wallet to get and keep programming and talent. DuMont, in contrast, operated on

5916-409: A large loyal fanbase that turned the show into a cult favorite. In 2009, Glee premiered to average ratings when its pilot aired as a lead-out program of the eighth-season finale of American Idol , but earned positive reviews from critics. The cast of the series has been acknowledged by Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey , who have each asked the cast to perform live for various national events. At

6120-500: A large, loyal international fanbase. At the same time, Fox's live telecast of the Super Bowl XLV helped the network emerge as the first U.S. television network to earn an average single-night prime time audience of at least 100 million viewers. American Idol lost its first place standing among all network prime time programs during the 2011–12 finale (falling to second that season behind NBC Sunday Night Football ), ending

6324-405: A little desperate for an outlet" in the pilot episode. Commenting on the fifth episode of the first season, Eric Goldman of IGN wrote, "We got to see a bit of a darker side to Finn [...] it's good to see this, because up until now, Finn's been a bit too straight-laced to totally invest in." In the second season's eighth episode, " Furt ", Entertainment Weekly 's Tim Stack said, "It's been

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6528-469: A mediocre ratings performance, before viewership rose significantly midway through its first season following Heather Locklear 's addition to the cast), its own short lived spin-off Models Inc. , and family drama Party of Five . The early and mid-1990s also saw the network launch several series aimed at a black audience, which, in addition to Martin , included the sitcom Living Single and police procedural New York Undercover . Despite having

6732-420: A moment to give Cory Monteith some praise, though, since he was asked to do a lot of difficult things in this episode, in regards to selling the idea of Finn as a leader, bringing disparate groups together, and he mostly managed that task, much better than he has in past episodes." While reviewing " Funeral ", the season's penultimate episode, Gonzalez said, "I was glad that the writers chose […] Finn and Kurt to be

6936-489: A new but short-lived sitcom ( Love and Marriage ) to the night at the beginning of the 1996–97 season backfired with the public, as it resulted in a brief cancellation of America's Most Wanted that was criticized by law enforcement and public officials, and was roundly rejected by viewers, which brought swift cancellation to the newer series. Married... quickly returned to Sundays (before moving again to Mondays two months later); both it and Martin would end their runs at

7140-476: A new group. There's nothing more depressing than a high schooler with a bald spot." He added, "I think you have to be true to the fact that here is a group of people who come and go in these teachers' lives." Although Murphy said in July 2011 that Monteith would be one of the actors leaving at the end of the third season, Falchuk later stated that while Monteith, along with Lea Michele and Chris Colfer , would graduate at

7344-525: A non-Big Three network on primetime). By 2016, Empire and The X-Files ranked in the Nielsen Top 10 for the season, the first season with 2 Fox programs entering the top rankings since the American Idol - House tandem of the 2007–2008 season (and the first ever season that Fox achieved such rankings without American Idol or any other reality television show from Fox in the Top 10). The same year also marked

7548-496: A personal song called " Get It Right " about wanting to fix her relationship with Finn. This leads to their victory at Regionals and gains Finn's attention at Rachel's obvious remorse for hurting him. Finn and Quinn campaign together for junior prom king and queen. Meanwhile, Finn becomes jealous again when he learns that Jesse is back and going to prom with Rachel. Finn is seen rather sullen as Rachel sings " Jar of Hearts ," suggesting that he cannot keep playing with her emotions. Finn

7752-538: A promotion for Brennan, who formerly received a co-executive producer credit. The first and second seasons were written exclusively by Brennan, Falchuk and Murphy. Although Murphy had intended to hire a team of five or six writers in January 2010, this plan was delayed, due to the existing team's reluctance to alter a working formula. Falchuk revealed in May 2011 that further writing staff are being sought to bring "fresh voices" to

7956-444: A recurring role as Coach Roz Washington . The Glee Project , a reality series featuring auditions for the show, started airing on Oxygen on June 12, 2011, and the final episode of the season was broadcast on August 21, 2011. The winning prize was a seven-episode guest-starring role in the third season. The show was originally intended to air on Fox ahead of season two, but was cancelled due to Murphy's desire to concentrate on

8160-531: A romantic date in the city. She rejects him by the end of the date, choosing to focus on her future career instead of romance. Later, as the New Directions are about to go on stage, Finn begs Rachel to come back to him. Although she professes her love, she still reluctantly refuses him. By the end of their duet " Pretending ", an original song written by Finn about their relationship, the audience responds with awkward silence as Rachel and Finn actually kiss on stage. The club consequently fails to place at Nationals due to

8364-454: A second, musical tape, in which he sang "a cheesy, '80s music-video-style version" of REO Speedwagon 's " Can't Fight This Feeling ". He then attended a mass audition in Los Angeles; his vocal skills were considered weak, but he later performed very well with one of Glee 's casting directors, who said that his audition captured the most elusive quality of Finn's, his "naive, but not stupid sweetness". Monteith said of his casting process, "I

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8568-443: A second-tier independent station in markets where a more established independent declined the affiliation (such as Denver , Phoenix and St. Louis ). Largely because of both these factors, Fox in a situation very similar to what DuMont had experienced four decades before had little choice but to affiliate with UHF stations in all except a few (mainly larger) markets where the network gained clearance. Then-Fox Inc. head Barry Diller

8772-597: A series of affiliation realignments between all four U.S. television networks involving individual stations and various broadcasting groups such as those between CBS and Group W (whose corporate parent later bought the network in August 1995), and ABC and the E. W. Scripps Company (which owned three Fox affiliates that switched to either ABC or NBC as a result of the New World deal) affecting 30 television markets between September 1994 and September 1996. The two deals also had

8976-428: A series regular at midseason", but Overstreet declined. It was reported on October 18, 2011, and confirmed by Murphy six days later, that Overstreet would be returning as a recurring character starting with the season's eighth episode. With Sam gone at the beginning of the season, Falchuk said that Mercedes "has this new boyfriend she met over the summer who's pretty cool". Friday Night Lights ' LaMarcus Tinker

9180-414: A shoestring budget and was unable to keep the programs and stars it had. Most of the other startup networks that launched in later years (such as UPN and The WB ) followed Fox's model as well. Furthermore, DuMont operated during a time when the FCC did not require television manufacturers to include UHF capability. To see DuMont's UHF stations, most people had to buy an expensive converter . Even then,

9384-443: A show where they were in high school for eight years. We really wanted to be true to that experience." It was initially reported that the third season would be the last for Michele, Monteith and Colfer. However, during the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con panel, executive producer Brad Falchuk stated that while Michele, Monteith and Colfer will graduate by the end of the third season, "because they're graduating doesn't mean they're leaving

9588-539: A three-way tie for 29th place in the Nielsen ratings, it became a breakout hit and was the first Fox series to break the Top 30. The Simpsons , at 35 years as of 2024, is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. In 1989, Fox also first introduced the documentary series Cops and crime-focused magazine program America's Most Wanted (the latter of which debuted as

9792-484: A time, made Fox Television Stations the largest owner of television stations in the U.S. (a title that has since been assumed by the Sinclair Broadcast Group , one of the network's largest affiliate groups). Fox completed its prime time expansion to all seven nights on January 19, 1993 , with the launch of two additional nights of programming on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (The method of gradually adding nights to

9996-414: A while since we’ve gotten some Finn focus, and I think I just missed Cory Monteith. But I also forgot what a good, natural actor he can be." Monteith as Finn won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Actor Comedy, and was nominated in the same category in 2010. Although he was not a singer before being cast as Finn, Monteith sang lead or joint lead on many songs on the show, most of which have charted in

10200-515: Is again eligible to compete in Regionals and the choir room is returned to them. Finn enlists Emma, who is deep in wedding preparations in advance of Will's return, to help him judge a glee club competition for which member is the best diva. When he finds her panicking over the reception arrangements, he kisses her. In " I Do ", when Emma flees the church the day of the wedding, Finn blames himself, but Rachel sets him straight. The reception goes on despite

10404-438: Is no longer a series regular is Jessalyn Gilsig as Will's ex-wife, Terri Schuester . O'Malley, who plays Kurt's father Burt, was a series regular during the second season, but is listed among the guest cast for this season. Murphy stated that some of the original characters would depart at the end of the season. He explained: "This next season will be their senior year, and then that they will graduate. We didn't want to have

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10608-464: Is one of the best things the show has ever done", while The A.V. Club 's Emily VanDerWerff gave the season a "C+", and stated: "Wildly ambitious at times, not always successful, but always trying weird, new things." Huffington Post 's Crystal Bell said regarding the season finale: "We did end up with a graduation episode that was heartfelt, comical and, yes, absolutely ridiculous". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives

10812-578: Is portraying Mercedes' new love interest, Shane Tinsley. Formerly known as "Bubba" and then as "Marcus", he is "a massive linebacker for the McKinley Titans". Their relationship was compared to Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife in Jerry Maguire , as he "encourages her to want more for herself". Ryan Murphy has said they plan to introduce four new cast members, "kids that come in with their own stories." At least two of these are female students: Sugar, who

11016-409: Is reinstated to the team and soon becomes quarterback again through the events of episode 3 " Grilled Cheesus ". Bullying against Kurt has intensified, but Finn doesn't stand up for him, afraid of himself being bullied and that it may jeopardize his position as quarterback. When their parents marry, Finn uses his best man speech as an opportunity to apologize to Kurt, which begins a brotherly bond between

11220-479: Is seen as a 'go with the flow' character in the beginning, concerned more with popularity and reputation than exerting real leadership, but is also shown to have a conscience. He's aware of the bullying and pranking that he is expected to participate in, but he does his best to avoid or downplay his level of participation without actually taking a stand against it. For example, in his opening scene he stands by idly as his teammates throw Kurt Hummel ( Chris Colfer ) into

11424-442: Is the father and informs Finn, who then attacks Puck, breaks up with Quinn, and quits the glee club in a fury. However, after cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch ) sabotages the glee club's first show choir competition, Finn is able to set aside his anger and return to lead the club to victory. He and Rachel briefly date, but he follows advice proffered by Mr. Schue and ends the relationship to focus on his own well-being. By

11628-440: Is the most-watched program on U.S. television by seasonal average viewership in the 2000s decade, as well as the most recent program scheduled to have successfully established a graveyard slot on U.S. television since the end of NBC's Friends in 2004 and the subsequent decline of NBC's previously dominant " Must See TV " Thursday timeblock. By 2005, reality television succeeded sitcoms as the most popular form of entertainment in

11832-505: Is then kicked out of prom for fighting with Jesse over Rachel. Finn and Kurt team up to arrange the funeral of Sue Sylvester's sister, Jean (Robin Trocki), when Sue is too upset to do so. Finn breaks up with Quinn immediately after the funeral, inspired by Sue's eulogy and realizing how deep his feelings are for Rachel. At Nationals in New York City, Finn attempts to win Rachel back by taking her on

12036-401: Is untenable, Finn leaves New Directions though he enjoyed directing them; Marley tells him he's a good teacher, and he should get a teaching degree. He goes to college, where he shares a dorm room with Puck—who isn't actually attending the school. Will later asks Finn to return to co-lead New Directions, and he agrees. Meanwhile, Santana has discovered that Brody, who is now living with Rachel, is

12240-473: Is well-off, self-confident, and has a tin ear, and Sheila, "a modern-day Joan Jett". The recurring role of Sugar Motta is played by Vanessa Lengies . Both Tinker and Lengies appeared in the season premiere, as did a character named Sheila played by Raven Goodwin , who is one of the Skanks, a group of outcast girls that includes Quinn. Another new recurring character is Sebastian Smythe , played by Grant Gustin ,

12444-465: The Daily News commented positively on the arrangement of Monteith's song, and graded the performance an "A", but Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone was critical of the arrangement, and said Monteith's performance was "more awkward than inspired." Finn's other solo is Sammy Davis' " I've Gotta Be Me " in the episode " Born This Way ". In the episode " Furt ", when Finn's mother marries Kurt's father and

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12648-723: The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack by The Bee Gees . Filming for the season was originally reported as beginning on August 10, 2011, but it began on August 9. The first episode of the season was directed by Eric Stoltz , and Matthew Morrison made his directing debut on the Christmas episode. Broadcast began on September 20, 2011, in the US, where Glee airs on Fox in the 8 pm timeslot on Tuesdays. It debuted in Australia on September 21, 2011, at 8:30 pm on Network Ten , hours after

12852-456: The 1997–98 season , Fox had three shows in the Nielsen Top 20 (in terms of total viewers); The X-Files (which ranked 11th), King of the Hill (which ranked 15th) and The Simpsons (which ranked 18th), all of which aired on Sunday nights. Building around its flagship animated comedy The Simpsons , Fox would experience relative success with animated sitcoms in prime time, beginning with the debut of

13056-569: The 2007–08 season . Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, but these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network. Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate, either over the air or through a pay television provider, although Fox's National Football League broadcasts and most of its prime time programming are subject to simultaneous substitution regulations for pay television providers imposed by

13260-705: The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards and would air the next five editions. Although the network had modest successes in Married... with Children and The Tracy Ullman Show , several affiliates were disappointed with Fox's largely underperforming programming lineup during the network's first three years, KMSP-TV in Minneapolis and KPTV in Portland, Oregon , both owned at the time by Chris-Craft Television , disaffiliated from Fox in 1988 (with KITN (now WFTC ) and KPDX respectively replacing those stations as Fox affiliates), citing that

13464-490: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to protect rights held by domestically based networks. Fox is named after the film studio that was originally called 20th Century Fox (the network's corporate sibling prior to that studio's acquisition by The Walt Disney Company ) and after the producer William Fox , who had founded one of the film studio's predecessors, Fox Film , before it

13668-709: The Fox Television Stations group. With the sole exception of KDAF (which was sold to Renaissance Broadcasting in 1995, at which time it became an affiliate of The WB ), all of the original owned-and-operated stations ("O&Os") are still part of the Fox network today. Like the core O&O group, Fox's affiliate body initially consisted of independent stations (a few of which had maintained affiliations with ABC, NBC, CBS, or DuMont earlier in their existences). The local charter affiliate was, in most cases, that market's top-rated independent; however, Fox opted to affiliate with

13872-646: The Mike Judge -produced King of the Hill in 1997. Family Guy (the first of three adult-oriented animated series from Seth MacFarlane to air on the network) and Futurama (from Simpsons creator Matt Groening ) would make their debuts in 1999; however, they were canceled in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Due to strong DVD sales and highly rated cable reruns on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim , Fox later decided to order new episodes of Family Guy , which began airing in 2005. Futurama would be revived with four direct-to-DVD films between 2007 and 2009 and would return as

14076-664: The NTA Film Network was launched as a new "fourth network". 20th Century Fox would also produce original content for the NTA network. The film network effort would fail after a few years, but 20th Century Fox continued to dabble in television through its production arm, TCF Television Productions, producing series (such as Perry Mason , Batman and M*A*S*H ) for the three major broadcast television networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS). The Fox network's foundations were laid in March 1985 through News Corporation 's $ 255 million purchase of

14280-437: The finale of American Idol in its original run on Fox after airing for fifteen seasons, ending an era of one of the most successful shows in U.S. television history. In February 2017, Fox broadcast Super Bowl LI , which attracted an average 111.3 million viewers—ranking among the top five most-watched Super Bowl games, and the second-highest audience in network history behind Super Bowl XLVIII. In March 2017, Rob Wade

14484-496: The longest streak at#1 for a prime time broadcast network series in U.S. television history, through its eight-year ratings domination in both the Adults 18–49 demographic and total viewership. Idol also remained in the Nielsen Top 10 for eleven years from 2003 to 2013 , and became the highest-rated non- sports prime time television program as well as the highest-rated reality series in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012. these records marked

14688-476: The second most-watched television broadcast (by average) in U.S. history, and the lead-out programs that followed this event – New Girl and Brooklyn Nine-Nine . Later, in May 2014, Kevin Reilly announced that he would resign as chairman of Fox Entertainment. On July 15, 2014, then-corporate parent 21st Century Fox announced that it would merge the operations of the network and 20th Century Fox Television into

14892-439: The "It's My Life" sections and Artie on the rest. Excluding a scene from the pilot of him singing a portion of "Can't Fight This Feeling" in the shower, Finn's first solo songs are not until the show's tenth episode, " Ballad ". Finn sings " I'll Stand By You " to the unborn child he thinks is his, and later sings " (You're) Having My Baby " to Quinn, the mother of the child, in front of her parents. He has two solo numbers later in

15096-510: The Cheerios and support glee club by performing in the halftime show instead. The show is a great success, and the football team wins the championship game. Emboldened by leading the team to the championship, Finn sets his eyes on a new prize: Quinn, who is currently dating Sam. Quinn had kissed Finn after the game having been impressed by his leadership abilities. Finn is convinced he can win her back by getting her to kiss him again. After setting up

15300-557: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s rules prohibiting a merger between any of the four major broadcast networks. As a result of the Disney/Fox deal, and with the merger of CBS and Viacom on December 4, 2019, Fox has become the only major U.S. broadcast network without attachment to any film studio . It was acknowledged that Fox had placed a larger emphasis on its sports programming in its first upfronts since

15504-511: The Finn Hudson Memorial Auditorium. As Finn is the most frequent male lead in New Directions numbers, Monteith features in a great many musical performances which have been released as singles available for digital download and are also featured in the show's soundtrack albums . He frequently shares vocal leads with the main female singer, Rachel, as in the pilot episode's closing song, Journey 's " Don't Stop Believin' " ,

15708-574: The Fox Media Center in Tempe, Arizona . Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC , CBS , and NBC ) in 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network . It was also the highest- rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and 2020 to 2021, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during

15912-540: The Fox network is a revival or at least a linear descendant of DuMont, since Metromedia was founded when DuMont spun off its two remaining owned-and-operated stations, WNEW-TV (then known as WABD) and WTTG, as DuMont Broadcasting (it later changed its name to Metropolitan Broadcasting before becoming Metromedia). Additionally, the former base of DuMont's operations, the DuMont Tele-Centre in Manhattan , eventually became

16116-473: The Middle , and Arrested Development . As the decade wore on, Fox began surpassing ABC and NBC in the ratings, first in age demographics, then in overall viewership, and placed second behind a resurgent CBS in total viewership, beginning in 2002 . Fox hit a major milestone in 2005 when it emerged as the most-watched U.S. broadcast network in the lucrative 18–49 demographic for the first time, largely boosted by

16320-403: The U.S. as a result of Fox's rise with American Idol and NBC's network declines. House , which aired as American Idol ' s lead-out program on Tuesday nights, earned international prominence in the 21st century and became Fox's first prime time drama series (and the network's third program overall) to reach the Nielsen Top 10 beginning 2006 . Beginning 2004 , CBS and Fox, which ranked as

16524-436: The US and abroad. " Jessie's Girl ", which Finn performed as a solo, was certified gold in Australia, one of only three singles to do so from the show's releases in that country; he was joint lead on " Don't Stop Believin' " in the pilot episode, the show's first single sung by the glee club, which was certified gold and platinum in Australia and the US. Finn Hudson is portrayed by Cory Monteith . He has also been portrayed as

16728-550: The US broadcast. In the UK, the show moved from E4 to Sky1 , and premiered on September 22, 2011, two days after the US. Both Network Ten and Sky1 later decoupled their broadcasts from the American schedules. Network Ten did so after the sixth episode, "Mash Off", and Sky1 announced after airing the ninth episode, "Extraordinary Merry Christmas", that in 2012 they would air all the remaining episodes in an unbroken weekly run, scheduled so that

16932-613: The advantage of offering programs intended to appeal toward a younger demographic – adults between 18 and 34 years of age – and that were edgier in content, whereas some programs that were carried by the "Big Three" networks attracted an older-skewing audience. Until the early 1990s, when Fox expanded its programming to additional nights and outside prime time, most Fox stations were still essentially formatted as independent stations – filling their schedules with mainly first-run and acquired programming, and, during prime time, running either syndicated programs or, more commonly, movies on nights when

17136-548: The affiliation moved from WCIX (channel 6) to NBC affiliate WSVN in January 1989 as the result of a complicated six-station affiliation swap in two South Florida markets spurred by NBC's purchase of CBS affiliate WTVJ (channel 4) and CBS's purchase of WCIX. WSVN immediately attracted industry notice for featuring a news-intensive tabloid format uncharacteristic of any Fox affiliate or independent station heretofore, with then-Fox network president Lucie Salhany calling WSVN "the future of television" in May 1994. WSVN remains

17340-484: The baby is his, even though they never actually had intercourse. Due to Quinn joining the club and a perceived lack of acknowledgement of her talent from Mr. Schuester, Rachel quits glee club, leaving the team short a strong female lead and diminishing their chance of success at competitions. Realizing he needs to plan a future to support his child and hopeful to gain a music scholarship, Finn entices Rachel to return to glee club by using her feelings for him and invites her on

17544-534: The beginning of the 2010s, new comedies Raising Hope and New Girl gave Fox its first live-action comedy successes in years. The second season of Glee delivered that series' highest ratings during the 2010–11 season, with viewership peaking during its Super Bowl lead-out episode in February 2011 (marking the most expensive post-Super Bowl episode ever produced on U.S. television). The said show has continuously attracted worldwide media attention that it formed

17748-426: The best singer New Directions has. [...] But because he’s trying to get better, that’s OK". At the conclusion of the second season, Poniewozik wrote that he had not found the relationship between Finn and Rachel "the most compelling story" of the season, and as such "didn't enjoy ' New York ' as much as [he] might have", and VanDerWerff commented that their storyline had "ceased being too interesting long ago." However,

17952-435: The careers of future movie stars Jim Carrey , Jamie Foxx , Damon Wayans , Marlon Wayans , Keenen Ivory Wayans , guest stars Chris Rock and Tim Meadows , and both members of the show's dance troupe, the "Fly Girls", Rosie Perez and Jennifer Lopez . The series also gained international prominence after Fox aired a special live episode in January 1992 as an alternative to the halftime show during Super Bowl XXVI , which

18156-478: The club as well as improving the overall status of the club. Despite being ostracized by the other football players, including his best friend Puck ( Mark Salling ), Finn comes to enjoy being in the club. After rescuing wheelchair-bound Artie Abrams ( Kevin McHale ) from a bullying incident in a port-a-pottie, Finn finally begins to find his voice as a leader and takes a stand against bullying, proclaiming to Puck and

18360-404: The club, which is at the bottom of the social ladder, while he maintains his popular reputation and the respect of the other jocks. The character has dealt with his attraction to both self-centered head cheerleader Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron ) and ambitious yet kindhearted glee club star singer Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele ), the series' female lead. Following Monteith's death on July 13, 2013, it

18564-476: The club. After talking about how different Finn is from the other school jocks and recognizing he is more like them, they decide to let him stay in the club. The scene moves to the New Directions including Finn, singing Don't Stop Believing from the previously aired " Pilot " episode. In the series finale " Dreams Come True ", U.S. Vice President Sue Sylvester rededicates the McKinley High auditorium to be renamed

18768-444: The club? (Yes, the logic was there. He wants to win a scholarship so he can provide for the baby he thinks is his. But a girl's heart is a fragile thing, and like Rachel tells him, he could have just tried being honest.)" In his review of " Ballad ", Goldman commented: "Finn singing 'I'll Stand By You' to the unborn baby he thinks is his was very sweet". He found the scene that followed Finn's revelation of Quinn's pregnancy to her parents

18972-450: The course of a single season, as well as Fox's fourth program overall (and the first since the 2013 finale of American Idol ) to enter the Nielsen Top 10 by the end of the 2014–15 season. The 2015–16 season marked a notable turnaround for Fox, as it jumped ahead of ABC to third place in nationwide ratings (both in overall viewership and in the 18–49 demo) and posted several firsts for the network and on U.S. television. Its improvement

19176-538: The deal was announced, including the acquisitions of the NFL's Thursday Night Football package and rights to the FIFA World Cup . It was also noted that Fox had been increasingly pivoting towards programs that could generate large audiences, as opposed to ones that become successful primarily through critical acclaim. On June 27, 2018, WWE announced that SmackDown would move to Fox on Friday nights beginning October 4, 2019, following its run on USA Network , under

19380-439: The debut of MADtv on October 14, 1995; the sketch comedy series became a solid competitor to NBC's Saturday Night Live for over a decade and was the network's most successful late night program as well as one of its most successful Saturday night shows, running for 14 seasons until 2009. An attempt to make a larger effort to program Saturday nights by moving Married... with Children from its longtime Sunday slot and adding

19584-697: The debut of Fox News Channel in August 1996. Its sports operations expanded with the acquisition of controlling interests in several regional sports networks (including the Prime Network and SportsChannel ) between 1996 and 2000 to form Fox Sports Net (which launched in November 1996), its 2000 purchase of Speedvision (later Speed Channel, which was replaced in the United States by Fox Sports 1 in August 2013; however, it continues to exist in other North American and Caribbean countries as Fox Sports Racing ), and

19788-459: The doctor and again confesses his feelings to her in an effort to win her back. At the next glee rehearsal, he sings Rick Springfield's " Jessie's Girl " in an obvious effort to prove his feelings to Rachel. Fellow Glee club member Kurt, who is gay, has a private crush on Finn, and sets up his widower father Burt ( Mike O'Malley ) with Finn's widowed mother Carole ( Romy Rosemont ) in the hopes of spending more time with him. Finn initially opposes

19992-533: The door for Finn and Rachel to get back together. In the season finale, as Finn and Rachel are about to go onstage, Finn finally tells her that he loves her. They lose the competition but become a couple as of episode 22, Journey to Regionals . At the beginning of the second season, Finn recruits new student Sam Evans ( Chord Overstreet ), who is also trying out for football, to join Glee. In an effort to help wheelchair bound Glee friend Artie Abrams ( Kevin McHale ) join

20196-436: The end of that season. The Saturday schedule was revised in November 1996, to feature one new and one encore episode of Cops , and the revived America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back . Cops and AMW remained the anchors of Fox's Saturday lineup, making it the most stable night in American broadcast television for over 14 years; both shows eventually were among the few first-run programs remaining on Saturday evenings across

20400-519: The end of the season, " Pretending ". His first solo performance of the second season, in the episode " Grilled Cheesus ", is R.E.M. 's " Losing My Religion ". Monteith said he and series music producer Adam Anders "had a bit of a different idea" about how the song should be performed. While Anders "always brings the songs in very positive, very upbeat", he felt the song "was expressing a betrayal", and with Finn feeling both betrayal and anger, Monteith wanted his performance to reflect that. Anthony Benigno of

20604-605: The end of the season, eight members of the glee club graduate: Rachel, Mike, Quinn, Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Santana and Puck. The season was nominated for three Emmy Awards , one Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical and one Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series . The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television , Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision. Series creators Ian Brennan , Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy serve as executive producers, alongside Dante Di Loreto . This constitutes

20808-533: The end of the third episode. He has been given an early discharge from the army after injuring himself. He finds out she kissed Brody ( Dean Geyer ), a NYADA junior, and feels that he doesn't belong in her world in New York, so he returns to Lima without telling her. She then breaks up with him. In Lima, Finn is working at Burt's tire shop again, and Artie enlists his help to co-direct the school musical, Grease , which had been Finn's suggestion. When Rachel comes to see

21012-496: The end of the third season, "because they're graduating doesn't mean they're leaving the show." Falchuk insisted that "it was never our plan or our intention to let them go…. They are not done with the show after this season." Finn originated as a character who "walks a fine line between following his dreams and balancing what other people expect of him." Monteith's former acting coach said: "You've got to be incredibly smart to understand how dim Finn can be", though Monteith appreciated

21216-406: The end of their performance. During the competition a scandal unfolds as Finn's photo plaque - which was brought along as both reminder and inspiration - is stolen by their rival choir in an effort to sabotage New Direction's performance. The plaque is eventually recovered after the competition. In the flashback episode " 2009 ", the original Glee club members have second thoughts about Finn being in

21420-438: The entire football team to join the glee club for a week to settle their differences and dispel their prejudices. After a promising start, the football team members eventually quit the club and as a result are banned from participating in the big game. At the same time, Sue arranges to have the cheerleading Regionals rescheduled to conflict with the football championship to sabotage both Beiste and Will, whose glee club now has to do

21624-473: The episode " Michael " and she ultimately agrees to marry him. In the episode " On My Way ", the wedding is set for after the Regionals competition, which New Directions wins, but it is canceled after Quinn is badly injured in a car crash on her way to the ceremony. Finn works hard on his dancing skills in preparation for their upcoming Nationals competition, while also offering support and encouragement to Rachel, who had choked during her initial NYADA audition, but

21828-428: The fact that Finn is more than "just a dumb jock". He has admitted that he is sometimes frustrated by Finn's "convenient dumb-guy writing", and commented, "I think every actor wants to be stretched. But it's also important to realize that whatever we're doing works. I realize that this happens to an actor about once every ten lifetimes. To be on a show that's this good, it's rarefied air." Finn has matured during his run on

22032-413: The failed wedding, where Finn delivers a speech to Rachel, clearly stating his intent for them to eventually reunite and tells her that they are endgame. Finn and Rachel then sing a duet and later sleep with each other. In " Girls (and Boys) On Film ", Finn teams up with Artie to help find Emma for Will; he later confesses to Will that he kissed Emma, and Will is unable to forgive him. Since working with Will

22236-448: The fictional William McKinley High School in the town of Lima, Ohio . Finn is initially quarterback of his high school football team. A self centered, argumentative popular jock at the top of the school's social hierarchy, when he finds himself forced to join the school's glee club , he discovers that he loves it, although he risks alienation from his friends by remaining a member. His storylines see him struggle with his decision to stay in

22440-530: The fifth episode, " The First Time ", Finn is not recruited to play football in college, as he had hoped. He and Rachel decide to have sex together for the first time. In the episode " Mash Off ", Santana, who has joined the rival Troubletones, is relentlessly bullying Finn. After a fake apology pushes him to the edge, Finn tells her to just "come out of the closet" and accuses her of being a coward for tearing other people down only because she can't admit to everyone that she's in love with Brittany. They are overheard by

22644-496: The fifth season, opens three weeks after Finn's funeral. No cause of death is given. Kurt, in a voiceover, explains that it is not the circumstances of Finn's death that matter, but how he lived his life. A memorial tree is planted on the campus at McKinley High along with a commemorative plaque in his honor. A grieving Rachel returns to Lima wearing her 'Finn' necklace, and presents a photo plaque of Finn to Mr. Schuester with Finn's famous quote from season 2 "the show's gotta go all over

22848-427: The final episodes of the season would broadcast "within days" of their initial US premiere. A subsequent change in the US schedule required adding a week's break after the fourteenth episode, "On My Way". The cast began recording for their musical numbers on the show beginning on August 8, 2011. They also began recording material for a new Glee Christmas album that month. Fox credits fifteen main cast members for

23052-462: The football team that both football and glee need him to succeed, therefore he will continue to do both. Finn exercises his leadership skills, introducing the glee club members to the show's most identifiable quintessential song, Journey 's Don't Stop Believin' . As Finn spends more time singing and rehearsing with female lead Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele ), it becomes apparent there is a growing attraction and strong musical chemistry between them, to

23256-432: The football team, Finn is misunderstood by new football coach Shannon Beiste ( Dot-Marie Jones ) to be making fun of her and she kicks him off the team. Sam makes the team and replaces Finn as quarterback, causing Finn to become jealous. Rachel is happy that Finn is not on the football team anymore, and when he tries to get back on the team, she gives him an ultimatum to chose her or football. Eventually she relents, and Finn

23460-573: The former conceded "I may not be that invested in Finn/Rachel, but the startling moment where the audience disappeared in the middle of their kiss made me feel like I was", and the latter opined that their kiss resonated, despite being unoriginal and "too neat way of suggesting that Rachel can't have both Finn and her Broadway dreams". Monteith won the 2011 Teen Choice Award in the Choice TV: Actor Comedy category for his portrayal of Finn, and

23664-519: The four major networks after decreasing prime time viewership – as more people opted to engage in leisure activities away from home rather than watch television on that night of the week led ABC, NBC and CBS to largely abandon first-run series on Saturdays (outside newsmagazines , sports and burned off prime time shows that failed on other nights) in favor of reruns and movies by the mid-2000s. America's Most Wanted ended its 22-year run on Fox in June 2011, and

23868-637: The game during the 1980s, several station groups like Media Central and Pappas Telecasting had avoided Fox when the network launched, but joined the network later on. The network had its " grand opening " when it expanded its programming into prime time on April 5, 1987, inaugurating its Sunday night lineup with the premieres of the sitcom Married... with Children and the sketch comedy series The Tracey Ullman Show . The premieres of both series were rebroadcast twice following their initial airings (at 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 pm. Eastern/Pacific, respectively) that night, which Jamie Kellner , who served as

24072-480: The glee club loses to the Warblers after Marley ( Melissa Benoist ) passes out on stage, interrupting the performance. Afterward, Finn does what he can to keep the club together and finally succeeds despite Sue's opposition—she has deprived New Directions of rehearsal space at school. With the help of Blaine Anderson ( Darren Criss ), Finn is able to prove The Warblers cheated which gets them disqualified. New Directions

24276-547: The glee club provides music for the wedding, two of the songs are by Bruno Mars: " Marry You ", which is sung by the entire club as a big processional production number, and " Just the Way You Are ", which is sung by Finn to Kurt at the reception. Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal characterized the "two Bruno Mars songs" as "brilliant in execution and touching in sentiment", and Futterman agreed: "the Bruno Mars songs gave

24480-454: The glee club under duress, in The Zombies ' " She's Not There ". VanDerWerff called it "one of the better numbers of the season", and Futterman felt that Monteith's vocals were a "perfect fit" for the song. Finn's sole duet with Quinn, Fleetwood Mac 's " I Don't Want to Know " from the episode " Rumours ", was given an "A−" by Entertainment Weekly 's Sandra Gonzalez, and Futterman said it

24684-552: The grimmest on Glee to that point. The intense sequence featuring Finn, Kurt and Burt in " Theatricality " garnered praise for Monteith from James Poniewozik of Time , who wrote: "One thing I love about his performance, here and throughout Glee , is that he plays Finn as a kid, which of course he still is. He's basically a good kid, but as his 'faggy' outburst shows, he's flawed and often overwhelmed. And while he has little to do during Burt's lecture but react, his reactions are great: he's scared and defensive, but shows Finn's guilt at

24888-399: The halftime show. With the football team down to half strength and the glee club without its cheerleader members, Finn again shows his strong leadership, settling his differences with Puck and having Puck convince the non-glee football players to perform in the halftime show, which will also get them back on the team, while Finn convinces Quinn, Santana, and Brittany ( Heather Morris ) to quit

25092-407: The harder it is for him, the better, you know? I think Finn has a lot of growing up to do and I think that Finn has a lot of struggle left for him. I think dealing with a lot of his dad stuff, the passing of his father and dealing with the unrequited love all of a sudden from Rachel, I think the more trouble he goes through, the more interesting it is for me as an actor." Over the course of his run on

25296-411: The highest-rated U.S. television program overall starting with the 2003–04 season , becoming the first reality singing competition series in the country to reach first place in the seasonal ratings. American Idol remains the most recent U.S. television program to date to lead the national prime time ratings and attract at least 30 million viewers for multiple and consecutive television seasons. It

25500-526: The largest Fox affiliate in terms of market size to have entirely eschewed any prominent on-air branding with the network name. The NFC contract, in fact, was the impetus for the affiliation deal with New World and SF Broadcasting's purchase of the Burnham stations, as Fox sought to improve local coverage of its new NFL package by aligning the network with stations that had more established histories and advertiser value than its charter affiliates. The deals spurred

25704-515: The late 1990s included the quirky David E. Kelley -produced live-action dramedy Ally McBeal , the short-lived game show Greed , and the period comedy That '70s Show , the latter of which became Fox's second-longest-running live-action sitcom, airing for eight seasons. Throughout the 1990s and into the next decade, Fox launched a slate of cable channels beginning with the 1994 debuts of general entertainment network FX and movie channel FXM: Movies from Fox (now FX Movie Channel ), followed by

25908-466: The launches of Fox Sports World (later Fox Soccer , which was replaced by FXX in September 2013) and Fox Sports en Español (now Fox Deportes ) in the early 2000s. By 2000, many staple Fox shows of the 1990s had ended their runs. During the late 1990s and carrying over into the early 2000s, Fox put much of its efforts into producing reality shows many of which were considered to be sensationalistic and controversial in nature – such as Who Wants to Marry

26112-402: The longest Nielsen ratings streaks of any Fox program in these categories. The 2012 season finale of American Idol marked the end of the season-long 25th anniversary of the establishment of Fox network, helping it win in the 18–49 demographic for the eighth consecutive season, the longest such streak according to Nielsen measurement records (and still standing as of 2024). However, Fox suffered

26316-477: The main series. The project was revived when Oxygen purchased re-run rights to Glee , and Murphy committed to executive produce the series as it is part of the Glee brand. Di Loreto served as an executive producer, alongside Embassy Row 's Michael Davies and Shauna Minoprio. Assisted by Glee 's choreographer Zach Woodlee and casting director Robert J. Ulrich —who screened over 40,000 applicants—they selected

26520-482: The major networks in total viewership for the first time since 2001 . Subsequently, on January 13, 2014, Fox announced that it would abandon its use of the standard concept of greenlighting shows through the initial order of pilot episodes during the designated "pilot season" (running from January through April), instead opting to pick up shows directly to series. Fox scored renewed ratings successes with its February 2014 live telecast of Super Bowl XLVIII , which became

26724-420: The most-watched television network overall in the United States, attributed to the strengths of Super Bowl XLII and its NFL game coverages, Idol and House during that season. To date, Fox is the only non-Big Three network to top the overall Nielsen ratings since its inception in the 1950–51 season . In the late 2000s, Fox launched a few series that proved to be powerful hits in different respects. In 2007,

26928-436: The musical in the " Glease " episode, their reunion does not go well, and they agree to refrain from contact when Rachel visits Lima in the future. Will takes a leave of absence from McKinley to be a member of a blue-ribbon panel in Washington, DC, so starting in " Dynamic Duets ", Finn becomes the interim director of New Directions. While he has a rocky start in the position, they come to accept him as their leader. At Sectionals,

27132-628: The nation's fourth major network. Fox Television Stations would acquire New World outright on July 17, 1996, in a $ 2.48 billion stock purchase, making the latter's twelve Fox affiliates owned-and-operated stations of the network; the deal was completed on January 22, 1997. Later, in August 2000, Fox bought several stations owned by Chris-Craft Industries and its subsidiaries BHC Communications and United Television for $ 5.5 billion (most of these stations were UPN affiliates, although its Minneapolis station KMSP-TV would rejoin Fox in September 2002 as an owned-and-operated station). These purchases, for

27336-465: The network began production on the game shows Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? and Don't Forget the Lyrics! ; both shows ran for a total of three seasons each, making them the longest-running game shows in Fox's history. In 2008, the supernatural mystery series Fringe debuted to moderate ratings but earned critical acclaim during its first season on Tuesdays. Throughout its run, the series developed

27540-423: The network did not provide programming. Few Fox stations carried local newscasts during the network's early years, unlike the owned-and-operated stations and affiliates of its established rivals. Those that did were mostly based in larger markets (including some of the network's O&Os) and retained newscasts that had aired for decades. Even then, these news operations were limited to one newscast per day, following

27744-689: The network planned to commission and acquire more series from "independent" studios not co-owned with the Big Three networks, explaining that the vertical integration of the major broadcast networks (including Fox itself) with associated studios had limited opportunities for outside studios, and cited several top programs that were distributed by third-parties, such as The Big Bang Theory and This Is Us (produced by Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television for CBS and NBC respectively). There were also plans for Fox to acquire new pitches directly from their writers, and offer them to outside producers. As part of

27948-592: The network rolled out its Saturday night schedule with the premiere of the supernatural drama series Werewolf , which began with a two-hour pilot movie event. Three other series were added to the Saturday lineup over the next three weeks: comedies The New Adventures of Beans Baxter , Karen's Song , and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (the latter being an adaptation of the film of the same name). Both Karen's Song and Down and Out in Beverly Hills were canceled by

28152-399: The network's first successful American Idol lead-out since House , as well as the first American television program to consistently increase its episode-to-episode viewership during its first five weeks since the 1992 feat set by ABC's Roseanne . Empire ended its inaugural season as the first U.S. television show ever to increase its episodic viewership on a consistent basis throughout

28356-565: The network's longest-running drama, airing for ten seasons) after only a half-season of success on Sunday nights. The show performed well in its new Thursday slot, spending four seasons there and helping to launch Martin , another Fox comedy that became a hit when it debuted in August 1992. The Simpsons returned to Sunday nights in the fall of 1994, and has remained there ever since. The sketch comedy series In Living Color , which debuted in April 1990, created many memorable characters and launched

28560-418: The network's president and chief operating officer until his resignation in January 1993, stated would allow viewers to "sample FBC programming without missing 60 Minutes , Murder, She Wrote , or the 8 o'clock movies". Fox added one new show per week over the next several weeks, with the drama 21 Jump Street and comedies Mr. President and Duet completing its Sunday schedule. On July 11, 1987,

28764-449: The network's prime time lineup. On September 6, 1990, Fox reached an agreement with TCI (the nation's largest cable company at the time) in which TCI systems in markets that were not served by an over-the-air Fox affiliate at the time would become charter affiliates of a cable-only national feed of the network known as Foxnet . The cable-only network launched on June 6, 1991, bringing Fox programming to smaller markets that did not carry

28968-428: The network's weaker program offerings were hampering viewership of their stronger syndicated slate. At the start of the 1989–90 television season , Fox added a third night of programming, on Mondays. The season heralded the start of a turnaround for Fox. It saw the debut of a midseason replacement series, The Simpsons , an animated series that originated as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show . Ranked at

29172-531: The newly created Fox Television Group, with 20th Century Fox Television co-chairpersons Dana Walden and Gary Newman appointed to head the division. The 2014–15 season saw the series finale of Glee and debut of hits in the freshmen dramas Gotham (based on the Batman mythos) and the Lee Daniels -produced Empire . Ratings for Empire , in particular, increased week-to-week throughout its first season, becoming

29376-489: The official launch of FBC on April 5, 1987, under original Fox Entertainment President Garth Ancier, the network underwent a re-branding to the much shorter "Fox". According to an interview Ancier gave at that time, it was ad man Jay Chiat who suggested to network executives that, rather than create a brand from scratch, the network ought to use the "Fox" heritage of the previous 80 years and the "searchlight" iconography to link Fox Broadcasting to 20th Century Fox. Until late in

29580-400: The ones to connect with Sue because I think they're two of the most genuine characters on the show. […] I think they pulled it off well." In his review of "Funeral", VanDerVerff noted that Finn was not the best vocalist among the male students: "the show hits on something very odd in its DNA: Finn continues to be the male lead of the group because he’s the male lead of the show, less because he’s

29784-472: The overly personal nature of the performance. Back in Ohio, Rachel tells Finn she doesn't regret the kiss, but reminds him she is moving to New York for college and will not be coming back. Finn reminds her that they have a whole year until graduation and they kiss, renewing their relationship. As the new school year begins, Finn, a senior, has trouble figuring out what he wants to do with his life after graduation. In

29988-581: The pairing, so I can focus on storyline that does come my way." Falchuk said of the Finn–Rachel relationship ahead of the third season, "We're not interested in breaking them up this year but at the same time the challenge is they are graduating, they are different kinds of people and where does that take you?" During the PaleyFest2011 Glee cast interview, Monteith said, "There are a lot of people who really, really want Finn and Rachel to be together. But at

30192-502: The period as it centered on a dysfunctional lower-middle-class family, saw viewer interest substantially increase beginning in its third season after Michigan homemaker Terry Rakolta began a boycott to force Fox to cancel the series after objecting to risqué humor and sexual content featured in a 1989 episode . Married... ' s newfound success led it to become the network's longest-running live-action sitcom, airing for 11 seasons. Fox survived where DuMont and other attempts to start

30396-505: The place or something" and they hang it in the choir room. From this point forward, Finn's image and memory are occasionally referenced throughout the remainder of the series. In the eleventh episode " City of Angels ," Finn is honored at the National show choir competition in Los Angeles. Finn's parents are in attendance as chaperones as New Directions performs all Finn's favorite songs for the competition, where Sam holds up Finn's drumsticks at

30600-473: The point where during vocal practice in the second episode " Showmance ", he kisses Rachel in the auditorium. His decision to remain in glee worries his girlfriend, head cheerleader Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron ), who joins glee to keep an eye on him, afraid that Rachel's apparent interest in Finn may be reciprocated. Quinn discovers that she is pregnant, and while she had cheated on Finn with Puck, she tells Finn that

30804-613: The present-day Fox Television Center. In October 1985, 20th Century Fox announced its intentions to form a fourth television network that would compete with ABC, CBS, and NBC. The plans were to use the combination of the Fox studios and the former Metromedia stations to both produce and distribute programming. Organizational plans for the network were held off until the Metromedia acquisitions cleared regulatory hurdles. Then, in December 1985, Rupert Murdoch agreed to pay $ 325 million to acquire

31008-525: The program then began to be hosted by a succession of guest hosts. After that point, some stations that affiliated with FBC in the weeks before the April 1987 launch of its prime time lineup (such as WCGV-TV in Milwaukee and WDRB -TV in Louisville ) signed affiliation agreements with the network on the condition that they would not have to carry The Late Show due to the program's weak ratings. Shortly before

31212-496: The programming schedule that began with the network's April 1987 prime time launch was replicated by The WB and UPN when those networks debuted in January 1995), making it the fifth broadcast network (behind the Dumont network) to air programming on a nightly basis. September 1993 saw the heavy promotion and debut of a short-lived western series that incorporated science-fiction elements, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. However, it

31416-478: The relationship between his mom and Burt, worried that his mother will forget about his late father, but relents when Burt tells Finn that he loves Carole, though Kurt is dismayed by the deepening rapport between Finn and Burt. Finn and his mother eventually move in with the Hummels. Finn becomes uncomfortable rooming with Kurt, realizing he has a crush on him. During an argument, Finn uses a homophobic slur in reference to

31620-553: The remaining equity in TCF Holdings from his original partner, Marvin Davis . The purchase of the Metromedia stations was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in March 1986; the call letters of the New York City and Dallas outlets were subsequently changed respectively to WNYW and KDAF . These first six stations, then broadcasting to a combined reach of 22% of the nation's households, became known as

31824-476: The same time, I think that it's really interesting when they're clearly in love with each other but they're apart. I think it makes for good television." He added, "I think there's a different dynamic to Finn with Quinn and with Rachel, and single." Finn is introduced as the stereotypical, somewhat clueless popular jock, captain and quarterback of the William McKinley High School football team. Finn

32028-414: The same time." When Finn's mother marries Kurt's father in the second season's eighth episode, "Furt", Stack was pleased to see Finn being featured: "It’s been a while since we’ve gotten some Finn focus, and I think I just missed Cory Monteith. But I also forgot what a good, natural actor he can be." While giving "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" episode a "C" grade, VanDerWerff wrote as an aside, "Let’s pause for

32232-453: The season a 53% with an average rating of 7.18/10, based on 19 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "Impending graduation and a race to the top provides this season some emotional power and stakes, but Glee will strain many viewers' credulity with a flurry of melodramatic developments that feel more cynically calculated than organic to characters who feel increasingly more like soundboards than people." Glee: The Complete Third Season

32436-415: The season finale. Robert Canning of IGN summed up about the premiere episode that "Unfortunately, the premiere didn't add anything new to make me think I wasn't eating the same sugary snack we've been force-fed all summer." James Poniewozik of Time magazine wrote that "Monteith especially acts the hell out of the scene, but the way it unfolds, both of them in the car watching their realities change,

32640-472: The season premiere as Harmony , a singer who intimidates Rachel with her talent, and returned in the eighth episode in which Harmony led a rival show choir at the Sectionals competition. McGinty appeared starting in the fourth episode as Rory Flanagan, an Irish exchange student who is living with Brittany's family. Larsen debuted in the thirteenth episode as transfer student Joe Hart, and Newell first appeared in

32844-504: The season: " Hello, I Love You " by The Doors , characterized by Bobby Hankinson of the Houston Chronicle as "one of Finn's best vocal performances to date", and " Jessie's Girl " by Rick Springfield ; the latter song charted in the top ten in Australia, Canada and Ireland, and was certified gold in Australia, one of only three singles from Glee to have received gold certification in that country. Finn sings lead more frequently in

33048-753: The season: Morrison as glee club director Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, Jayma Mays as guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury, and Dianna Agron , Chris Colfer , Darren Criss , Kevin McHale , Lea Michele , Cory Monteith , Heather Morris , Amber Riley , Naya Rivera , Mark Salling , Harry Shum, Jr. and Jenna Ushkowitz as glee club members Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Artie Abrams, Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson, Brittany Pierce, Mercedes Jones, Santana Lopez, Noah "Puck" Puckerman, Mike Chang and Tina Cohen-Chang respectively. Criss and Shum, Jr. received contractual upgrades, having formerly been recurring cast members. According to journalist Michael Ausiello , one main cast member who

33252-401: The second half of the first season, as he is featured in over a dozen songs, including several with Rachel. However, in Glee 's second season, he sings lead in fewer songs than in the first, though he again sings a significant proportion with Rachel, including the duets " Don't Go Breaking My Heart ", " With You I'm Born Again ", " Last Christmas ", and the one ostensibly written by Finn at

33456-410: The series, Finn's primary relationship has been with the glee club's main singer, Rachel. In a meeting with the press at PaleyFest2011, which occurred when the characters were in the middle of a months-long breakup, Monteith commented: "That's a very important central relationship to the show. I think it's important, and I think they're endgame, but I can't be sure of when. I try not to get too attached to

33660-459: The series: "We're trying to get a lot of quirky people and interesting people and people that are not what you'd expect." Six new writers were confirmed, and began work on June 20, 2011: Ali Adler (also co-executive producer), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (also co-producer), Marti Noxon and former first-season guest star Michael Hitchcock (who are serving as consulting producers), and staff writers Matthew Hodgson and Ross Maxwell. The third season

33864-469: The series—in January 2011, Monteith noted that he had "grown up a little bit" and become "a little wiser". He later expanded, "Finn's not dumb anymore, really, he’s just naive. The opposite of me. I love Finn’s optimism. He’s very idealistic; he wants a good girl to love him, and he chases after what he wants in life—that I can relate to." The actor hoped that in time his character would be able to grow and mature more. He said in an interview with MTV , "I think

34068-404: The show two of its best performances this season". While Benigno and Stack also praised "Just the Way You Are", and both gave the song an "A", Jen Harper of BuddyTV thought Monteith's vocals as Finn "aren't the strongest" and AOL TV 's Jean Bentley also wished Finn had not been the soloist. In "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle", Finn led his football teammates, some of whom were performing with

34272-405: The show". Falchuk insisted "it was never our plan or our intention to let them go. ... They are not done with the show after this season." Chord Overstreet , who played glee club member Sam Evans during the second season, did not return to the show at the start of the third season. According to Falchuk, Overstreet was invited back to guest-star for ten episodes "with an eye towards becoming

34476-438: The side benefit of increasing local news programming on the new Fox affiliates, mirroring the programming format adopted by WSVN upon that station's switch to the network (as well as expanding the number of news-producing stations in Fox's portfolio beyond mainly charter stations in certain large and mid-sized markets). With significant market share for the first time ever and the rights to the NFL, Fox firmly established itself as

34680-488: The signal quality was marginal at best compared to the signals of VHF stations (see also: UHF television broadcasting § UHF vs VHF ) . By the time Fox launched, cable allowed UHF stations to generally be on an equal footing with VHF stations. Although Fox was growing rapidly as a network and had established itself as a presence, it was still not considered a major competitor to the established "Big Three" broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC. From its launch, Fox had

34884-465: The single of which has sold over a million copies and been certified platinum in the US and Australia. Like Finn, Monteith was a novice singer when the show started. In an interview with GQ 's Alex Pappademus, he noted that, early on, "you could hear the Auto-Tune." He was not called on to sing much on the first few episodes, as he rapped in " Push It " for " Showmance ", had a short solo phrase in

35088-944: The sixteenth episode as Wade Adams, a member of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline. In a July 2011 interview, Murphy noted that when he and Falchuk ask fans what they want to see, meeting the parents of the characters is a major demand. He said that "some of them" would be seen in the future. Several sets of parents were introduced over the course of the season: Mike Chang's parents, Julia Chang and Mike Chang Sr., played by Tamlyn Tomita and Keong Sim respectively; Emma Pillsbury's parents, Rose and Rusty Pillsbury, played by Valerie Mahaffey and Don Most ; Sam Evans's parents, Dwight and Mary Evans, played by John Schneider and Tanya Clarke; and Rachel's parents, Hiram and LeRoy Berry, played by Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell respectively. Rick Pasqualone appeared as Sugar Motta's father, Al Motta. Thomas Calabro appeared as Puck's father. Gloria Estefan played Santana Lopez's mother, Maribel, in

35292-437: The song " I Wanna Sex You Up " in " Acafellas ", and was not featured as a vocal lead in " Preggers ". Over the next three episodes, he shares the lead on four group numbers. Two are with Rachel and One with Artie, Rachel, and Mercedes: Queen 's " Somebody to Love ", " No Air " and " Keep Holding On ". The fourth is a boys-only mash-up of Bon Jovi 's " It's My Life " with Usher 's " Confessions Part II ", where Finn sings lead on

35496-597: The spin-off of certain businesses. The sale did not include the Fox Broadcasting Company and television stations or the Fox Sports, Fox News, and Fox Business cable channels, which were to be maintained under a company tentatively referred to as " New Fox ". Because Disney already owns the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the acquisition of the Fox network by Disney would have been illegal under

35700-496: The start of the 1987–88 television season , the network's first fall launch, and were replaced by the sitcoms Second Chance and Women in Prison . In regard to its late night lineup, Fox had already decided to cancel The Late Show , and had a replacement series in development, The Wilton North Report , when the former series began a ratings resurgence under its final guest host, comedian Arsenio Hall . Wilton North lasted just

35904-483: The strength of the reality singing competition series American Idol . Regarded as the single most dominant program on 21st-century U.S. television, as well as the first Fox show to lead the Nielsen seasonal ratings, American Idol had peak audiences of up to 38 million viewers during the 2003 season finale and double-season average audiences of around 31 million viewers in 2006 and 2007 . Subsequently, it leapfrogged over Fox's Big Three competition to become

36108-476: The strengths of American Idol , 24 , House , and The O.C . In September 2006, as a result of the increasing number of over-the-air Fox affiliates and the increased availability of digital subchannels carrying Fox in certain markets, Foxnet was discontinued. Then, a sweeping milestone came by the conclusion of the 2007–08 season on May 21, 2008, shortly after the widely acclaimed seventh-season finale of American Idol , when Fox outranked longtime leader CBS as

36312-746: The time Finn realizes that he truly does want to be with Rachel, he is chagrined to discover that she has started dating Jesse St. James ( Jonathan Groff ), the lead singer of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline. Cheerleader Santana Lopez ( Naya Rivera ) offers to take Finn's virginity to improve her social status and his, and he accepts, but afterward he regrets having done so and tells Rachel that he did not go through with it; she, in turn, falsely claims to have had sex with Jesse. Finn becomes increasingly jealous of Jesse, who had transferred schools to McKinley (supposedly to win Rachel's affections) and joined their glee club. When Rachel becomes ill in episode 18 " Laryngitis " and loses her singing voice, Finn takes her to

36516-427: The transition, Fox aimed to gradually reduce the amount of scripted programming development coming from 20th Television, although stalwarts such as The Simpsons would remain with the network. Glee season 3 The third season of the musical comedy-drama television series Glee was commissioned on May 23, 2010, by Fox while the first season aired. It aired between September 20, 2011, and May 22, 2012, and

36720-562: The two most-watched broadcast networks in the U.S. during the 2000s, have tended to equal one another in demographic ratings among general viewership, with both networks winning certain demographics by narrow margins; however, while Fox has the youngest-skewing viewer base, CBS is consistently regarded to have the oldest audience demographics among the major broadcast networks. Fox hit a milestone in February 2005 by scoring its first sweeps victory in total viewership and demographic ratings, boosted largely by its broadcast of Super Bowl XXXIX and

36924-421: The two. Rachel learns the truth about Finn sleeping with Santana. Hurt, she makes out with Puck to get even with Finn; she confesses her betrayal which causes Finn to break up with her. The football team clinches a spot in the championship game, but animosity is running high between glee and the football team and harming the team's performance. In " The Sue Sylvester Shuffle ", Coach Beiste and Will Schuester force

37128-408: The upcoming Broadway revival of Funny Girl . During her audition, she takes Finn's advice to choose a very personal song and performs "Don't Stop Believin'", while the original six Glee members are seen performing with her on stage in Glee 'dream state' including Finn playing drums and singing. This marked Finn's final appearance and performance on the show. " The Quarterback ", the third episode of

37332-438: The way Kurt redecorated their shared space which is overheard by Burt, who then throws Finn out of his house. Finn is ashamed, and in episode 20 " Theatricality " makes amends by standing up for Kurt at school when he is victimized by bullies Azimio Adams (James Earl III) and Dave Karofsky ( Max Adler ). By the time the club reach the next stage of show choir competitions, Jesse has betrayed Rachel and broken up with her, opening

37536-421: The winner over ten episodes, from a shortlist of twelve contenders. After the show completed shooting, Murphy announced that the winner would play Sue's archenemy on the show. However, there were two winners of The Glee Project prize of a seven-episode arc, Damian McGinty and Samuel Larsen . The other two finalists, Lindsay Pearce and Alex Newell , each won a two-episode arc on the show. Pearce appeared in

37740-497: Was "better than Quinn and Sam's 'Lucky ' ", which she had called "charming" when it was performed in " Duets ". The character of Finn has gotten mixed to positive reviews from television critics. VanDerWerff praised the "terrific" cast in the pilot episode, and wrote that Monteith and Michele "are both agreeable and a little desperate for an outlet as the show choir's central two singers". The Chicago Tribune 's Maureen Ryan opined that "Cory Monteith gives quarterback Finn Hudson

37944-425: Was a late-night talk show , The Late Show , which was hosted by comedian Joan Rivers . After a strong start, The Late Show quickly eroded in the ratings; it was never able to overtake NBC stalwart The Tonight Show . By early 1987, Rivers (and her then-husband Edgar Rosenberg , the show's original executive producer) quit The Late Show after disagreements with the network over the show's creative direction,

38148-495: Was a member of the Glee cast ensemble given the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards . He received several other nominations for the role, including Teen Choice Awards in 2009 for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male and in 2010 for Choice TV: Comedy Actor, and the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards ensemble nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in

38352-411: Was accepted to her school - offers to defer a year to help him reapply. Meanwhile, Finn learns his mother has lied about his father's death, which was actually due to a drug overdose likely connected to untreated PTSD following dishonorable discharge from the army and not killed in action as a hero. He decides he needs to defend his father's legacy and prove he was really a hero. Finn is seen spiraling into

38556-541: Was acknowledged to have been the one who created the network, with the New York Times noting in October 1986 that Diller's "current obsession is creating a television network to compete each evening with NBC, CBS and ABC." The Fox Broadcasting Company, or "FBC" as it was known back then, officially debuted with a soft launch at 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time on Thursday, October 9, 1986. Its inaugural program

38760-498: Was announced that Finn's own death would occur in the third episode of the fifth season, titled " The Quarterback ". Monteith felt that Finn has had to grow up a lot during his time on the show. The actor said, "Finn started off as the stereotypical dumb jock but as the show has gone on, Finn's not dumb anymore, really, he’s just a little naïve." Early reviews of Finn from television critics were mixed; Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club said that he and Michele were "both agreeable and

38964-471: Was boosted by the transfer of the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants from NBC, as well as shows such as Grease: Live , Empire and the return of The X-Files after its most recent season ending in 2002. Grease: Live became the first live American television musical special of the 21st century to be broadcast in front of a live studio audience (as well as the first ever live musical special aired by

39168-485: Was broadcast on CBS, marking the start of Fox's rivalry with the "Big Three" networks while popularizing the counterprogramming strategy against the Super Bowl telecast. The early and mid-1990s saw the debuts of several soap opera-style prime time dramas aimed at younger audiences that became quick hits, which, in addition to Beverly Hills, 90210 , included its adult-focused spin-off Melrose Place (which initially had

39372-473: Was getting a second chance during the competition. Finn is so confident of their impending win at Nationals he bets their honeymoon money on the win with Rick the Stick Nelson. Following their win at Nationals, they move the wedding date until after graduation, with a plan to move to New York together to attend their respective colleges. However, when Finn fails to get into his New York acting school, Rachel - who

39576-482: Was incongruent in a character who believed he had impregnated Quinn by sharing a hot tub with her. Goldman welcomed the emergence of Finn's "darker side" as he manipulated Rachel in " The Rhodes Not Taken ", as "up until now, Finn's been a bit too straight-laced to totally invest in". Denise Martin of the Los Angeles Times added, "Did anyone not want to kill Finn for coming on to Rachel to get her to come back to

39780-409: Was less definite about the number or format, saying only that if there was a tribute episode, it would be "in the second half of the season". It was revealed in early December that the tribute episode would feature ten to twelve of Michael Jackson 's songs, and the episode was scheduled for January 31, 2012. However, in mid-January 2012, Murphy revealed that there would be an April episode centered on

39984-407: Was like a lot of kids, looking for something to be interested in. Something to be passionate about. All you need is permission. Not only for Glee , but for anything in life." In December 2010, Murphy announced that some members of the cast of Glee would be replaced after the end of the third season in spring 2012, to coincide with their graduation. Murphy said: "Every year we're going to populate

40188-651: Was merged with 20th Century Pictures in 1935. Fox is a member of the North American Broadcasters Association and the National Association of Broadcasters . 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios ) had been involved in television production as early as the 1950s, producing several syndicated programs . Following the demise of the DuMont Television Network in August 1956, after it became mired in severe financial problems,

40392-629: Was named Fox's new president of alternative entertainment and specials Rob Wade; he had previously worked as a showrunner for Dancing with the Stars , as head of entertainment for BBC Worldwide , and as executive producer of America's Got Talent and The X Factor . On July 27, 2018, in a deal first announced December 2017, and completed March 20, 2019, 21st Century Fox shareholders agreed to sell most of its key assets (including 20th Century Fox , 20th Century Fox Television , and FX Networks ) to The Walt Disney Company for $ 71.3 billion, following

40596-644: Was part of the original transaction but was spun off to the Hearst Broadcasting subsidiary of the Hearst Communications in a separate, concurrent deal as part of a right of first refusal related to that station's 1982 sale to Metromedia. (Two years later, News Corporation acquired WXNE-TV in that market from the Christian Broadcasting Network and changed its call letters to WFXT .) Radio personality Clarke Ingram suggested that

40800-1241: Was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Television, with executive producers Dante Di Loreto and series co-creators Ryan Murphy , Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan . The series features the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in the town of Lima, Ohio . Season three follows the club competing on the show choir circuit, while its members and faculty deal with sex , sexual identity , gender identity , stress , domestic violence , teenage suicide , pregnancy , disabilities , texting while driving , outing and other social issues. The central characters are glee club director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison ), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch ), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury ( Jayma Mays ), and glee club members Artie Abrams ( Kevin McHale ), Blaine Anderson ( Darren Criss ), Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele ), Mike Chang ( Harry Shum Jr. ), Tina Cohen-Chang ( Jenna Ushkowitz ), Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron ), Finn Hudson ( Cory Monteith ), Kurt Hummel ( Chris Colfer ), Mercedes Jones ( Amber Riley ), Santana Lopez ( Naya Rivera ), Brittany Pierce ( Heather Morris ) and Noah "Puck" Puckerman ( Mark Salling ). At

41004-579: Was released on August 14, 2012, in DVD (with 6-set discs) and Blu-ray (with 4-set discs), and contains the special features; " Glee Music Jukebox", " Glee Under the Stars", "Deleted Scenes", "Santana's Santa Baby Music Video", "Young Sue's Oklahoma! Music Video", " Glee Give a Note", "Welcome to the Class", "Making the Finale", "Sue Addresses Her Fans", "More of Sue's Quips" and "Ginger Supremacists" Extended Scene". This

41208-426: Was structured with two "mini-seasons" mimicking the two high school semesters. While the previous two seasons have included multiple tribute episodes, dedicated to artists such as Madonna and Britney Spears , the musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show , and the album Rumours by Fleetwood Mac , Murphy intended to feature just one such tribute in season three, in the form of a two-hour television movie; Falchuk

41412-410: Was subsequently picked up by Lifetime (before being cancelled for good in 2013); Cops , in turn, would move its first-run episodes to Spike in 2013 after 23 seasons (ending its original run on Fox as the network's longest-running prime time program) and had been cancelled in 2020, leaving sports and repeats of reality and drama series as the only programs airing on Fox on Saturday evenings. During

41616-483: Was the supernatural investigative drama that debuted immediately following it on Friday nights, The X-Files , that would find long-lasting success, and would become Fox's first series to crack Nielsen's year-end Top 20 most-watched network programs. After several other failed attempts at late night programming following the cancellation of The Late Show (most notably, the quick failure of The Chevy Chase Show in 1993), Fox finally found success in that time period with

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