The Glee Project

The Glee Project
Created byRyan Murphy
Presented byRobert Ulrich
JudgesRyan Murphy
Robert Ulrich
Zach Woodlee
Nikki Anders
Ian Brennan
Narrated byIan Brennan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21 (plus 2 specials)
Production
Executive producersMichael Davies
Shauna Minoprio
Ryan Murphy
Dante Di Loreto
ProducerRyan Murphy
Running time44 minutes
Production companiesEmbassy Row
Ryan Murphy Productions
Original release
NetworkOxygen
ReleaseJune 12, 2011 (2011-06-12) –
August 14, 2012 (2012-08-14)
Related
Glee
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

The Glee Project is an American reality television series from Oxygen. It served as an audition for the Fox musical comedy series Glee, and the prize for the winner was a minimum seven-episode arc in the following season of the show. The show's first season premiered in the US on June 12, 2011, and concluded on August 21, 2011. In Canada, the series began airing on Slice on June 26, 2011, and in the UK, the series began airing on Sky 1 on July 14, 2011. A second season aired in the US from June 5 to August 14, 2012. In July 2013, it was announced that The Glee Project would not return for a third season.[1]

Glee executive producers Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto executive produced for The Glee Project. Glee's casting director, Robert J. Ulrich, was casting director for the project, while Glee's on-screen non-speaking accompanist, Brad Ellis, helping Ulrich coach 80 potential candidates as seen in the music segment of "The Top 12" special that led into the pilot episode of season 1.[2][3]

  1. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 16, 2013). "It's Official: 'The Glee Project' Canceled at Oxygen". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ "Emmy® Award Winners Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto Sign On To Executive Produce Oxygen's "The Glee Project"". Facebook.com. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "About The Glee Project". Oxygen.com. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

Developed by StudentB