Glee was a TV series.
Amber Riley . She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee ( 2009 -- 15 ) . Chris Colfer . He gained international recognition for his portrayal of countertenor Kurt Hummel on the hit television singing series Glee ( 2009 -- 2015 ) . The Fox Broadcasting Company ( often shortened to Fox and stylized as FOX ) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . Glee (TV series) . Subsequent seasons aired in September through May .