Glee is considered in the thriller genre.
Comedy-drama , occasionally known as dramedy ( portmanteau of words drama and comedy ) , is a subgenre in contemporary forms of tragicomedy , especially in television , that combines elements of comedy and drama . Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States from May 19 , 2009 , to March 20 , 2015 .