Glee (season 2)
Episodes

Glee (season 2)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)

23	1	"Audition"	Brad Falchuk	Ian Brennan	September 21, 2010	2ARC01	12.45

McKinley High’s glee club and cheerleading squad budgets are cut to allocate more money for the football program and its new football coach Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones), so directors Will Schuester and Sue Sylvester scheme to get their money restored.

24	2	"Britney/Brittany"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	September 28, 2010	2ARC02	13.51

New Directions wants to perform a Britney Spears number at the Homecoming Assembly, but Will is reluctant to let them be that edgy.

25	3	"Grilled Cheesus"	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	Brad Falchuk	October 5, 2010	2ARC03	11.20

Upon seeing the face of Jesus in his grilled cheese sandwich, Finn has an existential crisis. Because of this, the members of the glee club discuss religion and its significance to them, but this is uncomfortable for Kurt, who is an atheist, and who is facing his own, more serious crisis when his father Burt has a heart attack and becomes comatose.

26	4	"Duets"	Eric Stoltz	Ian Brennan	October 12, 2010	2ARC04	11.36

When Puck is sent to a juvenile detention center, New Directions welcomes Sam (Chord Overstreet) as a new member, and Will assigns a duet competition for the week.

27	5	"The Rocky Horror Glee Show"	Adam Shankman	Story by : Ryan Murphy & Tim Wollaston Teleplay by : Ryan Murphy	October 26, 2010	2ARC05	11.76

After Will learns of Emma's newfound love for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, he impulsively decides to have the glee club perform the stage version of the musical as a fundraiser in the hopes of winning her back from Carl, recruiting her to help him with the production.

28	6	"Never Been Kissed"	Bradley Buecker	Brad Falchuk	November 9, 2010	2ARC06	10.99

Will separates the group for another boys vs. girls mash-up competition.

29	7	"The Substitute"	Ryan Murphy	Ian Brennan	November 16, 2010	2ARC07	11.70

Will becomes ill, and is replaced by freewheeling substitute teacher Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow), who lets the glee club members choose which songs they get to perform.

30	8	"Furt"	Carol Banker	Ryan Murphy	November 23, 2010	2ARC08	10.41

Sue's Nazi-hunting mother Doris Sylvester (Carol Burnett) pays her a visit due to Sue's upcoming wedding to herself, and Finn and Kurt face the marriage of their parents, Carole (Romy Rosemont) and Burt.

31	9	"Special Education"	Paris Barclay	Brad Falchuk	November 30, 2010	2ARC09	11.68

Taking Emma's advice, Will decides to feature some of the less-heralded members of New Directions in the Sectionals competition. With the glee club in disarray and new member Lauren Zizes (Ashley Fink) replacing Kurt, New Directions, the Warblers (augmented by new member Kurt), and the Hipsters face off at Sectionals: New Directions and the Warblers both advance to Regionals.

32	10	"A Very Glee Christmas"	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	Ian Brennan	December 7, 2010	2ARC10	11.07

The faculty holds a Secret Santa gift exchange, but Sue tampers with it so she gets all the gifts. Artie finds out Brittany still believes in Santa Claus, and convinces the other glee club members not to disillusion her.

33	11	"The Sue Sylvester Shuffle"	Brad Falchuk	Ian Brennan	February 6, 2011	2ARC11	26.80

McKinley High’s football championship game takes place, and a "Thriller" mash-up is performed during the halftime show. Will and Coach Beiste attempt to get the glee club and the football team to work together, and Sue does everything she can to make sure she clinches Nationals again while attempting to sabotage both the football team and the glee club, with disastrous results: McKinley wins the championship, and Sue loses three cheerleaders and Regionals.

34	12	"Silly Love Songs"	Tate Donovan	Ryan Murphy	February 8, 2011	2ARC12	11.58

Will assigns the McKinley High glee club to perform love songs in honor of Valentine's Day. Finn sets up a kissing booth for the occasion, to raise money for the club and to kiss Quinn.

35	13	"Comeback"	Bradley Buecker	Ryan Murphy	February 15, 2011	2ARC13	10.53

Rachel tries to get back into McKinley High's social swing with the help of Brittany, but her attempts backfire. Sam forms a Justin Bieber tribute band in the hopes of cementing his relationship with Quinn, but later finds out from Santana that Quinn cheated on him with Finn and breaks up with her; he starts dating Santana.

36	14	"Blame It on the Alcohol"	Eric Stoltz	Ian Brennan	February 22, 2011	2ARC14	10.58

Principal Figgins attempts to teach the student body about the danger of underage drinking. Rachel throws a party, and after heavy drinking starts, things really heat up with a game of spin the bottle.

37	15	"Sexy"	Ryan Murphy	Brad Falchuk	March 8, 2011	2ARC15	11.92

When substitute Holly Holliday fills in for the absent sex education teacher, she joins forces with Will to teach the kids of New Directions the facts of life.

38	16	"Original Song"	Bradley Buecker	Ryan Murphy	March 15, 2011	2ARC16	11.15

When their planned anthem for the show choir Regionals competition is axed due to Sue's sabotage, New Directions writes and performs original songs to compete against the Dalton Academy Warblers and the Sue-coached Aural Intensity; Kathy Griffin and Loretta Devine guest star as judges Tammy Jean Albertson and Sister Mary Constance.

39	17	"A Night of Neglect"	Carol Banker	Ian Brennan	April 19, 2011	2ARC17	9.80

The glee club performs songs from artists that they feel are neglected at a benefit in an attempt to raise money for Artie, Mike, Tina and Brittany's Academic Decathlon team.

40	18	"Born This Way"	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	Brad Falchuk	April 26, 2011	2ARC18	8.62

Santana blackmails Karofsky into starting an anti-bullying club in order to convince Kurt to return to McKinley High and New Directions; Kurt returns and the Warblers serenade him in farewell.

41	19	"Rumours"	Tim Hunter	Ryan Murphy	May 3, 2011	2ARC19	8.85

Sue revives The Muckraker, the school newspaper, and prints blind items about the kids in the glee club in order to sow discord among the members.

42	20	"Prom Queen"	Eric Stoltz	Ian Brennan	May 10, 2011	2ARC20	9.29

As the race for prom queen heats up, Principal Figgins recruits New Directions to perform at the prom. Mercedes is distressed because she doesn't have a prom date, and Rachel arranges for Sam to take the two of them as a group.

43	21	"Funeral"	Bradley Buecker	Ryan Murphy	May 17, 2011	2ARC21	8.97

As New Directions gets closer to Nationals, Will brings in Jesse to give advice on how to win the championship; Rachel is the only one happy with his efforts.

44	22	"New York"	Brad Falchuk	Brad Falchuk	May 24, 2011	2ARC22	11.80

New Directions heads to New York City for the National Show Choir Championship and faces Vocal Adrenaline once again, taking time to see landmarks while there.

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The second episode of Glee had 13.51 million viewers.

final_sentence: The second episode of Glee had 13.51 million viewers.