GLEE Star Lynch Won't Be Returning To Her Other 'PARTY'

Variety reports that actress Jane Lynch will not be returning to the second season of Starz comedy "Party Down" because of her commitment to the FOX series GLEE. Starz was hoping that the schedules could be coordinated to accommodate Lynch, but the conflict in timing did not allow her return.

"It looks like I can't do the second season," Lynch told Variety. "So I'm not happy about that all ... but I'm in 'Glee,' so I'm thrilled about that." Lynch described her time on "Party Down" as "a blessed event." Starz picked up a 10-episode second season of "Party Down" in May. To read the full article click here.

In a broadcast first, GLEE, the new one-hour musical comedy series from Ryan Murphy ("Nip/Tuck"), had a special preview following AMERICAN IDOL on Tuesday night, May 19th on FOX. You can catch a sneak peek of the upcoming episodes right here on STAGE TUBE!

Following its sneak preview, Fox television series GLEE broke into the Billboard Hot 100 chart with its recording of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'". The track became the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 4. The feat is even more impressive as nine tracks charted from American Idol winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert, but those were all outsold by the GLEE recording. GLEE'S remake surpassed the original 1981 Journey recording of the song, which peaked at No. 9.

GLEE is an uplifting series with biting humor that features a soundtrack of hit music from past to present. The show follows an optimistic high school teacher, WILL SCHUESTER (Matthew Morrison), as he tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential. It's not an easy task when The Pitch-imperfect club includes MERCEDES (Amber Riley), a forceful diva-in-training; ARTY (Kevin McHale), a geeky guitarist; KURT (Chris Colfer), a dramatic soprano; TINA (Jenna Ushkowitz), a punk rocker; and self-proclaimed "star" RACHEL (Lea Michele), a perfectionist firecracker.

McKinley's cruel high school caste system prevents the glee club from flourishing, so Will recruits FINN (Cory Monteith), the quarterback with movie star looks, to join the group even though he wants to protect his reputation with his holier-than-thou girlfriend, QUINN (Dianna Agron), and his arrogant teammate, PUCK (Mark Salling). With harsh criticism from everyone, including Will's tough-as-nails wife TERRI (Jessalyn Gilsig) and McKinley's egotistical cheerleading coach SUE SYLVESTER (Jane Lynch), he is determined to prove them all wrong and lead the glee club to the greatest competition of them all: Nationals.

GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Dante di Loreto serve as executive producers, while Ian Brennan and John Peter Kousakis serve as co-executive producers. Murphy directed the pilot.