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Last season, many of GLEE actress Lea Michele's co-stars - including Darren Criss, who completes his limited run in HOW TO SUCCEED today - appeared as mentors to the contestants. When the show returns this summer, Michele will make her 'Glee Project' debut with it. 'So excited to announce that I'll be guest mentoring on the season 2 premiere of the Glee Project,' the Broadway vet tweeted. 'I[t] was such an amazing experience! All the kids are so talent! Can't wait for you guys to see it!'

Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells, currently starring on Broadway in THE BOOK OF MORMON, has signed on to a new comedy from GLEE's Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler.

Oxygen has picked up a second season of the competition series 'The Glee Project' for a summer 2012 debut.

Oxygen has picked up a second season of the critically acclaimed competition series THE GLEE PROJECT for a summer 2012 debut. The spinoff competition series, which awards one winner a seven episode arc on 'Glee,' will return with Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto continuing as executive producers along with series executive producers Michael Davies and Shauna Minoprio of Embassy Row.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television. The documentary film category and other television category nominations were already announced by the Guild in December 2011.

The season one finale of FX's hit drama series American Horror Story was the series' most-watched episode with 3.22 million Total Viewers, and it ranked as cable's top program (Live+Same Day) on Wednesday in delivery of Adults 18-49 (2.19 million), Adults 25-54 (1.9 million) and Adults 18-34 (1.25 million).

On Wednesday night's Season finale of FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORY entitled 'Afterbath', Constance schemes to raise Tate's baby as her own. The episode airs on December 21st at 10:00 pm/et.

As previously reported, among the next round of hits to get the GLEE treatment include a mash up of Destiny Child's 'Survivor' and Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive', and Toby Keith's latest hit, 'Red Solo Cup', featured on his latest album 'Clancy's Tavern.' The newest epiosode of GLEE airs on FOX December 6 and 8pm EST.

According to reports from Fox News, Toby Keith's latest hit, 'Red Solo Cup' will be featured on an upcoming episode of GLEE in early December. 'Red Solo Cup' has had over 3 million online views and is off of Keith's latest album 'Clancy's Tavern.'

Actress Tanya Clarke been cast in the part of Sam's mother on GLEE, reports TV Guide. Clarke is likely best known for her role on 'Guiding Light' in addition to being featured in 2002's I'M NOT RAPPAPORT on Broadway. This season's eighth episode will be her first appearance on GLEE; the episode is also the first that Chord Overstreet has reprised his role as Sam since departing as a series regular.

Stage and screen star John Schneider is set to appear on the eighth episode of FOX's Glee, according to TVLine.com. He will play the father of Sam.

'Smallville' actor John Schneider has landed the part of Sam's father on GLEE, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The first episode for the actor (this season's eighth episode) will also mark the first episode that Chord Overstreet has reprised his role as Sam.

On tonight's highly anticipated return of GLEE, the Glee Project co-winner Damian McGinty makes his debut as foreign-exchange student Rory Flanagan.

As previously reported, Damian McGinty, one of the season one THE GLEE PROJECT winners, will play an Irish exchange studunt this fall. According to TVGuide.com, McGinty willl star as 'Rory Flanagan' for at least seven episodes. McGinty commented: 'I am having the time of my life. Rory is living with Brittany [Heather Morris], who thinks he is her own personal leprechaun only she can see.'

FX will air a special Halloween marathon of the new hit drama American Horror Story featuring the first four episodes of the series on Monday, October 31 beginning at 10:00 PM E/P. In addition to the Halloween marathon, series Co-Creators and Executive Producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have produced a special two-part Halloween-themed episode in honor of the horror-filled holiday; the first hour airs Wednesday, October 26 at 10:00 PM ET/PT and the second airs Wednesday, November 2 at the same time. Feature film star Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) guest stars in both episodes as one of the house's former owners.

From Ryan Murphy, the creator and Emmy award-winning executive producer of 'Glee,' and executive producer of 'Glee' Dante di Loreto, 'The Glee Project' is a 10-episode competition series seeking to find the next star of 'Glee' and will award one winner with the ultimate prize of a seven-episode role in season three of the hit FOX show.

Chord Overstreet will return to GLEE's McKinley High as underdog SAM EVANS for a multi-episode arc beginning this December Fox officially announced today.

FX will air a special Halloween marathon of the new hit drama American Horror Story featuring the first four episodes of the series on Monday, October 31 beginning at 10:00 PM E/P. In addition to the Halloween marathon, series Co-Creators and Executive Producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have produced a special two-part Halloween-themed episode in honor of the horror-filled holiday; the first hour airs Wednesday, October 26 at 10:00 PM ET/PT and the second airs Wednesday, November 2 at the same time. Feature film star Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) guest stars in both episodes as one of the house's former owners.

GLEE stars Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch recently sat down to talk about the importance of arts in education. Click below to hear what they have to say!

As previously reported, Damian McGinty, one of the first season winners of THE GLEE PROJECT, will play an Irish exchange student this fall on FOX's hit show. McGinty willl star as 'Rory Flanagan' for at least seven episodes, beginning November 1.