'Glee' to take seven-week hiatus, Fox to air comedy block
Published Feb 6 2012, 11:39 GMT | By Catriona Wightman
Fox has confirmed that Glee will take a seven-week hiatus later this year.The network announced last week that the show will air a winter finale on February 21 before taking a break.
© Fox
Glee will return with new episodes on April 10 and is expected to then air an unbroken run until the end of the season.
A special two-hour live edition of American Idol will be broadcast on February 28, while on March 6 Fox's new comedy block will begin.
Raising Hope, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, New Girl and the second season of Breaking In will all be featured on Tuesday nights.
Breaking In was originally dropped by Fox but a second season was ordered last August.
Breaking In's co-creator Adam F Goldberg has previously suggested that the show was saved by the success of freshman comedy New Girl.
Glee's next episode, airing on Fox on Tuesday at 8/7c, will feature Ricky Martin as a Spanish teacher.
> Glee season three to return to UK in March, Sky confirms
Watch a clip of Ricky Martin performing on Glee below:
Do they plan their schedules on a napkin? Surely if you've commissioned a TV show that lasts so many weeks you should set aside that time slot for that show for that many weeks. It's idiotic to have so many gaps.
February 8th 2012 at 2:53pm
they took a month break three episodes in then a week break then another month for christmas then a week break and know their taking 7 weeks? WHY
February 7th 2012 at 8:46pm
oh for god sake -_-
February 6th 2012 at 10:05pm
Does anyone else think there just going to lose viewers doing this? not everyone is going to be counting down seven weeks so they may not know the return date.
February 6th 2012 at 8:33pm
I was just thinking the same thing as I make it that by the time the US break on 21st Feb they'll be on ep 14 & if Sky start from ep 10 on 1st March they'll get to ep 14 before it returns on 10th April. As much as it pains me to say this it might be an idea for Sky to knock the return back to 8th March so it's a seamless run as they intended. Have always thought US TV & all it's gaps between episodes are supremely bizarre.
February 6th 2012 at 8:28pm