purple piano project premiere episode season american musical television series glee fifth overall episode written series creator directed aired september fox united_states features start new school year glee club members club left recruitment drive launched bring numbers boyfriend transfers gets new boyfriend running congress episode received mixed positive reviews favorable notice taken renewed focus core characters lack overall enthusiasm reviewers subplot kurt lea_michele introduction garnered praise performers musical performances generally received goes mash featuring widely acclaimed covers released singles charted billboard hot canadian hot initial airing episode viewed million american viewers garnered nielsen rating share age group total viewership ratings episode significantly previous episode new_york plot new year glee club director guidance counselor sharing apartment bed coach squad running congress badly polls glee club member senior fellow members club captain cory_monteith senior idea future amber riley new boyfriend boyfriend moved state members left sam broke sam girlfriend completely pink hair nose ring tattoo taken smoking friends group girls called refuses rejoin new directions recruit new talent places purple school encourages club sing mike tina play hallway sue snapping piano strings wire praised arts teacher promises vote inspired sue goes television vows elected cut funding school arts programs students read grade level makes rivera potter captains mutual disgust gets pledge help sabotage glee club performs got beat starts food fight targets club following lunch auditions sing tune eventually rejects sugar gains new recruit convinces boyfriend transfer kurt rachel emma plans attend college new_york_city suggests consider school dramatic arts attend ohio students interested applying rehearsed witch dead expect attendees performance instead intimidated performance goes mash led badly shaken sings unusual large crowd school courtyard growing number directed join dancers number ending circle purple piano lighter fluid quinn lit cigarette piano bursts flames tells sabotage banned rachel breaks resulting pity party singing opening stop beat perform song auditorium quinn secretly watches production day filming episode august cast members called day begin recording musical numbers murphy realized runner ideal written role episode filming needed place project finale broadcast august revealed won episode prize kept delaying shoot sure recognized aid secrecy omitted fox press release episode murphy cast musical number appear bigger according lea_michele filming episode ended august returning recurring characters appear episode include glee club member football coach shannon dot marie jones cheerleader potter school reporter television anchors new recurring characters introduced football player shane new boyfriend harmony effective episode recurring guest stars join main cast play wife kurt father respectively longer given starring credits main cast seasons change previously reported listed fox press release second episode guest star credit season guest starred geometry teacher san diego comic con international july series creator said episode season opening sequence everybody saying want grow stated come episode seniors episode features seven musical cover versions form mash goes cole porter musical goes lead sung stop beat musical got beat performed witch dead film wizard performed album sung song unusual featuring big musical performed songs big released singles available digital download reception ratings purple piano project broadcast september united_states fox garnered nielsen rating share demographic received million american viewers initial airing beaten timeslot premiere cbs garnered rating share demographic premiere new followed glee fox brought rating share million viewers glee numbers season opener audition watched million american viewers received rating share nearly season finale new_york attracted million viewers rating share numbers episode viewership increased total million viewers rating purple piano project premiered digital subscription channel overnight average viewers nearly compared overnight rating season finale new_york aired final ratings brought glee million viewers ninth watched cable week new_york audition ranked cable shows respective weeks broadcast episode australian broadcast attained viewers glee twelfth watched program day viewership viewers new_york canada million viewers watched episode viewed timeslot closest competitor demographic tenth viewed week slots million watched new_york social media night episode debuted topics related appeared topics twitter point glee cast member tweeted indicating slots filled glee related topics hollywood reporter story online reaction said topics claimed debut kurt rachel sue twitter advertise highlight beginning season new channel sky company use twitter geographically targeted capability promoted trend displayed september day glee debuted critical response purple piano project given mixed positive reviews critics online called perfect season starter episode atlantic appreciated tackled biggest problems central characters previously addressed ages particularly pleased episode typical high school life adult characters issues houston_chronicle approved clear trajectory set characters noted looked forward seeing storylines develop worried teenagers ages result younger characters overlooked future episodes glad premiere saw return roots tunes similar sentiment expressed los_angeles_times hopeful renewed focus core characters lead great year huffington_post observed glee tendency nasty warning noted purple piano project balanced majority second season deemed episode straightforward inconsistencies plagued previous episodes praised tempered wrote wouldn far episode good oddly stakes times feel things considered handled task relatively james_poniewozik time took negative stance wrote purple piano project particularly good episode glee hindered vast number central characters suggest season find strong core stories numerous ways todd_vanderwerff graded episode summarised handful okay performances pretty good lines bunch awful rolling_stone praised episode humor plot development commented didn hit emotional notes glee capable robert_canning ign rated okay found laughs felt episode suffered sue hatred glee club recruitment problems thoroughly explored samantha urban noted murphy failed deliver promise increase mercedes tina roles couldn accept sue allowed promote congressional campaign local news commentary spot overall pretty impressed called solid episode glee feel optimistic season ahead cnn summed episode single word plot involved rachel kurt attracted uniformly favorable reviews called episode strongest deemed episode successful affecting bell named rachel kurt favorite glee pairing wrote friendship grown genuine interactions likely authentic aspiring musical theater performers glee viewers generally negative review episode vanderwerff noted scene features best work lea_michele contributed contrast adult storylines generally poorly received branded emma relationship boring entertainment_weekly disliked fact season began established relationship feel like missed huge leap emma need acknowledged attributed morrison wooden characterization writing flat purpose character serves sue storyline described vanderwerff wrote decided crusade glee club congressional district wide audience popular character season blunt force necessary found sue perfect form episode mean enjoyed storyline introduction garnered critical praise vanderwerff wrote best new character said brought life felt arrival introductions finalists said brought best new characters fresh exciting aspects established leads described sugar entitled little great character nonetheless hoped west praised performance opined sue occupied great person glee club thrilled sugar advent vanderwerff called character awful music performances episode musical numbers generally received appreciated felt proper scale realism previous season performances lacked criticized song selection focused broadway tracks felt limited appeal younger viewers urban called choices outstanding vanderwerff commented wide range represented progress season noted performances disliked found poorly motivated dramatic purposes canning enjoyed songs vocally visually upbeat familiar fun dancing entertaining performances group numbers added plenty visual flair got beat garnered praise brittany mike dancing lee described vocals comment echoed glad brittany rachel match voice pleased morris rivera received lead vocals commended number great musical start season awarded grade found hard differentiate glee cover original observed failed advance plot graded entirely unimpressed routine sugar scene following episode highlights described sugar having horrible voice rachel kurt duet witch dead billboard long share material wanted duet observed charming power musical theater vocals rachel gets channel lee felt number odd choice demonstrate talent graded contrasted negatively previous west opined song gave highest grade came noted lack significance plot wished vocal split strongly favor called fun infectious number performance unusual attracted comparisons comical renditions number earned west regardless said routine enjoyable lauded screen presence called wonderful performance felt hampered simplicity arrangement gave generally like lead vocalist felt song best wrote felt strained energy little forced awarded song goes mash widely acclaimed named performance best moment episode found character positively reminded glee old song favorite lee wrote intensity actress perfectly matched character disposition west gave performance called outstanding rendition felt like belonged big stage big screen musical praised vocal talent deemed glee bell found harmony credible rival rachel vocally anticipated future competition urban called performance merely felt acting weak point compared favorably season guest star praised vocals criticism came new_york understand rachel humiliation new directions sing way elaborate equally competent arrangements times episode elaborated thing drives crazy glee viewer knowing performance good like goes bad like got beat rachel starts crying cheerleader starts throwing stop beat called perfect ending perfect season premiere described standard glee episode finale inspiration importance future catchy hell enjoyed rachel slow opening verse said performance felt lot like shiny happy glee gave found typical final number familiarity disappointment rendition televised version include duet kurt present single chart history cover versions released singles debuted billboard hot unusual number sales stop beat number seven got beat number eighty canadian hot stop beat charted highest number unusual number seventy got beat number eighty witch dead goes mash charted hot country track sold downloads second place respectively hot bubbling chart total sales cover versions compared sales singles season opener audition week episode singles hot charted numbers
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