the first season of the musical comedy-drama television show "glee" originally premiered on may 19, 2009 and ended on june 8, 2010 on fox in the united states. the first season had 22 episodes and was produced by 20th century fox television and ryan murphy television. the first season features the "new directions" glee club at the fictional william mckinley high school in lima, ohio. it also shows the glee club in several competitions; local, regional and nationals which was held in new york city. the club members in this season began dealing with relationship, sexuality and social issues.