"Glee" is ending after Season 6, and series co-creator Ryan Murphy told reporters he knows how he'll end the singing dramedy next season. The original plan, according to Murphy, was to end with Cory Monteith and Lea Michele's characters. But in the wake of Monteith's tragic death in July, Murphy had to re-think his planned ending.

If you were to perform an autopsy on Fox's "Glee" as it reaches its final episode Friday night (8 p.m.-10 p.m.), your conclusions on cause of death would likely include the following points. : 1. The novelty wore down.

'Glee' Series Finale Recap - How Did It All End? After six seasons, the Glee series finale has aired and the show is officially over. The first hour of the episode was a look back to 2009 and how the New Directions...

In 's six seasons, the show has seen massive highs and tragic lows, and ET was there for it all. While the Fox hit became a TV phenomenon, winning four Golden Globes and six Emmys, the tragic and sudden death of star Cory Monteith in 2013 from a mixed drug toxicity forced the show to change everything.

It's the end of an era: Fox's Glee closed the book on McKinley High on Friday with a two-hour series finale that revealed not only the origins of New Directions but the futures for its respective alums. The two-part conclusion - written by creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan - also paid its respects to former leading man Cory Monteith, who died in 2013 at age 31, with a scene that put the spotlight on Finn's huge heart for one final time and included a performance of "Don't Stop Believin'" from the pilot.