Fox's 'Glee' to debut in May

Fox has announced plans to air the first episode of musical series Glee in May, months ahead of the rest of the series, which is due in the Fall.

Glee will premiere on Fox on Tuesday, May 19, straight after American Idol, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"An ambitious and unique show such as Glee deserves an ambitious and unique kickoff," said Fox chairman Peter Liguori. "We also wanted to take advantage of the huge American Idol promotional platform to launch the marketing campaign in May."

The series, which has been granted a 13-episode order, focuses on a Spanish teacher who takes over the worst glee club in America.

It was recently announced that former Pushing Daisies star Kristen Chenowith has joined the Glee cast.