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"Big Brother" is the fifteenth episode and spring premiere of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, and the fifty-ninth overall. Written by Michael Hitchcock and directed by Eric Stoltz, the episode first aired on Fox in the United States on April 10, 2012. It features the introduction of special guest star Matt Bomer as Blaine Anderson's (Darren Criss) elder brother Cooper, and the revelation of how badly injured Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) had been in the automobile accident that had ended the previous episode, "On My Way".
The episode received mixed to positive reviews, and most critics praised Bomer's performance as the elder Anderson brother. Reviewers were divided in their opinions of how Quinn's storyline played out, though with her in a wheelchair, there were a number of favorable comments about her scenes with Artie, who acted as her wheelchair mentor. Their two songs together were given a mixed response and did not chart; by contrast, "Somebody That I Used to Know", performed by Bomer and Criss, was given an enthusiastic reception, and sold 152,000 digital copies in the US in its first week. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 ahead of the other Bomer and Criss duet, a mashup of "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio". These two songs, along with "Fighter", a Criss solo, charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.
Upon its initial airing, this episode was viewed by 6.76 million American viewers and received a 2.7/8 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. The total viewership was down significantly from the winter finale, "On My Way", which had been broadcast seven weeks previously.
Original Release
06/03/2012
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dianna Agron | Quinn Fabray |
Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Darren Criss | Blaine Anderson |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Jayma Mays | Emma Pillsbury |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Cory Monteith | Finn Hudson |
Heather Elizabeth Morris | Brittany S. Pierce |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Directors
Writers
Matthew Hodgson, Ross Maxwell, Michael Hitchcock
Creators
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dianna Agron | Quinn Fabray |
Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Darren Criss | Blaine Anderson |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Jayma Mays | Emma Pillsbury |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Cory Monteith | Finn Hudson |
Heather Elizabeth Morris | Brittany S. Pierce |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Amber Riley | Mercedes Jones |
Naya Rivera | Santana Lopez |
Mark Salling | Noah Puckerman / Noah 'Puck' Puckerman |
Harry Shum Jr. | Mike Chang |
Jenna Ushkowitz | Tina Cohen-Chang |
Matt Bomer | Cooper Anderson |
Iqbal Theba | Principal Figgins |
NeNe Leakes | Roz Washington |
Chord Overstreet | Sam Evans |
Damian McGinty | Rory Flanagan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ali Adler | Executive Producer |
Ian Brennan | Executive Producer |
Bradley Buecker | Executive Producer |
Dante Di Loreto | Executive Producer |
Brad Falchuk | Executive Producer |
Ryan Murphy | Executive Producer |
Michael Hitchcock | Producer |
Alexis Martin Woodall | Producer |
Marti Noxon | Producer |
Mary Robinson | Producer |
Kenneth J. Silverstein | Producer |
Zachary Woodlee | Producer |