The final contestant singing for votes will be on May 22 2012 and the 2 hour season finale will be on May 23 2012
The Season 2 finale was on May 21, 2003.
January 11, 2012
The Glee pilot aired on Fox after the American Idol Season 8 finale on May 20, 2009.
Late enough so that the finalists can be all selected by the beginning of March 2012 and allow the show to be over by the end of May 2012.
It has already started
May 21 2008
January 12, 2010.
June 26, 2008
September 9th 08 after American Idol
American Idol is stated to start early January of next year 2011. The exact date is January 19th but it is not confirmed as yet.
Auditions start on June 7 2012 in Los Angles California and the TV series does not start until Mid to late January 2013
What Becomes of a Broken Hearted (the date was 3-30-10)