<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Glee ( season 4 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Promotional poster and home media cover art </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chris Colfer </Li> <Li> Darren Criss </Li> <Li> Jane Lynch </Li> <Li> Kevin McHale </Li> <Li> Lea Michele </Li> <Li> Cory Monteith </Li> <Li> Heather Morris </Li> <Li> Matthew Morrison </Li> <Li> Chord Overstreet </Li> <Li> Amber Riley </Li> <Li> Naya Rivera </Li> <Li> Mark Salling </Li> <Li> Harry Shum , Jr . </Li> <Li> Jenna Ushkowitz </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> Fox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 13 , 2012 ( 2012 - 09 - 13 ) -- May 9 , 2013 ( 2013 - 05 - 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 3 Next → Season 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> List of Glee episodes </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did season 4 of glee come out
September 13 , 2012 ( 2012 - 09 - 13 ) -- May 9 , 2013