The Rocky Horror Glee Show "Time Warp". When casting "Glee", series creator Ryan Murphy required that auditioning actors without theatrical experience demonstrate their ability to sing and dance as well as act. Mays, who was cast as guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury, auditioned with the song "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". In April 2009, Murphy told the "Los Angeles Times" that he would like to have Mays perform the song on "Glee". In October 2009, cast member Chris Colfer deemed "Time Warp" the song he would most like to perform on the show, and suggested a "Rocky Horror"-themed Halloween episode.
The Rocky Horror Glee Show Watched by 11.76 million US viewers, "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" was the fifth consecutive episode of "Glee" to become the top-rated program on the night of broadcast in the 18–49 demographic. It received a mixed response from critics, was alternatively deemed the series' best ever themed-episode by "Rolling Stone" Erica Futterman, and was described as the worst hour in the show's history by Todd VanDerWerff of "The A.V. Club". The episode featured cover versions of seven "Rocky Horror" songs, which were released on an extended play album. "" reached number six on the "Billboard" 200. It marked the lowest