FOX Exec: No Spinoff For Glee, The X Factor To Undergo Changes

First Published: January 8, 2012 4:52 PM EST Credit: FOX / Getty Caption Lea Michele, Steve Jones, Ryan SeacrestLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kurt Hummel and Rachel Berry wont be the focus of a new show on FOX next season. On Sunday, FOXs President of Entertainment, Kevin Reilly, told reporters at the Television Critics Association Winter Session in Pasadena there will definitely not be a Glee spinoff. We are graduating the characters and whats come out of it is [co-Creator and Executive Producer] Ryan [Murphy] and the guys have come up with a really cool idea. There will not be a Glee spinoff, but those characters will graduate, Reilly told reporters. Its led to a very interesting idea that I think is gonna really give us something cool to dig into next season. While declining to clarify what will happen with so many of the main cast ready to leave the halls of McKinley High, Reilly said the upcoming episodes will create a unique path toward the 2012-2013 Glee season. I like where its gonna really set us up in that spring batch of episodes and where its gonna set us up for next season, he added. No spinoff characters graduating; cool show next year. Beyond talk of Glee, the FOX Entertainment President said X Factor will have some changes when it returns for Season 2, although nothing has yet been decided. When asked about X Factor host Steve Jones, who British tabloids previously reported would not return at the helm next year, Reilly seemed to add fuel to the fire. The hosting gig, the only thing I will say, is, as we know, it is a much harder job than meets the eye, he said. I think everyone has come to realize the value of a Ryan Seacrest. If you dialed the clock back 11 years, Im not sure everybody in this room would have given him all the credit at that time. Those are very hard jobs to do. So whether Steves the guy or not, it comes under the heading of Growth in general. There will be some tweaks to the show, but Ill tell you, Im very happy to have it and its gonna be part of us for a long time. As for Seacrest, who is at the end of his contract with American Idol, Reilly said he doesnt want to see the show end up with Seacrest out. Its very hard to imagine the show without Ryan, the FOX exec said. We certainly want to keep him. Theres no creative discussion there whatsoever. Its a deal issue Its a deal component and its a tough negotiation and one that I think will come to conclusion pretty quickly. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.