Multi-Emmy Award-winning competition series RuPaul's Drag Race and several of its spinoff series from MTV and Paramount Plus have been renewed.

RuPaul's Drag Race will return to MTV for a 17th season along with the series’ after-show, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, the network said. RuPaul's Drag Race has won 29 Emmys since its 2009 debut and has garnered an additional eight 2024 Emmy nominations. 

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Paramount Plus has renewed RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for a 10th season along with its after-show, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. 

The renewal announcements come as another RuPaul Drag Race spinoff, RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars, debuts on Paramount Plus Friday (August 16).

MTV and Paramount Plus will bring back its Emmy-nominated competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for new seasons. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race will return for its 16th season on MTV, while RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars comes back for its ninth season on Paramount Plus. In addition, the Untucked after shows for RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars will also return, according to the companies. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race garnered seven primetime Emmy nominations last month, including in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category, while RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked drew two Emmy nods. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked are all produced by World Of Wonder Productions. 

Series featuring drag queens and drag shows have an elevated presence on TV. Season two of Queen of the Universe debuted on Paramount Plus March 31, and April 14 sees the season 15 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race crowned on MTV. RuPaul’s Drag Race has also spawned a number of spinoffs. 

Season three of We’re Here, the unscripted HBO show that sees drag queens venture to smallish towns across America and put on a lavish drag production there, premiered November 25. 

As these shows flourish, so too does anti-drag legislation in a number of U.S. states. On March 2, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law that restricts adult cabaret performances in public or in the presence of children, and also bans such gatherings within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and places of worship. (A federal judge blocked the law hours before it was set to go into effect, siding with a group that filed a lawsuit claiming the law violates the First Amendment.)

Similar bills are in the works in as many as 14 other states, reports Time, including Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma. 

It’s “an entirely different universe” for drag participants and fans than it was when We’re Here launched in 2020, said co-creator Stephen Warren. “When we created the show, we were living in a world where it felt like progress was being made,” he said. These days, “Homophobia, transphobia, drag phobia — everything is more intense than it ever was. It’s a very different world.”

RuPaul At the Center of It All 

There is considerable demand for the various drag-themed shows. Linda Ong, founder and CEO of consultancy Cultique, noted how RuPaul’s Drag Race launched on Logo in 2009, then shifted to VH1 in 2017 and ended up on MTV for season 15, which began in January. “It has migrated through growing popularity,” she said. “Logo was a niche play, VH1 was less niche and now MTV.”

All are part of Paramount Global. Drag Race’s progression to bigger, broader networks “is a clear sign of drag culture’s compatibility with the industrial logics of the modern television industry,” Myles McNutt, Old Dominion University associate professor of communication, said. 

When We’re Here premiered, AV Club said the unscripted show “charms with personality, stage presence, and a little small-town magic.” Season three saw Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela put on their show in Granbury, Texas; St. George, Utah; Brevard County, Florida; Jackson, Mississippi; and Sussex, New Jersey, inspiring “drag daughters” in these towns to express their true selves in front of their families, friends and colleagues. 

Warren said politicians pushing the anti-drag legislation want to stress how they, and their constituents, are much different than the performers on the drag stage. We’re Here deploys a different approach. “We try to show the opposite — we are the same,” he said. “They say, we’re not the same, we’re better.”

Queen of the Universe, hosted by Graham Norton and executive-produced by RuPaul, follows the world’s most talented drag queens as they battle it out with musical performances for the title, and countries go head-to-head as they spotlight their top talent. Judges are Mel B, Michelle Visage, Vanessa Williams and Trixie Mattel. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race spinoffs have included RuPaul’s Drag U on Logo, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars on Logo and then VH1, and RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race on VH1. 

Outside the world of drag competitions, RuPaul Charles also hosts CBS’s prime game show Lingo. RuPaul was not available for comment. 

More to Come?

Time will tell if we’ve hit the high-water mark for drag-themed shows. Ong suspects the success of the existing shows will prompt other studios and producers to create their own and the anti-drag legislation will spark greater viewer interest. She added that the bills and laws make drag more of a “flashpoint for culture.”

“There are so many new flashpoints people are sensitive to now,” she said. “It creates an urgency for these voices to be represented and seen.”

The various drag shows both entertain and educate viewers, according to McNutt, and their role in educating viewers is growing. “It's important to understand that while these shows embrace the high drama and elaborate performance that define drag culture, they often take on consciously educational frameworks in acknowledgment of the fact that some viewers tuning in may not have a nuanced understanding of what drag is,” he said. “The burden of responsibility on these shows is increasing amidst ongoing legislation that seeks to outlaw and vilify drag and drag queens, but these shows have always understood drag through the lens of inclusion and understanding, making it a genre well-suited to rising to the occasion amidst the drama.”

Over the course of its three seasons, We’re Here on HBO has brought drag out of its liberal enclaves on the coasts, and shown the humanity behind those participating in the drag shows. Warren said drag has been around since Shakespeare, and is as American as apple pie. 

Co-creator Johnnie Ingram said such shows encourage dueling parties — be they family members or political adversaries — to sit and discuss their differences. “The only way to really bridge the gap is to sit with someone and have a conversation and talk through your differences,” he said. “We’re actually a lot more alike than we think.”

Asked what the We’re Here creators might say to a politician looking to outlaw such shows, Warren responded, “Watch a few episodes of our show and call me after. I’d love to talk.”  

B+C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing TV’s most-promoted programming ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through January 1.

Paramount Network’s Yellowstone is No. 1. (The hit drama’s midseason finale aired on January 1.)

The rest of the ranking is mostly made up of reality competitions: Fox hypes its celebrity-focused Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test in second place, NBC promotes the new “All-Stars” version of America’s Got Talent in fourth, and MTV gives some love to RuPaul’s Drag Race in fifth as the show makes its move from VH1.

Rounding out the list is a new drama from ABC: police procedural series Will Trent, in third place.

Notably, Yellowstone scores the highest iSpot Attention Index (112) in the ranking, meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch its promos all the way through (vs. interrupting viewing by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) Yellowstone, Paramount Network

• Impressions: 424,763,186
• Interruption Rate: 2.55%
• Attention Index: 112 (12% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 94%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 4%
• In-network Value: $1,265,238
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $797,906

2) Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, Fox

• Impressions: 399,907,131
• Interruption Rate: 1.70%
• Attention Index: 106 (6% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 92%, Local 6%, VOD/OTT 2%
• In-network Value: $2,898,493
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $2,339,868

3) Will Trent, ABC

• Impressions: 387,351,001
• Interruption Rate: 1.52%
• Attention Index: 100 (0% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 94%, Local 4%, VOD/OTT 2%
• In-network Value: $3,940,060
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,107,588

4) America's Got Talent: All-Stars, NBC

• Impressions: 341,443,049
• Interruption Rate: 1.79%
• Attention Index: 102 (2% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%
• In-network Value: $2,235,473
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,315,408

5) RuPaul's Drag Race, MTV

• Impressions: 302,211,298
• Interruption Rate: 3.58%
• Attention Index: 100 (0% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 3%
• In-network Value: $1,497,002
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,234,143

* Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands *

For more information about Promo Mojo — including the chart positions of promos beyond the top five — contact mediapartnerships@ispot.tv.

Impressions: The total impressions within all U.S. households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD plus OTT, and Local.

Attention Score: Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index: Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Impression Types: Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-Network Value: Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-Network Spend: The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live: A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local: A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD: This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load).

OTT: On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast). ■

MTV has revealed the cast for season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which is on January 6. Sixteen “queens” compete for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar and $200,000. The new season will feature the show’s 200th episode.

The show began on Logo and has been on VH1 since 2017, and now moves to MTV.

Aftershow RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked will follow each episode on MTV.

The RuPaul’s Drag Race YouTube channel offers a “Meet the Queens” livestream, introducing the cast members, hosted by season 14 winner Willow Pill.

The contestants are Amethyst from West Hartford, Connecticut, “a mix of pop princess and meme queen,” according to MTV; Anetra of Las Vegas, a “stunt queen who can deliver splits, dips and all the tricks to slay the stage”; Aura Mayari of Nashville, a “high-kicking, high-energy Filipina Goddess”; Irene Dubois of Seattle, who “combines Texan glam with Seattle wit and grit”; Jax of Queens, New York, the “Simone Biles of drag”; Loosey LaDuca of Ansonia, Connecticut, a “construction worker by day, singing-and-dancing drag diva by night”; Luxx Noir London of East Orange, New Jersey, a “diva-licious dazzler”; Malaysia Babydoll Foxx of Miami, the first-ever Miami queen to grace the Drag Race mainstage”; Marcia Marcia Marcia of New York, who “sings, dances, and brings Broadway chops to the mainstage”; Mistress Isabelle Brooks of Houston, the “epitome of classic Southern drag”; Princess Poppy of San Francisco, who “brings both beauty and an eccentric edge to the competition”; Robin Fierce of Hartford, “a mix of Beyonce sass and Diahann Carroll class”; Salina EsTitties of Los Angeles, a “brassy, sassy Latinx diva”; Sasha Colby of Los Angeles, who is “known worldwide for her memorable reign as Miss Continental, and as Kerri Colby’s drag mother”; and Sugar of Los Angeles, a TikTok star with identical twin sister Spice, who is a contestant this season as well.

World of Wonder produces the show. ■

BET Media Group will take over the operations of cable network VH1 as parent Paramount Global looks to continue its business transformation, according to a company memo from Paramount Global president and CEO Bob Bakish obtained by Multichannel News.

The 37-year-old VH1, which initially launched as a music video service but is now home to unscripted reality programming — including the Emmy-winning competition show RuPaul's Drag Race — will be folded into the BET Media Group, led by Scott Mills, which also includes networks BET, BET Plus, BET Studios, BET Her and BET Digital, according to the memo.

The move to the African-American-targeted BET Media Group makes synergistic sense given that VH1 draws a strong African-American viewership with such shows as the Love & Hip Hop and Black Ink Crew franchises, the memo said.

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“This strategic alignment will ensure that VH1 — a leader in multi-cultural programming and the second-largest U.S. cable network for Black viewership — is best positioned for future success as a key part of the powerful BET ecosystem under the leadership of Scott Mills,” Bakish said in the memo.

The alignment will allow the BET Media Group to “build an interconnected set of leading platforms — linear, streaming, digital and studios — centered around the Black community, Black culture and content.”

The move follows the October folding of premium network Showtime into the Paramount Media Networks Group under group CEO Chris McCarthy.

The full Bob Bakish memo reads as follows:

Team,

"As we take further steps to accelerate the transformation of our business and maximize the full strength of Paramount, I’m excited to share that VH1 will move into the BET Media Group, which includes BET, BET+, BET Studios and BET Digital.

This strategic alignment will ensure that VH1 − a leader in multi-cultural programming and the second largest U.S. cable network for Black viewership − is best positioned for future success as a key part of the powerful BET ecosystem under the leadership of Scott Mills.

Scott and his team continue to drive the evolution and growth of BET by building an interconnected set of leading platforms – linear, streaming, digital and studios – centered around the Black Community, Black Culture and Content.  Their ability to create hit programming and experiences, invest in new talent and storytellers, leverage our capabilities in streaming and original production, and expand and deepen relationships with key commercial partners make them ideally suited to take on this brand and business.

I’d also like to recognize the MTV Entertainment Studios team under the leadership of Chris McCarthy and Nina L. Diaz, who, for the past five years, have rebuilt the VH1 brand and produced powerful hit franchises from Black Ink Crew and Love & Hip Hop to RuPaul’s Drag Race. Their work has helped VH1 score nearly 40 Emmy Awards while establishing it as an industry champion in driving diversity both in front of the camera and behind the screens.  As Chris and his team continue to focus on integrating SHOWTIME and globalizing the Media Networks Group, they’ll also partner with the BET teams to continue producing several of the existing hit shows on VH1.

We are working through the details of that transition now and will share updates as we have them. In the meantime, as we look forward to this successful next chapter of VH1, please join me in congratulating Scott and the BET organization, and thanking Chris and the MTV Entertainment team for their ongoing contributions." ■

VH1 has renewed its Emmy-winning reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race for a 15th season.

The network has also picked up a new season of Drag Race after-show RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, which will air each week after a brand new episode of Drag Race, said network officials. The new season, which will introduce a new group of participants competing to become the next drag superstar, will also include the show’s landmark 200th episode.

The RuPaul Drag Race franchise, which also includes RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars,  earned 11 2022 Emmy Award nominations.

RuPaul's Drag Race executive producer RuPaul will return as host of the show alongside resident judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews. Both series are produced by World of Wonder.

"When I hear season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, I have to pinch myself – I just won’t tell you where," RuPaul said in a statement. "We never take for granted the opportunity we’ve been given to showcase drag excellence and tell authentic queer stories. Thank you to the fans, World of Wonder, VH1, our cast and crew, and most of all, our brave and beautiful queens." ■

VH1 has renewed RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked and RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race. RuPaul’s Drag Race moves on to season 14. After-show Untucked launched on Logo and moved to VH1 in 2018. RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race goes on to season two. 

“I am extremely grateful to all the amazing and talented Drag Race queens -- past, present and future --  that continue to inspire us to find new ways to tell their stories,” said RuPaul, the host and executive producer. “Through love, light and laughter, they remind all of us that the most powerful thing you can do is to become the image of your own imagination.”

Season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race began in January. The season finale saw Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Symone and Rosé battle it out for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar.” Symone got the honor. 

Logo holds a season 13 marathon beginning Aug. 23. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked and RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race are produced by World of Wonder Productions.

The main headline coming out of the Television Academy’s Emmys nomination announcement Tuesday is the dominance of the streaming services. With shows from streaming services representing eight of the top 10 most nominated shows, it’s clear that the online platform resonated with viewers, critics and Emmy voters.

With that said, there were a few highlights that traditional television distributors can hang their hats on heading into the Sept. 19 Emmy Awards show telecast. Here are several takeaways for cable and broadcast networks from Tuesday’s 73rd Emmys nominations announcement.

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• Along with 18 nominations, HBO’s recently cancelled Lovecraft Country became the first series ever to have Black actors nominated in both the drama best actor (Jonathan Rogers) and best actress (Jurnee Smollet) categories. The horror-themed show also has the distinction of having Black actors nominated in six of the seven drama acting categories. Overall, actors of color drew four of the six nominations in the best actor in a drama series category and half of the nominations for the best actress in a drama series award. 

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• NBC’s Saturday Night Live continues to rack up Emmy nominations. The late-night series drew 21 nominations — one off its record 22 nods for a variety show garnered in 2017— and now has a record 306th Emmy nominations overall. It was one of the few bright spots for the broadcast networks, which found itself either shut out or with only one nomination in the outstanding drama, comedy and limited series categories. NBC led all broadcast networks with 46 nominations.

• HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show is the only show that stands in the way of Saturday Night Live winning its fifth straight Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Sketch Series category as only two shows qualified for the award.  

• FX was the most nominated basic cable network with 16, nine of which were generated by Pose, including a lead actress in a drama nomination for MJ Rodriguez — the first ever in the category for a lead trans person. VH1 (11) and National Geographic (10) also generated double-digit nominations. Overall 16 cable networks garnered Emmy nominations, matching the number of online services with Emmy nods. 

• HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will look to make it six Emmy wins in a row in the Outstanding Talk Series category, while VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race will go for four straight wins in the Outstanding Competition Program category.  

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through Jan. 3.

On the strength of 453.8 million TV ad impressions, a VH1 promo for RuPaul’s Drag Race takes first place.

Traditional broadcast networks grab the next three slots in our ranking, with NBC hyping Ted Danson vehicle Mr. Mayor in second, Fox promoting Mayim Bialik sitcom Call Me Kat in third, and ABC giving some love to The Bachelor in fourth. Closing out the top 5: a TBS promo for Go-Big Show, an unconventional talent competition featuring Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and Cody Rhodes as judges.

Notably, the Kat spot has the highest iSpot Attention Index (121) in our ranking, meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) RuPaul's Drag Race, VH1

Impressions: 453,823,103

Interruption Rate: 3.66%

Attention Index: 106 (6% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 88%, Local 11%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $3,564,334

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $781,175

2) Mr. Mayor, NBC

Impressions: 416,648,344

Interruption Rate: 1.67%

Attention Index: 114 (14% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 91%, Local 7%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $5,204,024

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,648,261

3) Call Me Kat, Fox

Impressions: 353,972,365

Interruption Rate: 1.34%

Attention Index: 121 (21% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 86%, Local 12%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $3,342,336

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $2,191,814

4) The Bachelor, ABC

Impressions: 294,970,489

Interruption Rate: 1.32%

Attention Index: 108 (8% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 89%, Local 10%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $4,160,434

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $955,606

5) Go-Big Show, TBS

Impressions: 294,234,121

Interruption Rate: 2.14%

Attention Index: 107 (7% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $3,239,602

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $3,466,717

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

Cable networks and streaming services will ring in the new year with several Emmy-winning and nominated returning series. 

On New Year’s Day VH1 will bring back its 2020 Emmy-winning competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race for a 13th season, while Emmy-nominated series Cobra Kai will make its third-season debut on Netflix. The first two seasons of the drama series, based off of The Karate Kid movie franchise, streamed on YouTube.

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History's Vikings series will shift to Prime Video for the drama series' 10 episodes on Dec. 30.

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Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Dec. 30 -- Yearly Departed (comedy) -- Prime Video

Dec. 31 -- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (returning series) -- Netflix

Jan. 1 -- Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (special) -- BBC America

Jan. 1 -- Insomnia (sci-fi) -- Crackle

Jan. 3 -- The Watch (sci-fi/comedy) -- BBC America

RuPaul’s Drag Race has been greenlit for a 13th season on VH1. Hosted by RuPaul, the show "will welcome a new batch of drag queens ready to prove why they’re 'America's Next Drag Superstar,'" said VH1.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars will be back for season six, and after-show Untucked will follow the new seasons of both series. 

“Drag queens have been on the frontlines of many challenging times in our history,” said RuPaul, who is an executive producer.  “RuPaul’s Drag Race 13, All Stars 6 and new seasons of Untucked will offer more opportunities for our queens to rise to the occasion and spread the love.”

Jaida Essence Hall won season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Shea Couleé won season five of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and Untucked are produced by VH1 and World of Wonder. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue, about six legendary drag queens in a Las Vegas residency, begins Aug. 21 on VH1. 

Season five of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars premieres June 5 on VH1. The “last queen standing,” in the network’s words, gets $100,000 and a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame.

VH1 said the impact of COVID-19 “resulted in various scheduling and programming adjustments,” so Drag Race All Stars will air on VH1 instead of Showtime.

"For All Stars 5, we've come up with a new twist that is so twisted it's guaranteed to twist your twisted minds," said RuPaul, who is an executive producer.

The 10 contestants are Alexis Mateo, Blair St. Clair, Derrick Barry, India Ferrah, Jujubee, Mariah Paris, Mayhem Miller, Miz Cracker, Ongina and Shea Coulee.

Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race airs Fridays on VH1 followed by RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race and Untucked.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and RuPaul’s Drag Race are produced by World of Wonder Productions, with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Steven Corfe, Mandy Salangsang and RuPaul Charles the executive producers. Tim Palazzola also exec produces.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Feb. 24 to March 1 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Feb. 24 -- Black In Space: Breaking the Color Barrier (documentary) -- Smithsonian Channel

Feb. 26 -- I Am Not Okay With This (comedy/drama) -- Netflix

Feb. 27 -- Altered Carbon (returning series) -- Netflix

Feb. 28 -- RuPaul’s Drag Race (returning series) -- VH1

Feb. 28 -- Shop Class (competition series) -- Disney+

Feb. 29 -- Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan (comedy) -- Nickelodeon

March 1 -- Dispatches From Elsewhere (drama) -- AMC

 VH1 will spin off its Emmy-winning RuPaul Drag Race franchise with RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race, set to debut in 2020.

The four-episode event series will feature 12 sickening celebrities as they compete for the first-ever title of “America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar," according to VH1.  Celebrity participants and a premiere date for the series will be announced soon, according to network officials.

RuPaul's Drag Race won four 2019 Emmy Awards last month. 

“Doing drag does not change who you are, it reveals who you are,” said RuPaul Drag Race  host and Executive Producer, RuPaul Charles in a statement. “I can't wait for the world to see what happens when our celebrity contestants get all up in drags!”

World of Wonder Productions will produce RuPaul’s Celebrity Drag Race, with is produced Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Steven Corfe, Mandy Salangsang, San Heng and Charles serving as executive producers. 

Pluto TV on Tuesday is adding a third wave of seven new channels featuring content aimed at African-Americans licensed from Viacom’s library, including VH1 and BET series such as Love & Hip Hop, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Basketball Wives.

Viacom acquired the streaming TV platform earlier this year for $340 million. The seven new channels joined Pluto TV’s lineup of more than 200 live, linear curated channels and thousands of movies on demand.

“We have been making a concerted effort to grow and diversify our content offerings to better serve cultural audiences with content that they know, love, and relate to,” said Amy Kuessner, senior VP, content partnerships at Pluto TV.

“Following our recent launch of Pluto TV Latino, this new slate from Viacom delivers a front row seat to the multi-faceted, artisan talents and family dynamics of visionaries stemming from African American and LGBTQ communities,“ Kuessner said. “It is guaranteed entertainment for wide-ranging audiences with programming that offers boundless exploration into art, music fashion with a healthy dose of drama, intrigue, Divas and Drag Queens.”

The new channels include:

VH1 Unscripted is a collection of reality hits featuring high-profile sports, music and entertainment figures. Programming includes Basketball Wives seasons one through six, Chrissy & Mr. Jones seasons one and two; K Michelle: My Live seasons one through three and Leave it to Stevie season one.

VH1 Hip Hop Family channel brings together two famous Hip Hop Families. Programming includes Run’s House seasons one through six and TI and Tiny Family Hustle, seasons two through six.

BET Her is a channel for black women, with blockbuster hits, classic movies, music and original series. Programming includes According To Him & Her, Let’s Stay Together Queen Boss and Rebel.

BET Homecoming is dedicated to celebrating the legacies and culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Programming features College Hill and The Quad.

Love & Hip Hop features the hip-hop elite from both New York and Atlanta as they juggle their personal and professional lives. Programming includes Love & Hip Hop: New York series one through five and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta seasons one through six.

Black Ink Crew lets viewers catch up with the origins of a tattoo empire and the people who built it. Programming includes Black Ink Crew: New York and Black Ink Crew: Chicago.

RuPaul’s Drag Race brings style and fierce competition to streaming. Programming feature RuPaul’s Drag Race seasons one through five.

Netflix garnered more Creative Arts Emmy Awards wins than any other content distributor during a ceremony last night, according to the Television Academy.

The streaming service won 15 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Saturday night in the first of two ceremonies celebrating technical, guest acting roles and other categories. The second Creative Emmy Awards ceremony will take place tonight (Sept. 15).

National Geographic finished second with eight wins -- seven for its documentary series Free Solo, which topped all shows, according the Television Academy. CNN, NBC, Fox, HBO, YouTube, CBS and VH1 also won multiple awards.

Other programs with multiple wins included Love, Death & Robots, Our Planet and Queer Eye (Netflix); Age of Sail (YouTube), RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), and Rent (Fox).

Also last night, 97-year old legendary producer Norman Lear became the oldest winner in Emmy history, taking home the statuette for Outstanding Live Variety Special for ABC's  Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons, a re-staging of two of Lear's iconic 1970's comedies with contemporary casts.

A complete list of 2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners can be found here. The 71st Emmy Awards will air on Fox Sept. 22.

Deep State has begun on Epix. The drama centers on Max (Mark Strong), an ex-spy whose past comes back to haunt him when he’s summoned from his new life in the Pyrenees by the head of a covert operation, who convinces Max to return to the field to avenge the death of his son.

Michael Wright, Epix president, said Deep State is “elevated” and “entertaining,” with the smart, high-quality vibe of a premium cable series.

Deep state is defined as “a body of people, typically influential members of government agencies or the military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation or control of government policy.” It’s a phrase that’s picked up in popularity since President Donald Trump moved into the White House.

Trump factors into Deep State, at least per the Boston Herald. “If Donald Trump produced 24, it would look like Deep State,” it said. “Epix’s new conspiracy thriller might be the first drama with the president squarely in mind — and as it turns out, a significant character, albeit off-screen.”

The show “speaks to the notion of people who work behind the scenes who may not have the same agenda as our elected officials,” Wright said.

Just as Deep State takes off, RuPaul’s Drag Race is heading toward its fizzy finale. The reunion special happens June 21, and the season ten closer is June 28. Host RuPaul Charles promised a season where the “shenanigans are off the mother-tucking charts,” and has pretty much delivered.

The show shifted from Logo to VH1 last season. Drag Race is on pace for its highest ratings yet, said Pamela Post, senior VP of original programming, MTV, VH1 and Logo. “I’m constantly surprised by the audience and how it responds year in and year out,” she said. “It’s been a bit of a phenomenon.”

RuPaul’s Drag Race used to emulate pop culture, Post said, but now pop culture emulates Drag Race, evident in the show’s catchphrases — say, sashay away, or shade — popping up in conversation and on t-shirts. “It all becomes part of current-day language,” Post said.

RuPaul’s Drag Race was nominated for eight Emmyslast year, including outstanding realitycompetition series. RuPaul won for hosting.

Which contestant stands out in season 10? Post said they all do, including Eureka, who left season nine due to injury; Aquaria, who started watching the show as a kid; Kameron, “a force to be reckoned with”; and Asia, who “all around delivers the goods.”

How many more seasons for Drag Race? “Hard to say,” said Post. “Ru is going strong. We haven’t seen the show slow down, we’ve only seen it grow.”

Logo has greenlit a ninth season of its reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race, the network said Tuesday (July 19).

In addition, the network has also greenlit a new docuseries, Fire Island, produced by the husband/wife team of Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa.

RuPaul’s Drag Race, starring actor/producer RuPaul, is coming off a successful eighth season in which the series generated year-to-year ratings growth. The series also earned two 2016 Emmy nominations, including an Outstanding reality host nomination for RuPaul.

The network will also launch a new docuseries, Fire Island, which follows a group of young, New York City professionals who leave behind the stress of their big city lives and escape to the sun-soaked oasis of Fire Island, according to network officials.

“‘Fire Island’ is an exciting new addition to Logo’s slate and perfectly complements the stories our audience craves,” said Pamela Post, senior vice president of original programing for Logo. “We’re thrilled to give it a home alongside yet another incredible season of intense competition on RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

LGBTQ-targeted network Logo partnered with tech startup Snaps to create a RuPaul’s Drag Race-themed keyboard app. The emoji-filled addition went live on Wednesday (April 15). 

As of Thursday, the app had been opened more than 1 million times and downloaded onto more than 91,000 mobile devices. It was among the top trending offerings in Apple's App Store.

The keyboard add-on allows users to message emoticons and stickers of the show’s colorful cast of drag queens, including catchphrases like “You betta work” and GIFs.  613,000 of those images have been shared. 

The app is available for iOS and Android.