RuPaul’s Drag Race is sashaying over to a new network for Season 15.
After jumping to VH1 from Logo, the franchise’s latest home will be MTV, where new episodes will begin airing on Friday, Jan. 6 at 8/7c.
A third season of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race has also been ordered, with a premiere date still TBD. Additionally, three new international versions of the franchise — set in Brazil, Germany and Mexico, respectively — are officially entering production.
Lastly, the first-ever Global All Stars edition of Drag Race is in the works at Paramount+.
“With the global expansion of RuPaul’s Drag Race, we’re thrilled to bring the franchise into three new Paramount+ territories – Germany, Brazil and Mexico – and are very excited that RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race will return for a third season with our partners at VH1/BET,” says Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios.
Adds Scott Mills, President/CEO of BET Media Group, “We are big fans of the Drag Race franchise and thrilled to bring back RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race for another season on VH1.”
Drag Race fans can currently get their fix via new episodes of Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, which stream Fridays on WOW Presents Plus.
Your thoughts on Drag Race‘s latest move? The state of the franchise in general? Whatever’s on your mind, drop it in a comment below.
I don’t know how MTV expects to fit it on the schedule around the 20 hours of Ridiculousness and 4 hours of Catfish that the currently air every day
Cross promotion. Steelo and Chanel will be guest judges.
So excited by Ru’s longevity.
Maybe I missed it but will the celebrity one move to MTV too?
“…RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race will return for a third season with our partners at VH1/BET,” says Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios.”
makes sense. it’s a paramount co-production and mtv is paramount. vh1 is not. i’m surprised it lasted that long on a non paramount network.
VH1 is paramount. As is BET which is now “managing” VH1
It’ll serve as both the perfect lead in for Ridiculousness and follow up.
It was super weird that with so many people still cutting the cord, and hopping services, that RuPaul would agree to have MTV cover this season.
But since the options are to go back to cable or purchase the season pass, I suppose they have their bases covered.
It’s a bit suspicious, no?
I’m sick of Ru & the judges. He always has his favorite picked from the beginning. It is time to change the format!
Well, time to reprogram the DVR. Again!!! If it can follow changes in time or date, why can’t they follow from one channel to another?
Importantly, will it air weekly on Paramount+ or yet again will it be only elsewhere?
Maybe actually read the article it does tell you.
Lmao for real. I mean just read the title and it will tell you. People these days I swear
Nothing in the article, title, etc states whether season 15 will air concurrently on Paramount+. Season 14 did not. All Stars is now a Paramount+ show, and thus All Stars 7 did.
It’s a valid question. No need to be a jerk.
Read the title. Read the article. Read the link. Read what’s in your screen.
Nothing in the article, title, etc states whether season 15 will air concurrently on Paramount+. Season 14 did not. All Stars is now a Paramount+ show, and thus All Stars 7 did.
It’s a valid question. No need to be a jerk.
It is frustrating to have to continue to purchase different venues.Cable TV is already so expensive, I had to purchase Paramont now I don’t even know where to get MTV Very unhappy
I don’t have cable so I can’t watch anything on the mtv app. I only subbed to paramount+ so I could watch drag race last year and now that’s not possible without purchasing the entire season for $25. Not for nothing I’d rather continue to support the already existing queens by taking all the money I’d spend of subs ect and buy their tickets and merch. I don’t have the time, and memory to put into new services. Rip rdr :’-(