List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV. The show documents RuPaul in his search for "America's next drag superstar."[1] Queen RuPaul plays the roles of host, mentor, and source of inspiration for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. RuPaul's Drag Race employs a panel of judges, including RuPaul, Michelle Visage and a host of other guest judges, who critique contestants' progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
RuPaul's Drag Race has spanned sixteen seasons and inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul's Drag U , RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, and Drag Race vs The World. The show has become the highest-rated television program on Logo TV,[2] and airs internationally, including in Australia, Canada and the UK. The show earned Rupaul a 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program, and the show itself was awarded as an Outstanding Reality Program at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards. It has been nominated for 4 Critics' Choice Television Award including Best Reality Series – Competition and Best Reality Show Host for RuPaul, and was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic). In 2017, RuPaul's Drag Race was renewed for a tenth and eleventh seasons.[3]
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 9 | February 2, 2009 | March 23, 2009 | Logo TV | |
| 2 | 12 | February 1, 2010 | April 26, 2010 | ||
| 3 | 16 | January 24, 2011 | May 2, 2011 | ||
| 4 | 14 | January 30, 2012 | April 30, 2012 | ||
| 5 | 14 | January 28, 2013 | May 6, 2013 | ||
| 6 | 14 | February 24, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | ||
| 7 | 14 | March 2, 2015 | June 1, 2015 | ||
| 8 | 10 | March 7, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | ||
| 9 | 14 | March 24, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | VH1 | |
| 10 | 14 | March 22, 2018 | June 28, 2018 | ||
| 11 | 14 | February 28, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | ||
| 12 | 14 | February 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | ||
| 13 | 16 | January 1, 2021 | April 23, 2021 | ||
| 14 | 16 | January 7, 2022 | April 22, 2022 | ||
| 15 | 16 | January 6, 2023 | April 14, 2023 | MTV | |
| 16 | 16 | January 5, 2024 | April 19, 2024 | ||
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2009)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Drag on a Dime" | February 2, 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Girl Groups" | February 9, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "Queens of All Media" | February 16, 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Mac-Viva Glam" | February 23, 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Drag School of Charm" | March 2, 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Absolut Ball" | March 9, 2009 |
| 7 | 7 | "Extra Special Edition" | March 16, 2009 |
| 8 | 8 | "Grand Finale" | March 23, 2009 |
| 9 | 9 | "Reunited" | March 23, 2009 |
Season 2 (2010)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "Gone with the Window" | February 1, 2010 |
| 11 | 2 | "Starrbootylicious" | February 8, 2010 |
| 12 | 3 | "Country Queens" | February 15, 2010 |
| 13 | 4 | "Snatch Game" | February 22, 2010 |
| 14 | 5 | "Here Comes the Bride" | March 1, 2010 |
| 15 | 6 | "Rocker Chicks" | March 8, 2010 |
| 16 | 7 | "Once Upon a Queen" | March 22, 2010 |
| 17 | 8 | "Golden Gals" | March 29, 2010 |
| 18 | 9 | "The Diva Awards" | April 12, 2010 |
| 19 | 10 | "The Main Event Clip Show" | April 19, 2010 |
| 20 | 11 | "Grand Finale" | April 26, 2010 |
| 21 | 12 | "Reunited" | April 26, 2010 |
Season 3 (2011)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "Casting Extravaganza" | January 24, 2011 |
| 23 | 2 | "The Queen Who Mopped Xmas" | January 24, 2011 |
| 24 | 3 | "Queens in Space" | January 31, 2011 |
| 25 | 4 | "Totally Leotarded" | February 7, 2011 |
| 26 | 5 | "QNN News" | February 14, 2011 |
| 27 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | February 21, 2011 |
| 28 | 7 | "Face, Face, Face of Cakes" | February 28, 2011 |
| 29 | 8 | "Ru Ha Ha!" | March 7, 2011 |
| 30 | 9 | "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Style" | March 14, 2011 |
| 31 | 10 | "RuPaul-a-palooza" | March 21, 2011 |
| 32 | 11 | "The Hair Ball" | March 28, 2011 |
| 33 | 12 | "Jocks in Frocks" | April 4, 2011 |
| 34 | 13 | "The Money Ball" | April 11, 2011 |
| 35 | 14 | "RuPaul Rewind" | April 18, 2011 |
| 36 | 15 | "Grand Finale" | April 25, 2011 |
| 37 | 16 | "Reunited" | May 2, 2011 |
Season 4 (2012)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "RuPocalypse Now!" | January 30, 2012 |
| 39 | 2 | "WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters" | February 6, 2012 |
| 40 | 3 | "Glamazons vs. Champions" | February 13, 2012 |
| 41 | 4 | "Queens Behind Bars" | February 20, 2012 |
| 42 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | February 27, 2012 |
| 43 | 6 | "Float Your Boat" | March 5, 2012 |
| 44 | 7 | "Dragazines" | March 12, 2012 |
| 45 | 8 | "Frenemies" | March 19, 2012 |
| 46 | 9 | "Frock the Vote!" | March 26, 2012 |
| 47 | 10 | "DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock" | April 2, 2012 |
| 48 | 11 | "The Fabulous Bitch Ball" | April 9, 2012 |
| 49 | 12 | "RuPaul Rewind" | April 16, 2012 |
| 50 | 13 | "The Final Three" | April 23, 2012 |
| 51 | 14 | "Reunited" | April 30, 2012 |
Season 5 (2013)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | "RuPaullywood or Bust" | January 28, 2013 |
| 53 | 2 | "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" | February 4, 2013 |
| 54 | 3 | "Draggle Rock" | February 11, 2013 |
| 55 | 4 | "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?" | February 18, 2013 |
| 56 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | February 25, 2013 |
| 57 | 6 | "Can I Get an Amen?" | March 4, 2013 |
| 58 | 7 | "RuPaul Roast" | March 11, 2013 |
| 59 | 8 | "Scent of a Drag Queen" | March 18, 2013 |
| 60 | 9 | "Drama Queens" | April 1, 2013 |
| 61 | 10 | "Super Troopers" | April 8, 2013 |
| 62 | 11 | "Sugar Ball" | April 15, 2013 |
| 63 | 12 | "The Final Three, Hunty" | April 22, 2013 |
| 64 | 13 | "Countdown to the Crown" | April 29, 2013 |
| 65 | 14 | "Reunited" | May 6, 2013 |
Season 6 (2014)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "RuPaul's Big Opening" | February 24, 2014[a] |
| 67 | 2 | "RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 2" | March 3, 2014 |
| 68 | 3 | "Scream Queens" | March 10, 2014 |
| 69 | 4 | "Shade: The Rusical" | March 17, 2014 |
| 70 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | March 24, 2014 |
| 71 | 6 | "Oh No She Betta Don't!" | March 31, 2014 |
| 72 | 7 | "Glamazon by Colorevolution" | April 7, 2014 |
| 73 | 8 | "Drag Queens of Comedy" | April 7, 2014 |
| 74 | 9 | "Queens of Talk" | April 14, 2014 |
| 75 | 10 | "Drag My Wedding" | April 21, 2014 |
| 76 | 11 | "Glitter Ball" | April 28, 2014 |
| 77 | 12 | "Sissy That Walk" | May 5, 2014 |
| 78 | 13 | "Countdown to the Crown" | May 12, 2014 |
| 79 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 19, 2014 |
Season 7 (2015)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | "Born Naked" | March 2, 2015 |
| 81 | 2 | "Glamazonian Airways" | March 9, 2015 |
| 82 | 3 | "ShakesQueer" | March 16, 2015 |
| 83 | 4 | "Spoof! (There It Is)" | March 23, 2015 |
| 84 | 5 | "The DESPY Awards" | March 30, 2015 |
| 85 | 6 | "Ru Hollywood Stories" | April 6, 2015 |
| 86 | 7 | "Snatch Game" | April 13, 2015 |
| 87 | 8 | "Conjoined Queens" | April 20, 2015 |
| 88 | 9 | "Divine Inspiration" | April 27, 2015 |
| 89 | 10 | "Prancing Queens" | May 4, 2015 |
| 90 | 11 | "Hello, Kitty Girls!" | May 11, 2015 |
| 91 | 12 | "And the Rest Is Drag" | May 18, 2015 |
| 92 | 13 | "Countdown to the Crown" | May 25, 2015 |
| 93 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | June 1, 2015 |
Season 8 (2016)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 1 | "Keeping It 100!" | March 7, 2016 |
| 95 | 2 | "Bitch Perfect" | March 14, 2016 |
| 96 | 3 | "RuCo's Empire" | March 21, 2016 |
| 97 | 4 | "New Wave Queens" | March 28, 2016 |
| 98 | 5 | "Supermodel Snatch Game" | April 4, 2016 |
| 99 | 6 | "Wizards of Drag" | April 11, 2016 |
| 100 | 7 | "Shady Politics" | April 18, 2016 |
| 101 | 8 | "RuPaul Book Ball" | April 25, 2016 |
| 102 | 9 | "The Realness" | May 2, 2016 |
| 103 | 10 | "Grand Finale" | May 16, 2016 |
Season 9 (2017)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1 | "Oh. My. Gaga!" | March 24, 2017 |
| 105 | 2 | "She Done Already Done Brought It On" | March 31, 2017 |
| 106 | 3 | "Draggily Ever After" | April 7, 2017 |
| 107 | 4 | "Good Morning Bitches" | April 14, 2017 |
| 108 | 5 | "Reality Stars: The Musical" | April 21, 2017 |
| 109 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | April 28, 2017 |
| 110 | 7 | "9021-HO" | May 5, 2017 |
| 111 | 8 | "RuPaul Roast" | May 12, 2017 |
| 112 | 9 | "Your Pilot's on Fire" | May 19, 2017 |
| 113 | 10 | "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" | May 26, 2017 |
| 114 | 11 | "Gayest Ball Ever" | June 2, 2017 |
| 115 | 12 | "Category Is" | June 9, 2017 |
| 116 | 13 | "Reunited" | June 16, 2017 |
| 117 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | June 23, 2017 |
Season 10 (2018)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 1 | "10s Across the Board[4]" | March 22, 2018[5] |
| 119 | 2 | "PharmaRusical[4]" | March 29, 2018[6] |
| 120 | 3 | "Tap That App[4]" | April 5, 2018[6] |
| 121 | 4 | "The Last Ball on Earth[4]" | April 12, 2018[6] |
| 122 | 5 | "The Bossy Rossy Show[4]" | April 19, 2018[6] |
| 123 | 6 | "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza[4]" | April 26, 2018[6] |
| 124 | 7 | "Snatch Game[4]" | May 3, 2018[6] |
| 125 | 8 | "The Unauthorized Rusical[4]" | May 10, 2018[6] |
| 126 | 9 | "Breastworld[4]" | May 17, 2018[6] |
| 127 | 10 | "Social Media Kings Into Queens[4]" | May 24, 2018[7] |
| 128 | 11 | "Evil Twins[4]" | June 7, 2018[7] |
| 129 | 12 | "American[4]" | June 14, 2018[7] |
| 130 | 13 | "Queens Reunited[4]" | June 21, 2018[7] |
| 131 | 14 | "Grand Finale[4]" | June 28, 2018[7] |
Season 11 (2019)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 1 | "Whatcha Unpackin?" | February 28, 2019 |
| 133 | 2 | "Good God Girl, Get Out" | March 7, 2019 |
| 134 | 3 | "Diva Worship" | March 14, 2019 |
| 135 | 4 | "Trump: The Rusical" | March 21, 2019 |
| 136 | 5 | "Monster Ball" | March 28, 2019 |
| 137 | 6 | "The Draglympics" | April 4, 2019 |
| 138 | 7 | "From Farm to Runway" | April 11, 2019 |
| 139 | 8 | "Snatch Game at Sea" | April 18, 2019 |
| 140 | 9 | "L.A.D.P.!" | April 25, 2019 |
| 141 | 10 | "Dragracadabra" | May 2, 2019 |
| 142 | 11 | "Bring Back My Queens!" | May 9, 2019 |
| 143 | 12 | "Queens Everywhere" | May 16, 2019 |
| 144 | 13 | "Reunited" | May 23, 2019 |
| 145 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 30, 2019 |
Season 12 (2020)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 1 | "I'm That Bitch" | February 28, 2020 |
| 147 | 2 | "You Don't Know Me" | March 6, 2020 |
| 148 | 3 | "World's Worst" | March 13, 2020 |
| 149 | 4 | "The Ball Ball" | March 20, 2020 |
| 150 | 5 | "Gay's Anatomy" | March 27, 2020 |
| 151 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | April 3, 2020 |
| 152 | 7 | "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" | April 10, 2020 |
| 153 | 8 | "Droop" | April 17, 2020 |
| 154 | 9 | "Choices 2020" | April 24, 2020 |
| 155 | 10 | "Superfan Makeover" | May 1, 2020 |
| 156 | 11 | "One-Queen Show" | May 8, 2020 |
| 157 | 12 | "Viva Drag Vegas" | May 15, 2020 |
| 158 | 13 | "Reunited: Alone Together" | May 22, 2020 |
| 159 | 14 | "Grand Finale" | May 29, 2020 |
Season 13 (2021)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 1 | "The Pork Chop" | January 1, 2021 |
| 161 | 2 | "Condragulations" | January 8, 2021 |
| 162 | 3 | "Phenomenon" | January 15, 2021 |
| 163 | 4 | "RuPaulmark Channel" | January 22, 2021 |
| 164 | 5 | "The Bag Ball" | January 29, 2021 |
| 165 | 6 | "Disco-mentary" | February 5, 2021 |
| 166 | 7 | "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" | February 12, 2021 |
| 167 | 8 | "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" | February 19, 2021 |
| 168 | 9 | "The Snatch Game" | March 5, 2021 |
| 169 | 10 | "Freaky Friday Queens" | March 12, 2021 |
| 170 | 11 | "Pop! Goes the Queens" | March 19, 2021 |
| 171 | 12 | "Nice Girls Roast" | March 26, 2021 |
| 172 | 13 | "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!" | April 2, 2021 |
| 173 | 14 | "Gettin' Lucky" | April 9, 2021 |
| 174 | 15 | "Reunited" | April 16, 2021 |
| 175 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 23, 2021 |
Season 14 (2022)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 1 | "Big Opening #1" | January 7, 2022 |
| 177 | 2 | "Big Opening #2" | January 14, 2022 |
| 178 | 3 | "A Pair of Balls" | January 21, 2022 |
| 179 | 4 | "She's a Super Tease" | January 28, 2022 |
| 180 | 5 | "Save a Queen" | February 4, 2022 |
| 181 | 6 | "Glamazon Prime" | February 11, 2022 |
| 182 | 7 | "The Daytona Wind" | February 18, 2022 |
| 183 | 8 | "60s Girl Groups" | February 25, 2022 |
| 184 | 9 | "Menzeses" | March 4, 2022 |
| 185 | 10 | "Snatch Game" | March 11, 2022 |
| 186 | 11 | "An Extra Special Episode" | March 18, 2022 |
| 187 | 12 | "Moulin Ru: The Rusical" | March 25, 2022 |
| 188 | 13 | "The Ross Mathews Roast" | April 1, 2022 |
| 189 | 14 | "Catwalk" | April 8, 2022 |
| 190 | 15 | "Reunited" | April 15, 2022 |
| 191 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 22, 2022 |
Season 15 (2023)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 1 | "One Night Only, Part 1" | January 6, 2023 |
| 193 | 2 | "One Night Only, Part 2" | January 6, 2023 |
| 194 | 3 | "All Queens Go to Heaven" | January 13, 2023 |
| 195 | 4 | "Supersized Snatch Game" | January 20, 2023 |
| 196 | 5 | "House of Fashion" | January 27, 2023 |
| 197 | 6 | "Old Friends Gold" | February 3, 2023 |
| 198 | 7 | "The Daytona Wind 2" | February 10, 2023 |
| 199 | 8 | "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown" | February 17, 2023 |
| 200 | 9 | "The Crystal Ball" | February 24, 2023 |
| 201 | 10 | "50/50's Most Gagworthy Stars" | March 3, 2023 |
| 202 | 11 | "Two Queens, One Joke" | March 10, 2023 |
| 203 | 12 | "Wigloose: The Rusical!" | March 17, 2023 |
| 204 | 13 | "Teacher Makeovers" | March 24, 2023 |
| 205 | 14 | "Blame It on the Edit" | March 31, 2023 |
| 206 | 15 | "Reunited!" | April 7, 2023 |
| 207 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 14, 2023 |
Season 16 (2024)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 1 | "Rate-A-Queen" | January 5, 2024 |
| 209 | 2 | "Queen Choice Awards" | January 12, 2024 |
| 210 | 3 | "The Mother of All Balls" | January 19, 2024 |
| 211 | 4 | "RDR Live!" | January 26, 2024 |
| 212 | 5 | "Girl Groups" | February 2, 2024 |
| 213 | 6 | "Welcome to the DollHouse" | February 9, 2024 |
| 214 | 7 | "The Sound of Rusic" | February 16, 2024 |
| 215 | 8 | "Snatch Game" | February 23, 2024 |
| 216 | 9 | "See You Next Wednesday" | March 1, 2024 |
| 217 | 10 | "Werq the World" | March 8, 2024 |
| 218 | 11 | "Corporate Queens" | March 15, 2024 |
| 219 | 12 | "Bathroom Hunties" | March 22, 2024 |
| 220 | 13 | "Drag Race Vegas Live! Makeovers" | March 29, 2024 |
| 221 | 14 | "Booked and Blessed" | April 5, 2024 |
| 222 | 15 | "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown – Reunited" | April 12, 2024 |
| 223 | 16 | "Grand Finale" | April 19, 2024 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ A preview of the first episode was unveiled on February 17, showing all but the lipsync.
References
[edit]- ^ Hughes, Scarlett (May 16, 2008). ""RuPaul's Drag Race"!". Right TV. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "For 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Mainstream Is Jumping the Shark". Entertainment Tonight. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Jacobs, Vlake (March 31, 2016). "RuPaul's Drag Race Renewed for Season 9 and Casting Has Just Begun!". TVLine. World of Wonder. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Episodes". VH1.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10 is Premiering a Week After 'All Stars'". February 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Episode Listings". futoncritic.com. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Sava, Oliver (17 May 2018). "An epic lip sync redeems Drag Race's lackluster Westworld parody". The A.V. Club.
