Rupaul’s Drag Race UK (BBC3) (3 Viewers)

Beryl said:
Renewed for a second season
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BBC Three and World of Wonder have today confirmed that a second-series of the UK version of the award-winning global hit RuPaul’s Drag Race will air in 2020.
Having brought RuPaul’s Drag Race UK to British screens for the first time to critical acclaim, BBC Three have opened applications to find another set of sickening queens to compete in the Olympics of drag.

Series one has slayed audiences and is a runway success for BBC Three with 6.5 million total requests on iPlayer just over half way through the series.

This first series has seen the queens face a myriad of challenges designed to test their drag ability to the max, and they’ve served regal runway realness, formed two fierce girl bands, performed Downton Draggy and so much more.

RuPaul says: “I want to thank the BBC and all our fans for their overwhelming support of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. This season’s queens proved that Britain’s Got Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent and I want to see more! Here’s to another season of love, laughter and light!"

Kate Phillips, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning, says: "The response to the current UK series has been nothing short of dragulous; our viewers have really taken the show and the amazing queens to their hearts. So I’m delighted that Ru and the gang are going to shantay stay. Let the search for the next group of queens begin!”

Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three, says: “I’m delighted that BBC Three will be the home for series two of Drag Race UK. Every single queen for series one has brought something different to the table and I’ve loved watching and getting to know them. The show is a huge hit for us and we’re very much looking forward to unleashing another series for our audience to tuck into!"

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, World of Wonder Co-Founders and Executive Producers, say: “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has legs and we could not be more thrilled. It all turned out so “much bettah” than we could have imagined, from working with BBC Three to the UK queens' boundless talents. We can't wait to see who shows up to flash their tuppence for season two!”

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is an 8x60' World of Wonder production for BBC Three. It was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three and Kate Phillips, Controller, BBC Entertainment. The Executive Producers are RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Sally Miles and Bruce McCoy, and the BBC Commissioning Editor is Ruby Kuraishe.

The current series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is continuing to wow BBC Three audiences on BBC iPlayer on Thursdays from 8pm.

A global phenomenon, the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise is available in 193 countries through network partners and World of Wonder's streaming service WOW Presents Plus. The series has been nominated in the US for a record-breaking 29 Emmys with 13 wins. In 2018, Drag Race became the first series to win Best Reality-Competition Program and Host in the same year, and the show had a repeat victory at this years' ceremony.

To apply for the next series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK sashay to https://get.rupaulsdragraceuk.com/casting/ And hurry, applications need to be in by Friday 15 November 2019

The current series finale airs at 8pm on 21 November exclusively on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
 
6.5 million requests? I am guessing that's over the whole 5 episodes so far so that's a good 1.3 million (ish). That is MORE than the show gets on VH1 in the US! :D
 
I imagine the Beeb will be keen to sign the deal for more MUCH than 1 additional season, as DRUK is only going to grow in popularity as more people see it/more seasons are produced.

I imagine Channel 4 are desperate to swoop it from under them.

1.3 million an episode (ish) is probably a slightly disappointing figure compared to Killing Eve etc. but if it’s a huge % of under 35’s coming to iPlayer for it then it’s more than done it’s job.
 
wurst said:
I imagine the Beeb will be keen to sign the deal for more MUCH than 1 additional season, as DRUK is only going to grow in popularity as more people see it/more seasons are produced.

I imagine Channel 4 are desperate to swoop it from under them.

1.3 million an episode (ish) is probably a slightly disappointing figure compared to Killing Eve etc. but if it’s a huge % of under 35’s coming to iPlayer for it then it’s more than done it’s job.
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1.3 million disappointing? It's a NICHE show, Killing Eve is much more mainstream! I think it's done more than expected.
 
1.3 million for streaming only is surely fairly impressive. I wonder if it will be broadcast on BBC1 when the run is complete.
 
I'd imagine they are very pleased with over a million.
 
octophone said:
Nope. What's missing?
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I don't know the name, so I tried to recreate it, I use it when I'm being thick. Hopefully you know which one it is:
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Did anyone catch this?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Omg fuck off cunt</p>&mdash; Katya (@katya_zamo) <a href="">November 8, 2019</a></blockquote>
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She makes a fair point. Katya looked a RIGHT STATE.
 
Alla said:
I don't know the name, so I tried to recreate it, I use it when I'm being thick. Hopefully you know which one it is:
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Good representation! It's not in my folder but I'll see if Indie has it.
 
Yeah, I have tickets for Glasgow, only because my friend can't go and I got his tickets cheap. It's a Friday evening so the crowd should be fun anyway.
 
I don’t need the links myself but a round of applause for OUR RU supporting the cause for our foreign contingent.
 
I finally finished watching this. Baga was my fave. I found DDC and that high pitched fake laugh as annoying as fuck by the end. I’m a trained dancer, choreographer, 5 octave vocalist. I get it, you say it every chance you get.
 
Iguana said:
I agree, I do like Divina but don't quite get the massive love for her - Baga and The Vivienne are much more entertaining to me
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For me too, they have that comedy slant and quick wit about them which to me is more important in drag.
 
lolly said:
I don't think you need to watch the US version. I expect you may find it a little disappointing on the whole.
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I dunno. There are some very funny US queens maybe worth sampling. Katya, Alaska and Jinkx spring to mind, however that's just my faves.
 
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