RuPaul's Drag Race make another round! A new episode premieres Friday (March 22) on MTV at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
In addition to the gorgeous queens, the new season will feature many musical challenges and guest judges such as Becky G, Charlize Theron, Adam Shankman, Icona Pop (Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo), Isaac Mizrahi, Jamal Sims, Joel Kim Booster, Kaia Gerber . , Kelsea Ballerini, Kyra Sedgwick, Law Roach, Mayan Lopez, Ronan Farrow and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ts Madison and Ross Mathews return as key judges this season.
Read on for more details on the season and ways to watch and stream the show live for free.
Flow mode RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16
Start your engines! Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 5. New episodes arrive on MTV Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
If you are a fan of the series and want to watch the new season, you can watch the latest episodes of this season on MTV.com with a connection from your provider. If you don't have access to MTV via cable, satellite or subscription streaming, there are a few ways to stream RuPaul's Drag Race without paying anything in advance.
For example, Philo offers free ride and 70+ channels and unlimited DVR for just $25/month.
The platform currently offers a seven-day free trial here so you can stream Drag Race and other shows, movies and more for free for up to a week.
Not interested in Philo? DirecTV offers streaming plans with more than 70 channels for less than $70.
You can also find a free trial through Fubo TV to stream live TV, including MTV and other cable and local channels. Fubo Pro is on sale for $59.99 per month (about $79.99/month).
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The streaming package includes 191 channels, 1,000 hours of Cloud DVR and 10-screen streaming.
Other ways to watch and stream Drag Race: Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and Verizon Fios.
To access DirecTV, Paramount+ and other streaming platforms internationally, use ExpressVPN (Drag Race is also available at WOW Presents).
Want to catch up on the previous season? In January, MTV aired a marathon before the Season 16 premiere, but you can stream episodes from the current and previous seasons on demand through your cable or streaming provider, or on Paramount+ (for Season 15).
Plus new episodes and older episodes of Drag Race are available for purchase on Prime Video, Vudu and iTunes.
In addition to the new season, its latest installment Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Racewhere the contestant queens discuss the current season, airs Fridays at 9:30pm ET on MTV.
The premiere of its 16th season RuPaul's Drag Race set a franchise record for the second year in a row. The season premiere earned the share of the highest-rated show in franchise history — a six percent increase from the previous season, per Deadline.
Episode nine, which aired March 1, earned a 0.697 rating — the highest-rated episode since 2013 and the most-watched cable entertainment show among adults 18-49 and 18-34, according to The wrap.
Season 16 secured its highest season premiere in six years among adults 18-49, but ratings only climbed to a 0.91, a one percent increase from the previous season. Season 15 held the previous record for the highest-rated series premiere in six years, Deadline reported at the time.
The second part of the two-part season premiere broke another record for the reality series. According The wrapthe second episode scored a 0.91 rating in adults 18–34, its highest rating since the season 12 finale in 2020, up 18 percent from the season 16 premiere on January 5.
RuPaul's Drag Race also celebrated a big night at the 75th Annual Emmy Awards. The show won Best Reality Competition Program and RuPaul won the award for Outstanding Reality Competition Host for the eighth year in a row, making him the most Emmy-winning reality show host in history.
“We are very honored to have this award. You guys are great for honoring our show and recognizing all these queens,” RuPaul said in his acceptance speech. “We have released hundreds of drag queens into the wild and they are beautiful. On behalf of all of them, thank you.”
The show has won a total of 29 Emmys from 63 nominations.
How to watch its previous seasons RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Older episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race and Drag Race All the stars Including season 15, extended episodes are available to stream on Paramount+. You can stream its new season Drag Race on platforms like Philo, Paramount+, Hulu and Prime Video.
New subscribers can choose between Hulu with or without ads to watch RuPaul's Drag Race In connection. Alternatively, the Hulu + Live TV package offers customers more than 90 live channels, including MTV.
Who is participating in this season? RuPaul's Drag Race?
Meet the queens! The season's full roster of queens vying for the ultimate title of “America's Next Drag Superstar” and a $200,000 grand prize includes Amanda Tori Meating, Dawn, Geneva Karr, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Megami, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige , Mirage , Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind, Plane Jane, Plasma, Q, Sapphira Cristál and Xunami Muse.
The first episode of the season, titled “Rate-a-Queen,” revealed a portion of the queens competing for the title of America's Next Drag Superstar. The queens featured in the premiere episode were Amanda Tori Meating, Dawn, Mirage, Morphine Love Dion, Q, Sapphira Cristál and Xunami Muse. The rest of the queens were introduced in the second episode.
For the first episode, the queens competed in a photo shoot and a talent show. Theron, Becky G, Mizrahi and Roach, McCarthy are some of the guest judges who have appeared this season. Lopez will guest star on Friday's episode.
Check out a sneak peek of the new episode below.
