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MTV Orders ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18 as Paramount+ Renews ‘All Stars’ 11

The pickups follow a season that posted the franchise’s strongest recent Nielsen demo ratings plus a new slate of Emmy nominations.

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Overview

  • MTV greenlit Season 18 of RuPaul’s Drag Race alongside new episodes of the companion aftershow Untucked.
  • Paramount+ renewed RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for Season 11, which will also return with All Stars: Untucked.
  • Premiere dates for Drag Race Season 18 and All Stars Season 11 will be announced at a later time.
  • RuPaul and World of Wonder co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato thanked fans and praised Paramount’s support in renewal announcements.
  • Season 17 logged the show’s highest-rated premiere in years, averaging a 0.54 in adults 18–34 and 0.5 in adults 18–49 per Nielsen, as All Stars 10 showcased a tournament format with three brackets leading to a Lip Sync Smackdown finale for a $200,000 prize and Hall of Fame entry.