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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is coming back for another season. another season The official aftershow of the reality competition series “Untucked.”
Season 18 of RuPaul’s Drag Race features 14 new queens competing for $200,000 in prize money and the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar.” The current season of “Drag Race” premiered on January 2nd, with new episodes airing every Friday night at 8pm ET/PT on MTV. Each episode is 90 minutes.
How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 online
Don’t have cable? You can live stream Season 18 online with DirecTV, a streaming service with over 90 live TV channels, including MTV. You can also watch episodes on-demand through Paramount+ (get a one-week free trial here).
How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked online for free
Each week’s new episode of “Drag Race” is immediately followed by a new episode of the Emmy Award-winning aftershow “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked.” “Untucked” airs every Friday night for 30 minutes at 9:30 p.m. on MTV.
“Untucked” can be watched on TV with your cable package that includes MTV or live-streamed online using DirecTV. The popular streamer is currently offering a free trial offer that lets you stream “Drag Race: Untucked” online for free without cable (after that, monthly plans start at $49.99 per month).
You can also watch “Untucked” online with Fubo, another live TV streamer that carries an MTV feed. Fubo also has a 5-day free trial that you can use to live stream “Untucked” online for free. Fubo’s free trial includes a DVR, so you can record weekly episodes and watch them on-demand anytime.
If you don’t want to track free trials and end dates, consider signing up for Philo. This streaming service offers over 70 live TV channels that you can watch over the Internet, including MTV. The $33 monthly subscription price also includes access to the entire library of TV shows and movies from HBO Max, AMC+, and Discovery+. Bonus: Philo is currently offering $8 off the first month of service for new users.
“Untucked” is also available to watch online through Paramount+ and Prime Video, with all previous seasons available to stream on-demand.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” will return for its 17th season in 2026. The behind-the-scenes show follows the contestants right after they’ve been eliminated from the main event, as well as offering a glimpse into the quirky fashion and design processes that take the queens from the workroom to the stage. Of course, the press release from MTV also promises plenty of “drama,” with the cast dissecting their weekly challenges and personalities in a more casual, unfiltered setting.
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RuPaul received 10 Emmy nominations for Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition Program for “Drag Race.” Meanwhile, “Untucked” won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program in 2021.
Onya Naave won the Drag Race crown last season, securing her place as America’s Next Drag Superstar.
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