EXCLUSIVE: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 is already taking a victory lap, after the premiere episode scored the collection’ finest rankings in years.
In response to dwell + three-day Nielsen information, the episode scored a 0.908 score amongst adults 18-34, up 17% from the 12 months prior and, truly, marking the competitors’s highest-rated season premiere in seven years.
Amongst adults 18-49, RuPaul’s Drag Race scored a 0.993 score, which is the perfect season premiere efficiency in 12 years, up 9% from the 12 months earlier than.
Nielsen says that the Season 17 premiere managed a ten.77 share amongst adults 18-34 and a 7.55 share amongst adults 18-49, up 38% and 27% respectively year-over-year.
Season 17 debuted on January 3, so it could appear somewhat late to be touting this win, however Paramount International is simply starting to make use of Nielsen information once more after a four-month contract dispute, so historic comparisons have been tough previous to this week.
This marks the third consecutive 12 months that RuPaul’s Drag Race has ushered in report rankings with its season premiere. As Season 17 marks the third for the long-running competitors collection at MTV after transferring from VH1 final season, it seems the present has formally settled into its new house — and has discovered a bigger viewers due to it.
The final time that the collection switched networks — from Brand TV to VH1 — it noticed an analogous spike.
A brand new episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race will air Friday evening. Titled “Let’s Get Sea Sickening Ball,” the episode will see the queens put their design expertise to the check in a pageant of ocean-inspired couture and showcase three fishy seems to be. Actress and mannequin Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), and famous person stylist Legislation Roach (Legendary) visitor decide.
