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RuPaul's Drag Race

2009-present · 18 seasons

★ 8.5 Top 13%

(25,252 votes)

250 episodes

This show averages 7.8, which is 0.3 points above the global average of 7.4 Top 36%

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S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

S11

S12

S13

S14

S15

S16

S17

S18

E1

7.3

7.6

6.8

8.2

8.0

8.2

7.7

8.3

8.9

7.3

7.8

9.1

7.3

7.8

8.2

7.6

8.0

7.4

E2

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.6

8.0

8.4

7.8

8.3

7.3

8.3

8.2

7.8

6.3

8.2

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.1

E3

7.4

7.3

7.5

7.7

7.8

8.4

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.3

8.0

5.8

7.2

7.8

8.9

7.9

7.6

8.4

E4

8.1

8.3

7.9

8.2

8.4

8.8

7.0

7.7

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.0

8.4

7.8

6.0

8.7

8.2

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E5

7.4

8.1

7.5

8.7

8.5

9.2

7.8

7.5

8.0

8.3

7.4

7.6

7.5

8.0

6.4

6.7

8.2

E6

7.6

7.9

7.8

8.0

8.3

8.5

7.6

7.7

7.9

7.7

6.7

8.4

7.5

8.2

7.4

8.2

7.7

E7

6.6

7.7

7.7

7.4

9.2

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.7

9.1

5.9

6.6

6.6

8.4

8.8

E8

8.0

7.9

8.1

8.6

8.3

9.0

8.2

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

7.6

6.6

9.1

6.7

8.5

4.8

E9

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.8

8.2

7.9

8.0

7.8

8.4

8.1

7.5

7.9

5.9

7.9

7.9

8.1

7.9

E10

6.4

7.6

7.8

8.3

8.1

7.8

8.0

8.7

6.9

6.9

8.8

6.3

8.2

7.5

7.4

8.6

E11

7.4

7.9

8.2

8.5

7.7

7.6

7.9

8.5

5.0

8.4

7.7

5.7

6.9

7.7

9.2

E12

7.8

8.4

7.1

8.2

8.4

7.4

8.3

5.7

7.2

8.5

6.8

8.8

7.8

7.6

7.2

E13

8.0

8.0

6.8

7.3

7.0

8.9

7.9

7.1

7.3

7.1

9.2

9.0

7.7

7.4

E14

6.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

7.7

9.4

8.2

8.2

7.1

7.6

7.9

7.8

8.2

9.1

E15

7.9

7.5

6.2

8.1

7.9

8.2

5.1

E16

7.5

6.9

8.6

7.4

9.4

7.8

E17

4.2

8.7

8.4

9.0

6.2

E18

5.5

Avg

7.5

7.6

7.7

8.0

8.2

8.3

7.7

7.9

8.2

7.7

7.4

7.9

6.7

8.0

7.6

8.1

7.6

8.0

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87 Standouts

38 Infamous

97 Hidden Gems

27 Forgettable

Top Standout: S14E7 The Daytona Wind

Most Infamous: S13E16 RPDR Reunited

Best Hidden Gem: S4E5 Snatch Game

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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 12 dominates (2/10)

1 S9E14 Grand Finale 9.4
2 S16E15 Reunited - LipSync Lalaparuza Smackdown 9.4
3 S5E7 RuPaul Roast 9.2
4 S6E5 Snatch Game 9.2
5 S14E12 Moulin Ru: The Rusical 9.2
6 S17E10 The Villains Roast 9.2
7 S12E1 I'm That Bitch 9.1
8 S12E7 Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical 9.1
9 S14E7 The Daytona Wind 9.1
10 S17E13 Drag Baby Mamas 9.1

📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 13 dominates (2/5)

249 S13E16 RPDR Reunited 4.2
248 S17E7 Snatch Game 4.8
247 S11E11 Bring Back My Queens! 5.0
246 S17E14 How's Your Headliner? 5.1
245 S13E17 Grand Finale 5.5

249 Total Episodes

9.4 Highest Rating

4.2 Lowest Rating

5.2 Range