I Like to Watch

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I Like to Watch
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GenreComedy
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes55
Production
Running time11–20 minutes
Production companyNetflix
Release
Original networkYouTube
Original releaseNovember 21, 2019 (2019-11-21) –
present
Chronology
Related showsUNHhhh
The Trixie & Katya Show

I Like to Watch is a 2019 American web series hosted by drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova. The series was created by Fran Tirado, produced by Netflix, and streams on the network's YouTube channel. Produced in a similar format to Mattel and Zamolodchikova's web series UNHhhh and The Trixie & Katya Show, I Like to Watch follows its hosts as they view and react to various Netflix Original Programming. The first season aired from November 21, 2019 to March 21, 2020. A second season, recorded in the duo's homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, premiered on May 23, 2020. The third season, still recorded from home but with the hosts together in person before moving to a new set, premiered on February 20, 2021.

Episodes[]

Season 1 (2019–20)[]

No. Programming reviewed Original airdate
1"The Crown season 3"November 21, 2019 (2019-11-21)[1]
2"The Knight Before Christmas"November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)[2]
3"Dolly Parton's Heartstrings"December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)[3]
4"Spinning Out"January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11)[4]
5"AJ and the Queen"January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)[5]
6"The Circle season 1"January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)[6]
7"Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3"February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)[7]
8"Glow Up series 1"March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)[8]
9"Sex, Explained"March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21)[9]

Season 2 (2020–21)[]

No. Programming reviewed Original airdate
1"Too Hot to Handle"May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23)
2"Tiger King"June 27, 2020 (2020-06-27)
3"Mucho Mucho Amor"July 19, 2020 (2020-07-19)
4"Work It"August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08)
5"The Umbrella Academy Season 2"August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15)
6"Glow Up series 2"August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25)
7"Lucifer season 5"August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29)
8"Away season 1"September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)
9"The Babysitter: Killer Queen"September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19)
10"The Haunting of Bly Manor"October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)
11"The Witches, Scream, Gerald's Game, The Evil Dead & Poltergeist"October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)
12"House at the End of the Street, In the Tall Grass, Hush, We Summon the Darkness & Cabin Fever"October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
13"Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Session 9, Would You Rather, Eli, & Girls with Balls"October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)
14"I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Winchester, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Cargo, #Alive"November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)
15"The Princess Switch: Switched Again"November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21)
16"We Are the Champions"November 28, 2020 (2020-11-28)
17"Big Mouth season 4"December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)
18"Selena: The Series"December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12)
19"Christmas on the Square"December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)
20"The Great British Baking Show"December 26, 2020 (2020-12-26)
21"Cobra Kai fight scenes"January 2, 2021 (2021-01-02)
22"Bling Empire"January 16, 2021 (2021-01-16)

Season 3 (2021)[]

No. Programming reviewed Original airdate
1"I Care a Lot"February 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)
2"Buried by the Bernards"February 27, 2021 (2021-02-27)
3"The Queen's Gambit"March 6, 2021 (2021-03-06)
4"Operation Varsity Blues"March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20)
5"Ratched"March 27, 2021 (2021-03-27)
6"Selling Sunset"April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)
7"Shadow and Bone"April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24)
8"The Circle season 2"May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01)
9"The Woman in the Window"May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15)
10"Special season 2"May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)
11"My Best Friend’s Wedding"June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05)
12"Feel Good season 2"June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12)
13"Legally Blonde"June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19)
14"Pose seasons 1 and 2"June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26)
15"Never Have I Ever season 2"July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)
16"The Fear Street Trilogy"July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)
17"Glow Up series 3"August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07)
18"He's All That"August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28)
19"Kate"September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)
20"Sex Education season 3"September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)
21"The Twilight Saga (Part 1) (with Jujubee)"October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)
22"The Twilight Saga (Part 2) (with Fena Barbitall)"October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
23"Tiger King 2 (with Jinkx Monsoon)"November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
24"Single All the Way"December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)
25"The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star"December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)
26"Emily in Paris season 2"December 24, 2021 (2021-12-24)

Season 4 (2022)[]

No. Programming reviewed Original airdate
1"Squid Game"January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29)

Development and release[]

I Like to Watch was created for Netflix's queer social channel "The Most".[10] Mattel and Zamolodchikova first appeared together as contestants on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race and would go on to jointly appear in a range of projects, including the web series UNHhhh and The Trixie & Katya Show.[11] The series was first teased on Mattel's Instagram on November 20, 2019, with the first episode of the series released the subsequent day.[12]

Reception[]

I Like to Watch was positively received by critics, with a review of the first episode for Pajiba noting that "when Trixie and Katya join forces, it's a blend of whimsy, wackiness, and raunch so intoxicating it feels like downing a pair of Absolut Vodka cocktails."[13] The series was also positively reviewed by Out,[14] PinkNews,[15] and NewNowNext.[16] The New York Times cited I Like to Watch as an example of a reality television series that "offer[s] gentle escapism in a genre better known for manipulating participants for entertainment." The Times further noted the similarities between the series and the Channel 4 series Gogglebox, describing I Like to Watch as "extremely reminiscent of Gogglebox, but with more glamour." A representative for Netflix responded that the network would "let the work speak for itself."[17]

I Like to Watch UK[]

A British version of the show, I Like to Watch UK, premiered on Netflix UK & Ireland's YouTube channel on March 25, 2020. It features The Vivienne from the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in a similar format to the American version, joined by various guests. So far the series has also featured fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK stars Baga Chipz, Cheryl Hole, Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi, as well as RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner Monét X Change, and television personality Kim Woodburn. A special 'on tour' edition of I Like to Watch UK featuring Tia Kofi & Layla Zee Susan, Blu Hydrangea & Gypsy Divine, and Cheryl Hole & Stacey Rhect premiered on New Year's Eve 2021 (regular host The Vivienne did not appear in this episode).

Episodes[]

No. Programming reviewed Guest Original airdate
1"Sex Education"Baga ChipzMarch 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)[18]
2"Love Is Blind"Baga ChipzApril 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)[19]
3"Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness"Baga ChipzApril 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)[20]
4"The Stranger"Baga ChipzApril 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)[21]
Bonus"The Best Moments"Baga ChipzMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)[22]
5"The Crown"Cheryl HoleNovember 19, 2020 (2020-11-19)[23]
6"The Christmas Chronicles 2"Cheryl HoleDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)[24]
7"The Prom"Cheryl HoleDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)[25]
8"Bridgerton"Monét X ChangeJanuary 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)[26]
9"Bonding"Monét X ChangeJanuary 29, 2021 (2021-01-29)[27]
10"Absolutely Fabulous and Sister, Sister"Monét X ChangeFebruary 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)[28]
11"Special"Lawrence ChaneyMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)[29]
12"Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga"Tia KofiMay 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)[30]
13"Army of the Dead"Lawrence ChaneyMay 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)[31]
14"Too Hot to Handle"Kim WoodburnJune 29, 2021 (2021-06-29)[32]
15"Fear Street Part One: 1994"Tia KofiJuly 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)[33]
16"Sexy Beasts"Cheryl HoleJuly 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)[34]
Special"Bird Box"VariousDecember 31, 2021 (2021-012-31)[35]

References[]

  1. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to The Crown". YouTube. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to The Knight Before Christmas". YouTube. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to Dolly Parton's Heartstrings". YouTube. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to Spinning Out". YouTube. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to RuPaul's AJ and the Queen". YouTube. 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel and Katya React to The Circle". YouTube. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel and Katya React to Chilling Adventures of Sabrina". YouTube. 8 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel and Katya React to Glow Up". YouTube. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel and Katya React to Sex, Explained". YouTube. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ Bayer, Kayla. "'I Like to Watch': 'Drag Race' alums Trixie and Katya's new Netflix show". Film Daily. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  11. ^ Nolfi, Joey (21 November 2019). "Trixie Mattel, Katya critique The Crown in new Netflix comedy series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  12. ^ White, Brett (21 November 2019). "Watch 'Drag Race' Superstars Trixie and Katya Get into 'The Crown' in Netflix Web-Series". Decider. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  13. ^ Puchko, Kristy (22 November 2019). "Want To Watch Drag Queens Talk About Real Queens? Trixie & Katya Are Here For You". Pajiba. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  14. ^ Street, Mikelle (21 November 2019). "Trixie and Katya Just Launched a New Show for Netflix". Out. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  15. ^ Smith, Reiss (22 November 2019). "In further proof that Drag Race is taking over the world, Trixie Mattel and Katya now have their own Netflix series". PinkNews. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  16. ^ Rudolph, Christopher (10 December 2019). "Watch Trixie Mattel and Katya Make the Gay "Heartstrings" Episode Even Gayer". NewNowNext. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  17. ^ Bryan, Scott (20 December 2019). "In Turbulent Times, Comforting Reality Shows Captivate U.K. Viewers". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Drag Queens Baga Chipz and The Vivienne React to Sex Education". YouTube. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Drag Queens Baga Chipz and The Vivienne React to Love is Blind". YouTube. 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Drag Queens Baga Chipz and The Vivienne React to Tiger King". YouTube. 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Drag Queens Baga Chipz and The Vivienne React to The Stranger". YouTube. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Drag Queens Baga Chipz and The Vivienne React To Netflix-The Best Moments (+Bonus Extras)". YouTube. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Drag Queens Cheryl Hole + The Vivienne React to The Crown". YouTube. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Cheryl Hole React to The Christmas Chronicles 2". YouTube. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Cheryl Hole React to The Prom". YouTube. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Monét X Change React to Bridgerton | I Like to Watch UK Ep 8". YouTube. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Monét X Change React to Bonding S2". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Monét X Change React to Ab Fab & Sister, Sister". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Lawrence Chaney React to Special". YouTube. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Tia Kofi in the Eurovision Special! | I Like to Watch UK Ep 12". YouTube. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  31. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne & Lawrence Chaney React to Army of the Dead | I Like to Watch UK Ep 13". YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  32. ^ "Drag Queen The Vivienne & Kim Woodburn React to Too Hot to Handle | I Like to Watch UK Ep 14". YouTube. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  33. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne and Tia Kofi React to Fear Street | I Like to Watch UK Ep 15". YouTube. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  34. ^ "Drag Queens The Vivienne and Cheryl Hole React to Sexy Beasts | I Like to Watch UK". YouTube. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  35. ^ "Drag Queens React To Horror Movie Bird Box - Tia Kofi, Blu Hydrangea, Cheryl Hole & more | I Like to Watch UK". YouTube. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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