Queen of the Universe (TV series)

Queen of the Universe
Directed by	Julian Smith
Presented by	Graham Norton
Judges	Leona Lewis Trixie Mattel Michelle Visage Vanessa Williams
Opening theme	"Queen of the Universe" theme
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	RuPaul Charles
Producers	Marc Bassett Shane Byrne
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	World of Wonder
Release
Original network	Paramount+
Original release	December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) – present
External links
Website

Queen of the Universe is a drag queen singing competition television series produced by World of Wonder. The series is hosted by Graham Norton with the four judges coming from backgrounds in the worlds of music, drag, and reality TV competitions. The contestants competed for a cash prize of $250,000. The series premiered on Paramount+ on December 2, 2021.^[1]

The winner of the first season of Queen of the Universe was Grag Queen from Brazil, with Ada Vox from the U.S. finishing as the runner-up.

Production[]

On February 24, 2021, ViacomCBS and Paramount+ announced the international drag-singing competition Queen of the Universe from World of Wonder, the producers behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, with cast members to be named later.^[2] On September 27, 2021 it was announced that Graham Norton would be hosting the series.^[3] The judges were announced on October 28, 2021 as being Leona Lewis, Michelle Visage, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Williams.^[4] The contestants for the first season were revealed on November 10, 2021.^[5]

Contestants[]

Names and cities stated are at time of filming.

Notes[]

Elimination Chart[]

14 drag queens from across the world will compete each week in a singing competition with new musical numbers and challenges performed in front of a live studio audience and a panel of judges.

Performance Shows[]

Round 1: This Is Me (December 2)[]

Queens were to impress the judges with their W.A.P. - What they were wearing, All-star Attitude and Performances during these two-part premiere episodes. At the end of this round, six contestants were eliminated by the judges.

Round 2: Turn Back Time (December 9)[]

La Voix was initially eliminated in the previous round but was brought back by the judges. At the end of this round, the in-studio audience saved six Queens, leaving one of the bottom three Queens eliminated by the judges.

Round 3: Duets (December 16)[]

Queens paired themselves up and wrote an original song based on four categories. At the end of this round, the audience saved two pairs of Queens and eliminated one pair. The remaining pair must perform a "Survival Song" to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one more Queen.

Round 4: Bad Girls (December 23)[]

At the end of the semi-finals round, the audience sends two Queens to the finals, while the judges save one of the remaining Queens.

Round 5: Holi-Gay Finale (December 30)[]

The final three Queens perform two songs, and one Queen takes home the top prize of $250,000 and the title of Queen of the Universe.

Episodes[]

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Queen of the Universe at IMDb

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