RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

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RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
GenreReality television
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons16
No. of episodes164
Production
Running time20 minutes
Release
Original networkLogo (2010–2014)
YouTube (2015–2017)
VH1 (2018–present)
Original releaseFebruary 1, 2010 (2010-02-01) –
present
Chronology
Related showsRuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (often shortened to Untucked!) is a spin-off of the American reality competition RuPaul's Drag Race, currently airing on the cable channel VH1. The program debuted on Logo in the United States on February 1, 2010, as a companion show launched in conjunction with the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race; it moved to WOWPresents on March 3, 2015 as a web series, coinciding with the debut of the seventh season of the parent series. The series returned to cable television, now on VH1, on March 22, 2018, coinciding with the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

It has been nominated for nine Emmy Awards: five for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program (one win), and four for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program.

Format[]

The first season of Drag Race was accompanied by a seven-episode web series, titled Under the Hood of RuPaul's Drag Race. LOGOonline published a webisode of Under the Hood after each episode of Drag Race. In this companion series, RuPaul presents a documentary of contestants' conversation in the green room, replays pertinent moments from Drag Race, and airs deleted footage.[1][2]

In the second season of Drag Race in 2010, Logo reformatted Under the Hood, increased its production budget, moved it from the web to television, and re-titled it to RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked. Logo broadcast an episode of Untucked after each episode of Drag Race. Untucked replaces the basic green room of Under the Hood with two decorated rooms that were until season six sponsored by Absolut Vodka and Interior Illusions, Inc.: the Interior Illusions Lounge and the Gold Bar. FormDecor sponsored the Lounge for season six. These two backstage areas allow for separate group conversations.

At the start of the seventh season of the Drag Race, Untucked reverted to a webseries, as part of the World of Wonder YouTube page. Instead of two decorated rooms, Untucked was moved back to the one room, an empty backstage space that connects to the main stage and work room, with couches for contestants to chat on. The newly renovated version also follows contestants following their elimination from the show, documenting them packing their belongings and leaving the set. The webseries format continued for the eighth and ninth season. For the show's tenth season, Untucked returned to television, where it airs on VH1 during the 30 minute time slot after the 90 minute episode airs. For the Untucked's thirteenth season, the show was filmed in the newly expanded werk room in accordance with COVID-19 protocols.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked[]

The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars featured an Untucked aftershow, similar to regular seasons. Starting with the second season of All Stars, the format required contestants to be eliminated by the top queen and meant judges' deliberations while contestants untucked were unnecessary.[3]

The fifth season of All Stars saw the return of Untucked alongside a new elimination format.[4]

Series overview[]

SeriesSeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRuPaul's Drag Race
season
First airedLast airedNetwork
Untucked110February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)Logo2
213January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)April 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)3
311January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)4
411January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)5
512February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)6
612March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)WOWPresents/YouTube7
79March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)8
812March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)9
912March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)VH110
1012February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)11
1112February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)12
1214January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)13
131January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)TBA14
All Stars Untucked16October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)LogoAll Stars 1
28June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24)VH1All Stars 5
310June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)Paramount+All Stars 6

Accolades[]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2017 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe and Kenneth Leslie Nominated
[5]
2018 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe, Kenneth Leslie, Pamela Post, Tim Palazzola, Sam Heng and Thairin Smothers Nominated
[6]
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Lousine Shamamian Nominated
[7]
2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Pamela Post, Tim Palazzola, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, San Heng, Steven Corfe, Mandy Salangsang, Kenneth Leslie, Thairin Smothers and Jen Passovoy Nominated
[8]
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Kendra Pasker, Shayna Casey and Stavros Stavropoulos (for "Series Body of Work") Nominated
[9]
2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Tim Palazzola, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe, Camilo Valdes, Mandy Salangsang, Kenneth Leslie, Thairin Smothers and Jen Passovoy Nominated
[10]
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Kendra Pasker, Yali Sharon and Kate Smith (for "The Ball Ball") Nominated
2021 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, San Heng, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe, Tim Palazzola, Kenneth Leslie, Thairin Smothers and Jen Passovoy Won
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Kellen Cruden, Yali Sharon and Shayna Casey (for "The Bag Ball") Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Fight Kandy Muse and Tamisha Iman Nominated [11]

References[]

  1. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1". Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  2. ^ Corfe, Steven (February 9, 2009). "Under the Hood of RuPaul's Drag Race". The WOW Report. World of Wonder. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  3. ^ Whyte, Woodrow (8 March 2018). "When Is 'All Stars 3' Released On VH1 and Comedy Central?". PopBuzz. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (5 June 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Brings Back 'Untucked' Aftershow For Season 5". Deadline. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Nominees / Winners 2017". Emmys. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Nominees / Winners 2018". Emmys. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "Outstanding Picture Editing for a Reality Program Nominees / Winners 2018". Emmys. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Nominees / Winners 2019". Emmys. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "Outstanding Picture Editing for a Reality Program Nominees / Winners 2019". Emmys. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy" (PDF) (Press release). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 19, 2021). "MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 'Emily In Paris', 'WandaVision' & 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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