RuPaul's Drag Race is a U.S. television program aired on MTV since Monday, February 2, 2009. RuPaul's Drag Race is currently the #1 most popular show on MTV and 101st overall on TV, watched by a total number of 697,200 people (0.22% rating, up +23% from April 18, 2025) as of the daily audience measurement on . RuPaul's Drag Race is also shown on VH1 since February 2009.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of RuPaul's Drag Race on MTV as of Friday, January 2, 2026.
| RuPaul's Drag Race Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-02 18 | HH | 281,800 | 0.22 |
| P2+ | 697,200 | 0.22 | |
| P18-49 | 285,900 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 289,100 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Apr-18 SEASON 17 | HH | 314,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 567,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 300,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 287,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Apr-11 SEASON 17 | HH | 352,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 494,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 226,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 220,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2025-Apr-04 SEASON 17 | HH | 314,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 424,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 194,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 238,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Mar-28 SEASON 17 | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 526,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Mar-21 SEASON 17 | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 564,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 291,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 256,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Mar-14 SEASON 17 | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 591,000 | 0.19 | |
| P18-49 | 321,500 | 0.24 | |
| P25-54 | 309,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Mar-07 SEASON 17 | HH | 377,500 | 0.30 |
| P2+ | 570,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 295,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 259,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Feb-28 SEASON 17 | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 513,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Feb-21 SEASON 17 | HH | 402,500 | 0.32 |
| P2+ | 584,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 241,500 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 271,500 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Feb-14 SEASON 17 | P2+ | 471,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 190,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 203,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-Feb-07 SEASON 17 | HH | 302,000 | 0.24 |
| P2+ | 530,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 262,000 | 0.20 | |
| P25-54 | 275,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Jan-31 SEASON 17 | HH | 276,500 | 0.22 |
| P2+ | 456,000 | 0.14 | |
| P18-49 | 245,000 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 253,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Jan-24 SEASON 17 | HH | 365,000 | 0.29 |
| P2+ | 556,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 266,000 | 0.20 | |
| P25-54 | 287,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Jan-17 SEASON 17 | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 562,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 316,000 | 0.24 | |
| P25-54 | 300,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Jan-10 SEASON 17 | HH | 327,000 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 494,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 223,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 242,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Jan-03 SEASON 17 | HH | 390,000 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 671,000 | 0.21 | |
| P18-49 | 321,500 | 0.24 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2024-Apr-19 SEASON 16 1616 | HH | 425,000 | 0.34 |
| P2+ | 708,000 | 0.22 | |
| P18-49 | 408,500 | 0.31 | |
| 2024-Apr-12 16: 1615 SEASON 16 | HH | 318,500 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 580,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 316,500 | 0.24 | |
| 2024-Apr-05 16: 1614 SEASON 16 | HH | 275,000 | 0.29 |
| P2+ | 498,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 276,500 | 0.21 | |
| 2024-Mar-29 16: 1613 SEASON 16 | HH | 350,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 567,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 295,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2024-Mar-22 16: 1612 SEASON 16 | HH | 362,500 | 0.29 |
| P2+ | 516,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 281,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2024-Mar-15 SEASON 16 1611 | HH | 350,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 516,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 250,500 | 0.19 | |
| 2024-Mar-08 16: 1610 SEASON 16 | HH | 331,000 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 562,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 303,500 | 0.23 | |
| 2024-Mar-01 16: 1609 SEASON 16 | HH | 343,500 | 0.33 |
| P2+ | 632,000 | 0.20 | |
| P18-49 | 382,500 | 0.29 | |
| 2024-Feb-23 16: 1608 SEASON 16 | HH | 281,500 | 0.30 |
| P2+ | 569,000 | 0.18 | |
| P18-49 | 276,500 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 315,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2024-Feb-16 16: 1607 SEASON 16 | HH | 350,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 519,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 224,500 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 266,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2024-Feb-09 16: 1606 SEASON 16 | HH | 325,000 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 482,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 250,500 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 266,000 | 0.22 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RuPaul's Drag Race | 697,200 | +23% |
| 2 | Untucked! | 323,100 | +39% |
| 3 | Caught in the Act | 253,000 | -32% |
| 4 | MTV Movies | 105,000 | -15% |