| Queen of the Universe | |
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| Directed by | Julian Smith |
| Presented by | Graham Norton |
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| Opening theme | "Queen of the Universe" theme |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
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| Producer | Carl Webber |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | World of Wonder |
| Original release | |
| Network | Paramount+ |
| Release | December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) – June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) |
Queen of the Universe is adrag queen singing competition television series produced byWorld of Wonder. The series was hosted byGraham Norton with fourpop music judges. The contestants competed for a cash prize of $250,000. The series premiered onParamount+ on December 2, 2021.[1] In February 2022, the series was renewed for asecond season.[2] On June 23, 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons, and was subsequently removed from Paramount+ on June 30, 2023.[3]WOW Presents Plus agreed to make the show available for streaming on its platform.[4]
The winner of thefirst season wasGrag Queen from Brazil, withAda Vox from the U.S. finishing as the runner-up.
The winner of thesecond season wasTaiga Brava from Mexico, withTrevor Ashley from Australia finishing as the runner-up.
On February 24, 2021,Paramount Global and Paramount+ announced the international drag-singing competitionQueen of the Universe fromWorld of Wonder, the producers behindRuPaul’s Drag Race, with cast members to be named later.[5]
On September 27, 2021, it was announced that Graham Norton would be hosting the series.[6] The judges were announced on October 28, 2021, as beingLeona Lewis,Michelle Visage,Trixie Mattel andVanessa Williams.[7] The contestants for the first season were revealed on November 10, 2021.[8] On February 15, 2022, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season.[2] In June 2022, it was announced thatMel B would replace Lewis as a judge in season 2 while Norton, Visage, Mattel and Williams would return.[9]
| Judge | Series | |
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| 1 | 2 | |
| Leona Lewis | Main | |
| Trixie Mattel | Main | |
| Michelle Visage | Main | |
| Vanessa Williams | Main | |
| Mel B | Main | |
| Season | Contestants | Winner | Runner-up | Prize Money | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 14 | Grag Queen | Ada Vox | $250,000 | 6 | December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) | December 30, 2021 (2021-12-30) | |
| 2 | 10 | Taiga Brava | Trevor Ashley | 8 | June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) | June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) | ||
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The first season of Queen of the Universe premiered on December 2, 2021, onParamount+. The season ran for six episodes and concluded on December 30, 2021.Ada Vox was the runner-up, andGrag Queen was the winner of the first season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [10] | Original release date [10] | Prod. code [10] |
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| 1 | 1 | "This Is Me" | December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) | 101 |
| 2 | 2 | 102 | ||
| 3 | 3 | "Turn Back Time" | December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) | 103 |
| 4 | 4 | "Duets" | December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16) | 104 |
| 5 | 5 | "Bad Girls" | December 23, 2021 (2021-12-23) | 105 |
| 6 | 6 | "Holi-Gay Finale" | December 30, 2021 (2021-12-30) | 106 |
The second season of Queen of the Universe premiered on June 2, 2023, on Paramount+.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [10] | Original release date [10] | Prod. code [10] |
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| 7 | 1 | "Bigger Hits, Glossier Lips and Massive T**s" | June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) | 201 |
| 8 | 2 | "A Spicy Twist" | June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) | 202 |
| 9 | 3 | "Double Trouble" | June 8, 2023 (2023-06-08) | 203 |
| 10 | 4 | "Dragging up the Past" | June 16, 2023 (2023-06-16) | 204 |
| 11 | 5 | "Who's Ready for a Dance Off?" | June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) | 205 |
| 12 | 6 | "Exposed!" | June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) | 206 |
| 13 | 7 | "Battle of the Divas" | June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) | 207 |
| 14 | 8 | "The Winner Is..." | June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22) | 208 |
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Queerty Awards | 2022 | Reality/Docuseries | Queen of the Universe | Nominated | [11] |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2022 | Best Unscripted Series | Nominated | [12] |
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