RuPaul (talk show)

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Genre Talk show
Presented by RuPaul
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producerJill van Lokeren
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production companies World of Wonder
Telepictures
Release
Original network Syndicated
Original releaseJune 10 (2019-06-10) 
June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)

RuPaul was an American daytime talk show hosted by drag queen and television host RuPaul. It premiered on June 10, 2019, with a three-week test run on selected Fox TV stations. [1] It was produced by Telepictures and Warner Bros., with Jill van Lokeren as executive producer. [2] A teaser was released on April 2, 2019. [3] After being broadcast on seven Fox stations, the show was not commissioned for a full series, since similar projects outperformed it – resulting in its cancellation. [4] [5]

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Background

RuPaul was developed by Telepictures with hopes for a syndicated fall 2019 launch. While most networks picked up shows produced by studios that are also owned by their parent company, RuPaul, being produced by a subsidiary of the independent Warner Bros., had a "tougher" time finding a network to express interest. [2] According to Deadline , Fox has been "open to programs from outside studios" and "ramping up its limited-run pickups" after being downsized following its acquisition by Disney, and this factored into the network picking up the show. [2]

Overview

The series was referred to as a "modern take on the talk show format", with RuPaul saying he that he wanted to "spread love" with the show. [3]

The premiere episode featured late-night talk show host James Corden, and stars of the Property Brothers , identical twin brothers Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott. Following episodes featured Ciara, Iggy Azalea, Adam Lambert, Leah Remini, Cory Booker, Lisa Vanderpump, Ricki Lake, Blac Chyna, Darnell Jordan, James Fox, Edward Hibbert and Paula Abdul as guests. Regular co-hosts on the show were RuPaul's Drag Race judges Michelle Visage and Ross Mathews.

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"James Corden/Jonathan and Drew Scott"June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)1RUA01
2"Paula Abdul/Adam Rippon/Kaliegh Garris/Cheslie Kryst/Nia Franklin"June 11, 2019 (2019-06-11)1RUA02
3"Cory Booker/Jack Osbourne"June 12, 2019 (2019-06-12)1RUA03
4"Jana Kramer/Mike Caussin/Tarek El Moussa"June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)1RUA04
5"Loni Love/Matt Iseman"June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)1RUA05
6"Lisa Vanderpump/Gus Kenworthy"June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17)1RUA06
7"Billy Eichner/Hannah Brown"June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18)1RUA07
8"Monica/Gayle King/Ryan O'Connell"June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)1RUA08
9"Kristin Chenoweth/Chrissy Metz/BYU student Matt Easton"June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)1RUA09
10"Ciara/Melissa Radke Matt Easton"June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)1RUA10
11"Adam Lambert"June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)1RUA11
12"Iggy Azalea/Tyler Henry"June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25)1RUA12
13"Leah Remini/Cheyenne Jackson"June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)1RUA13
14"Blac Chyna/Ricki Lake"June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27)1RUA14
15"Matt Bomer/Marcia Gay Harden"June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)1RUA15

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