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Aired winter 2021 · VH1 · the restructured premiere

Season 13

The season that opened with an unusual premiere lip-sync structure, reworking how the first episode functions. A large VH1 cast filmed under tightened production conditions.

Filmed
Los Angeles, California
Premiered
Jan 1, 2021
VH1 · Friday 8/7c
Format
Standard format · new premiere
restructured opening
Host
RuPaul Charles
RuPaul, with Michelle Visage
01The take

Season 13.

The season that opened with an unusual premiere lip-sync structure, reworking how the first episode functions. A large VH1 cast filmed under tightened production conditions.

02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The season that rewired its first episode. Season 13 opens with an unusual premiere lip-sync structure that changes the opening hour and resets what episode one can be. RuPaul Charles and Michelle Visage anchor the panel. The cast is large and the production shows the marks of a tightened filming environment, giving the season a contained feel. The premiere experiment is the headline; the contest is solid but uneven. Watch for the structural swing more than the craft.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #10 slot.

Slot #10 of 13 in the RuPaul's Drag Race Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.

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06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Also appears in
RuPaul's Drag Race S13 — Season 13 — tiered.tv