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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is simply beyond a global phenomenon. The World of Wonder breakthrough series has won the Competition Series Emmy Award four straight times and RuPaul Charles has won best Host for a Reality-Competition series six straight times.

starring RuPaul; “Let’s Get Merried,” in which women at a bachelorette party talk graphically about sex; and “Miracles Across 125th Street,” starring Nick Cannon (more on that later).“We wanted to break the mold in a loud way,” Nina L. Diaz, president of content for MTV Entertainment Group, told the Los Angeles Times.

Sunday night’s 73rd annual Emmys at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, bringing his statuette total to 11 since 2016 — the most for any black performer in history and all of which he earned with the competition show.The drag entertainer took home the awards for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program; Outstanding Competition Program; and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program — categories in which he’s been lauded time and again.The event saw the 60-year-old icon’s 16th total

controversy yet again after comedian and cast member Jessie Woo said an off-color joke about the late, great Whitney Houston on Thursday’s episode. During one of the show’s games, people had to create voice messages while impersonating famous celebs.

Paramount+ is reviving the ’90s-era music documentary series, which aired from August 1997 through July 2014, with a fresh peek into the lives of pop culture giants across all musical genres. The rebooted show — which premieres Thursday, July 29, and will debut new episodes weekly — grants fans of Jennifer Lopez, 52; Bret Michaels, 58; LL Cool J, 53; and more access to the polarizing peaks and pangs of their lives in the limelight.

according to Deadline.The revival, set for VH1 this fall, will feature rapper August Alsina, pro wrestler CJ Perry, former NBAer Dennis Rodman, actor Frankie Muniz (“Malcolm in the Middle”), actress Kim Coles (“Living Single”), YouTube star Manny MUA, porn actress Stormy Daniels and singer and reality star Tamar Braxton as the celebrity cast members.“The Surreal Life” follows a cast of celebrities who cohabitate under one roof together and participate in group activities.The show originally ran

2020 can’t end fast enough, but the three-time reigning Emmy Competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is returning just in time to kick the New Year, er, Ru-Year off right. This morning, VH1 announced that the 13th season of “Drag Race” will premiere on Friday, Jan.

herstory — and it was recently nominated for best reality competition series.

that kicked off earlier this year at the Flamingo hotel and casino.The docu-series will follow six alumnae of the Emmy-winning show as they shantay and slay on the red carpet, rock the theater, invade the casinos and celebrate backstage with Ru.

Michelle Obama’s former hair stylist, Johnny Wright, is teaming up with Tamar Braxton “To Catch a Beautician” on VH1.

It’s still showtime without Showtime for “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.”

In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released the trailer for “Defending Jacob,” and Variety obtained an exclusive first look at the upcoming new season of “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle.”

A RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant has been disqualified over multiple allegations he “catfished” men.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” has taken the almost unprecedented step of disqualifying one of the contestants who is set to appear this season.

For years, the halo around premium cablers such as HBO and Showtime has been integral to their branding. Their parent companies in a past life — Time Warner and CBS, respectively — seemed to be content with the tens of millions of subscribers each had accumulated. But now, shepherded by new corporate owners — AT&T’s WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS — each appears to be welcoming new ways to use their household names to attract a wider audience. 

As the owner of the Paramount movie studio, Viacom is often on the lookout for drama. Who knew its newest potboiler would come from one of the units it got paired with as a result of its merger with CBS?

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is wrapping itself in red, white and blue for Season 12.