Bimini Bon-Boulash who was a member of the latter group, was the first drag queen from any Drag Race franchise to sign a major mainstream record deal, signing a joint deal with Relentless Records and Sony Music in July 2022. The show's success has also paved way for contestants to break into the music industry, as well as creating drag pop groups: Frock Destroyers and United Kingdolls, with both groups charting on the Official UK Charts. The show is now recgonised as one of the BBC's most popular non-scripted shows. The return proved successful, with the show securing five times more viewers than any other show broadcasting during the programmes time slot. Spin-off show, RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World relaunched the television channel in February 2022. The shows success is credited for being the driving force behind the BBC bringing back the defunct television channel BBC Three. The show was critically acclaimed in the UK, with 15.6 million streams during the first season. After the first series aired, the show received numerous award nominations from the twenty-fifth National Television Awards including: "The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award" and "Best TV Judge" with both Visage and RuPaul receiving a nomination. The show was renewed for a third (2021), fourth (2022) and fifth (2023) series. The cast of 12 new queens was announced on 16 December 2020 and the series premiered on 14 January 2021. Production of the second series resumed later in the year, with filming concluding late 2020. The show was renewed for a second series in 2019 however, production was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show also employs a panel of judges: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton. RuPaul plays several roles on the show including host, mentor and head judge for the series, as the contestants are given different challenges to participate in each week. The show documents RuPaul and a panel of judges' search for "the United Kingdom's next drag superstar", series 1 dubbed "UK's First Drag Superstar". The show is the fourth installment of the Drag Race franchise, and the second fronted by RuPaul. The television series, a collaboration between the BBC and World of Wonder, premiered on 3 October 2019. █ The contestant was eliminated earlier in the competition, returned.RuPaul's Drag Race UK is a British reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name. █ The contestant returned to the competition after being eliminated during a previous season. █ The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons. * █ The contestant was disqualified from the competition. █ The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality. █ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race UK. The following day, it was announced that she show was renewed for Season 5 by BBC Three via Twitter with the deadline to register being November 16th 2022. On September 1st 2022, BBC announced that Season 4 would air in September 22nd 2022. On August 18th 2021, BBC announced that Season 3 would air in September 23rd 2021 along with the Promo and Meet the Queens being revealed on the same day. On December 15th 2020, BBC announced that Season 2 would air in January 14th 2021 with the Promo and Meet the Queens being revealed the following day. On November 2nd 2020, it was announced that the show had been renewed for Season 3 with the deadline to register being November 14th 2020 with the season speculated to air in 2021 also. Michelle Visage accidentally leaked 6 queens of Season 2 during a IG live on Maduring the filming time. According to the "Framework for Funding Prizes and Awards" of the BBC, prizes should be original and something money cannot buy, hence the Ru Peter Badge that contestants earn when they win a challenge. Because of this, competitive television shows which air on the BBC may not use commercial sponsorships (like challenge prizes), nor are they allowed to give cash prizes. RuPaul's Drag Race UK airs on the BBC which is a public broadcasting company funded by taxes. World of Wonder RuPaul's Drag Race UK (or simply Drag Race UK) is a sister series to RuPaul's Drag Race with host RuPaul and main judge Michelle Visage traveling across the pond to contribute to the series.
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