How many days to binge RuPaul's Drag Race
Pick the pace that matches your life. Days are rounded up, so the last day is usually a short one.
| Pace | Days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| One episode a day | 256 | 37 |
| 1 hour a day | 324 | 46 |
| 2 hours a day | 162 | 23 |
| 3 hours a day | 108 | 15 |
| 4 hours a day | 81 | 12 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 41 | 6 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 13 days, 11 hours | |
RuPaul's Drag Race runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | 60 min | 9 hours | February 2, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 12 | 60 min | 12 hours | February 1, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 15 | 62 min | 15.5 hours | January 24, 2011 |
| Season 4 | 14 | 62 min | 14.5 hours | January 30, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 14 | 64 min | 15 hours | January 28, 2013 |
| Season 6 | 14 | 62 min | 14.5 hours | February 24, 2014 |
| Season 7 | 14 | 62 min | 14.5 hours | March 2, 2015 |
| Season 8 | 10 | 72 min | 12 hours | March 7, 2016 |
| Season 9 | 14 | 60 min | 14 hours | March 24, 2017 |
| Season 10 | 14 | 90 min | 21 hours | March 22, 2018 |
| Season 11 | 14 | 90 min | 21 hours | February 28, 2019 |
| Season 12 | 14 | 90 min | 21 hours | February 28, 2020 |
| Season 13 | 16 | 92 min | 24.5 hours | January 1, 2021 |
| Season 14 | 16 | 90 min | 24 hours | January 7, 2022 |
| Season 15 | 16 | 73 min | 19.5 hours | January 6, 2023 |
| Season 16 | 16 | 89 min | 23.8 hours | January 5, 2024 |
| Season 17 | 16 | 90 min | 24 hours | January 3, 2025 |
| Season 18 | 16 | 90 min | 24 hours | January 2, 2026 |
About RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race is a Primetime Emmy Award winning American reality competition television series, hosted by five time Emmy Award Winning Host and international Drag superstar RuPaul. The show features drag queen contestants competing in weekly challenges such as photo shoots, comedy performances and stomping the runway in the hopes of avoiding the bottom two - where they will have to lip sync for their lives.
How to get through RuPaul's Drag Race faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 5 hours, 18 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 259 hours; at 1.5× it's 216 hours.
- Watch with a comment section. A running conversation pinned to each moment makes long stretches feel shorter, and it's the reason TalkAbtIT exists.
RuPaul's Drag Race FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of RuPaul's Drag Race?
13 days, 11 hours of screen time. That's 254 episodes at about 76 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 162 days.
How many episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race are there?
254 regular episodes across 18 seasons (2009–present). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race?
Episodes average 76 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is RuPaul's Drag Race still running?
TVmaze lists RuPaul's Drag Race as “Running”. No next episode date is listed yet. See the release countdown.
More binge times
Episode data from TVmaze, refreshed weekly (last update 2026-09-23). Runtimes are as listed per episode, so totals exclude recaps you skip and credits you don't.