‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Returning To 90-Minute Episodes After Fan Revolt

deadline.com:

RuPaul’s Drag Race is returning to 90-minute episodes following a furious backlash by fans upset that episodes had been shortened to 60 minutes.

Episodes of the hit reality competition series were 90 minutes from Season 10 to Season 14. The show announced the change Thursday morning on its official Twitter feed. “Get ready, racers. #DragRace returns to 90-minutes starting Friday March 10 at 8/7c on @MTV.” The initial change to the shorter episodes was announced by MTV in early January.

It was made to allow its newest series The Real Friends of WeHo, to air between Drag Race and Untucked. The reason for the shortened episodes is to lean into the opportunity to build a destination night by using the existing hit franchise to launch a new series like The Real Friends of WeHo, sources close to production told Deadline at the time.

The Real Friends of WeHo is a six-episode series, clearing the way for extended episodes of Drag Race to return on March 10.