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– The Crave Original Series caps off a wildly successful first season that aired in more than 160 countries around the world –
– CANADA’S DRAG RACE was the #1 series on Crave throughout its entire summer run –
– CANADA’S DRAG RACE was the #1 series on Crave throughout its entire summer run –
“In a year absolutely packed with drag content, CANADA’S DRAG RACE managed to stand out from the pack thanks to a scrappy cast of queens who were equally likable and fierce….Canada is now an essential part of the Drag Race canon.” – Decider.com
“…a breath of fresh air in the Drag Race world, offering just enough twists on the format to keep viewers interested while not throwing out what works in the franchise.” – DailyXtra.com
“The reality series that gave me the most life this summer was CANADA’S DRAG RACE, which somehow injected new, Alanis- and Celine-soundtracked blood into the long-running, airwaves-saturating…Drag Race franchise.” – Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter
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TORONTO (September 3, 2020) – She’s here! Following a buzz-worthy inaugural season filled with emotional personal stories, fierce competition, a healthy dose of shade, extreme displays of Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent….and a shout-out from Canadian icon Céline Dion, the Crave Original Series CANADA’S DRAG RACE has crowned its first-ever Canadian Drag Superstar. *SPOILER ALERT: Details from the CANADA’S DRAG RACE season finale follow.* As was just Ru-vealed to fans around the world, Canada’s First Drag Superstar, and the winner of the $100,000 grand prize, is Toronto’s own Priyanka! Over the course of the season, Priyanka had CANADA’S DRAG RACE judges and audiences shouting back at her signature catchphrase, “What’s My Name?!” Week over week, Priyanka’s drag transformations, hilarious confessionals, and iconic lip syncs had fans wanting more, and more – Congratulations Priyanka!
In Canada, CANADA’S DRAG RACE was the #1 series on Crave’s streaming platforms during its entire 10-week run*. The series is available internationally on-demand in more than 160 countries on World of Wonder’s SVOD WOW Presents Plus, also the exclusive day-and-date home of CANADA’S DRAG RACE in the U.S., and additionally, available on Logo in the U.S., BBC Three in the UK, Stan in Australia, and YES in Israel.
The inaugural season of CANADA’S DRAG RACE trended on Twitter in Canada each week and garnered international fans and headlines, while serving up fan-favourites from RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE – like Snatch Game, Rumail, the reading challenge, puppets, makeovers, and gag-worthy untucked sessions – with a dash of maple-flavoured Canadian realness. Presiding over each of the 10 episodes was a panel of expert judges – Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Stacey McKenzie – while ETALK Senior Correspondent Traci Melchor made a memorable mark as Canada’s very first Squirrel Friend.
The fierce and fabulous competitors featured on Season 1 were: Anastarzia Anaquway, BOA, Ilona Verley, JIMBO, Juice Boxx, Kiara, Kyne, Lemon, Priyanka, Rita Baga, Scarlett Bobo, and Tynomi Banks. Guest hosts included: Allie X, BIDDELL, Amanda Brugel, Deborah Cox, Elisha Cuthbert, Tom Green, Jade Hassouné, Traci Melchor, Michelle Visage, and Mary Walsh.
Official brand partners for Season 1 of CANADA’S DRAG RACE are DoorDash Canada, Hilton, Neutrogena®, and Roots Canada.
In association with Crave, CANADA’S DRAG RACE is produced by Blue Ant Studios. Executive producers for World of Wonder are Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, and Tom Campbell. RuPaul serves as Executive Producer. Executive producers for Blue Ant Studios are Michael Kot, Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Bickerton, and Betty Orr. For Bell Media, Production Executive is Danielle Pearson. Robin Johnston is Director, Original Production, Factual, Bell Media. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Original Programming, Bell Media. Jeff Hersh is Vice-President, Strategy, OTT Distribution & Premium SVOD, Bell Media. Tracey Pearce is President, Distribution and Pay, Bell Media. Randy Lennox is President, Bell Media.
*Source: Adobe Analytics, 7/2/2020-9/2/2020, Subscribers Watched on Crave Website & AppsAbout Crave
Delivering more Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning programming than any other service, Crave is Canada’s prestige entertainment offering, with HBO, SHOWTIME®, Starz, Hollywood-hit movies, a superior collection of kid’s movies and programs, and thousands of hours of acclaimed television series, specials, factual programming, and originals that can’t be found anywhere else.
Crave is the exclusive home of HBO in Canada, delivering HBO’s current slate of signature dramatic and comedic programs, documentaries, films, and live specials, as well as titles from HBO’s extensive off-air library. Crave is also home to current SHOWTIME series and specials, and past SHOWTIME hits. Crave Original hit series include comedies LETTERKENNY and NEW EDEN; CRAVINGS: THE AFTERSHOW with Lainey Lui; HEALTHY IS HOT with Chloe Wilde; candid interview series MUCH STUDIOS PRESENTS: MIKE ON MUCH IN CONVERSATION WITH…; a series of original stand-up specials; and competition series CANADA’S DRAG RACE.
Crave is a major supporter of Canada’s production industry, helping to fund and develop numerous film and documentary projects including feature films THE SONG OF NAMES, WHITE LIE, and THE GRIZZLIES among others, as well as Crave Original Documentaries ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND, SHARKWATER: EXTINCTION, YOU ARE HERE: A COME FROM AWAY STORY, and ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH. Crave also includes acclaimed selections from the Toronto International Film Festival which are featured in two exclusive collections: Best of TIFF and TIFF Selects.
Crave is a bilingual TV and streaming service with more than 6,000 hours of exclusive French-language content included with the Super Écran add-on. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms. It’s also available in English through participating television providers across six 24-hour High Definition linear and on demand channels. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading content company, providing Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed television programming on network, specialty, pay and digital platforms. Visit our website at Crave.ca.
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