RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 17)

RuPaul's Drag Race celebrated its seventeenth season with its most diverse and internationally sourced cast to date, drawing record streaming numbers on Paramount+ and MTV globally. The show's cultural influence extended to fashion weeks, museum exhibitions, and academic curricula, cementing it as the most impactful LGBTQ+ cultural institution in television history. Its season premiere streaming numbers outperformed The Traitors US (Season 3) by 20%, and the series now has a 34% higher viewership among adults 18–34 than the average reality show on this list.