# I Like to Watch
**I Like to Watch** is an American comedy web series in which drag queens [Trixie Mattel](https://www.edgepedia.org/trixie-mattel) and [Katya Zamolodchikova](https://www.edgepedia.org/katya-zamolodchikova) watch and react to Netflix films and series. Created by Fran Tirado and produced by Netflix, it streams on the company's YouTube channel rather than on the Netflix service itself, and has run since November 21, 2019.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57945/i-like-to-watch) • [2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch) It is also known as *I Like to Watch with Trixie & Katya* and, on IMDb, as *Queens Who Like to Watch*.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57945/i-like-to-watch) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21245182/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Unscripted reaction and commentary on Netflix Original programming, in a style similar to the hosts' web series *UNHhhh* and *The Trixie & Katya Show*[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57945/i-like-to-watch) |
| First episode | November 21, 2019, reacting to *The Crown* season 3[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch) • [4](https://www.out.com/television/2019/11/21/trixie-and-katya-just-launched-show-netflix) |
| Where it streams | Netflix's YouTube channel, not the Netflix service[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57945/i-like-to-watch) • [5](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/trixie-mattel-katya-own-netflix-series.html/) |
| Output | 140 episodes across 8 seasons through 2026, with an average runtime of about 24 to 25 minutes[6](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/i-like-to-watch/6x0WryPbC14Byb6mvvFGa2/) • [2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch) |
| Genre | Comedy talk show; TVDB classifies it as a non-story-based web series[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch) |
| Audience rating | 9.1/10 on IMDb from 79 user votes[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21245182/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and format
Each episode shows the two hosts, in drag, watching scenes from a Netflix title and delivering unscripted comedic commentary as it plays. The series was produced in a format similar to Mattel and Zamolodchikova's earlier web series *UNHhhh* and its Viceland spin-off *The Trixie & Katya Show*, and it follows the pair as they view and react to various Netflix Original programming.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57945/i-like-to-watch) Out magazine described the first episode as the pair doing live reactions to popular Netflix shows, with spoiler warnings, filmed in full drag.[4](https://www.out.com/television/2019/11/21/trixie-and-katya-just-launched-show-netflix)
The show is a promotional vehicle for Netflix: it reviews Netflix content to advertise the service, but it is not itself available on Netflix.[5](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/trixie-mattel-katya-own-netflix-series.html/) The hosts lean into this arrangement in the episodes themselves, repeatedly referring to a fictional "Bob Netflick" who pays them, or complaining about their budget and studio space.[7](https://noescapevg.com/who-watches-the-watchers-who-like-to-watch/)
### Episodes and coverage
The first episode, released November 21, 2019, covered *[The Crown](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-crown-tv-series)* season 3 and drew more than 3.8 million views on Netflix's channel.[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch) • [9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0h288usl0) Early seasons mixed scripted series, films, and documentaries: season 1 included *[The Knight Before Christmas](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-knight-before-christmas)*, *Dolly Parton's Heartstrings*, *Spinning Out*, *AJ and the Queen*, *The Circle*, and *Chilling Adventures of Sabrina*, while season 2 covered *Too Hot to Handle*, *Tiger King*, *Umbrella Academy* season 2, and *[The Haunting](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-haunting-tv-series) of Bly Manor*, among others.[10](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch/allseasons/official)
Production has continued at a steady clip. TVDB lists season 1 at 9 episodes (November 2019 to March 2020), season 3 at 20 episodes (October 2020 to April 2021), season 5 at 23 episodes (2022), season 6 at 30 episodes (March 2023 to December 2024), and season 8 at 7 episodes (January to August 2026).[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch) Recent episodes have reacted to *Love Is Blind* season 10, *Age of Attraction*, *Heartstopper Forever*, and Netflix's 2025 original holiday film slate.[10](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch/allseasons/official) • [11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8TeSz3Xkw0) The series has also run themed stretches, such as the 2020 horror-season episodes covering classic horror films, *Hush*, and *Cabin Fever*.[10](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch/allseasons/official)
## Hosts
Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova first met as contestants on season 7 of *RuPaul's Drag Race* and later returned for separate seasons of *RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars*, which Mattel won (All Stars 3).[5](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/trixie-mattel-katya-own-netflix-series.html/) • [8](https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/11/22/trixie-mattel-katya-netflix-series-i-like-to-watch/) Before *I Like to Watch*, they had built a joint catalog: the long-running YouTube show *UNHhhh*, launched in 2016, which was put on hiatus in 2017 for the Viceland series *The Trixie & Katya Show* before *UNHhhh* resumed in 2018.[4](https://www.out.com/television/2019/11/21/trixie-and-katya-just-launched-show-netflix) They have also published the book *Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood* and co-host the podcast *The Bald and the Beautiful*.[5](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/trixie-mattel-katya-own-netflix-series.html/)
## Place in the reaction genre
The series sits within the large YouTube "react" genre, in which creators watch and comment on other media, but it differs from most of that field in being an explicit platform for corporate promotion.[7](https://noescapevg.com/who-watches-the-watchers-who-like-to-watch/) A commentary piece in *No Escape* argued that its appeal comes less from the source material, which viewers have usually seen, than from watching two polished entertainers encounter it: where amateur reactors tend toward shrieks and a limited range of references, Trixie and Katya deliver barbed wit and timing honed by years of performance, and they are willing to voice genuine dislike of what they watch rather than defaulting to enthusiasm.[7](https://noescapevg.com/who-watches-the-watchers-who-like-to-watch/)
Fan response has been durable. The first episode's comments were described by PinkNews as evidence the series was already a hit, and viewers frequently report watching the show for titles they have no intention of streaming themselves, particularly the reactions to reality dating series and holiday films.[8](https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/11/22/trixie-mattel-katya-netflix-series-i-like-to-watch/) The Stranger Things reaction episode, published ahead of that show's fourth season in May 2022, drew over 3.3 million views.[12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COSeSnwxbM0)
## References
1. [I Like to Watch, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57945/i-like-to-watch)
2. [I Like to Watch, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch)
3. [Queens Who Like to Watch (2019– ), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21245182/)
4. [Trixie and Katya Just Launched a New Show for Netflix, Out.com (November 21, 2019)](https://www.out.com/television/2019/11/21/trixie-and-katya-just-launched-show-netflix)
5. [Do Trixie Mattel and Katya Have Their Own Netflix Series?, Showbiz CheatSheet (May 13, 2021)](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/trixie-mattel-katya-own-netflix-series.html/)
6. [I Like to Watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/i-like-to-watch/6x0WryPbC14Byb6mvvFGa2/)
7. [Who Watches The Watchers Who Like To Watch?, No Escape (Kyle Tam)](https://noescapevg.com/who-watches-the-watchers-who-like-to-watch/)
8. [Trixie Mattel and Katya have been given a Netflix series and it's out now, PinkNews (November 22, 2019)](https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/11/22/trixie-mattel-katya-netflix-series-i-like-to-watch/)
9. [Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to The Crown, Netflix YouTube channel (November 21, 2019)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0h288usl0)
10. [I Like to Watch, Aired Order, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/i-like-to-watch/allseasons/official)
11. [Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to Netflix Holiday Films, Still Watching Netflix YouTube channel (December 13, 2025)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8TeSz3Xkw0)
12. [Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to Stranger Things, Netflix YouTube channel (May 21, 2022)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COSeSnwxbM0)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series › Premiered 2017 to 2021*
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