Project Runway

For the most recent season, see Project Runway season 20. For the video game, see Project Runway (video game).

Project Runway
GenreReality competition
Created byEli Holzman
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes251
Production
Executive producers
  • Barbara Schneeweiss
  • Bob Weinstein
  • Colleen Sands
  • David Hillman
  • Desiree Gruber
  • Gena McCarthy
  • Heidi Klum
  • Jane Cha
  • Jon Murray
  • Meryl Poster
  • Sara Rea
Running time40–42 minutes (seasons 1–7)
62–64 minutes (seasons 8–16)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseDecember 1, 2004 (2004-12-01) –
present
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Project Runway is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design. It was created by Eli Holzman and was hosted by Heidi Klum from 2004 to 2017. It has a varied airing history, with Bravo originating the first five seasons, followed by Lifetime for eleven more. The show has had over 30 international adaptations.

The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, materials and theme. Their designs are judged by a panel, and one or more designers are typically eliminated from the show each week. During each season, contestants are progressively eliminated until only a few contestants remain. These finalists prepare complete fashion collections for New York Fashion Week. After the runway shows, the judges choose the winner.

In 2008, the show won a Peabody Award "for using the 'television reality contest' genre to engage, inform, enlighten and entertain."[5]

In 2018, during the wake of The Weinstein Company's bankruptcy, the show then returned to Bravo.[2] Klum and the designers' mentor Tim Gunn both left the show in 2018 to helm another fashion competition show, Making the Cut on Amazon Video.[6] American model Karlie Kloss followed Klum as the new host, with season four winner Christian Siriano replacing Gunn as mentor.[7]

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 12, 2017). "The Weinstein Company Card Getting Removed From 'Project Runway' & 'Six'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Sandberg, Bryn Elise (May 14, 2018). "'Project Runway' Returning to Bravo". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dade (March 13, 2019). "Lantern Entertainment and Gary Barber Launch Spyglass Media Group, A New Home For Former Weinstein Co. Assets". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference s19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Project Runway". Peabodyawards.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Christie D'Zurilla (September 7, 2018). "Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn Leave 'Project Runway' for Amazon Prime Video project". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "An exclusive first look at Bravo's new 'Project Runway' with Karlie Kloss and Christian Siriano". EW.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.