Bravo unveils its plans for the new season
You know they have to been ticked off at Bravo about losing Project Runway to Lifetime. Still, Bravo execs stood up at a breakfast in New York to announce their new schedule, all happy and smiling. The good news is that they still have some good stuff coming up, starting with more Kathy Griffin, another season of goofy Jeff Lewis, the house flipper, and -- oh, yeah -- one more edition of Project Runway. Should we call in the auld lang syne edition?Here's the rundown of what's coming back for Bravo:
-- Project Runway: The last Bravo season (unless something changes) will begin in July 2008, with the usual cast of judges.
-- Tim Gunn's Guide to Style: Mr. Gunn made it work, people. He earned a second season. Wonder if Tim will remain with Bravo after PR moves to Lifetime?
-- Flipping Out: I love this guy, Jeff Lewis. He's a real estate flipper, i.e. he buys properties, fixes them up, and then sells them for a profit. It would be dull as dishwater except for the fact that Jeff has OCD and he's impossible to deal with. He's surrounded by a team that put up with his idiosyncracies, and they're pretty strange, too. If season two is as funny as season one, I'm all in. It returns this summer.
-- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List: After winning the Emmy last season, Kath is back and I can't wait. She was never really funny on Suddenly Susan, but she's a riot on Bravo. Season four begins on June 12.
-- Millionaire Matchmaker: Okay, I admit, this show was a little grating. Patti Stanger's voice can be like nails on a chalkboard, but her clients are so outre it makes the show watchable.
-- Million Dollar Listing: Expensive Los Angeles real estate, ambitious agents. Yawn.
-- The Real Housewives of Orange County: Hello, Vicki, Jeana and Lauri, how are you, girls? Back for a fourth season. More dish, more money thrown around, more botox.
-- The Real Housewives of New York City: Have they even ended season one yet? I guess this did well enough to warrant another go-round. It's kind of like watching a car wreck. Ramona is such a bitch!
-- Shear Genius: I didn't go for this one. Others did. Jaclyn Smith returns with more hairdressers competing for hair-supremacy. It'll be premiering this summer.
-- Top Chef: We're not even done with Chicago, but there will be another season of aspiring chefs. This is the best cooking show in TV. Give me more.
-- Top Design: A tougher sell than Top Chef, but I'll watch the decorators compete.
Here's the new shows in development:
-- Bravo's A-List Awards: Kathy Griffin is hosting this new award concept, "celebrating the creative process and showcasing some of the leading creative minds working today – beauty, design, fashion, food and pop culture." Hmm... really? It's on June 12 at 10 p.m. Tim Gunn hosts a red carpet pre-show airs at 8:30 p.m. Can you say contrived, unnecessary award show?
-- The Rachel Zoe Project: A docu-drama about celebrity stylist (?) Rachel Zoe.
-- Date My Ex: Ooh, a spin-off from The Real Housewives of Orange County with Jo and Slade. Based on that title I thought it was something else.
-- Real Housewives of New Jersey: Can The Real Housewives of Idaho be far behind?

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