Project Runway on Lifetime auf'd?
Heidi and Tim, hold on before you pack your bags.Variety reports that a judge has blocked Project Runway's network move from Bravo to Lifetime, putting the sixth season's January debut in limbo. The fifth season is currently airing on Bravo.
To recap: Lifetime signed a five-year, $150 million deal to steal away the hit reality series with its production house, The Weinstein Company. NBC Universal (which owns Bravo) filed suit, claiming that it had the right to match any offer made by another network.
The show will continue filming in Los Angeles (it's splitting time between New York and L.A. for Season 6), but Lifetime cannot advertise the network switch. Obviously, the Weinstein Company will appeal the injunction. But a messy trial could put Runway's future in jeopardy. As Tim Gunn would say, the networks really need to "make it work."
Even though I have my doubts about Runway on Lifetime, I don't want to see the series go off the air for too long (out of sight, out of mind). Then again, after a lackluster fifth season, maybe the show needs a breather. What do you think?
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Designer Leanne Marshall attends Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Leanne Marshall attends Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Leanne Marshall
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Michael Kors, Heidi Klum and Nina Garcia acknowledge the audience at Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Joe Faris acknowledges the audience at Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Joe Faris acknowledges the audience at Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Joe Faris acknowledges the audience at Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Korto Momolu attends Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Korto Momolu acknowledges the audience at Korto Momolu Project Runway Finalists
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Designer Korto Momolu
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