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ShowsAmerica's Next Top ModelSeason 7
Aired fall 2006 · The CW · first cycle on the new network

The CW Opening

The first cycle under The CW banner arrives with a new opening sequence, a revised panel configuration, and the novelty of the first sibling contestants in the show's history. Barcelona gives the international leg genuine texture.

Filmed
Los Angeles, California; Barcelona, Spain
Premiered
Sep 20, 2006
Episodes
13
Format
Modeling competition · network debut
first CW cycle, Jay Manuel joins final panel
Cast size
13 players
13 contestants, including first sibling pair
Host
Tyra Banks
seventh season at the helm
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

The CW Opening.

The CW era begins with a solid if transitional cycle — the novelty of the network move carries it further than the competition itself.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The CW era opens with a transition cycle — new network, new opening sequence, Jay Manuel added to the final judging panel. The casting novelty of the first sibling contestants gives the competition an interpersonal layer, and Barcelona's location work is straightforwardly strong. What holds it back is the sense of a production still calibrating for the new network context rather than running at full speed. A reliable cycle, not a breakthrough one.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #11 slot.

Slot #11 of 15 in the America's Next Top Model Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

America's Next Top Model — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #11
America's Next Top Model S7 — The CW Opening — tiered.tv