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Aired summer 2008 · Filmed in Manhattan

New York

The last Bravo run. Sixteen designers, a creative team at full strength, and a season that arrives knowing the network handoff is coming but doesn't let the inflection point inside the workroom.

Filmed
New York City
Premiered
Jul 16, 2008
Bravo · Wednesday 9/8c
Episodes
14
Format
Standard format · 16 designers
final Bravo-era season
Cast size
16 players
16 designers, Parsons workroom
Host
Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum's fifth 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

New York.

The high mark before the move. The Bravo era closes on a season that plays its strengths without flinching.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The Bravo era closes on a high. Sixteen designers, a workroom that has been running the format for four years, and a creative team that knows exactly what the show is. The judges' table reads relaxed in a way that only comes from repetition, and the runway critique is quick without feeling rushed. The off-camera context — a network move pending, the format on the move with it — never gets inside the season. A confident final Bravo run.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #03 slot.

Slot #03 of 20 in the Project Runway 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.

Project Runway S5 — New York — tiered.tv