America’s Next Top Model

America’s Next Top Model (often abbreviated as ANTM) is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America’s Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.

The show was created and is hosted by talk-show host and model Tyra Banks, who also serves as the head judge and executive producer of the show. The first “cycle” premiered in May 2003 and was one of UPN’s highest rated shows. The show’s seventh cycle was the first of the shows among regular programming on UPN’s successor network, The CW, and thus far is the network’s highest rated series.

The opening theme is performed by Tyra Banks and is produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins. Banks co-produces the show with Ken Mok and Anthony Dominici, and is an independent production of 10 by 10 Entertainment and Bankable Productions (part of the dummy company/joint venture Pottle Productions), distributed for The CW by Bankable Productions and syndicated internationally by KingWorld (and its successor CBS Television Distribution). For the 2006–2007, 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 television seasons, ANTM was the #1 show in average viewers on The CW.

On February 16, 2010, The CW renewed the show for a 15th and 16th cycle

America’s Next Top Model Opening

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America’s Next Top Model

Format : Reality television
Created by : Tyra Banks
Starring : Tyra Banks
Judges : Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker (2-present), André Leon Talley (14-present)[1], J. Alexander (5–13)[2], Paulina Porizkova (10–12)[3], Twiggy (5–9), Janice Dickinson (1–4), Nolé Marin (3–4), Eric Nicholson (2), Kimora Lee Simmons (1)[2][4], Beau Quillian (1)
Theme music composer : David Thomas & Les Pierce
Country of origin : United States
No. of seasons : 15
No. of episodes : 182
Running time : 59 minutes
Production company : 10 by 10 Entertainment, Bankable Productions
Distributor : Bankable Productions (domestically), CBS Television Distribution (internationally)
Original channel : UPN (2003–2006), The CW (2006–present)
Picture format : 480i (4:3 SDTV)
Original run : May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20) – present
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