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America's Next Top Model

★ 5.6 19K votes 2003–2018 24 seasons · 318 episodes Canceled UPN
Reality competitionReal people competing under format rules.This show: 10/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10
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Ken MokKenya Barris
Written by
Ken MokKenya Barris
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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America's Next Top Model Episode Ratings Heatmap

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About

"Camp, chaos, and cheekbones for two decades"

Aspiring models compete through photo shoots, runway challenges, and panel eliminations for a modeling contract, judged by Tyra Banks and a rotating panel. Across two decades it swings between genuine makeover-drama catharsis and gloriously absurd fashion-speak, with roommate meltdowns, bizarre themed shoots, and Tyra's increasingly theatrical judging providing most of the entertainment. Quality and taste level drift wildly season to season, but the show's DNA of manufactured tension and camp spectacle stays consistent, making it easy to dip into almost any cycle without missing context.

Watch it for

the gloriously unhinged Tyra Banks judging moments that became internet legend on their own.

Maybe skip if

you need consistent quality or can't tolerate manufactured drama and dated body-image rhetoric.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Cycle 12003
6.571396h 22m
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Cycle 22004
6.3710128h 36m
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Cycle 32004
6.4630139h 17m
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Cycle 42005
6.3621139h 18m
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Cycle 52005
6.0582138h 45m
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Cycle 62006
6.4587149h 29m
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Cycle 72006
6.3522139h 24m
The seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model started airing on September 20, 2006 as the first to be aired on The CW network. The season's catch-phrase is "The Competition Won't Be Pretty." The season's promotional theme song is "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" by Pussycat Dolls.
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Cycle 82007
6.15771311h 21m
The eighth cycle of America's Next Top Model aired from February 28, 2007 to May 16, 2007, and was the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network. The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received representation by Elite Model Management, a cover & six-page spread within Seventeen magazine, and a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics. The cycle's promotional tagline was "Welcome To The Jungle, Ladies" and the promotional theme songs were both Danity Kane's "One Shot" and Shiny Toy Guns' "Le Disko."
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Cycle 92007
6.5445128h 32m
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Cycle 102008
6.2458139h 30m
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Cycle 112008
6.9510138h 57m
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Cycle 122009
6.4464139h 7m
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Cycle 132009
6.8512139h 5m
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Cycle 142010
6.4416129h 9m
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Cycle 152010
7.1565139h 19m
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL goes high-fashion for cycle 15. The show features Tyra Banks and gives real young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of high fashion supermodeling.
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Cycle 162011
6.6547139h 17m
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All-Stars2011
6.6553139h 6m
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL returns for another season, with Tyra Banks kicking off cycle seventeen by bringing back an all-star cast of fan favorites and outrageous characters from previous cycles of the show. These women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes return to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of modeling and celebrity, featuring an exciting line-up of special guest judges. There is a lot at stake with these seasoned veterans, poised to earn the prestigious title of "America's Next Top Model," that previously eluded them. Time has passed and these models have changed - for better and for worse. In addition to exposure to prolific fashion-industry gurus and successful entrepreneurs, the finalists will compete in complicated catwalks, ambitious fashion photo shoots and work to carefully craft their public personas, all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the cameras that chronicle every move.
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British Invasion2012
6.5457139h 6m
A fierce new edition of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL returns with Cycle 18 and its first-ever "British Invasion," featuring former contestants from BRITAIN'S NEXT TOP MODEL and an all-new crop of American model hopefuls competing for the grand prize. This cycle will feature a variety of seasoned women from across the pond that will do whatever it takes to make it as a model in America. They will compete against not only each other but a group of aspiring American models. Emotions run high, the women are divided and the competition is intense as they vie for the grand prize.
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College Edition2012
6.2446139h 6m
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Guys & Girls2013
6.96971511h 17m
Season 20 includes a new twist – men! The first-ever “Guys and Girls” edition with eight men and eight women living under one roof to battle it out to earn the prestigious title of “America’s Next Top Model.”
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Guys & Girls2014
6.47761611h 13m
Season 21, the second “Guys and Girls” edition. welcomes a fan favorite back to the judging panel: J. Alexander, a.k.a. “Miss J.”
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Guys & Girls2015
6.86911611h 5m
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Season 232016
5.1483151h 54m
Season 23 reinvents the show with a brand new host, new panel members, and a slew of new experts. Returning to its roots, the competition once again features an all-female cast competing for the crown and a whole new set of prizes, returning to the place where it all began: New York City. Singer, actress and entrepreneur Rita Ora hosts with supermodel and body activist Ashley Graham, Paper Magazine Chief Creative Officer Drew Elliott and celebrity stylist and image architect Law Roach serving as judges. Show creator Tyra Banks makes surprise appearances throughout the season.
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Season 242018
5.9448157h 6m
The BOSS is back! Season 24 struts back onto the VH1 stage with Tyra Banks returning as host and returning judges Drew Elliott, Law Roach and Ashley Graham, alongside an ensemble of new experts and a whole new set of prizes in the city where dreams are made: Los Angeles. The competition will once again feature an all-female cast competing for the crown, but this time around the age limit has been lifted.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Adrianne Curry Self
Yoanna House Self
Tyra Banks Self - Judge, Self - Host & Judge, Self - Judge & Photographer
J. Alexander Self - Judge, Self - Runway Coach, Runway Trainer
Jay Manuel Self - Creative Consultant, Self, Self - Judge
Nigel Barker Self - Judge and Fashion Photographer, Self - Judge, Self - Judge & Fashion Photographer
Kelly Cutrone Self - Judge & PR Maven, Self - Judge
Twiggy Self - Judge, Self - Judge - Fashion Icon, Fashion Icon
André Leon Talley Self - Judge & Fashion Editor, Self - Judge & Editor-at-Large: Vogue, Self
Janice Dickinson Self - Judge, Self, Self - Photographer

Crew

Ken Mok
Kenya Barris

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