America's Next Top Model (abbreviated ANTM and Top Model) is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. Created by Tyra Banks, who also serves as an executive producer, and developed by Ken Mok and Kenya Barris, the series premiered in May 2003, and aired semiannually until 2012, then annually from 2013. The first six seasons (referred to as "cycles") aired on UPN, before UPN merged with The WB to create The CW in 2006. The following sixteen cycles aired on The CW until the series was first cancelled in October 2015. The series was revived in 2016 and has been airing on VH1 ever since. The series was among the highest-rated programs on UPN and was the highest-rated show on The CW from 2007 to 2010. Advertisers paid $61,315 per 30-second slot during the 2011–12 television season, the highest of any series on The CW. The first 22 cycles of the series and cycle 24 were presented by Banks, while cycle 23 was presented by Rita Ora. The series also employs a panel of two or three additional judges, a creative director and a runway coach.
Cycles 1–16, 19 and 23–24 each consisted of a cast of 10–15 female contestants with no previous participation on the series. Cycle 17's cast consisted entirely of previous participants, while cycle 18's had seven new contestants and seven former Britain's Next Top Model participants. Cycles 20–22 featured male contestants in the contest, including two male winners. As of April 2018, 24 people have won the competition. Winners typically receive a feature in a magazine and a contract with a modeling agency, among other prizes. The series is the originator of the international Top Model franchise. Over thirty versions of the series have been produced internationally.
Series overview[]
| Season | Premiere date | Channel | Winner | Runner-up | Host | Judges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 20, 2003 | UPN | Adrianne Curry | Shannon Stewart | Tyra Banks | Janice Dickerson | Kimora Lee Simmons | Beau Quillian |
| 2 | January 13, 2004 | Yoanna House | Mercedes Scelba-Shorte | Nigel Barker | Eric Nicholson | |||
| 3 | September 22, 2004 | Eva Pigford | Yaya DaCosta | Nolé Marin | ||||
| 4 | March 2, 2005 | Naima Mora | Kahlen Rondot | |||||
| 5 | September 21, 2005 | Nicole Linkletter | Nik Pace | J. Alexander | Twiggy | |||
| 6 | March 8, 2006 | Danielle Evans | Joanie Dodds | |||||
| 7 | September 20, 2006 | The CW | CariDee English | Melrose Bickerstaff | ||||
| 8 | February 28, 2007 | Jaslene Gonzalez | Natasha Galkina | |||||
| 9 | September 19, 2007 | Saleisha Stowers | Chantal Jones | |||||
| 10 | February 20, 2008 | Whitney Thompson | Anya Kop | Paulina Porizkova | ||||
| 11 | September 3, 2008 | McKey Sullivan | Samantha Potter | |||||
| 12 | March 4, 2009 | Teyona Anderson | Allison Harvard | |||||
| 13 | September 9, 2009 | Nicole Fox | Laura Kirkpatrick | |||||
| 14 | March 10, 2010 | Krista White | Raina Hein | André Leon Talley | Nicole Fox | |||
| 15 | September 8, 2010 | Ann Ward | Chelsey Hersley | |||||
| 16 | February 23, 2011 | Brittani Kline | Molly O'Connell | |||||
| 17 | September 14, 2011 | Lisa D'Amato | Allison Harvard | |||||
| 18 | February 29, 2012 | Sophie Sumner | Laura LaFate | Kelly Cutrone | ||||
| 19 | August 24, 2012 | Laura James | Kiara Belen | Rob Evans | Bryanboy | |||
| 20 | August 2, 2013 | Jourdan Miller | Marvin Cortes | |||||
| 21 | August 18, 2014 | Keith Carlos | Will Jardell | J. Alexander | ||||
| 22 | August 5, 2015 | Nyle DiMarco | Mamé Adjei | |||||
| 23 | December 12, 2016 | VH1 | India Gants | Tatiana Price | Rita Ora | Ashley Graham | Drew Elliott | Law Roach |
| 24 | January 9, 2018 | Kyla Coleman | Jeana Turner | Tyra Banks | ||||
International broadcast[]
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
| United States | UPN, The CW, VH1, Oxygen, Style Network, Bravo, MTV, E! |
| Latin America | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Australia | Fox8 |
| Austria | Puls 4 |
| Brazil | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Bulgaria | GTV, bTV Cinema, bTV Lady, Fox Life |
| Canada | Citytv, CTV, MuchMusic, CTV Two, MusiquePlus |
| Chile | Canal 13 |
| China | CCTV-2 |
| Estonia | Kanal 2, Kanal 11 |
| Finland | Nelonen |
| France | Téva, Direct Star, June |
| Germany | VIVA |
| Greece | ANT1, Star Channel |
| Hong Kong | TVB Pearl, Channel [V], Star World |
| India | AXN, Colors Infinity |
| Italy | Sky Uno |
| Japan | Fuji TV, TV Tokyo, Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV, TV Asahi |
| Lithuania | TV6 |
| Netherlands | Yorin, RTL 5 |
| New Zealand | TV3, Four |
| Philippines | Studio 23, ETC, Star World, Velvet |
| Poland | TVN |
| Portugal | SIC Muhler |
| Puerto Rico | WAPA-TV |
| Russia | Muz-TV, U |
| Serbia | B92 |
| Singapore | MediaCorp Channel 5 |
| Taiwan | Channel [V], Star World |
| Ukraine | Novyi Kanal |
| United Kingdom | Sky Living |
| Vietnam | HTV2 |