America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model (abbreviated ANTM and Top Model) is an American reality television series and interactive competition that premiered on May 20, 2003. It originally aired on UPN, whose merge with The WB createdThe CW in 2006. The program has aired 22 seasons ("cycles"), and each cycle sees a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model", providing them with an opportunity to begin their career in the modeling industry. It is hosted by supermodel and television personality Tyra Banks, who additionally serves as its executive producer and presenter.

America's Next Top Model employs a panel of three (cycles 13-18, 21-22) or four (cycles 1-12, 19–20) judges, who critique contestants' progress throughout the competition. The original panel consisted of Banks, Janice Dickinson, Beau Quillian, and Kimora Lee Simmons. The panel currently consists of Banks, Kelly Cutrone, and J. Alexander. The series was among the highest-rated programs on UPN, and was the highest-rated show on The CW from 2007 to 2010.[3] Advertisers paid $61,315 per 30-second slot during the 2011–12 television seasons, the highest of any series on The CW