Project Runway (2004)

Name: Project Runway
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Nina Garcia

Reality-TV

Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (12,528 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 22
Streaming (US): Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Disney+ · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Nina Garcia Self - Judge

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

6.57 avg 11 episodes 6.9 → 6.4 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Innovation	6.9	99
2	Vision	6.5	74
3	Commercial Appeal	6.5	69
4	Collaboration	6.6	72
5	'Model' Clients	6.9	69
6	Making a Splash	6.4	73
7	Design a Collection	6.5	65
8	Postal Uniform Challenge	6.8	66
9	Design for the Red Carpet	6.4	65
10	Reunion Show	6.4	61
11	Fashion Week	6.4	73

Season 2 (2005)

6.86 avg 14 episodes 6.9 → 6.9 60 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Road to Runway	6.9	70
2	Clothes Off Your Back	7.2	65
3	All Dolled Up	7.0	63
4	Team Lingerie	6.9	63
5	Social Scene	6.9	62
6	Window Shopping	6.7	59
7	On Thin Ice	6.9	62
8	Inspiration	6.8	60
9	Flower Power	7.0	61
10	Makeover	6.6	61
11	What's Your Line	6.8	58
12	Reunion	6.5	55
13	Finale: Part 1	6.9	61
14	Finale: Part 2	6.9	61

Season 3 (2006)

6.89 avg 15 episodes 6.2 → 6.5 60 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to Runway: Casting Special	6.2	40
1	Wall to Wall Fashion	7.1	61
2	Fit for a Queen	7.1	62
3	Designer's Best Friend	7.2	61
4	Reap What You Sew	7.1	59
5	Iconic Statement	7.3	56
6	Waste Not, Want Not	6.8	54
7	Everyday Woman	6.7	59
8	High Flying Fashion	7.2	56
9	Couture Du Jour	6.9	57
10	Black and White	6.9	59
11	What the Elle?	6.9	58
12	Reunion	6.5	58
13	Finale: Part 1	6.9	58
14	Finale: Part 2	6.5	69

Season 4 (2007)

7.08 avg 14 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 49 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sew Us What You Got	7.4	66
2	I Started Crying	7.1	61
3	Fashion Giant	6.6	56
4	Trendsetter	6.7	53
5	What's the Skinny?	7.2	56
6	Eye Candy	7.5	56
7	What a Girl Wants	6.9	52
8	En Garde!	7.4	58
9	Even Designers Get the Blues	7.3	53
10	Raw Talent	6.9	59
11	The Art of Fashion	7.0	55
12	Reunion	6.5	49
13	Finale: Part 1	7.0	53
14	Finale: Part 2	7.6	64

Season 5 (2008)

6.75 avg 14 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 50 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Let's Start from the Beginning	7.0	61
2	Grass Is Always Greener	6.8	56
3	Bright Lights/Big City	6.7	52
4	Rings of Glory	6.7	53
5	Welcome to the Jungle	6.4	54
6	Good Queen Fun	7.4	56
7	Fashion That Drives You	7.0	53
8	Double O Fashion	6.9	48
9	What's Your Sign?	6.3	51
10	Transformation	6.2	47
11	Rock n' Runway	6.4	48
12	Nature Calls	6.7	44
13	Finale: Part I	6.9	46
14	Finale: Part II	7.1	48

Season 6 (2009)

7.01 avg 14 episodes 7.1 → 7.0 58 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Los Angeles!	7.1	55
2	We Expect Fashion	6.8	47
3	Rumble on the Runway	6.8	52
4	What a Woman Wants	6.7	46
5	Fashion Headliners	7.3	46
6	Lights, Camera, Sew!	7.4	46
7	The Sky's the Limit	7.2	47
8	A Fashionable New Beginning	7.2	45
9	Sequins, Feathers and Fur, Oh My!	7.1	45
10	Around the World in Two Days	7.0	45
11	Best of the Best	6.9	40
12	The Art of Fashion	6.5	40
13	Finale Part 1	7.1	41
14	Finale Part 2	7.0	46

Season 7 (2010)

6.95 avg 15 episodes 6.9 → 6.0 46 min avg

Bad finale

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back to New York	6.9	56
2	The Fashion Farm	7.1	51
3	The Hi's and Low's of Fashion	7.0	49
4	Design Your Heart Out	6.8	49
5	Run for Cover	7.0	45
6	A Little Bit of Fashion	6.9	49
7	Hard Wear	7.2	48
8	The Elements of Fashion	6.8	46
9	Takin' It to the Streets	7.3	50
10	Hey, That's My Fabric	6.8	46
11	Sew Much Pressure	6.8	47
12	The Big, Top Designers	7.0	44
13	Finale: Part One	7.1	45
14	Finale: Part Two	7.5	52
15	Reunion Special	6.0	19

Season 8 (2010)

7.11 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 5.8 66 min avg

Bad finale

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	And Sew It Begins	7.5	64
2	Larger Than Life	7.2	45
3	It's a Party	7.2	45
4	Hats Off to You	7.3	43
5	There IS an 'I' in Team	7.0	46
6	You Can Totally Wear That Again	7.2	45
7	What's Mine Is Yours	7.1	42
8	A Rough Day on the Runway	7.0	45
9	Race to the Finish	7.4	44
10	There's a Pattern Here	8.0	51
11	A Look in the Line	6.9	45
12	We're in a New York State of Mind	7.1	43
13	Finale Part 1	6.8	38
14	Finale Part 2	5.8	48

Season 9 (2011)

6.93 avg 15 episodes 7.3 → 6.6 60 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Come as You Are	7.3	58
2	My Pet Project	7.5	51
3	Go Big or Go Home	6.8	44
4	All About Nina	6.9	44
5	Off the Track	7.0	42
6	The Art of the Matter	7.3	43
7	Can't We Just All Get Along?	6.9	41
8	What Women Want	7.2	41
9	Image Is Everything	6.6	44
10	Sew '70s	6.6	45
11	This Is for the Birds	7.2	43
12	The Finale Challenge	6.6	42
13	Finale Part One	7.0	45
14	Finale Part Two	6.5	43
15	Behind the Seams	6.6	31

Season 10 (2012)

7.27 avg 15 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 63 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to the Runway	7.6	29
1	A Times Square Anniversary Party	7.3	49
2	Candy Couture	7.3	47
3	Welcome Back (or not) to the Runway	7.4	47
4	Women on the Go	7.2	43
5	It's My Way on the Runway	7.2	42
6	Fix My Friend	7.3	43
7	Oh My Lord and Taylor	7.2	42
8	Starving Artist	7.6	47
9	It's All About Me	7.4	44
10	I Get a Kick Out of Fashion	7.2	42
11	It's Fashion Baby	6.8	46
12	In a Place Far, Far Away	7.0	42
13	Finale Part I	7.3	39
14	Finale Part II	7.3	43

Season 11 (2013)

6.95 avg 16 episodes 6.7 → 5.8 65 min avg

Bad finale

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to the Runway	6.7	25
1	There Is No I in Team	7.1	39
2	Spin Out	7.4	37
3	Surprise Me	6.8	32
4	The Ultimate Hard and Soft	7.2	37
5	A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Rock N Roll	7.2	33
6	Senior Fling	7.0	34
7	A Sticky Situation	6.6	33
8	Take It All Off!	6.5	38
9	He Said, She Said	7.1	33
10	The Art of Fashion	7.4	35
11	Finally on My Own	7.1	32
12	Europe, Here We Come	7.1	34
13	Finale, Part 1	7.3	31
14	Finale, Part 2	6.9	37
15	Reunion Special	5.8	29

Season 12 (2013)

7.19 avg 16 episodes 7.0 → 6.8 61 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to the Runway	7.0	26
1	Sky's the Limit	7.5	38
2	Million Dollar Runway	7.1	36
3	An Unconventional Coney Island	7.2	38
4	Tie the Knot	7.2	39
5	YOU choose your materials!	7.2	38
6	Let's Go Glamping!	7.5	41
7	Shoes First!	7.0	36
8	Having a Field Day	7.0	36
9	Let's Do Brunch	7.1	35
10	Project Runway SuperFan!	7.6	39
11	Next Generation...	7.0	35
12	Butterfly Effect	7.3	37
13	Finale, Part 1	7.2	36
14	Finale, Part 2	7.3	35
15	Reunion Special	6.8	26

Season 13 (2014)

7.36 avg 16 episodes 7.0 → 6.8 60 min avg

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to the Runway	7.0	29
1	The Judges Decide	7.4	44
2	Unconventional Movie Nite!	7.4	39
3	Welcome to the Future	7.2	41
4	A Suitable Twist	7.8	42
5	The Klum of Doom	7.4	34
6	Rock the Wedding	7.5	38
7	Priceless Runway	7.3	36
8	The Rainway	8.5	67
9	The History of the American Girl	7.8	39
10	Muse on the Street	6.7	39
11	The Highest Bidder	7.1	36
12	Fashion Week: Who's In and Who's Out	7.2	36
13	Finale, Part 1	7.4	36
14	Finale, Part 2	7.2	39
15	Reunion Special	6.8	31

Season 14 (2015)

6.96 avg 16 episodes 7.1 → 6.2 60 min avg

Bad finale

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to the Runway	7.1	35
1	Mad Dash Mayhem	7.4	50
2	It's All in the Cards	7.5	47
3	Shut Up and Sew	7.2	45
4	Fashion Flip	7.2	45
5	Gunn and Heid	6.9	47
6	Lace to the Finish	6.8	47
7	Haute Tech Couture	7.4	49
8	Broadway or Bust	7.3	47
9	Make It Sell	7.0	42
10	Crew's All In	6.2	47
11	The Runway's in 3D!	7.4	42
12	Roll Out the Red Carpet	6.9	41
13	Finale, Part 1	6.7	41
14	Finale, Part 2	6.2	47
15	Reunion	6.2	32

Season 15 (2016)

7.34 avg 16 episodes 7.1 → 7.2 60 min avg

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to the Runway Season 15	7.1	26
1	An Unconventional Launch Party	7.7	46
2	Just Fabulous!	7.5	42
3	Blacklight or Daylight?	7.5	42
4	Sink or Swim	7.4	41
5	There's No "I" in "Team"	7.7	46
6	There IS Crying in Fashion	7.0	41
7	Welcome to the Urban Jungle	7.2	42
8	Project Pop Up	7.4	41
9	Life Is Full of Surprises	7.5	39
10	A Power Trip	7.5	38
11	Bold Innovation	7.8	37
12	An Unconventional Trip	7.2	39
13	Finale, Part 1	7.2	37
14	Finale, Part 2	6.6	38
15	Season 15 Reunion	7.2	23

Season 16 (2017)

7.45 avg 16 episodes 7.5 → 6.9 61 min avg

Bad finale

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Road to the Runway Season 16	7.5	41
1	One Size Does Not Fit All	7.4	60
2	An Unconventional Recycling	7.5	57
3	A Leap of Innovation!	7.4	57
4	We're Sleeping Wear?	7.2	54
5	Descending Into Good and Evil	7.3	54
6	Models Off Duty	7.6	55
7	The Ultimate Faceoff	7.7	52
8	Client on the Go	7.4	56
9	A "Little" Avant Garde	7.9	55
10	Driving Miss Unconventional	7.3	49
11	Warrior Fashion	7.3	53
12	There's Snow Business Like Sew Business	7.5	52
13	Finale Part 1	7.5	45
14	Finale Part 2	7.8	47
15	Reunion Special	6.9	38

Season 17 (2019)

6.81 avg 14 episodes 5.4 → 8.0 65 min avg

Season 17 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Impressions	5.4	90
2	The Future Is Here	6.3	70
3	All the Rage	7.4	49
4	Survive in Style	6.9	48
5	High Fashion to High Street	6.9	45
6	Power Play	6.9	43
7	Elegance Is the New Black	6.5	43
8	Blame It on Rio	6.7	41
9	The Stitch Is Back	6.9	43
10	What Do You Care About?	6.5	39
11	New York City of Dreams	6.4	40
12	The Art of Fashion	7.3	44
13	One Elle of a Day	7.3	41
14	The Final Runway	8.0	52

Season 18 (2019)

7.10 avg 14 episodes 6.9 → 7.0 66 min avg

Season 18 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blast Off	6.9	32
2	Cats of the Urban Jungle	7.1	29
3	Sleigh the Runway	6.8	28
4	The Ultimate Upcycle	7.3	27
5	She's Sew Unusual	7.1	29
6	There Is Only One You	6.9	28
7	Project Runway X Ashley Longshore	7.1	29
8	Sheer Genius	7.3	29
9	Suit Yourself	6.9	28
10	Live and Let Tie Dye	6.9	28
11	Olympic Game Plan	7.2	27
12	The Height of Avant Garde Fashion	7.2	30
13	Finale Part 1	7.7	27
14	Finale Part 2	7.0	32

Season 19 (2021)

6.92 avg 14 episodes 6.8 → 6.6 68 min avg

Season 19 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Colorful Return	6.8	70
2	#STREETWEAR	3.9	104
3	If You Got It, Haunt It	7.5	51
4	Flower Power	6.9	47
5	Go for the Gold... Sequin	7.2	43
6	Fashion Is Back, Baby!	7.5	43
7	Are You Fur Real?	7.3	44
8	Couch Couture	7.5	47
9	The Last Straw	8.1	45
10	The Housewives	6.4	45
11	Haute Hair Collab	6.5	44
12	The Model as Muse	7.9	35
13	The Sky Is the Limit	6.8	36
14	Finale	6.6	40

Season 20 (2023)

7.34 avg 14 episodes 6.9 → 7.2 63 min avg

Season 20 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Meet the All-Stars	6.9	48
2	Project Redemption	7.7	40
3	Toying with Fashion	8.0	38
4	Coronation Day	7.3	41
5	Seeing Red	6.8	44
6	Like Totally '90s	7.3	35
7	Fashion, Inside Out	7.8	30
8	Uncut Hems	8.2	34
9	Below Decked Out	7.6	32
10	Freedom	7.8	31
11	Double Bind	7.1	31
12	Let Me See Your Peacock!	6.7	30
13	The Sky's the Limit	6.4	30
14	The Finale	7.2	29

Season 21 (2025)

4.78 avg 10 episodes 5.1 → 4.3 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 21 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New House / New Rules	5.1	218
2	Feel the Burn	5.2	168
3	Boring to Brilliant	4.9	147
4	Sew Elementary	4.1	165
5	Complementary Couture	5.2	128
6	Hit the Streets	4.9	115
7	Runway Rodeo	4.5	105
8	Threads of Confidence	4.3	103
9	Something Wicked	5.3	118
10	See You on the Runway	4.3	157

Season 22 (2026)

4.73 avg 10 episodes 4.7 → 6.8 46 min avg

Season 22 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	22 for Season 22	4.7	161
2	Ready, Set, Redemption!	3.7	115
3	In It to Win It	3.6	84
4	Catwalk on the Wild Side	4.1	66
5	Viva la Fashion	4.5	71
6	The Devil's in the Details	4.5	58
7	Battle of the Seasons	5.4	52
8	Designing with the Stars	4.4	52
9	Put a Ring on it	5.6	39
10	The Finale	6.8	40

Project Runway (2004)

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