At Last-Project Runway Finds A Home At Lifetime

After almost a year of legal limbo, and just when it was in danger of fading from memory, Project Runway is back. The show will finally make a new home at Lifetime. NBC Universal, parent of Bravo, and The Weinstein Co. have settled their dispute over the show, which had left the reality program in the dark for nearly a year. The amount Weinstein has to shell out was not disclosed. Lifetime reportedly paid between $150 million and $200 million for “Project Runway” for a five-year deal. The legal drama began last April when Weinstein said it was moving the show to Lifetime from Bravo. NBC Universal then filed a lawsuit for breach of contract and the show remained in limbo until Wednesday’s decision.

In the year that Project Runway has been off the air, several other fashion-related reality contests have sprung up, including “The Fashion Show,” a new designer contest on Bravo, with Harper’s Bazaar as the official magazine partner. The Fashion Show will premiere May 7.

Project Runway’s sixth season, which has already been taped, will air this summer, said Lifetime CEO Andrea Wong.