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America's Next Top Model ran for 24 cycles from 2003 to 2018
The show was cancelled twice, the first time in 2015 and the second in 2018, after declining ratings
Creator and host Tyra Banks teased that she wants to revive the show for cycle 25
WhenAmerica's Next Top Modelpremiered in 2003, it quickly became a groundbreaking competition series.
The reality television show, which was created and hosted byTyra Banks, followed a group of hopeful models each "cycle" as they competed in various challenges and photoshoots. The judges — which primarily includedJ. Alexander "Miss J,"Nigel BarkerandJay Manuel— eliminated contestants each round before selecting a final winner who typicallyreceived a modeling contract and other campaigns.
Over the course of 15 years, the show went through a total of 24 cycles andcrowned a winner eachtime. However,America's Next Top Modelcame to an end in 2018 after it went through a series of revamps that resulted in declining ratings and lower viewership.
AlthoughAmerica's Next Top Modelhas been off the air for nearly a decade, Banks teased that she has plans to reintroduce the show while appearing on the three-part Netflix docuseriesReality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model.
Here's everything to know about ifAmerica's Next Top Modelis coming back.
When didAmerica's Next Top Modelend?
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America's Next Top Modelpremiered in May 2003 on UPN (now the CW). It ran for a total of 24 cycles and 15 years before it came to an end on April 10, 2018.
The show was originally canceled by the CW following cycle 22 in 2015, but it was revived for the last two cycles on VH1. A total of 24 winners, including both men and women, were chosen, with the last winner beingKyla Coleman.
Banks hosted every cycle of the show, except for cycle 23 whenRita Oratemporarily took over. Meanwhile,Miss J, Barker and Manuel all departedthe show simultaneously in 2012, which Banks claimed was a higher-up decision and not hers.
Why didAmerica's Next Top Modelend?
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Ahead ofAmerica's Next Top Modelcycle 22 in 2015, the CW announced that it had cancelled the series. At the time, the show had reported declining ratings that steadily lowered week-to-week, perDeadline.
Ratings had been slowly decreasing ever since Miss J, Manuel and Barker left in 2012. Banks addressed the cancellation at the time and wrote onInstagramthat it was "time" for the end of the show.
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"Our diehard fans know we've expanded the definition of beauty, presented what Flawsome is, tooched and booched and boom boom boomed, shown the world how to show their neck, rocked couture/catalogue/commercial poses, have found our (and your) light, strutted countless runways, gone on tons of go-sees, added guys to the girls mix, and have traveled around the globe and back again. Yeah, it's time. It really is," she captioned an October 2015 post.
However, the show was revived in 2016 when VH1 picked it up for cycles 23 and 24. The newer cycles continued with declining ratings and received mixed feedback from fans and critics.
In addition to the lower viewership, the series also began to draw backlash for its pastcontroversial challenges— which included "race swapping" and homelessness-inspired photo shoots — as well as the harsh body image commentary from judges.
More recent contestants also noted that the show wasn't skyrocketing them to modeling success like it had done for past winners because of the reality television aspect.
"I remember my first show season, I didn't book any shows,"Danielle "Dani" Evanssaid onReality Check. "What I was told was that no one wanted to book me for their shows because I was viewed as, like, this reality show star and designers didn't want me walking in the show to take attention, if you will, off of their collection and onto myself."
IsAmerica's Next Top Modelcoming back?
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As of February 2026,America's Next Top Modelhas not officially been renewed or revived for cycle 25.
What has Tyra Banks said aboutAmerica's Next Top Modelpotentially returning?
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AlthoughAmerica's Next Top Modelhasn't been officially greenlit for a revival, Banks has teased that she's preparing for its return.
"After the show I had so many big ideas for my life. I'm obsessed with pivoting and I live in Australia now," she said onReality Check. "I feel like my work is not done. You have no idea what we have planned for cycle 25."
Banks has previously expressed interest in bringing the show back and toldE!in 2024 that she and others have "tried" to talk about a reboot.
"We have tried, so it's not us," she said. "It's the powers that be. I'm not the biggest boss in the room, so it's not my doing. Maybe one day."
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