Legal Tangles of ‘Project Runway’ Keep It Frozen on the Catwalk

Nov 19, 2008 - Legal Tangles of ‘Project Runway’ Keep It Frozen on the Catwalk http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/arts/television/19runway.html?th&emc=th By EDWARD WYATT Published: November 18, 2008 LOS ANGELES — At a time when audiences are shrinking for almost every type of television program, it stands to reason that producers and network executives would do almost anything to keep on the air a series whose audience is actually growing. Which makes it all the more perplexing that “Project Runway,” the popular reality competition in which aspiring fashion designers face off with their clothing creations, should be stuck in a legal quagmire that threatens to keep the show off the air indefinitely. In its first five seasons on the Bravo cable channel, “Project Runway” increased its average audience to 4 million viewers an episode from 1 million an episode, making the most recent season its biggest ever. - 1 Comment