UPN Strikes a Pose, Again

UPN is bringing back summer hit America’s Next Top Model for another go-round starting Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 9-10 p.m. ET. The show’s 10 episodes will replace sitcom Rock Me Baby, which has received a full-season order from the network, and will fill a gap left by canceled sitcom The Mullets.

This time, 12 contestants instead of 10 will compete for a modeling contract. Supermodel Tyra Banks executive produces and appears in the show as judge and coach. Ken Mok also executive produces America’s Next Top Model, which is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with Ty Ty Baby.

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.