LOS ANGELES, Mar 22, 2005/ FW/ --- On the heels of the very successful season 1 of ‘Project Runway’ that crowned Jay McCarroll as the latest emerging designer in the New York fashion scene, Bravo and Miramax Television is launching the second season of the breakout hit fashion reality series.

As announced yesterday, the second season will also be hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum and will start filming this summer.

"Project Runway is in the cross hairs of Bravo's programming mandate--to give viewers a unique, behind the scenes perspective into the creative process of an integral part of pop culture," said Lauren Zalaznick, President of Bravo in a statement.

Along with the critical praise the series received, the first season garnered record ratings for Bravo.

With 500% growth over its total- viewer and key demographic premiere numbers in December, the series finale on February 23 of cable's hottest show delivered the highest numbers for any Bravo telecast for the 2004-05 season to date.

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