Project Runway: Junior

Project Runway: Junior is an American reality television series that premiered on November 12, 2015 on Lifetime. It is the eighth direct spin-off series of another series, Project Runway, which airs on the same network. It featured twelve teen designers aged between 13 and 17. The designers were described by Tim Gunn as "kids [who] have grown up watching this show" (Project Runway).^[1]

Project Runway: Junior
Genre	Reality television
Presented by	Tim Gunn Hannah Jeter (née Davis)
Judges	Christian Siriano Kelly Osbourne Aya Kanai
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Patrick Reardon Barbara Schneeweiss Sara Rea Tim Gunn Jane Cha Desiree Gruber Eli Lehrer Mary Donahue David Hillman
Production location	Los Angeles Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Production company	The Weinstein Company Television
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) – February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)

The show was cohosted by Tim Gunn and Hannah Jeter, with Gunn also serving as the designers' workroom mentor. In his role as mentor, Tim Gunn had a "Tim Gunn Save" with which he could bring back an eliminated designer once during the season at his discretion. The three judges were fashion designer Christian Siriano (Project Runway Season 4's winner), fashion critic and designer Kelly Osbourne and Aya Kanai, Executive Fashion Director at Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazines. Of note, unlike other versions of Project Runway, the only episode with a guest judge was the finale.^[2]

According to Executive Producer Sara Rea, Project Runway: Junior is a re-creation of the original adult series with no concessions in the difficulty of challenges or critiques being made for the contestants' ages.

In May 2016, Lifetime renewed Project Runway: Junior for a second and third season in a deal with The Weinstein Company.^[3] However, the show was cancelled after two seasons.

Format

Same as Project Runway, All Stars follows the same format with challenges, judgings, and eliminations.

Judging

Judges on Project Runway Junior

Judge	Season
	1	2
Hannah Jeter	Main
Christian Siriano	Main
Kelly Osbourne	Main
Aya Kanai	Main

Series overview

Season	Premiere date	Finale date	Winner	Runner-up	No. of contestants	Designer prizes
1	November 12, 2015	February 4, 2016	Maya Ramirez	Samantha Cobos	12	A $25,000 cash prize to help launch their line A full scholarship to the prestigious Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in California A complete home sewing and crafting studio provided by Brother A feature in Seventeen Magazine A Visionworks shopping spree
2	December 26, 2016	February 23, 2017	Chelsea Ma	Chris Russo	12	A $25,000 cash prize to help launch their line A full scholarship to the prestigious Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in California A complete home sewing and crafting studio provided by Brother A feature in Seventeen Magazine A year’s worth of products and the opportunity to consult with butter LONDON to create a limited edition nail color collection