Project Runway
My Pet Project
TV Flash files “My Pet Project” as hour 111 of 303 in the TV Flash guide — Project Runway (2004–present) on Bravo/Lifetime, season 9, episode 2, aired 2011-08-04, 90 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E02: listed hour 111 of 303 in the Project Runway guide, hour 2 of 14 in season 9. It aired 2011-08-04 (90 min). The listed hour before it is “Come As You Are” (S09E01). Next is “Go Big or Go Home” (S09E03).

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
This year's unconventional challenge lives up to its name when the designers arrive at a pet store. When Tim informs them that they will find all the materials they need inside, they quickly realize this is their opportunity to show the judges how they can think outside the box. Stacey Bendet (Alice + Olivia) serves as the guest judge.
Viewer FAQ
Where does My Pet Project sit in the Project Runway guide?
S09E02 is listed hour 111 of 303 — hour 2 of 14 in season 9, season 9 episode 2.
When did Project Runway S09E02 air?
My Pet Project aired 2011-08-04 and is listed at 90 minutes.
Bravo or Lifetime — does the move matter?
It premiered on Bravo in 2004 and moved networks while remaining a franchise pillar. Timed challenges, Gunn, Heidi's verdict are the grammar.
In the series
Why this series still plays
One day you're in, the next you're out, and Tim Gunn is murmuring make it work like a secular blessing. Project Runway turned designer panic into elimination sport — timed challenges, fluorescent craft, Heidi's verdict, mentorship as the actual weekly drama.
One day you're in, the next you're out, and that is not a catchphrase so much as a crime-scene label on a workroom. Eli Holzman and Jonathan Murray's Project Runway premiered on Bravo in 2004, later Lifetime, remaining a franchise pillar: Heidi Klum as host/judge, Tim Gunn murmuring make it work like a secular blessing, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors. Aspiring designers, timed challenges, fluorescent craft, elimination sport. Gunn as mainstream mentor icon. Twenty-two seasons and counting in this pack, 303 episodes.…
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- Heidi Klum as Host/Judge
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- Tim Gunn as Mentor
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- Nina Garcia as Judge
Nina Garcia sat Project Runway’s table like taste could end a week — 2000s designer panic as elimination sport, timed challenges, fluorescent craft, Heidi’s verdict, Tim Gunn murmuring make it work like a secular blessing. TV Flash files…
- Michael Kors as Judge
Michael Kors sat Project Runway’s judging table like a verdict in cashmere — 2000s designer panic as elimination sport, timed challenges, fluorescent craft, Heidi’s gavel, Tim Gunn murmuring make it work like a secular blessing. TV Flash…