Project Runway
The Judges Decide
TV Flash files “The Judges Decide” as the first listed hour of season 13 — Project Runway (2004–present) on Bravo/Lifetime, season 13, episode 1, aired 2014-07-24, 90 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E01: listed hour 168 of 303 in the Project Runway guide, first listed hour of season 13. It aired 2014-07-24 (90 min). The listed hour before it is “Reunion” (S12E15). Next is “Unconventional Movie Nite” (S13E02).

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In the premiere episode, the designers are in disbelief when they discover there is one final audition before being granted a spot on the show. The remaining designers must create a look that would give the judges a glimpse of what their spring collection would like if they present at New York Fashion Week. Emmy-nominated and award winning actress, Julie Bowen serves as a guest judge.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Judges Decide sit in the Project Runway guide?
S13E01 is listed hour 168 of 303 — first listed hour of season 13, season 13 episode 1.
When did Project Runway S13E01 air?
The Judges Decide aired 2014-07-24 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.…
Filed against
- Heidi Klum as Host/Judge
Heidi Klum hosted and judged Project Runway as the verdict in a fluorescent panic — one day you're in, the next you're out, Tim Gunn murmuring make it work like a secular blessing. Designer elimination sport, timed challenges, mentorship…
- Tim Gunn as Mentor
Tim Gunn mentored Project Runway as Mentor — one day you're in, the next you're out, make it work murmured like a secular blessing. Designer panic as elimination sport, timed challenges, fluorescent craft, a verdict in the workroom. TV…
- 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…