'Top Model' Gets Extra Runway Time in Sweeps
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - UPN is hoping one last glimpse at the contestants from "America's Next Top Model" can boost its May sweeps performance.
The network has scheduled a one-hour special, "America's Next Top Model: The Runway Ahead," for Tuesday, May 11. The show will catch up with the 12 finalists from the recently completed season, with special focus on winner Yoanna House as she begins her career, UPN says.
It's no surprise that UPN would want to capitalize on the show in sweeps -- "Top Model" is far and away the network's most-watched series this season. It drew an average of 6.3 million viewers per week during its run, which ended with House winning the title last month. The network has two more cycles of the show set for next season.