‘Project Runway’ stalks over to Lifetime. Why, indeed?

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Bravo: it looks like you are ‘out.’ A press release from Lifetime and the Weinstein Company announced that come November, the hit show will air on Lifetime. Um, would that be after or before the made-for-TV movie about the devious bi-polar nanny who seduces dad and pushes mom down the spiral staircase? Has anyone else noticed that every Lifetime movie involves a bad, seductive nanny? It’s like ‘Poison Ivy’ meets ‘Mary Poppins’ 24-7 at Lifetime. ‘Poison Poppins.’

Anyway, it’s a weird choice for ‘Project Runway’ to leave its brethren -- ‘Top Chef,’ ‘The Real Housewives,’ etc. -- for the estro-network. Here’s Lifetime CEO Andrea Wong’s take: ‘Having watercooler movies, dramas, and reality shows like ‘Project Runway’ is what Lifetime Television is all about. We welcome The Weinstein Company, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn to the Lifetime family for many walks down the runway to come.”

Will a young designer get to push Heidi off the runway to get to Tim Gunn? The Rage will surely tune in.

photo: Bravo.