--- description: The reality show premiered in May 2003 title: 'America's Next Top Model' Will End After 22 Cycles image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _America's Next Top Model_ Will End After 22 Cycles by [Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2015 9:51 PM CUT by [Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2015 9:51 PM CUT The show that taught America how to be fierce and gave us the term “smize” is coming to an end. _America’s Next Top Model_ will call it quits after cycle 22. “Thinking #ANTM22 should be our last cycle. I truly believe it’s time. May your pics be forever fierce,” _ANTM_ [host Tyra Banks](http://www.ew.com/article/2014/12/11/angelea-preston-americas-next-top-model-lawsuit-tyra-banks "undefined") wrote on[Twitter](https://twitter.com/tyrabanks/status/654375454879563776 "undefined") on Wednesday. > [](https://twitter.com/tyrabanks/status/654375454879563776) The reality show premiered in May 2003 on UPN as a competition among traditional female models, before welcoming shorter beauties, plus-size women, and in recent seasons, men. _ANTM_ moved to The CW upon UPN’s merge with The WB in 2006, becoming the first show to premiere on its current network. “_America’s Next Top Model_ was a successful franchise for two networks, first at UPN and then The CW, and it became not just a ratings hit, but a global pop culture phenomenon,” CW President Mark Pedowitz said in a statement. “I want to thank Tyra and Ken for all their years of success in establishing a show that was not just popular in the U.S., but all across the world.” The Dec. 4 finale of cycle 22 will be the show’s last episode. The CW is in talks about broadcasting a retrospective special about _America’s Next Top Model_ that will air sometime in late 2016. We were rooting for you, _ANTM_… _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/14/americas-next-top-model-canceled "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4074161/americas-next-top-model-cancel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4074161/americas-next-top-model-cancel/"},"headline":"America's Next Top Model Will End After 22 Cycles","datePublished":"2015-10-14T21:51:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:48:14.760Z","description":"The reality show premiered in May 2003","url":"https://time.com/4074161/americas-next-top-model-cancel/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4074161/americas-next-top-model-cancel/","name":"America's Next Top Model Will End After 22 Cycles"}}]}] ```