TV Tonight: Project Runway Retur—Hey, Look at This Shiny Object!

A dandified Austin Scarlett and Tim Gunn launch (shhh!) PR's fifth season. / Bravo Photo: Barbara Nitke

Tonight, Project Runway fans welcome back the fashion reality show despite the underwhelming publicity efforts of Bravo, which no one can prove had anything to do with the fact that next season, the series will belong to Lifetime. Production schedules, the network said, were the reason no advance screeners were sent to critics this time around, and that Bravo didn't even announce this season's contestants until two days before the show debuted.

Now today, just coincidentally, comes word that Bravo has managed to scrape together a list of participants in the next season of Top Design, which doesn't debut until September. Details after the jump. (Have you forgotten about Project Runway yet? No? What if I tell you I have pictures of Brangelina's babies? Would that do it?)

NEW YORK – July 16, 2008 – Today, Bravo revealed the 13 talented men and women chosen for the second season of Bravo's hit interior design competition series "Top Design." The second season has been revamped with a brand new look in high-definition, new producers, the Emmy-nominated Magical Elves ("Project Runway," "Top Chef"), and a new host, celebrated fashion model and design aficionado, India Hicks. The series will follow professional designers as they live together in a decked-out loft, compete to create the "Top Design," and a chance to win a $100,000 cash prize and a four-page editorial showcase in Elle Decor magazine. World-renowned designer Todd Oldham returns, this time as the contestants' mentor. Jonathan Adler will reprise his role as head judge along with Margaret Russell, Editor In Chief of Elle Decor magazine, and interior designer Kelly Wearstler as series judges. "Top Design" premieres on Bravo on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 10 p.m. ET/PT,

Following are the 13 designers competing on the series:

Andrea, 36 - Hometown: Calgary, Canada; Resides in Santa Monica Mountains, Calif.
Eddie, 30 - Hometown: Greenwich, Conn.; Resides in New York City
Jennifer, 28: Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.: Resides in New York City
Kerry, 40 - Hometown: Easley, S.C.; Resides in Atlanta, Ga.
Natalie, 24: Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.: Resides in Atlanta, Ga.
Nathan, 30 - Hometown: Denver, Colo.; Resides in New York City
Ondine, 38 - Hometown: Mountainside, N.J.; Resides in New York City.
Preston, 27: Hometown: Amarillo, Texas: Resides in Los Angeles, Calif.
Robert, 40 - Hometown: New Brunswick, Canada; Resides in Houston, Texas
Serge, 27 - Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.; Resides in: New York City
Shazia, 30 - Hometown: Plano, Texas; Resides in Houston, Texas
Teresa, 35 - Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.; Resides in Las Vegas, Nev.
Wisit, 30 – Hometown: Gibson City, Ill.; Resides In: Los Angeles, Calif.