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It's down to three designers.

We won't say which three—unless you go into the comments (in which case all bets are off). It was a pretty good episode, full of tears, surprise challenges and a shocking—to us, anyway—conclusion courtesy of judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia.

Oh, and Tim Gunn riding a tandem bicycle, which was priceless.

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Fingers crossed the parties embroiled in Project Runway's network-jumping litigation will take the advice of Tim Gunn and make it work. Otherwise, it may not be just the losing designers we'll be bidding auf Wiedersehen.

The show could take upward of a year to return to the small screen following next week's fifth-season finale, according to the Los Angeles Times, because of legal wrangling between producers and networks.

The Weinstein Company was expecting to jump ship, taking Project Runway and a planned spinoff, Models of the Runway, to Lifetime, but the New York State Supreme Court put the kibosh on the plans, granting the Bravo-owning NBC Universal's injunction to temporarily block the show from airing on another network.

The move has not only left Project Runway—which is already well into production on its sixth season—without a network, but without a timeline.

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Leave aside the outcome—or better yet, discuss it in the comments—but this final-four episode featured some of the best critiques from judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia we've heard all season, as well as an abundance of eye-rolling dismay from Kenley and others.

And then the tears. So, so many tears.

But quotes are easier to read, so take the poll and tell us which one was your favorite—and be sure to offer up some of your own in the comments.

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As Heidi Klum says, in the world of fashion one day you're in, the next you're out. Lifetime is learning that lesson the hard way.

A judge has granted NBC Universal a preliminary injunction that prevents the Weinstein Co. from moving Project Runway from NBCU-owned Bravo to Lifetime next year.

"NBC Universal is pleased that the court granted our motion for a preliminary injunction against the Weinstein Company," the media powerhouse said in a statement.

"The overwhelming evidence demonstrated that the Weinstein Company violated NBC Universal's right of first refusal to future cycles of Project Runway. After hearing all of the evidence, the court issued an order prohibiting the Weinstein Company from taking the show or any spinoff to Lifetime."

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The five remaining Project Runway designers were given a daunting challenge: create a music-related look for one of the other designers. Results varied.

What did you make of this episode, the outfits and the low-wattage drama about what hip-hop really looks like? Take the poll—or take someone to task in the comments.

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On tonight's Project Runway, Heidi Klum asked the six remaining designers to transform some recent college graduates into sophisticated career women. The results ranged from a sublime makeover to the sad return of the pinstriped business suit, as well as plenty of Kenley dismissing Tim Gunn and laughing at the other designers.

What did you think? Did you like guest judge Cynthia Rowley (check out her shoes above!) or agree with this Nina Garcia critique, "I have a lot of problems with this, basically"?

Take the poll, and get much more TV action at Watch with Kristin.

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Project Runway is going to be auf the air for a little longer than expected.

Lifetime, which will be the Emmy-nominated series' new home once the current cycle ends, said Friday that it is delaying the premiere of the show's sixth season until January 2009.

"With this move, the series will resume its traditional cycle of two seasons per year," a network rep told Entertainment Weekly. "We look forward to ringing in the new year by giving Project Runway loyal fans a superlative season six with Heidi, Tim, Nina and Michael. The new date and time will be announced soon.”

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Last year’s Jordache ads featuring Heidi Klum were so successful, the company invited her back. And since she was coming back, why not design some jeans, too?

That’s how a special 15-piece collection designed by the supermodel, Heidi Klum by Jordache, will make its way to stores everywhere this fall. But looking at this ad that accompanies Heidi's designs, we gotta say there’s something very familiar about this look.

What could it be? Oh! We remember…

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We totally understand why Paris Hilton is so drawn to these Smoke & Mirrors wrap dresses, even if they are $355 a pop—after all, when was the last time you remember her having that much cleavage? Talk about smoke and mirrors, right?! (Ah, jokes.)

And check out this fun fact: Smoke & Mirrors is co-designed by Project Runway contestant Emily Brandle, who was auf-ed two episodes ago for her kinda fug corsage dress and always wore the annoying hippie/Mary-Kate Olsen headbands.

Getting voted off ProjRun can't be that bad, though, when Paris Hilton is special-ordering your dress in 10 different colors.

Think this dress is awesome enough to own in every color? Or should P. change it up more often?

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New York is obviously the place to see and be seen. Well, being Heidi Klum helps with the latter.

Nearly 3 million people tuned in to the fifth-season premiere of Project Runway last night, giving Bravo its largest-ever audience for a series season premiere, according to figures released by the network.

And of the 2.915 million who tuned in for the Peabody Award-winning competition show's last season on Bravo before it heads to Lifetime, a record 1.81 million fell into that oh-so-important 18-49-year-old bracket, the age group most attractive to the advertisers who stick all those annoying commercials in between snips of the scissors.

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