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Project Runway sashays down the catwalk one more time on Bravo as season five begins July 16 in a new time period at 9p. Heidi Klum continues as host along with Tim Gunn as mentor to the contestants. Both Nina Garcia and Michael Kors will judge the 16 designers as they each hope to be among the finalist showing their creations at New York Fashion Week. After this fifth season on Bravo, Project Runway moves to Lifetime Television for Season #6. (Cynopsis 6/13)

A documentary on Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss — “Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal” — and a drama built around a Latino nightclub in New York are among the latest projects announced by HBO. “Empire” writer Franc Reyes is developing the “Palladium” nightclub drama, while other projects in the works include adaptations of two British series, “Sensitive Skin,” starring Kim Cattrall, and “Bad Girls.” Multichannel News (6/12) , The Hollywood Reporter (6/13)

Featuring interviews with cast members and creator Matthew Weiner, “The Best of Mad Men Season One” will be televised at 11:30 a.m. Sunday on AMC. The special, which will also include the cast’s favorite scenes and on-set capers, heralds the series’ second season, which debuts July 27. TVWeek.com (6/12)

Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and recent 2008 GOP presidential candidate, signed on to Fox News Channel’s America’s Election HQ program as a regular contributor. (Cynopsis 6/13)

ESPN announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Student Sports, Inc., a premier high school-focused digital media and event production company based in Torrance, Calif. (Cynopsis 6/13)

By the end of 2008, nearly seven in 10 U.S. households will own a DTV set, compared with 50% at the close of last year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The group also found nearly 75% of U.S. consumers know about the pending DTV switch, compared with 41% two years ago. TVWeek.com (6/12)

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