The series was revived in 2016 and has been airing on VH1 ever since. The following sixteen cycles aired on The CW until the series was first cancelled in October 2015. The first six seasons (referred to as 'cycles') aired on UPN, before UPN merged with The WB to create The CW in 2006. Created by Tyra Banks, who also serves as an executive producer, and developed by Ken Mok and Kenya Barris, the series premiered in May 2003, and aired semiannually until 2012, then annually from 2013. America's Next Top Model (abbreviated ANTM and Top Model) is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of 'America's Next Top Model' and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry.