The folks at Bravo, just can't get over losing "Project Runway" to Lifetime. (Although the debacle that was winner Gretchen and her granny panties, might also have them feeling a little smug.)

So they launched "The Fashion Show" with Isaac Mizrahi and singer Kelly Rowland. Yawn.

Those Bravo execs didn't give up. Someone saw something in the ruins, if only they made a few changes. Thus "The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection" (10 tonight).

Out went Kelly, whose experience in fashion was mainly wearing it, and in comes supermodel/entrepreneur Iman, in all her fierceness. Isaac's still there, as is third judge Laura Brown of Harper's Bazaar magazine, and sponsors, Tresemme. There's still a runway show in front of fashion insiders.

If there's one reality show genre that never seems to get old, it's the makeover. There's no shortage of bad taste or bad choices, so there are no shortage of rooms or wardrobes in need of salvation.

And so "On the Road with Austin & Santino" (Lifetime, 10:30 p.m.) works; it takes the makeover show complete with the Cinderella triumph aspect and adds the fun of fish out of water hijinks, bromance, travelogue, Americana and custom fashion. I mean, could you ask for anything more?

Austin Scarlett was on the first season of "Runway," making the legendary corn husk dress. He came in fourth and now is the creative director for Amsale, the luxury bridal collection. Santino Rice was on season two; he finished third and did a near-perfect Tim Gunn impersonation (The content is obscene). He's also a judge on "RuPaul's Drag Race."

The eighth season of "Project Runway" (Lifetime, 9 tonight) starts out with with a fuzzy warm vibe and ends up being cold-blooded.

Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum introduce the 90-minute episode, giving little sketches of the contestants, and then we get an extended introduction to each one. They meet up in pairs and trios in locations around New York, so we see how they relate immediately, who's awkward, who's friendly, who's cocky.

By the time they meet up with Heidi and Tim, we are already getting to know them. They are a talented group, we're told by the hosts, so talented there are 17 of them instead of the usual 16.

I admit I only paid passing attention to last night's "Project Runway," which took on the noble cause of highlighting heart disease in women (today is National Go Red For Women Day).

The fashion tie-in involved Campbell's Soup, which was hosting a benefit gala for heart disease survivors. So it only makes sense that the "Runway" designers were charged with dressing women up like soup cans.

Wasn't it just last week that "Project Runway" ended?

On the other hand, the L.A. season is dead to us, so YEAH! PROJECT RUNWAY IS BACK!!

Last night, we got to see Heidi when baby Lou was just a peanut, and we got our much needed dose of Nina Garcia and Michael Kors. And of course, Tim Gunn.

And we met the new designers. I'll just run off my first impressions formed as they were introduced.

A hundred episodes into "How I Met Your Mother," and we're finally granted a glimpse of the mother of Ted's future children. A glimpse of her foot, that is, as she exits stage left. (You're such a tease, Ted.)

More importantly, though, the show marked the 100-episode milestone Monday night with the cameo trifecta of Tim Gunn, Rachel Bilson and Stacey Keibler's legs, as well as Barney's song-and-dance tribute to his closet of tailored, Italian suits. 

Note to fans of "500 Days of Summer": consider Neil Patrick Harris' Broadway-style extravaganza a superior version of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's overly celebrated "I just got lucky with Zooey Deschanel" dance number in that movie. I love Hall and Oates revivals as much as the next child of the 1980s, but Harris is the true song-and-dance man. 

The second-to-last episode of a boring season has come and gone, and well, there were a lot of tears.

It'll be good to go back to New York City for the next season. L.A. never seemed like the right fit and most of the season's challenges were uninspired. This episode, however, did bring back some of our favorite things: an inspiration-in-a-museum challenge, sharp critiques from Nina and Tim, petty backbiting and, best of all, really awful clothes!

The assignment on last night's "Project Runway" sounded deceptively simple. Design an outfit -- any outfit -- for pregnant (with twins) super model and actress Rebecca Romijn. 

Despite being a little star-struck and a lot freaked out over designing maternity wear, most of the designers did okay. A few of them designed big hits, a few designed big misses, and one laid a giant egg. And he did it on purpose.

It finally happened. "Project Runway" has finally returned to our televisions. It is on a different network and in a different city, but it still has Tim Gunn as mentor and Heidi Klum as host, and together they definitely make it work.

After an overly-long two-hour "All-Star Challenge" special at 8pm, the main event got underway at 10pm. Heidi and Tim welcomed the new designers to LA with a rooftop champagne toast, and we see that the group of 16 is made up of a refreshingly wide range in ages, ethnicities, styles, and backgrounds.