Last week’s marathon of Cycle 10 was another smash success for Oxygen as they got way more viewers than normal who were way younger than normal. I’m sure whoever acquired the exclusive cable rights to ANTM is certainly getting a few pats on the back.

We still have Cycles 1,2,3,4,7,8 and 9 to marathon! I’m only wondering what the plan is once all the cycles of ANTM have aired. Will they put the cycles on repeat? Or shelve them in favor of alternative programming so the allure of the marathon doesn’t wear off?

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This week’s marathon will be Cycle 10, which was won by ANTM’s first plus-sized winner Whitney Thompson. The marathon will include an exclusive one-on-one interview with Whitney about what it’s like to be a plus-sized role model in the fashion industry.

I must say, I’m much more excited about finding out just who these “fan favorites” are than listen to Whitney be condescending and self-congratulatory again. Her interviews since winning Top Model have all been very repetitive and one-dimensional.

The Cycle 10 marathon will air Sunday, February 1 from 11am-11pm. Be sure to tune in to relive Lauren, Fatima, Claire, Anya, Katarzyna, Whitney and more all over again!

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In Tyra’s red carpet interview, she chats about why ANTM has been so popular for so long. She sees the show as both inspirational and real, and that the stories of the contestants really draws people in. Tyra believes that girls need personality first in order to become a true top model. I think Tyra does understand that ANTM is a television show first and a modeling competition second and this is reflected in the answers she gives.

Check the interview out for yourself below:

In his red carpet interview, Nigel talks about how he thinks ANTM has the “recipe” for addictive reality tv down pat, why personality is so important for models and what a photographer looks for in a great model.

Oxygen will be airing a marathon of Cycle 6 this Sunday, January 25, from 11am to 11pm. Be sure to tune in!

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The ratings for their first ANTM marathon, which aired January 18, gave the network their best ever Sunday show, up 113% among women 18-34 over the week previous, and 25% increase in overall viewership. Sunday also saw the network’s median viewer age drop to 29, the lowest ever!

The ANTM Obsessed website has lots of great features as well, including regular interviews with former ANTMers, polls, fan blogs, videos, trivia and more! All this great material meant the ANTM Obsessed website saw an increase of 4,688% in page views last Sunday.

ANTM Obsessed returns this Sunday when Cycle 6 will air from 11am to 11pm! Cycle 6 winner Dani Evans was named everyone’s favorite ANTMer ever in last week’s poll, prompting Oxygen to pull Cycle 6 from the vault. Be sure to tune in!

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Here’s their introductory video to their red carpet fun! Pat and Carolyn chatted with all the models, and made sure to ask every one of them what their favorite show on television is. Some of the answers will surprise you!

More interviews will be posted on their Youtube account soon. I’m really excited to see those–I want to hear about Joanie’s work in Asia, Yoanna’s new baby and everything all the girls have been up to since their time on the show!

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