Overview
- The season will open with a men's episode on Wednesday, Feb. 11, followed by the women's episode on Thursday, Feb. 12.
- It marks the first Wednesday start for the series since its debut season in 2006.
- Heidi Klum says designer Jean Paul Gaultier will support her in the initial selection of contestants.
- The first two broadcasts will feature open castings in Cologne.
- ProSieben has not said when the men's and women's groups will merge, a detail drawing attention after last year's split averaged about 1.5 million viewers.