The Biggest Loser Explained

The Biggest Loser
Creator:
Owner:Banijay Entertainment[1]
Origin:The Biggest Loser (United States)
Years:2004–present

The Biggest Loser is a reality television format which started with the American TV show The Biggest Loser in 2004. The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight; the winner receives a cash prize. There are different variations of The Biggest Loser around the world. Each country has made its own adaptation of the show; however, the contestants always have the same goal: to lose the highest percentage of weight (or most weight) to become the "biggest loser". There is no minimum or maximum weight limit for the show but most males tend to weigh over or near 300 lb (136 kg). Females tend to weigh over or near 200 lb (91 kg).

In addition to individual contestants, some seasons in some international adaptations have featured couples or even whole families.

International versions

Franchise with a currently airing season

Franchise with an upcoming season

Franchise whose status is unknown

Franchise no longer in production

Country/RegionTitleTelevision networkWinnersPresentersTrainers
AlgeriaThe Winner Star النجم الرابحSamira TVSalima SouakriAzzdine
ArgentinaCuestión de peso
Matter of weight
Canal 13
  • Season 1, 2006

    Maximiliano Oliva

  • Season 2, 2007

    Amadeo

  • Season 3, 2008

    Marcela

  • Season 4, 2010

    Gabriel

  • Season 5, 2012

    Gastón Villegas

  • Season 6, 2013

    Micaela Belén Rutti

  • Season 7, 2017

    TBA

  • Sergio Verón (1-)
Asia[2] The Biggest Loser AsiaDiva Universal
  • Kristy Curtis
  • Dave Nuku
Arab worldالرابح الأكبر

MBC 1
  • Carolina de Oliveira
  • Noor Khatab (3–4)
  • Lina Rahma (3–4)
  • Patci Saliba (2)
  • Hani Abu Al-Naja (1–2)
  • Zaina Habi (1)
AustraliaThe Biggest LoserNetwork Ten
BrazilO Grande Perdedor
SBTSeason 1, 2005: Andreia DutraSilvio SantosAlexandre Viotti
Melina Pardo
Quem Perde Ganha
Season 2, 2007: Reginaldo de SouzaLígia MendesMarcelo Piacentini
Patricia Beires
The Biggest LoserBNC
  • Season 1, 2010: Ahmad Ali Azizul
  • Season 2, 2011: Muhammad Zahin
  • Season 3, 2012: Nurul Hannah
  • Season 4, 2013: ?
  • Current
  • Sarah Rahman (3)
  • Former
  • Stacy Sandra (1-2)
  • Emma Pangiran Raden (1)
Rudy Salleh
Arifin Yahya
Cristine Phoebe
Ezuan Aziz
Juliana Mikael
China[3] The Biggest Loser: 超级减肥王 (2013)

The Biggest Loser: 减出我人生 (2015-)
CCTV-2 (1)
Jiangsu TV (2–)
  • Season 1, 2013: Zu Jiaze (祖嘉泽)
  • Season 2, 2015-2016: Zhan Changrong (詹昌荣)
  • Season 3, 2017: Shi Guibin
  • Season 4, 2018: ?
  • Current
  • Wang Jue (3)
  • Will Liu (3-)
  • Zu Jiaze (2-)
  • Former
  • Lola Xie (1)
  • Zhu Dan (2)
  • Current
  • Elaine Zhang (3-)
  • Kai Zhang (3-)
  • Gao Chilin (3-)
  • Former
  • Xinyu Zheng (1-2)
  • Will Liu (1-2)
CroatiaŽivot na vagi
RTL Televizija
  • Season 1, 2017: Ivan Krolo
  • Season 2, 2017: Dorian Crnković
  • Season 3, 2018: Alen Abramović
  • Season 4, 2019: Robert Baković
  • Season 5, 2020: Matej Petrović
  • Season 6, 2022: Josip Čapo
  • Season 7, 2023: Mislav Šepić
  • Marijana Batinić
  • Sanja Žuljević (5)
  • Mario Mlinarić (1-3)
  • Sanja Žuljević (1-3)
  • Edin Mehmedović (4-7)
  • Maja Ćustić (4-6)
  • Mirna Čužić (7)
FinlandSuurin pudottaja
MTV3
  • Season 1, 2006: Hardy Dieter
  • Season 2, 2007: Virpi Heikkilä
  • Season 3, 2009: Kaisu Romppainen
  • Season 4, 2014: Teemu ?
GermanyThe Biggest LoserProSieben
  • Season 1, 2009: Enrico Proba
Katarina Witt (1)
  • Nele Sehrt (1)
  • Wojtek Vetter (1)
kabel eins
  • Season 2, 2010: Heino Herrmann
  • Season 3, 2011: Carlo Werner
Regina Halmich (2-3)
  • Andreas Büdeker (2-3)
  • Silke Kayadelen (2-3)
Sat.1
  • Season 4, 2012: Jack Handl
  • Season 5, 2013: Paride Loreto
  • Season 6, 2014: Marc Haile
  • Season 7, 2015: Stefan Pries
  • Season 8, 2016: Ali Shoshak
  • Season 9, 2017: Alexandra Gregus
  • Season 10, 2018: Saki
  • Season 11, 2019: Mario Pohl
  • Season 12, 2020: Daniel
  • Season 13, 2021: Ole
  • Season 14, 2022: Patrick
  • Season 15, 2023: Valentina
Christine Theiss (4-)
  • Bineta Coulibaly (4)
  • Nunzio Esposito (4)
  • Silke Kayadelen (5-6)
  • Ramin Abtin (5-)
  • Detlef Soost (7)
  • Mareike Spaleck (8-11)
  • Petra Arvela (12-)
The Biggest Loser Teens
  • Season 1, 2014: Erfan Khorasani
Christine Theiss (1)
  • Silke Kayadelen (1)
  • Ramin Abtin (1)
  • Detlef D! Soost (1)
The Biggest Loser – Power Couples
  • Season 1, 2021: Lucas and Manni
Christine Theiss
  • Ramin Abtin
  • Hassina Bahlol-Schröer
HungaryA Nagy Fogyás
TV2Season 1, 2007: István FerencsikGabriella JakupcsekNorbert Schobert
Alexandra Béres
IcelandBiggest Loser ÍslandSkjárEinn
  • Season 1, 2014: Jóhanna Elísa Engelhartsdóttir
  • Season 2, 2015: Stefán Sverrisson
  • Season 3, 2016: Agla Steinunn Bjarnþórudóttir
  • Season 4, 2017: Ólafía Kristín Norðfjörð
Inga Lind Karlsdóttir[4] Gurrý Torfadóttur
Evert Víglundsson
IndiaBiggest Loser JeetegaSahara OneSeason 1, 2007: Sandeep SachdevSuniel Shetty
  • Deepika Mehta
  • Yusef Khan
Israelלרדת בגדול

Channel 10
  • Season 1, 2006: Limor Hazaz
  • Season 2, 2007: Tsvika Hilf
  • Season 3, 2008: Avi Koriat
  • Season 4, 2011: Karen Glasner
Tzipi Shavit
  • Nadav Meirson
  • Or-ly Hoffman Bar
  • Tse'ela Evroni
  • Barak Tzur
JordanAl-Semina
السمينة
Jordan Channel OneUnknownAbdallah Al-KhawaldehMohamed Al-Shakhriti
Moath Al-Shawarbeh
Latvia[5] XXLTV3 LatviaSeason 1, 2008: Karl Ventaskrasts[6] Zane VaļickaRaivis Vidzis
Aivars Vysotsky
Mexico¿Cuánto quieres perder?
TelevisaSeason 1, 2008: Ignacio MestasGalilea Montijovalign="top"
NetherlandsDe Afvallers
SBS 6
  • Season 1, 2005: Daan & Irma Steenkamp with kids
  • Season 2, 2006: Bert & Grietje Bakker with kids
  • Season 4, 2007: Mark Dakriet
  • Season 5, 2007: Nijmeijers Family
  • Season 6, 2011: Unknown
Marlayne Sahupala
  • Current
  • Yneke Vocking (1–)
  • Imro Beuk (1–)
  • Hein Vergeer (5–)
  • Former
  • Barbara de Loor (3–4)
  • Gianni Romme (3)
  • Mo Achahboun (1–2)
  • Lenny Versteegden (1)
  • Jessica Gal (1)
  • Sandra van de Kamp (2)
The Biggest Loser HollandSeason 1, 2013: Unknown
  • Sandra van de Kamp
  • Arjuna Lakner
NorwayThe Biggest Loser NorgeTVNorge
  • Season 2, 2015: Lars Dahlum Johansen
  • Season 3, 2016: Unknown
Henriette Bruusgaard
  • Tonje Jenssen
  • Adrian Paul
ParaguayCuestión de peso
Matter of weight
Latele
    • Karina Doldán (1-7)
    • Gigi Díaz (IFBB PRO) (6-7)
    PeruDale con ganas[7]
    UnivisionSeason 1, 2012: Dieter GoldschmidtAlfonso de Anda
    • Luis Alberto Aracena
    • Marcelo Crudele
    • Maria Simon
    • Oscar Luna
    PhilippinesThe Biggest Loser Pinoy EditionABS-CBN
    • Jim Saret (1-2)
    • Chinggay Andrada (1)
    • Toni Saret (2)
    PolandCo Masz Do Stracenia?
    TV PulsSeason 1, 2008: JaroslawMałgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowskavalign="top"
    PortugalPeso Pesado
    SIC
    • Season 1, 2011

      Fábio Neves

    • Season 2, 2011

      Marco André

    • Season 3, 2015

      João Manuel

    • Current
    • Bárbara Guimarães (2–)
    • Former
    • Júlia Pinheiro (1)
    • Current
    • Joana Mota(3)
    • Mauro Policarpo(3)
    • Pedro Correia(3)
    • Former
    • Rui Barros (1-2)
    • Conceição Gonçalves (2)
    • Sara Freitas (1)
    Puerto Rico[8] Transformación total
    WAPA-TV
    • Season 1, 2010: Vivian V. Rodríguez[9]
    • Season 2, 2011: Ángel "Joel" Díaz[10]
    Zuleyka Riveravalign="top"
    RomaniaMarele câștigător
    Antena 1Season 1, 2010: Grațian StanDaiana Anghel
    • Florin Uceanu
    • Cori Gramescu
    Взвешенные люди / Взвешенные и счастливые люди (4 сезон)

    STS
    • Season 1, 2015: Pyotr Vasilyev
    • Season 2, 2016: Timur Bikbulatov
    • Season 3, 2017: Boris Baburov
    • Season 4, 2018: Anton Avduevsky
    • Irina Turchinskaya (1-3)
    • Denis Semenihin (1-3)
    • Sergey Parkhomenko (4)
    • Natalia Lugovskikh (4)
    • Sergey Badyuk (4)
    ScandinaviaBiggest LoserKanal 5
    • Season 1, 2005

      Rooy Rodriguez Ramirez

    Martin BjörkPauline Nordin
    Serbia
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Najveći gubitnik
    Nova S
    Nova BH
    Season 1, 2023: Aleksandar Stevanović
    Season 2, 2023: Dijana Konstantinović
    Hristina Popović (Season 1)
    Danijela Buzurović (Season 2)
    • Stefan Nevistić
    • Maša Kuprešanin
    SlovakiaSuper TeloSTVSeason 1, 2006: Ján MäsiarIveta Malachovskávalign="top"
    SloveniaThe Biggest Loser SlovenijaPlanet TV
    • Season 1, 2017: Bojan Papež
    • Season 2, 2018: Klara Hrovat Vidmar
    • Season 3, 2019: Cristian Baranašič
    Špela Grošelj
    • Nataša Gorenc
    • Jan Kovačič
    South AfricaThe Biggest Loser South AfricaE.tvSeason 1, 2008: Sharon HaarhoffJasmyn Asvatvalign="top"
    Spain[11] La báscula
    Canal SurSeason 1, 2013: Unknown
    Season 2, 2014: Unknown
    Season 3, 2015: Rafael Cintado
    Enrique Sánchezvalign="top"
    La báscula
    Aragón TVSeason 1, 2015: UnknownLuis Larroderavalign="top"
    Sweden[12] Biggest Loser Sverige
    TV4
    • Season 2, 2010: Karl Fredrik Jonsson
    • Season 3, 2012: Ralph Nicolaisen
    Jessica Almenäs
    • Current
    • Sabina Dalfjäll (7-)
    • Mikael Hollsten (5-)
    • Former
    • Mårten Nylén (1-4)
    • Tanja Djelevic (1, 3)
    • Olga Rönnberg (2)
    • Sabina Dufberg (4-6)
    Sjuan
    • Season 4, 2013: Simon Kachoa
    • Season 5, 2014: Hristos Adoniadis
    • Season 6, 2015: Robert Sander
    • Season 7, 2016: Sandra Wikström
    • Season 8, 2017: Michael Fridebäck
    • VIP, 2017: Anna Book
    CurrentAnna Brolin (6-)FormerKristin Kaspersen (3-5)
    The Biggest Loser ลดน้ําหนักกระหึ่มChannel 7
    Turkey[13] Yeni Bir Hayat
    Star TVSeason 1, 2012: Hakan AktürkEbru Akel
    • Figen Yorgancıoğlu
    • Ufuk Sönmez
    Ukraine[14] Зважені та щасливі

    STB
    • Season 1, 2011: Mykola Voroshnov
    • Season 2, 2012: Oleh Zakrevskyy
    • Season 3, 2013: Mariya "Mariyka" Vdovenko [15]
    • Season 4, 2014: Yuliya Fomina
    • Season 5, 2015: Alexander Repyanchuk
    • Season 6, 2016: Arkadiy Vasylyshyn
    • Season 7, 2017: Nataliya Tokaryeva and Olexiy Dobryanskyy
    • Season 8, 2018: Bohdan and Oleh Buryak
    • Season 9, 2019: Nataliya Kyrylenko and Pavlo Nazarenko
    • Lyubava Greshnova (1)
    • Olesya Zhurakivs'ka (2–5)
    • Yana Solomko (6)
    • Anita Lutsenko (7, 9)
    • Myroslava Ulyanina (8)
    • Anita Lutsenko (1-5)
    • Igor Obukhovs'kyy (1-5)
    • Vyacheslav Uzelkov (4-8)
    • Maryna Borzhems'ka-Uzelkova (6-9)
    • Vasyl Virastyuk (8)
    • Irakli Makatsaria (9)
    United Kingdom & IrelandThe Biggest LoserLiving TVVicki Butler-Henderson
    • Angie Dowds
    • Mark Bailey
    ITV[16]
    • Charlotte Ord (5)
    • Rob Edmond (5)
    • Richard Callender (3–5)
    • Angie Dowds (3–4)
    United StatesThe Biggest LoserNBC (2004–2016)
    USA Network (2020)

    Biggest Loser records

    Heaviest contestant:
    • Male: Kevin Moore of The Biggest Loser Australia: The Next Generation and The Biggest Loser Australia: Challenge Australia The Biggest Loser Australia 9, weighed 254.7kg (561.5lb).[17]
    • Female: Shay Sorrells of The Biggest Loser Second Chances (U.S.) weighed 476lb.
    Biggest weight loss:
    • Male: Alexander Repyanchuk of the Weighted and Happy 5 (Ukrainian version) lost 60.13% of his total body weight
    • Female: Rachel Frederickson of The Biggest Loser 15 of the US version lost 59.62% of her total body weight
    Other:Jodie Prenger from series 2 of the UK version was the first female biggest loser worldwide, losing 46.85% of her original body weight.

    Other media

    The Biggest Loser RunWalk is the official race series of The Biggest Loser.[18] Dan and Jackie Evans from Season Five are the national spokespeople.

    The Biggest Loser is a video game for Wii and Nintendo DS. It was released in North America on October 6, 2009 and Europe on November 13, 2009.

    The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout is a video game for Xbox 360 which uses its Kinect camera.[19] Developed by Blitz Games and published by THQ, it was released in North America on November 4, 2010 and Europe on November 10, 2010.

    The Biggest Loser: Challenge is a video game for Wii released on November 4, 2010 in North America and November 12, 2010 in Europe.

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. https://www.banijayrights.com/programmes/9656 Programmes
    2. Web site: How to Audition for the First Season of the Biggest Loser Asia: Almost Anyone in Asia Can Enter . . July 12, 2013 . June 26, 2013 . Cassandra James.
    3. Web site: The Biggest loser《超级减肥王》即将登陆中国 . . May 17, 2013 . June 27, 2013 . zh.
    4. Web site: Inga Lind stýrir Biggest Loser . mbl.is. July 8, 2013 . December 4, 2014 . is.
    5. Web site: "TV3" jauno televīzijas šovu "XXL" vadīs Raivis Vidzis, Zane Vaļicka un Aivars Visockis . EasyGet . August 13, 2008 . June 27, 2013 . lv.
    6. Web site: XXL Winner: Karl Ventas Krasti . TV3 Latvia . June 27, 2013.
    7. Web site: Top 10 Tips from Univision's Weight-Loss Reality Show Dale Con Ganas . . December 23, 2011 . June 27, 2013 . Karla Walsh.
    8. Web site: Transformación Total . . June 27, 2013.
    9. News: Vivian fue la ganadora de Transformación total . . May 9, 2010 . June 27, 2013 . es.
    10. News: Emotiva victoria en Transformación total . . May 15, 2011 . June 27, 2013 . es.
    11. Web site: Canal Sur comienza el casting para 'La báscula', un nuevo reality para perder peso . 16 November 2012 . FormulaTV . December 26, 2012.
    12. Web site: Biggest Loser Sverige . . June 27, 2013.
    13. Web site: Ebru Akel 'Yeni Bir Hayat' Yarişmasi İle Zayiflatacak . Magazin City . December 26, 2012 . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203120112/http://www.magazincity.com/ebru-akel-yeni-bir-hayat-yarismasi-ile-zayiflatacak/ . December 3, 2013 .
    14. Web site: http://big.stb.ua/ua/photo/6581/ . ru:"Зважені та щасливі" Пост-шоу четвертого ефіру . . September 29, 2011 . June 27, 2013 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203123529/http://big.stb.ua/ua/photo/6581/ . December 3, 2013 .
    15. Web site: http://big.stb.ua/ru/video/2013/2/15/53565/#6913793 . uk:Кастинг шоу "Зважені та щасливі" 3 сезон . . Кастинг шоу "Зважені та щасливі" 3 сезон . February 15, 2013 . June 27, 2013 . uk.
    16. News: Fat's yer lot: ITV shed The Biggest Loser after seven years for being massive loser in ratings battle . . September 15, 2012 . June 27, 2013 . Nicola Methven.
    17. Web site: Aussie Kevin Moore is the world's heaviest Biggest Loser contestant in show's history . . March 25, 2013 . June 27, 2013 . Zoe Nauman.
    18. Web site: Biggest Loser RunWalk Race Series: Half Marathon / 5K / 10K /15K . The Biggest Loser . December 26, 2012.
    19. Web site: The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout . . December 26, 2012.