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| 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.
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 Algeria | The Winner Star النجم الرابح | Samira TV | Salima Souakri | Azzdine | ||
 Argentina | Cuestión de peso Matter of weight | Canal 13 |
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| Asia[2] | The Biggest Loser Asia | Diva Universal |
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| Arab world | الرابح الأكبر | MBC 1 |
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 Australia | The Biggest Loser | Network Ten |
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 Brazil | O Grande Perdedor | SBT | Season 1, 2005: Andreia Dutra | Silvio Santos | Alexandre Viotti Melina Pardo | |
| Quem Perde Ganha | Season 2, 2007: Reginaldo de Souza | Lígia Mendes | Marcelo Piacentini Patricia Beires | |||
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 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–) |
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 Croatia | Život na vagi | RTL Televizija |
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 Finland | Suurin pudottaja | MTV3 |
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 Germany | The Biggest Loser | ProSieben |
| Katarina Witt (1) |
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| Regina Halmich (2-3) |
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| Christine Theiss (4-) |
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 Hungary | A Nagy Fogyás | TV2 | Season 1, 2007: István Ferencsik | Gabriella Jakupcsek | Norbert Schobert Alexandra Béres | |
 Iceland | Biggest Loser Ísland | SkjárEinn |
| Inga Lind Karlsdóttir[4] | Gurrý Torfadóttur Evert Víglundsson | |
 India | Biggest Loser Jeetega | Sahara One | Season 1, 2007: Sandeep Sachdev | Suniel Shetty |
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 Israel | לרדת בגדול | Channel 10 |
| Tzipi Shavit |
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 Jordan | Al-Semina السمينة | Jordan Channel One | Unknown | Abdallah Al-Khawaldeh | Mohamed Al-Shakhriti Moath Al-Shawarbeh | |
 Latvia[5] | XXL | TV3 Latvia | Season 1, 2008: Karl Ventaskrasts[6] | Zane Vaļicka | Raivis Vidzis Aivars Vysotsky | |
 Mexico | ¿Cuánto quieres perder? | Televisa | Season 1, 2008: Ignacio Mestas | Galilea Montijo | valign="top" | |
 Netherlands | De Afvallers | SBS 6 |
| Marlayne Sahupala |
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| The Biggest Loser Holland | Season 1, 2013: Unknown |
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| Norway | The Biggest Loser Norge | TVNorge |
| Henriette Bruusgaard |
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 Paraguay | Cuestión de peso Matter of weight | Latele |
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 Peru | Dale con ganas[7] | Univision | Season 1, 2012: Dieter Goldschmidt | Alfonso de Anda |
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 Philippines | The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition | ABS-CBN |
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 Poland | Co Masz Do Stracenia? | TV Puls | Season 1, 2008: Jaroslaw | Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska | valign="top" | |
 Portugal | Peso Pesado | SIC |
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 Puerto Rico[8] | Transformación total | WAPA-TV | Zuleyka Rivera | valign="top" | ||
 Romania | Marele câștigător | Antena 1 | Season 1, 2010: Grațian Stan | Daiana Anghel |
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| Взвешенные люди / Взвешенные и счастливые люди (4 сезон) | STS |
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| Scandinavia | Biggest Loser | Kanal 5 |
| Martin Björk | Pauline 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) |
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 Slovakia | Super Telo | STV | Season 1, 2006: Ján Mäsiar | Iveta Malachovská | valign="top" | |
 Slovenia | The Biggest Loser Slovenija | Planet TV |
| Špela Grošelj |
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 South Africa | The Biggest Loser South Africa | E.tv | Season 1, 2008: Sharon Haarhoff | Jasmyn Asvat | valign="top" | |
 Spain[11] | La báscula | Canal Sur | Season 1, 2013: Unknown Season 2, 2014: Unknown Season 3, 2015: Rafael Cintado | Enrique Sánchez | valign="top" | |
| La báscula | Aragón TV | Season 1, 2015: Unknown | Luis Larrodera | valign="top" | ||
 Sweden[12] | Biggest Loser Sverige | TV4 |
| Jessica Almenäs |
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| The Biggest Loser ลดน้ําหนักกระหึ่ม | Channel 7 | |||||
 Turkey[13] | Yeni Bir Hayat | Star TV | Season 1, 2012: Hakan Aktürk | Ebru Akel |
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 Ukraine[14] | Зважені та щасливі | STB |
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| United Kingdom & Ireland | The Biggest Loser | Living TV |
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 United States | The Biggest Loser | NBC (2004–2016) USA Network (2020) |
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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.