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).
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| The Biggest Loser | |
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| Original work | The Biggest Loser (United States) |
| Owner | Banijay Entertainment[1] |
| Years | 2004–present |
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/Region | Title | Television network | Winners | Presenters | Trainers |
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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 Ar-Rabeh Al-Akabar The Biggest Winner |
MBC 1 |
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 Australia |
The Biggest Loser | Network Ten |
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 Brazil |
O Grande Perdedor The Biggest Loser |
SBT | Season 1, 2005: Andreia Dutra | Silvio Santos | Alexandre Viotti Melina Pardo |
| Quem Perde Ganha Who Loses Wins |
Season 2, 2007: Reginaldo de Souza | Lígia Mendes | Marcelo Piacentini Patricia Beires | ||
 Brunei |
The Biggest Loser | BNC |
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Rudy Salleh Arifin Yahya Cristine Phoebe Ezuan Aziz Juliana Mikael |
 Bulgaria |
Живот на кантар Zhivot na kantar Life on the Scales |
bTV |
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 China[3] |
The Biggest Loser: 超级减肥王 (2013) The Biggest Loser: Super Diet King The Biggest Loser: 减出我人生 (2015- ) |
CCTV-2 (1) Jiangsu TV (2–) |
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 Croatia |
Život na vagi Life on the Scales |
RTL Televizija |
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 Finland |
Suurin pudottaja Biggest Loser |
MTV3 |
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 Germany |
The Biggest Loser | ProSieben |
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Katarina Witt (1) |
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Regina Halmich (2-3) |
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Christine Theiss (4-) |
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| The Biggest Loser Teens (Teenager-Version) |
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Christine Theiss (1) |
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| The Biggest Loser – Power Couples |
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Christine Theiss |
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 Hungary |
A Nagy Fogyás A Great Loss |
TV2 | Season 1, 2007: István Ferencsik | Gabriella Jakupcsek | Norbert Schobert Alexandra Béres |
 Iceland |
Biggest Loser Ísland | SkjárEinn |
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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 Laredet Begadol Losing Big Time |
Channel 10 |
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Tzipi Shavit Michal Yannai |
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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? How Much Do You Want to Lose? |
Televisa | Season 1, 2008: Ignacio Mestas | Galilea Montijo | Unknown |
 Netherlands |
De Afvallers The Slimmers |
SBS 6 |
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Marlayne Sahupala |
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 Norway |
The Biggest Loser Norge | TVNorge |
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Henriette Bruusgaard |
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 Paraguay |
Cuestión de peso Matter of weight |
Latele |
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 Peru |
Dale con ganas[7] Give It All You've Got |
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? What Do You Have To Lose? |
TV Puls | Season 1, 2008: Jaroslaw | Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska | Unknown |
 Portugal |
Peso Pesado Heavyweight |
SIC |
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 Puerto Rico[8] |
Transformación total Total Transformation |
WAPA-TV | Zuleyka Rivera | Unknown | |
 Romania |
Marele câștigător The Big Winner |
Antena 1 | Season 1, 2010: Grațian Stan | Daiana Anghel |
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 Russia |
Взвешенные люди / Взвешенные и счастливые люди (4) Vzveshenniye lyudi / Vzveshenniye i schastlivye lyudi (4) The Weighted People / The Weighted and Happy People |
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  Scandinavia |
Biggest Loser | Kanal 5 |
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Martin Björk | Pauline Nordin |
 Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Najveći gubitnik The Biggest Loser |
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 | Unknown |
 Slovenia |
The Biggest Loser Slovenija | Planet TV |
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Špela Grošelj |
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 South Africa |
The Biggest Loser South Africa | E.tv | Season 1, 2008: Sharon Haarhoff | Jasmyn Asvat | Unknown |
 Spain[11] |
La báscula The Scale |
Canal Sur | Season 1, 2013: Unknown Season 2, 2014: Unknown Season 3, 2015: Rafael Cintado |
Enrique Sánchez | Unknown |
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Aragón TV | Season 1, 2015: Unknown | Luis Larrodera | Unknown | |
| Sweden[12] |
Biggest Loser Sverige Biggest Loser Sweden |
TV4 |
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Jessica Almenäs |
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Anna Brolin (6-) Former Kristin Kaspersen (3-5) | |||
 Thailand |
The Biggest Loser ลดน้ําหนักกระหึ่ม | Channel 7 | |||
 Turkey[13] |
Yeni Bir Hayat New Life |
Star TV | Season 1, 2012: Hakan Aktürk | Ebru Akel |
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 Ukraine[14] |
Зважені та щасливі Zvazheni ta schaslyvi Weighted and Happy |
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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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 254.7 kilograms (562 lb).[17]
- Female: Shay Sorrells of The Biggest Loser Second Chances (U.S.) weighed 476 pounds (216 kg).
- 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
References
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