The Biggest Loser (season 1)

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The Biggest Loser (season 1)
Format	Reality TV
Created by	Dave Broome
Presented by	Caroline Rhea
Starring	Jillian Michaels Bob Harper
Narrated by	J. D. Roth
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	60 minutes (approx 44 min)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	October 19, 2004 – December 14, 2004
Chronology
Followed by	Season 2
External links
Official website

The Biggest Loser (season 1) is the first season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser, which premiered on October 19, 2004. The show features overweight contestants competing to lose the largest percentage of their body weight and receive the title of 'Biggest Loser,' along with a $250,000 grand prize. The first season featured twelve contestants divided into two teams of six players. The teams were each led by a personal trainer, Bob Harper with the Blue team and Jillian Michaels with the Red team. The first season was hosted by Caroline Rhea.

[edit] Weigh Ins

Teams

     Member of Jillian's team

     Member of Bob's team

Game

     Last person eliminated before the finale

Winners

     $250,000 Winner (among the finalists)

     $100,000 Winner (among the eliminated players)

BMI^[1]

     Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)

     Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)

     Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)

     Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)

     Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)

[edit] Weight Loss History

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Week 1

• The 12 contestants are split into two teams: the red team and the blue team. The red team consists of Lizzeth, Matt, Dave, Kelly Min, Lisa and Ryan is trained by Jillian. The blue team consists of Dana, Aaron, Kelly Mac, Andrea, Maurice, Gary and is trained by Bob.
• The Blue Team wins the first challenge and receives five pounds of lard to use against the losing team at the weigh in.
• Matt is the biggest loser of the week.
• The Red Team wins the weigh in.
• Dana is the first person to be eliminated.

[edit] Week 2

• The Red Team wins the second challenge and receives a day at the spa.
• Aaron is the biggest loser of the week.
• The Blue Team wins the weigh in.
• Lizzeth is eliminated.

[edit] Week 3

• Everyone at the ranch resists the temptation to eat a cinnamon bun to get a telephone call. As a reward, they all win a 5 minute phone call.
• The Red Team wins the performance challenge and receives a gourmet meal from Chef Cruz. Additionally, they forced the Blue Team to lose their trainer right before the weigh-in.
• Matt is the biggest loser of the week.
• The Red Team wins the weigh in.
• Aaron is eliminated.

[edit] Week 4

• Dave gives in to the temptation to eat a cupcake and have dinner with a loved one.
• This week's challenge is to climb 74 flights of stairs. Since Gary and Maurice are injured, Matt and Lisa will be competing for the Red team against Kelly Mac and Andrea of the Blue Team. Lisa has a panic attack and has to stop at the 34th floor. Kelly Mac and Andrea make it to the top and win a helicopter ride over the city for the Blue Team.
• The Blue Team chooses Matt of the Red Team to sit out the weigh in.
• Maurice is the biggest loser of the week.
• The Blue Team wins the weigh in.
• Matt is eliminated.

[edit] Week 5

• The Red Team wins the challenge by building the tallest food pyramid. They win $5,000 of computer equipment and video messages from home.
• Andrea becomes the first woman to be the biggest loser of the week.
• The Blue Team wins the weigh in.
• Dave is eliminated.

[edit] Week 6

• The Red Team wins the life guard training challenge and are treated to new makeovers.
• Ryan is the biggest loser of the week.
• The Red Team wins the weigh in.
• Kelly Mac is eliminated after the Red Team is forced to break a tie between Kelly Mac and Maurice.

[edit] Week 7

• Caroline Rhea announces to the teams that it is now an individual competition. The two people who are below the yellow line (having the lowest percentage cumulative weight loss) will be up for elimination.
• The individual spin cycle challenge is won by Gary, who rode for 79 miles. In addition to being immune from the next elimination, Gary also receives a shopping spree and a surprise visit from his wife and kids.
• Ryan is the biggest loser of the week.
• Andrea and Maurice are up for elimination, and Andrea is sent home.

[edit] Week 8

• This week's challenge has all the contestants wearing their previously lost weight in vests. The previous day, they had run a lap around the track. Whomever could get closest to their time from the previous day would win immunity and a 32" LCD TV. Ryan wins the challenge.
• Gary is the biggest loser for the week.
• Lisa and Maurice are up for elimination, and Ryan turns against his former teammate and is the tie-breaker vote to eliminate Lisa.

[edit] Week 9

• Episode 9 was a retrospective into the first eight episodes.

[edit] Week 10

• The prize for the weekly challenge is a $7,000 treadmill. There is no immunity. The contestants had to stand on bales of hay holding a bouquet of balloons. Ryan wins the treadmill.
• Ryan is again the biggest loser.
• Maurice and Kelly are up for elimination
• Maurice is voted off, leaving Kelly, Gary and Ryan in the final three.
• Winning percentage will be based on weight loss and fat percentage lost.
• Kelly has a total weight loss of 79 lb (36 kg) (33%) and decreased her body fat by 17% for 50%.
• Gary has a total weight loss of 71 lb (32 kg) (31%) and decreased his body fat by 23% for 54%.
• Ryan has a total weight loss of 122 lb (55 kg) (37%) and decreased his body fat by 18% for 55%.
• Ryan is declared the biggest loser and the winner of $250,000.

[edit] Week 12 - Reunion

• The Reunion show saw the 9 non-finalists compete for $100,000. Each was dunked in the water tank to check their fat loss and weighed.

[edit] Voting History

      Immunity

  X  Below yellow line, unable to vote

  X  Not in elimination, unable to vote

  ?  Vote not revealed

      Eliminated or not in house

      Last person eliminated before finale

      Valid vote cast

[edit] Did They Keep the Weight Off?

Prior to the start of Season 4 a special episode was shown revisiting past contestants to see if they kept the weight off. Only Andrea and Kelly Mac were featured, but on the official website, Aaron was also interviewed.

Andrea, who lost 59 lb (27 kg) in the competition, lost another 5 lb (2 kg) to bring her current weight to 151. This had made her the only contestant featured to actually maintain her weight loss.

Kelly Mac gained 9 lb (4 kg) since the Season One finale to bring her weight to 160 lb (73 kg).

Aaron, who was eliminated in the third week and losing 25 of his 61 lb (28 kg) at home, gained 24 lb (11 kg) to bring his weight back to 224, only one pound less than when he left the ranch.

On the second to last episode of The Biggest Loser: Families, trainer Bob mentioned that Season One winner, Ryan, weighed as much today as he did when he first came to the ranch, indicating he had gained all the weight back and saying he had "learned nothing." A TIME magazine article on the show confirmed this, showing that Ryan now weighed 307 lbs., only 23 pounds less then when he appeared on the show. Ryan noted that he no longer felt the pressure of keeping the weight off once the show was over.

A second special to track contestant's progress titled "Where Are They Now" aired on November 25, 2009. It featured contestants from the first 7 seasons. ^[2]

[edit] External links

• Jillian Michaels Official Site
• NBC: The Biggest Loser
• The Biggest Loser Australian version website
• Jillian Michaels Online
• Their loss is obesity researchers' gain
• The Biggest Loser (season 1) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Biggest Loser (season 1) at TV.com

[edit] References