The Biggest Loser (season 2)

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The Biggest Loser (season 2)
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	September 13, 2005 – November 29, 2005
Chronology
Preceded by	Season 1
Followed by	Season 3
External links
Official website

The Biggest Loser (season 2) is the second season of the NBC competitive reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The second season premiered on September 13, 2005, and like season one features overweight contestants who compete by trying to lose the most weight. The show is hosted by comedian Caroline Rhea, with Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels joining as the two personal trainers.

The contestants were divided into two teams: men in red and women in blue, with each team assigned to their own personal trainer of the opposite sex. Each week, the team which had the lowest percentage of total weight-loss was required to vote out one member of their own team.

The show concluded November 29, 2005, when Matt was declared "The Biggest Loser", winning $250,000. Seth was awarded $50,000 for his second place finish, and Suzy was awarded $25,000 for third. Of the non-finalists, Pete had lost the highest percentage of weight and received the $100,000 prize.

[edit] Season Highlights

• The contestants were divided into male and female teams with trainers of the opposite sex.
• Total percentage weight-loss was used to determine the winning team each week (as opposed to number of pounds lost used in Season 1).
• In episode 7, the blue and red teams were disbanded, and four new teams of couples were formed. Three of the teams consisted of one man and one woman, and one team consisted of two men.
• In episode 9, the teams of two were disbanded, and each contestant had to compete as an individual.

[edit] Contestants

Teams

     Member of Bob's team

     Member of Jillian's team

Game

     Last person eliminated before finale

Winners

     $250,000 Winner (among the finalists)

     $100,000 Winner (among the eliminated contestants)

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] Elimination 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

      Valid vote cast

[edit] After the show

Matt and Suzy later appeared on season three of The Biggest Loser in America, and also flew to Australia, along with Seth, to make an appearance on the first season of the Australian version of the show.

[edit] Did They Keep the Weight Off?

Prior to the start of season four, a special episode was shown revisiting past contestants to see if they kept the weight off. Only Pete was weighed, but Matt and Suzy appeared in a video clip. Matt and Suzy are now married and have two children.^[2]

Although, like everyone else featured except Season One's Andrea, most had gained weight since his finale; Pete was the only one to take his shirt off to show that he had kept up his muscular tone. Weighing in at 241 pounds, he had gained 25 pounds since the end of Season Two.^[3]

NBC has announced that there will be another "Did They Keep The Weight Off" special, which will feature more than 40 Contestants from all 7 seasons so far. Those confirmed to appear in the episode include: Finalists Matt and Suzy, and eliminated contestants Jeff and Pete. There may be more, however these have been the only ones to be confirmed to appear.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• NBC: The Biggest Loser
• The Biggest Loser (season 2) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Biggest Loser (season 2) at TV.com