The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser is a television show broadcast in many countries. It centers around overweight contestants attempting to lose weight to fight for a cash prize. There are different variations of the Biggest Loser around the world. Each country has made its own adaptation to the show; however, the contestants always have the same goal: to lose the most amount of weight to become the Biggest Loser.

United States

The Biggest Loser (U.S. TV series) - United States reality TV show

• The Biggest Loser (season 1) - October 19, 2004 - January 18, 2005 (12 episodes)
• The Biggest Loser (season 2) - aired September 13, 2005 - November 29, 2005 (13 episodes)
  • The Biggest Loser: Special Edition - aired January 4, 2006 - March 15, 2006 (9 episodes)
• The Biggest Loser (season 3) - aired September 20, 2006 - December 13, 2006 (13 episodes)
• The Biggest Loser (season 4) - aired September 14, 2007 - December 18, 2007 (15 episodes)
• The Biggest Loser (season 5): Couples - aired January 1, 2008 - April 15, 2008 (16 episodes)
• The Biggest Loser (season 6): Families - aired September 16, 2008 - December 16, 2008 (14 episodes)
• The Biggest Loser (season 7): Couples 2 - aired January 6, 2009 - May 12, 2009
• The Biggest Loser (season 8): Second Chances - airing Tuesdays 8PM on NBC, beginning September 15, 2009

Hosts

• Caroline Rhea Season 1 to 3 (2004-2006)
• Ali Sweeney Seasons 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (2007-present)

Trainers

• Jillian Michaels (2004-2005,2007-present)
• Bob Harper (2004-present)
• Kim Lyons (2006-2007)

United Kingdom

• The Biggest Loser (UK TV series) - United Kingdom's TV version
  • The Biggest Loser UK (series 1) - aired in 2005
  • The Biggest Loser UK (series 2) - aired in 2006
  • The Biggest Loser UK (series 3) - aired in 2009
  • The Biggest Loser UK (series 4) - To air in 2010

Hosts

• Vicki Butler-Henderson (2005-2006)
• Kate Garraway (2009)

Trainers

• Angie Dowds (2005-2006,2009)
• Mark Bailey (2005-2006,2009)
• Richard Callender (2009)

Australia

• The Biggest Loser (Australian TV series) - Australia's TV version
  • The Biggest Loser Australia (season 1) - aired in 2006
  • The Biggest Loser Australia (season 2) - aired in 2007
  • The Biggest Loser Australia (season 3) - aired in 2008
  • The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples - aired in 2009
  • The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples 2 - To air in 2010

Hosts

• Ajay Rochester (2006-2009)
• Jackie O (2010- )

Trainers

• Jillian Michaels (2006-2007)
• Bob Harper (2006-2007)
• Michelle Bridges (2007-present)
• Shannan Ponton (2007-present)
• Steve Willis (Commando) (2008-present)
• Emma Hutton (Emazon) (2009-present)

Brazil

• The Biggest Loser Brazil

Germany

• The Biggest Loser Germany - Germany's TV version aired in 2009

Hungary

• The Biggest Loser Hungary - Hungary's TV version called A Nagy Fogyás (Big Weight Loss) aired in 2007

India

• Biggest Loser Jeetega - India's TV version aired in 2007

Israel

• The Biggest Loser Israel - Israel's TV version, locally titled Laredet Begadol

Middle East

• The Biggest Winner - Middle East TV version
  • The Biggest Winner (season 1) - aired in 2006
  • The Biggest Winner (season 2) - aired in 2007
  • The Biggest Winner (season 3) - aired in 2008
  • The Biggest Winner (season 4) - aired in 2009
  • The Biggest Winner (season 5) - to air in 2010

Mexico

• The Biggest Loser (Mexico TV series) - Mexico's TV version entitled ¿Cuánto quieres perder? aired in 2008.

Netherlands

• The Biggest Loser (Netherlands TV series) - Netherlands' TV version entitled (Dutch: De Afvallers)
  • De Afvallers (season 1) aired in 2005
  • De Afvallers (season 2) aired in 2006
  • De Afvallers (season 3) aired in 2006
  • De Afvallers met Sterren aired in 2007
  • De Afvallers XXL aired in 2007

New Zealand

• The Biggest Loser (New Zealand TV series) - New Zealand's TV version
  • The Biggest Loser New Zealand (season 1) - To air in 2010

Slovakia

• The Biggest Loser Slovakia - Slovakia's TV version called Supertelo (Superbody) aired in 2006

South Africa

• The Biggest Loser South Africa - South Africa's TV version aired in 2008

Asia

• The Biggest Loser Asia - The Asian version that will be aired on the Hallmark Channel in Asia - to air in 2010.