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The Biggest Loser Information

The Biggest Loser is a television show broadcast in many countries. It first started in the United States. It centers on overweight contestants attempting to lose the most 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 highest percentage of weight (or most weight) to become the Biggest Loser.

Region/Country Local name Network Main presenter Date premiered Prize
Asia The Biggest Loser Asia Hallmark Channel Diva Universal (Asia) Sarimah Ibrahim Marion Caunter November 24, 2009 US$100,000
Arab World الرابح الأكبر Ar Rabeh ElAkbar MBC1 Carolina de Oliveira April 29, 2006 SR 250,000
Australia The Biggest Loser Network Ten Ajay Rochester Hayley Lewis February 13, 2006 AU$200,000
Brazil O Grande Perdedor SBT Silvio Santos May 1, 2005 R$300,000
Quem Perde Ganha Lígia Mendes August 23, 2007 R$200,000
Finland Suurin pudottaja MTV3 Eeva Jaakonmaa Sini Rantanen Heidi Suomi 2006 €25,000
Germany The Biggest Loser Germany ProSieben Katarina Witt 2009 €100,000
Kabel Eins Regina Halmich 2010 €25,000
Hungary A Nagy Fogyás TV2 Gabriella Jakupcsek Autumn 2007
India Biggest Loser Jeetega Sahara One Suniel Shetty May 2007
Israel לרדת בגדול Laredet Begadol Channel 10 Tzipi Shavit March 7, 2006 ₪250,000
Mexico ¿Cuánto quieres perder? Televisa Galilea Montijo May 18, 2008 MX$1,500,000
Netherlands De Afvallers SBS 6 Marlayne Sahupala August 31, 2005 Vacation to a distant destination
Philippines The Biggest Loser: Pinoy Edition ABS-CBN Sharon Cuneta May 30,2011 PhP 1,000,000
Poland Co masz do stracenia? TV Puls Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska September 2008 zł 100,000
Portugal Peso Pesado (1st series) SIC Júlia Pinheiro May 1, 2011 € 50,000
Peso Pesado (2nd Series) Bárbara Guimarães October 2, 2011 € ??
Romania Marele câștigător Antena 1 Daiana Anghel 2010 €25,000
Scandinavia Biggest Loser Kanal 5 Martin Björk 2005 kr 500,000
Slovakia SuperTelo STV Iveta Malachovská sk 1,000,000
South Africa The Biggest Loser South Africa E.tv Jasmyn Asvat January 7, 2008 R 260,000
Sweden Biggest Loser Sverige TV4 Jessica Almenäs September 6, 2010
United Kingdom The Biggest Loser LIVINGtv Vicki Butler-Henderson October 6, 2005 £25,000
ITV Kate Garraway Davina McCall £10,000 (2009) £25,000 (2011)
Ukraine Зважені та щасливі Zvageni ta schaslyvi STB TBA 2011 UAH 250,000
United States The Biggest Loser NBC Caroline Rhea Alison Sweeney October 19, 2004 US$250,000

Other media

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.[1] 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.

References

  1. ^ http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/The-Biggest-Loser-Ultimate-Workout/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80254510859/
· · The Biggest Loser
United States series
Seasons Season 1 (2004) • Season 2 (2005) • Season 3 (2006) • Season 4 (2007) • Season 5: Couples (Spring 2008) • Season 6: Families (Fall 2008) • Season 7: Couples 2 (Spring 2009) • Season 8: Second Chances (Fall 2009) • Season 9: Couples 3 (Spring 2010) • Season 10: Pay It Forward (Fall 2010) • Season 11: Couples 4 (Spring 2011) • Season 12: Battle of the Ages (Fall 2011) • Special Edition
Main cast Hosts: Caroline Rhea (2004–2006) • Alison Sweeney (2007–onwards) Trainers: Bob Harper • Jillian Michaels (2004–2005, 2007–2011) • Kim Lyons (2006–2007) • Cara Castronuova (2011) • Brett Hoebel (2011) • Anna Kournikova (2011–present) • Dolvett Quince (2011–present)
Winners Ryan Benson • Matt Hoover • Erik Chopin • Bill Germanakos • Ali Vincent • Michelle Aguilar • Helen Phillips • Danny Cahill • Michael Ventrella • Patrick House • Olivia Ward
At-Home Winners Dave Fioravanti • Pete Thomas • Brian Starkey • Jim Germanakos • Bernie Salazar • Heba Salama • Jerry Hayes • Rebecca Meyer • Koli Palu • Mark Pinkhasovich • Deni Hill
Australia series
Seasons Season 1 (2006) • Season 2 (2007) • Season 3 (2008) • Season 4: Couples (2009) • Season 5: Couples 2 (2010) • Season 6: Families (2011) • Season 7: Singles (2012)
Main cast Host: Ajay Rochester (2006–2009) • Hayley Lewis (2010–present) Trainers: Bob Harper (2006–2008) • Jillian Michaels (2006–2008) • Shannan Ponton (2007–present) • Michelle Bridges (2007–present) • Steve Willis (2007–present) • Tiffiny Hall (2011–present) • Emma Hutton (2009)
Winners Adro Sarnelli • Chris Garling • Samuel Rouen • Bob Herdsman • Lisa Hose • Emma Duncan
Winning Families The Westrens (2011)
United Kingdom series
Seasons Series 1 (2005) • Series 2 (2006) • Series 3 (2009) • Series 4 (2011) • Series 5 (2012)
Main cast Host: Vicki Butler-Henderson (2005–2006) • Kate Garraway (2009) • Davina McCall (2011–) Trainers: Angie Dowds • Mark Bailey (2005–2006) • Richard Callender (2009–)
Winners Aaron Howlett • Jodie Prenger • Kevin Sage • Wil Graham
Arab World Series
Seasons Season 1 (2006) • Season 2 (2007) • Season 3 (2008) • Season 4: Couples (2009)
Winners Abdullah Hammad (Jordan) • Walead Hemayed (UAE) • Mohammad Mazboudi (Lebanon) • Karim Abdullah (Egypt)
At-Home Winners Walead Al-Jasem (Iraq) • Salemah Al-Hebshi (Saudi Arabia) • Hasan Al-Rawi (Iraq) • Orwa Al-Korah (Syria)
Other International series
India Seasons: Season 1 (2007) — Host: Suniel Shetty — Trainers: Andrew Leipus • Deepika Mehta • Yusef Khan • Chef: Varun Shivdasani
South Africa Seasons: Season 1 (2008) — Host: Jasmyn Asvat — Trainers: Bruce Claasen • Lisa Raleigh
Brazil Seasons: Season 1 (O Grande Perdedor) • Season 2 (2007) (Quem Perde, Ganha) — Hosts: Silvio Santos • Lígia Mendes
Mexico Seasons: Season 1 (2008) (¿Cuánto quieres perder?) — Host: Galilea Montijo — Trainers: Pablo Perroni • Gabriela "Gaby" Loyola
Netherlands Seasons: Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5
Israel Seasons: Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 — Trainer: Nadav Meirson
Scandinavia Seasons: Season 1 (2005)
Hungary Seasons: Season 1 (2007)
Germany Seasons: Season 1 (2009-10)
Poland Seasons: Season 1
Asia Seasons: Season 1 (2009) • Season 2 (2010)
Philippines Seasons: Season 1 (2011) — Hosts: Sharon Cuneta • Derek Ramsay — Trainers: Chinggay Andrada • Jim Saret
Sweden Seasons: Season 1 (2010)
Portugal Seasons: Season 1 (2011)
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