The Biggest Loser

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.

Biggest Loser series

Region/Country	Local name	Network (Broadcaster)	Biggest Loser series winners	Main presenter (Host)	Prize
Asia	The Biggest Loser Asia	Diva Universal (Asia)	Season 1, 2009: David Gurnani Season 2, 2010: Raj Devaraj Season 3, 2011: Upcoming Season	Sarimah Ibrahim (Season 1) Marion Caunter (Season 2)	US $100,000
Arab World	الرابح الأكبر Ar Rabeh ElAkbar	MBC1	Season 1, 2006: Abdullah Hammad Season 2, 2007: Walead hemayed Season 3, 2008: Mohammad Mazboudi Season 4, 2009: Karim Abdullah	Carolina de Oliveira (Season 1-4)	SR 250,000
Australia	The Biggest Loser	Network Ten	Season 1, 2006: Adro Sarnelli Season 2, 2007: Chris Garling Season 3, 2008: Sam Rouen Season 4, 2009: Bob Herdsman Season 5, 2010: Lisa Hose Season 6, 2011: Emma Duncan Season 7, 2012: Upcoming Season	Ajay Rochester (Season 1-4) Hayley Lewis (Season 5-)	AU$ 200,000
Israel	The Biggest Loser	Network Ten	Season 1, 2006: מתן גנאי Season 2, 2007: Chris Garling Season 3, 2008: Sam Rouen Season 4, 2009: Bob Herdsman Season 5, 2010: Lisa Hose Season 6, 2011: Emma Duncan Season 7, 2012: Upcoming Season	Ajay Rochester (Season 1-4) Hayley Lewis (Season 5-)	ש"ח 200,000
Brazil	O Grande Perdedor	SBT	Season 1, 2005: Andreia Dutra	Silvio Santos (Season 1)	R$ 300,000
	Quem Perde Ganha		Season 2, 2007: Reginaldo de Souza	Lígia Mendes (Season 2)	R$ 200,000
Brunei	The Biggest Loser Brunei	BNC Network HD	Season 1, 2010: Ahmad Ali Azizul Season 2, 2011: Muhammad Zahin Season 3, 2012: Upcoming Season	Stacy Sandra (Season 1-Present)	B$ 250,000
Finland	Suurin pudottaja	MTV3	Season 1, 2006: Dieter Hardy Season 2, 2007: Roy Heikkila Season 3, 2009: Unknown Season 4, 2010: Kaisu Romppainen Season 5, 2010: Unknown Season 6, 2011: Unknown Season 7, 2011: Unknown	Eeva Jaakonmaa Sini Rantanen Heidi Suomi	€ 25,000
Germany	The Biggest Loser Germany	ProSieben	Season 1, 2009: Enrico Proba	Katarina Witt (Season 1)	€ 100,000
		Kabel Eins	Season 2, 2010: Daniel Heino Season 3, 2011: Carlo Werner	Regina Halmich (Season 2-)	€25,000
Hungary	A Nagy Fogyás	TV2	Season 1, 2007: István Ferencsik	Gabriella Jakupcsek (Season 1)
India	Biggest Loser Jeetega	Sahara One	Season 1, 2007: Sandeep Sachdev	Suniel Shetty (Season 1)
Israel	לרדת בגדול Laredet Begadol	Channel 10	Season 1, 2006: Unknown Season 2: Unknown Season 3: Unknown Season 4, 2011: Unknown	Tzipi Shavit	₪ 250,000
Mexico	¿Cuánto quieres perder?	Televisa	Season 1, 2008: Ignacio Mestas, "Nacho"	Galilea Montijo (Season 1)	MX$ 1,500,000
Netherlands	De Afvallers	SBS 6	Season 1, 2005: Daan & Irma Steenkamp Season 2, 2006: Bert & Gretel Season 3, 2006: Marco & Suzy Niels van Boxtel Season 4, 2007: Mark Dakriet Season 5, 2007: Nijmeijers Family Season 6, 2011: Unknown	Marlayne Sahupala (Season 1-5)	Trip to: Brazil (Season 1-2) South Africa (Season 3) Unknown (Season 4-5)
Philippines	The Biggest Loser: Pinoy Edition	ABS-CBN	Season 1, 2011: Larry Martin Season 2, 2012: Upcoming Season	Sharon Cuneta (Season 1)	PhP 1,000,000
Poland	Co masz do stracenia?	TV Puls	Season 1, 2008: Jaroslaw	Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska (Season 1)	zł 100,000
Portugal	Peso Pesado	SIC	Season 1, 2011: Fábio Season 2, 2011: Marco	Júlia Pinheiro (Season 1) Bárbara Guimarães (Season 2)	€ 50,000
Romania	Marele câștigător	Antena 1	Season 1, 2010: Gratian	Daiana Anghel (Season 1)	€25,000
Scandinavia	Biggest Loser	Kanal 5	Season 1, 2005: Unknown	Martin Björk (Season 1)	kr 500,000
Slovakia	SuperTelo	STV	Season 1: Unknown	Iveta Malachovská	sk 1,000,000
South Africa	The Biggest Loser South Africa	E.tv	Season 1, 2008: Sharon Haarhoff	Jasmyn Asvat (Season 1)	R 260,000
Sweden	Biggest Loser Sverige	TV4	Season 1, 2010: Karl Fredrik Jonsson	Jessica Almenäs (Season 1)
Ukraine	Зважені та щасливі (Weighted&Happy) Zvageni ta schaslyvi	STB	Season 1, 2011: Mykola Voroshnov	Unknown	UAH 250,000
United Kingdom	The Biggest Loser	LIVINGtv	Series 1, 2005: Aaron Howlett Series 2, 2006: Jodie Prenger	Vicki Butler-Henderson {Series 1–2)	£25,000
		ITV	Series 3, 2009: Kevin Sage Series 4, 2011: Wil Graham Season 5, 2012: Current Series	Kate Garraway (Series 3) Davina McCall (Series 4–present)	£10,000 (2009) £25,000 (2011–present)
United States	The Biggest Loser	NBC	Season 1, 2004: Ryan Benson Season 2, 2005: Matt Hoover Season 3, 2006: Erik Chopin Season 4, 2007: Bill Germanakos Season 5, 2008: Ali Vincent Season 6, 2008: Michelle Aguilar Season 7, 2009: Helen Phillips Season 8, 2009: Danny Cahill Season 9, 2010: Michael Ventrella Season 10, 2010: Patrick House Season 11, 2011: Olivia Ward Season 12, 2011: John Rhode Season 13, 2012: Current Season	Caroline Rhea (Season 1-3) Alison Sweeney (Season 4-)	US$ 250,000
	Dale con ganas(U.S. TV series) alsoso de anda	Univision

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. 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.