The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser is a reality television show which started in the U.S. in 2004. The show centers on overweight contestants attempting to lose the most weight and 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.
A similar programme, Operation: Transformation, airs on Irish television on RTE One, however it does not have a competitive format.
International versions
There have been 78 winners of The Biggest Loser worldwide, with the most recent being Zu Jiaze from The Biggest Loser (China).
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Asia[1] | The Biggest Loser Asia | Diva Universal |
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Arab world | Ar-Rabeh Al-Akabar (Arabic: الرابح الأكبر) The Biggest Winner |
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Australia | The Biggest Loser | Network Ten |
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Brazil | O Grande Perdedor The Big Loser |
SBT | Season 1, 2005: Andreia Dutra | Silvio Santos | Alexandre Viotti Melina Pardo |
Quem Perde Ganha Who Wins Loses |
Season 2, 2007: Reginaldo de Souza | Lígia Mendes | Marcelo Piacentini Patricia Beires | ||
China[2] | The Biggest Loser: 超级减肥王 The Biggest Loser: Super Diet King |
CCTV-2 | Season 1, 2013: Zu Jiaze Season 2, 2014: Coming Soon |
Lola Xie | Will Liu Xinyu Zheng |
Finland | Suurin pudottaja Biggest Loser |
MTV3 |
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Unknown |
Germany | The Biggest Loser Germany | ProSieben |
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Katarina Witt |
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kabel eins |
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Regina Halmich |
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Sat.1 |
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Christine Theiss | Unknown | ||
Hungary | A Nagy Fogyás A Great Loss |
TV2 | Season 1, 2007: István Ferencsik | Gabriella Jakupcsek | Unknown |
India | Biggest Loser Jeetega | Sahara One | Season 1, 2007: Sandeep Sachdev | Suniel Shetty |
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Israel | Laredet Begadol (Hebrew: לרדת בגדול) The Biggest Loser |
Channel 10 |
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Tzipi Shavit | Unknown |
Latvia[3] | XXL | TV3 Latvia | Season 1, 2008: Karl Ventas Krasti[4] | Zane Vaļicka | Raivis Vidzis Aivars Vysotsky |
Mexico | Cuánto Quieres Perder? How Much You Want to Lose? |
Televisa | Season 1, 2008: Ignacio Mestas | Galilea Montijo | Unknown |
Netherlands | De Afvallers The Slimmers |
SBS 6 |
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Marlayne Sahupala |
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The Biggest Loser Holland | Season 1, 2013: Current season |
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Iza Calzado | ||
Philippines | The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition | ABS-CBN |
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Poland | Co Masz Do Stracenia? What Do You Have To Lose? |
TV Puls | Season 1, 2008: Jaroslaw | Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska | Unknown |
Portugal | Peso Pesado Heavyweight |
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Puerto Rico[5] | Transformación Total Total Transformation |
WAPA-TV | Zuleyka Rivera | Unknown | |
Romania | Marele câștigător The Big Winner |
Antena 1 | Season 1, 2010: Grațian Stan | Daiana Anghel | Florin Uceanu Cori Gramescu |
Scandinavia | Biggest Loser | Kanal 5 |
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Martin Birch | Pauline Nordin |
Slovakia | Super Telo | STV | Season 1, 2006: Ján Mäsiar | Iveta Malachovská | Unknown |
South Africa | The Biggest Loser South Africa | E.tv | Season 1, 2008: Sharon Haarhoff | Jasmyn Asvat | Unknown |
Spain[8] | La Báscula The Scale |
Canal Sur | Season 1, 2013: Unknown | Enrique Sánchez | Unknown |
Sweden[9] | Biggest Loser Sverige Biggest Loser Sweden |
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Turkey[10] | Yeni Bir Hayat New Life |
Star TV | Season 1, 2012: Hakan Aktürk | Ebru Akel | Unknown |
Ukraine[11] | Zvazheni ta schaslyvi (Ukrainian: Зважені та щасливі) Weighted and Happy |
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United Kingdom & Ireland | The Biggest Loser | Living TV |
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Vicki Butler-Henderson |
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United States | The Biggest Loser | NBC |
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Dale con Ganas[14] Give It All You've Got |
Univision | Season 1, 2012: Dieter Goldschmidt | Alfonso de Anda |
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Biggest Loser records
- Heaviest contestant
- Male: Liel Levi of the The Biggest Loser North Miami Beach8 and The Biggest Loser Australia 9, weighed 255 kg (562 lbs)[15]
- Biggest weight loss
- Male: Danny Cahill of theThe Biggest Loser 8 of the US version loss 55.58% of his total body weight
- Female: Rachel Frederickson of the The Biggest Loser 15 of the US version loss 59.62% of her total body weight
- Other
Jodie Prenger from The Biggest Loser UK Series 2 was the first female biggest loser worldwide losing 46.85% of her original body weight
Other media
The Biggest Loser RunWalk is the official race series of The Biggest Loser.[16] Dan and Jackie Evans from Season Five are the national spokespeople.
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.[17] 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.
See also
References
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(help) - ^ Nicola Methven (September 15, 2012). "Fat's yer lot: ITV shed The Biggest Loser after seven years for being massive loser in ratings battle". Daily Mirror. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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(help) - ^ Karla Walsh (December 23, 2011). "Top 10 Tips from Univision's Weight-Loss Reality Show Dale Con Ganas". Fitness Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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(help) - ^ Zoe Nauman (March 25, 2013). "Aussie Kevin Moore is the world's heaviest Biggest Loser contestant in show's history". News Limited. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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