The Biggest Loser is a television show broadcast in many countries. It centers on 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 highest percentage of weight (or most weight) to become the Biggest Loser.

[edit] 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)^[1]
• The Biggest Loser (season 2) – aired September 13, 2005 – November 29, 2005 (13 episodes)^[2]
  • The Biggest Loser: Special Edition – aired January 4, 2006 – March 15, 2006 (9 episodes)^[2]
• The Biggest Loser (season 3) – aired September 20, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (13 episodes)^[3]
• The Biggest Loser (season 4) – aired September 11, 2007 – December 18, 2007 (15 episodes)^[4]
• The Biggest Loser (season 5): Couples – aired January 1, 2008 – April 15, 2008 (16 episodes)^[5]
• The Biggest Loser (season 6): Families – aired September 16, 2008 – December 16, 2008 (14 episodes)^[6]
• The Biggest Loser (season 7): Couples 2 – aired January 6, 2009 – May 12, 2009^[7]
• The Biggest Loser (season 8): Second Chances – aired September 15, 2009 – December 8, 2009^[8]
• The Biggest Loser (season 9): Couples 3 – scheduled to premiere January 5, 2010.^[9]

Hosts

• Caroline Rhea Season 1 to 3 (2004–2006)
• Alison Sweeney Seasons 4 to present (2007–present)

Trainers

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)
• Hayley Lewis (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)

[edit] Arab World

• The Biggest Winner – Arabic TV version
  • The Biggest Winner Arab (season 1) – aired in 2006
  • The Biggest Winner Arab (season 2) – aired in 2007
  • The Biggest Winner Arab (season 3) – aired in 2008
  • The Biggest Winner Arab: Couples – aired in 2009
  • The Biggest Winner (season 5) – to air in 2010

Host

• Carolina De Oliveira (2006-2009)

Trainers

• Hani Abu Al-Naja (2006-2007)
• Zaina Habi (2006)
• Patci Saliba (2007)
• Noor Khatab (2008-2009)
• Lina Rahma (2008-2009)

Dietician

• Pascale Saad (2006-2009)

[edit] Brazil

• The Biggest Loser Brazil

[edit] Germany

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

[edit] Hungary

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

[edit] India

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

[edit] Israel

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

[edit] Mexico

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Slovakia

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

[edit] South Africa

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

[edit] Asia

• The Biggest Loser Asia – The Asian version that will air on the Hallmark Channel in Asia – it aired on 24th of November, 2009.

[edit] References

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