The Biggest Loser#Other media
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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = The Biggest Loser
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| creator = {{plainlist|
- Ben Silverman
- Mark Koops
- Dave Broome
- J. D. Roth
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| owner = Banijay Entertainment[https://www.banijayrights.com/programmes/9656 Programmes] Banijay
| origin = The Biggest Loser (United States)
| years = 2004–present
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The Biggest Loser is a reality television format which started with the American TV show The Biggest Loser in 2004. The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight; the winner receives a cash prize. There are different variations of The Biggest Loser around the world. Each country has made its own adaptation of 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". There is no minimum or maximum weight limit for the show, but most males tend to weigh over or near 300 lb (136 kg). Females tend to weigh over or near 200 lb (91 kg).
In addition to individual contestants, some seasons in some international adaptations have featured couples or even whole families.
International versions
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:{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} Franchise whose status is unknown
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scope="col"| Country/Region
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scope="row" style="background:#90EE90;" | {{flag|Algeria}}
| The Winner Star النجم الرابح | | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Salima Souakri | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Azzdine |
scope="row" style="background:#E0B0FF;" | {{flag|Argentina}}
| Cuestión de peso | Canal 13 | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flagicon image|Asia (orthographic projection).svg}} Asia{{cite web | url=http://voices.yahoo.com/how-audition-first-season-biggest-3787734.html | title=How to Audition for the First Season of the Biggest Loser Asia: Almost Anyone in Asia Can Enter | publisher=Yahoo! Voices | date=July 12, 2013 | access-date=June 26, 2013 | author=Cassandra James}}
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flags|Arab League}} Arab world
| الرابح الأكبر | MBC 1 | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Australia}}
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style="background:#FF8888;" rowspan="2" | {{flag|Brazil}}
| O Grande Perdedor | rowspan="2" | SBT | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2005: Andreia Dutra | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Silvio Santos | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Alexandre Viotti |
Quem Perde Ganha {{small|Who Loses Wins}} | style="text-align:left;" | Season 2, 2007: Reginaldo de Souza | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Lígia Mendes | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Marcelo Piacentini |
style="background:#FF8888;" rowspan="1" | {{flag|Brunei}}
|The Biggest Loser | rowspan="1" | BNC | style="text-align:left;" | {{plainlist|
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}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Rudy Salleh |
style="background:#90EE90;" | {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| Живот на кантар | bTV | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#90EE90;" | {{flag|China}}{{cite web | url=http://jingji.cntv.cn/2013/05/17/ARTI1368780259158696.shtml | title=The Biggest loser《超级减肥王》即将登陆中国 | publisher=China Network Television | date=May 17, 2013 | access-date=June 27, 2013 | language=zh}}
| The Biggest Loser: 超级减肥王 (2013) | CCTV-2 (1) | style="text-align:left;" | {{plainlist|
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style="background:white;" | {{flag|Croatia}}
| Život na vagi | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{flag|Finland}}
| Suurin pudottaja | MTV3 | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" rowspan="5" style="background:#E0B0FF;" | {{flag|Germany}}
| rowspan="3" | The Biggest Loser | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Katarina Witt (1) | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Regina Halmich (2-3) | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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rowspan="3" | Sat.1
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}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Christine Theiss (4-) | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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The Biggest Loser Teens {{small|(Teenager-Version)}} | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Christine Theiss (1) | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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The Biggest Loser – Power Couples
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}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Christine Theiss | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Hungary}}
| A Nagy Fogyás | TV2 | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2007: István Ferencsik | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Gabriella Jakupcsek | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Norbert Schobert |
style="background:#90EE90;" | {{flag|Iceland}}
| Biggest Loser Ísland | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Inga Lind Karlsdóttir{{cite web | url=http://www.mbl.is/smartland/heilsa/2013/06/27/inga_lind_styrir_biggest_loser/ | title=Inga Lind stýrir Biggest Loser | publisher=mbl.is| date=July 8, 2013 | access-date=December 4, 2014 | language=is}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Gurrý Torfadóttur |
style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|India}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2007: Sandeep Sachdev | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Suniel Shetty | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Israel}}
| לרדת בגדול | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Tzipi Shavit | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#90EE90;"|{{flag|Jordan}}
|Al-Semina |Jordan Channel One |style="text-align:left;" | Unknown |style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Abdallah Al-Khawaldeh |style="text-align:left; valign="top" | Mohamed Al-Shakhriti |
style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Latvia}}{{cite web | url=http://www.easyget.lv/sovi/read/8423/ | title="TV3" jauno televīzijas šovu "XXL" vadīs Raivis Vidzis, Zane Vaļicka un Aivars Visockis | publisher=EasyGet | date=August 13, 2008 | access-date=June 27, 2013 | language=lv}}
| XXL | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2008: Karl Ventaskrasts{{cite web | url=http://www.tv3.lv/xxl | title=XXL Winner: Karl Ventas Krasti | publisher=TV3 Latvia | access-date=June 27, 2013}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Zane Vaļicka | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Raivis Vidzis |
style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Mexico}}
| ¿Cuánto quieres perder? | Televisa | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2008: Ignacio Mestas | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Galilea Montijo | valign="top" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
rowspan=2 scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{flag|Netherlands}}
| De Afvallers |rowspan=2| SBS 6 | {{plainlist|
}} | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Marlayne Sahupala | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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The Biggest Loser Holland
| style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2013: Unknown | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{flags|Norway}} Norway
| The Biggest Loser Norge | TVNorge | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Henriette Bruusgaard | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="background:#E0B0FF;" | {{flag|Paraguay}}
| Cuestión de peso | Latele | {{plainlist| Unknown }} | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" | {{flag|Peru}}
| Dale con ganas{{cite web | url=http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/blogs/fitstop/2011/12/23/fitness/top-10-weight-loss-tips-from-dale-con-ganas-univisions-biggest-loser/ | title=Top 10 Tips from Univision's Weight-Loss Reality Show Dale Con Ganas | publisher=Fitness Magazine | date=December 23, 2011 | access-date=June 27, 2013 | author=Karla Walsh}} | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2012: Dieter Goldschmidt | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Alfonso de Anda | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{flag|Philippines}}
| The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition | ABS-CBN | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{flag|Poland}}
| Co Masz Do Stracenia? | TV Puls | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2008: Jaroslaw | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska | valign="top" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
style="background:#90EE90;" | {{flag|Portugal}}
| Peso Pesado | SIC | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{flag|Puerto Rico}}{{cite web | url=http://www.wapa.tv/programas/tt/ | title=Transformación Total | publisher=WAPA-TV | access-date=June 27, 2013}}
| Transformación total | WAPA-TV | {{ plainlist |
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Zuleyka Rivera | valign="top" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Romania}}
| Marele câștigător | Antena 1 | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2010: Grațian Stan | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Daiana Anghel | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Russia}}
| Взвешенные люди / Взвешенные и счастливые люди (4) | STS | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flags|Denmark}}{{flags|Norway}}{{flags|Sweden}} Scandinavia
| Kanal 5 | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Martin Björk | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Pauline Nordin |
style="background:#90EE90;" | {{flag|Serbia}} {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} | Najveći gubitnik | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2023: Aleksandar Stevanović | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Hristina Popović (Season 1) | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Slovakia}}
| Super Telo | STV | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2006: Ján Mäsiar | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Iveta Malachovská | valign="top" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
style="background:#white;" | {{flag|Slovenia}}
| The Biggest Loser Slovenija | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Špela Grošelj (1-3) | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|South Africa}}
| The Biggest Loser South Africa | E.tv | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2008: Sharon Haarhoff | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Jasmyn Asvat | valign="top" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
rowspan=2 scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#90EE90;" | {{flag|Spain}}{{cite web|url=http://www.formulatv.com/noticias/27902/canal-sur-comienza-casting-para-la-bascula-nuevo-reality-para-perder-peso/ |title=Canal Sur comienza el casting para 'La báscula', un nuevo reality para perder peso |date=16 November 2012 |publisher=FormulaTV |access-date=December 26, 2012}}
| La báscula | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2013: Unknown | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Enrique Sánchez | valign="top" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
La báscula {{small|The Scale}} | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2015: Unknown | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Luis Larrodera | valign="top" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
style="background:#E0B0FF;" rowspan="2" | {{flag|Sweden}}{{cite web | url=http://www.tv4.se/biggest-loser-sverige | title=Biggest Loser Sverige | publisher=TV4 | access-date=June 27, 2013}}
| rowspan="2"| Biggest Loser Sverige | TV4 | {{plainlist|
}} | align=left|Jessica Almenäs | valign="top" rowspan="2" | {{plainlist|
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Sjuan
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}} | align=left|Current Anna Brolin (6-) Former Kristin Kaspersen (3-5) |
{{Flag|Thailand}}
|The Biggest Loser ลดน้ําหนักกระหึ่ม | | | |
style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|Turkey}}{{cite web |url=http://www.magazincity.com/ebru-akel-yeni-bir-hayat-yarismasi-ile-zayiflatacak/ |title=Ebru Akel 'Yeni Bir Hayat' Yarişmasi İle Zayiflatacak |publisher=Magazin City |access-date=December 26, 2012 |language=tr |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203120112/http://www.magazincity.com/ebru-akel-yeni-bir-hayat-yarismasi-ile-zayiflatacak/ |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}
| Yeni Bir Hayat | Star TV | style="text-align:left;" | Season 1, 2012: Hakan Aktürk | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Ebru Akel | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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scope="row" style="background:#E0B0FF;"| {{flag|Ukraine}}{{cite web | url=http://big.stb.ua/ua/photo/6581/ | script-title=ru:"Зважені та щасливі" Пост-шоу четвертого ефіру | publisher=STB | date=September 29, 2011 | access-date=June 27, 2013 | language=ru | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203123529/http://big.stb.ua/ua/photo/6581/ | archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}
| Зважені та щасливі | STB | {{plainlist|
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style="background:#FF8888;" rowspan="2" | {{flags|UK}} United Kingdom & {{flags|Ireland}} Ireland
| rowspan="2" | The Biggest Loser | {{plainlist|
}} | style="text-align:left;" valign="top" | Vicki Butler-Henderson | valign="top" | {{plainlist|
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ITV{{cite news | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/itv-axe-biggest-loser-after-1324639 | title=Fat's yer lot: ITV shed The Biggest Loser after seven years for being massive loser in ratings battle | newspaper=Daily Mirror | date=September 15, 2012 | access-date=June 27, 2013 | author=Nicola Methven}}
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scope="row" style="background:#FF8888;" | {{flag|United States}}
| NBC (2004–2016) | {{Plainlist|
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''Biggest Loser'' records
;Heaviest contestant:
- Male: Kevin Moore of The Biggest Loser Australia: The Next Generation and The Biggest Loser Australia: Challenge Australia The Biggest Loser Australia 9, weighed {{convert|254.7|kg|lb}}.{{cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/biggest-challenge/story-e6frfmyi-1226604125011 | title=Aussie Kevin Moore is the world's heaviest Biggest Loser contestant in show's history | publisher=News Limited | date=March 25, 2013 | access-date=June 27, 2013 | author=Zoe Nauman}}
- Female: Shay Sorrells of The Biggest Loser Second Chances (U.S.) weighed {{convert|476|lb|kg}}.
;Biggest weight loss:
- Male: Alexander Repyanchuk of the Weighted and Happy 5 (Ukrainian version) lost 60.13% of his total body weight
- Female: Rachel Frederickson of The Biggest Loser 15 of the American version lost 59.62% of her total body weight
;Other:
Jodie Prenger from series 2 of the British version 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.{{cite web|url=http://biggestloser.com/runwalk |title=Biggest Loser RunWalk Race Series: Half Marathon / 5K / 10K /15K |publisher=The Biggest Loser |access-date=December 26, 2012}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/The-Biggest-Loser-Ultimate-Workout/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80254510859/ |title=The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout |publisher=Xbox 360 |access-date=December 26, 2012}} 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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