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.infobox-above{background-color:#CCCCFF;color:inherit;font-size:125%;padding:0.25em 1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv .infobox-header{background-color:#CCCCFF;color:inherit;padding:0.25em 1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv img{background-color:white}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-aka{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-network-release td,.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-network-release th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1}</style><table class="infobox ib-tv vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary"><i>The Biggest Loser</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Biggest_Loser_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Biggest_Loser_logo.jpg/220px-Biggest_Loser_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Biggest_Loser_logo.jpg/330px-Biggest_Loser_logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f2/Biggest_Loser_logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="174" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data">Ben Silverman, Mark Koops and Dave Broome</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Rhea" title="Caroline Rhea">Caroline Rhea</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Alison_Sweeney" title="Alison Sweeney">Alison Sweeney</a><sup id="cite_ref-Ali_leaving_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ali_leaving-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Bob_Harper_(personal_trainer)" title="Bob Harper (personal trainer)">Bob Harper</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="#Trainers">See below</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Narrated by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/J._D._Roth" title="J. D. Roth">J. D. Roth</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Alison_Sweeney" title="Alison Sweeney">Alison Sweeney</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bob_Harper_(personal_trainer)" title="Bob Harper (personal trainer)">Bob Harper</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Theme music composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Heather_Small" title="Heather Small">Heather Small</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter-John_Vettese" title="Peter-John Vettese">Peter-John Vettese</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening theme</th><td class="infobox-data">"<a href="/wiki/Looking_Good,_Feeling_Gorgeous" title="Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous">Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous</a>" (Season 1) by <a href="/wiki/RuPaul" title="RuPaul">RuPaul</a><br />"<a href="/wiki/Proud_(Heather_Small_song)" title="Proud (Heather Small song)">Proud</a>" (Seasons 2–9) by <a href="/wiki/Heather_Small" title="Heather Small">Heather Small</a><br />"Brand New Book" (Season 12–13) by <a href="/wiki/Train_(band)" title="Train (band)">Train</a><br />None (Season 10-11,14-17), "TBA" (Season 18)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composers</th><td class="infobox-data">Jeff Lippencott and Mark T. Williams, <a href="/wiki/Ah2_Music" title="Ah2 Music">Ah2 Music</a>, Jason Bond, Darren Moss</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of seasons</th><td class="infobox-data">18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">248</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eden_Gaha" title="Eden Gaha">Eden Gaha</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">80–83 minutes (NBC)<br />60 minutes (USA Network)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J.D._Roth" class="mw-redirect" title="J.D. Roth">3Ball Entertainment</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Eyeworks" title="Eyeworks">Eyeworks</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Reveille_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Reveille Productions">Reveille Productions</a> (2004–12)<br /><a href="/wiki/Endemol_Shine_North_America" title="Endemol Shine North America">Shine America</a> (2012–16)<br /><a href="/wiki/Endemol_Shine_North_America" title="Endemol Shine North America">Endemol Shine North America</a> (2020)<br />Twenty Five Seven Productions (2004–16)<br /><a href="/wiki/Universal_Television" title="Universal Television">Universal Television Alternative Studio</a> (2020)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> (2004–16)<br /><a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA</a> (2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">October 19, 2004<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-10-19</span>)</span> –<br />March 31, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2020-03-31</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Biggest Loser</b></i> is an American competition <a href="/wiki/Reality_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Reality show">reality show</a> that initially ran on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> for 17 seasons from 2004 to 2016 before moving to <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a> in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-Reboot_Announcement_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reboot_Announcement-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show features <a href="/wiki/Obesity" title="Obesity">obese</a> or <a href="/wiki/Overweight" title="Overweight">overweight</a> contestants competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premise">Premise</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Premise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each season of <i>The Biggest Loser</i> starts the 30-week competition with a weigh-in to determine the contestants' starting weights, which serve as the baseline for determining the overall winner. </p><p>The contestants are grouped into teams of three, each wearing separate colored T-shirts. Depending on the season a team may work with a specific trainer or all trainers may work with all contestants. The trainers are responsible (in conjunction with medical personnel retained by the show) for designing comprehensive workout and nutrition plans and teaching them to the contestants. However, the contestants are individually responsible for implementing the principles taught. </p><p>During an episode, various challenges and temptations (see below) are featured. Those who win a particular challenge are given special privileges, such as a weight advantage for the next weigh-in or even full <a href="/wiki/Immunity_(reality_television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Immunity (reality television)">immunity</a> from being voted off the show. </p><p>Each week culminates in another weigh-in to determine which team has lost the most weight for that week, in percentage of total weight lost. The team that has lost the least percentage during that week (known as "falling below the yellow line", which refers to a line featured on a video screen showing the cutoff between safety and being at-risk) will have one member voted off (unless the team consists of only one remaining member, in which case there is no vote). The vote is usually made by the other teams, though some episodes feature one team making the decision alone. Some episodes feature a second, "red line"; if a contestant falls below the red line the contestant is automatically off the show with no vote. Other episodes allow for the contestants, if successfully meeting a goal at the weigh-in, to all receive immunity for the week. </p><p>When the number of contestants has shrunk to a predetermined smaller number (unknown to the contestants), the teams are dissolved and the contestants compete one-on-one against each other. </p><p>The season finale reunited the final contestants remaining on the show and those eliminated. The eliminated contestants compete for a smaller prize while those remaining on the show compete for a larger prize and the title of "The Biggest Loser". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episode_format">Episode format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Episode format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Episodes are typically two hours long. Some episodes have been aired in a shortened one-hour format to accommodate adjacent network programming such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(American_TV_series)" title="The Voice (American TV series)">The Voice</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-zap2itshortened_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zap2itshortened-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union_address" class="mw-redirect" title="State of the Union address">State of the Union address</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HuffpostOneHourSotU_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HuffpostOneHourSotU-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each episode features some, but not all, of the following activities (some contestants may not participate in an activity with physical requirements if placed on medical restrictions): </p> <ol><li><b>Temptation</b>:<br />Contestants prepare for the first day of the week only to find a situation that involves temptation. The temptation usually requires contestants to gamble by eating or drinking delicious but high-calorie foods in exchange for what may seem to be a beneficial trade-off. The benefits may or may not be known to the contestants in advance. Examples include eating sweet foods for a chance to call their loved ones, eating a big slice of cake to win an unknown prize (which, in one episode, turned out to be an exercise bike) or giving up time with a trainer for a chance to win money. Contestants are given a set period of time before the offer passes.</li> <li><b>Reward Challenge</b>:<br />Contestants compete to win a prize, first as teams and then as individuals after the teams are dissolved. After the challenge, viewers are shown the winning team enjoying their reward while the losing team accepts their loss. Prizes range from <a href="/wiki/Immunity_(reality_television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Immunity (reality television)">immunity</a>- which is exemption from elimination—to <a href="/wiki/Exercise_equipment" title="Exercise equipment">exercise equipment</a>, phone calls home or weight prizes, which allow winners of a challenge to have a greater weight loss at the Weigh-In, or losers of a challenge to have a lower weight loss at the Weigh-In (e.g. a 6 lb weight loss would result in a 7 lb weight loss if a contestant were to win a "1 pound advantage" whereas it would result in a 5 lb weight loss if a contestant were to win a "1 pound disadvantage"). If there is an unequal number of players on each team, then the team(s) with more players must pick an individual or individuals who will sit out until there is an equal number of players on each team. Occasionally, players have to be cleared by the show's doctors in order to participate in physical challenges.</li> <li><b>Initial Workout</b>:<br />Contestants work out with the trainers. During this segment, the trainers will often speak with certain contestants, especially those who are doing poorly. Usually, underlying emotional issues are revealed at this time (such as a loss of a family member or a physical calamity), often the triggering events that led to the weight gain in the first place.</li> <li><b>Last Chance Workout</b>:<br />Last chance workouts are often shown as grueling, final preparations for the weigh in. This is a real test of strength and trainers push contestants to their limits.</li> <li><b>Last Chance Challenge</b>:<br />Introduced in season seventeen, the last chance challenge is a variant between a reward challenge and a last chance workout. As with the last chance workout, the last chance challenge will usually take place inside the gym. The winning team will win a prize that benefits the team just before the upcoming weigh-in (for example, a two-pound weight advantage for the team).</li> <li><b>Weigh-In</b>:<br />Although the show depicts the weigh-in in an evening setting, the actual weight measurement occurs off-camera in a morning session and the contestants are not told of the results at that time. All contestants are weighed to determine the amount they have lost relative to their total body weight. During team-based competition, the team that loses the highest percentage wins and the losing team must send one person home. When the teams are dissolved and the show becomes an individual competition, the two contestants who lose the lowest percentage of weight are below the yellow line and eligible for elimination. A similar setup to individual-based weigh-ins happens when the two initial teams are broken up into four teams of two or three, as happened in the second and fourth seasons. In season ten, the rules changed. The contestants are now expected to weigh in before challenges. The yellow line now increases up to half of the slots depending on how many contestants there are at the ranch. Contestants below the yellow line face an elimination challenge before the vote. In addition, the Biggest Loser of the week is allowed to save a person below the yellow line from elimination. Some episodes have featured both a yellow line and a red line; a contestant who falls below the red line is eliminated outright from the competition without a vote of the other contestants.</li> <li><b>Elimination Challenge</b>:<br />Introduced in season nine, the elimination challenge was for the two people below the yellow line. In the only elimination challenge of that season, the longest one standing stayed while the other went home. In season ten, the elimination challenge was re-introduced. Those below the yellow line participate in a challenge to escape from the vote. The two least successful contestants face the vote.</li> <li><b>The Vote</b>:<br />The final segment of the show takes place in a dining room that has refrigerators labeled with each contestant's name (active contestants have their name illuminated) and filled with that contestant's favorite tempting foods. Prior to the vote, contestants facing elimination plead their case as to why they should remain on the Ranch (several episodes feature contestants making a "sacrificial" request to be sent home, generally a team agreeing as to which member should stay and which one should go, or one contestant feeling that they can make progress at home while another needs the Ranch setting to continue his/her progress). The other contestants are not required to honor any requests to be sent home, though generally such requests are honored. The contestants facing elimination arrive at the dining room first; the other contestants each carry a covered plate containing the name of the person they wish to vote out. In the event of a tie, the contestant or team who lost the least percentage of weight is eliminated, except if both of the contestants or teams lost the least percentage of weight. As people are voted out, the light for their name is extinguished. After the vote, the eliminated contestant is shown at home and discusses the progress they made in their weight loss.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weight_loss_regimen:_risks_and_criticism">Weight loss regimen: risks and criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Weight loss regimen: risks and criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"I'm waiting for the first person to have a <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a>. I have had some patients who want to [follow the show's regimen], and I counsel them against it. I think the show is so exploitative. They are taking poor people who have severe weight problems whose real focus is trying to win the quarter-million dollars." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Dr. Charles Burant, director of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan_Health_System" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Michigan Health System">Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center</a><sup id="cite_ref-nyt09_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt09-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"Simply put, the Biggest Loser provides viewers with a completely inaccurate picture of what you must do to lose weight and live healthy. It takes an overly extreme course of action on an important, but far less effective and achievable way to attain good form and better health." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Graham Mumm, entrepreneur and writer at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.UndeferredLiving.com">UndeferredLiving.com</a><sup id="cite_ref-nyt09_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt09-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"Risks aside, weight-loss experts say that the biggest problem with the Biggest Loser is that extreme methods of dropping pounds are less likely to work in the long run. Several former Biggest Loser contestants have regained some or all of the weight." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience.com<sup id="cite_ref-livescience1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-livescience1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>According to LiveScience.com, "physicians and nutritionists worry the show's focus on competitive weight loss is, at best, counterproductive and, at worst, dangerous".<sup id="cite_ref-livescience1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-livescience1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contestants on the show lose upwards of 10 pounds per week (in the very first week, some contestants have lost 20–30+ pounds in that one week alone), whereas the established medical guidelines for safe weight loss are between 1 and 2 pounds per week.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other health writers take it even further, suggesting that everything from the show's dietary guidelines to workout routines are completely flawed.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nutritionist Dr. <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sears" title="Barry Sears">Barry Sears</a> sums up the wellness paradox: "First, eating less can cause stress to the system causing more hunger. Second, the more people exercise, the hungrier they become." Dr. Sears continues by claiming that "even with the most intense training, people are unlikely to add more than five pounds of muscle in 12 weeks of weight training. The reason viewers see their muscles emerging as the show goes on is because as the layer of fat surrounding the muscles is lost, muscles become more visible. Those muscles were always there but covered by a mass of fat tissue.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of every telecast, the following disclaimer is shown:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Our contestants were supervised by doctors while participating in the show, and their diet and exercise regimen was tailored to their medical status and their specific needs. Consult with your own doctor before embarking on any diet or exercise program.</p></blockquote> <p>Despite this claim of supervision, however, all contestants are required to sign a waiver that states: "no warranty, representation or guarantee has been made as to the qualifications or credentials of the medical professionals who examine me or perform any procedures on me in connection with my participation in the series, or their ability to diagnose medical conditions that may affect my fitness to participate in the series".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The weight-loss regimen used in the show—severe caloric restriction combined with up to six hours a day of strenuous exercise—involves risks including a weakening of the <a href="/wiki/Heart" title="Heart">heart</a> muscle, <a href="/wiki/Irregular_heartbeat" class="mw-redirect" title="Irregular heartbeat">irregular heartbeat</a> and dangerous reductions in potassium and <a href="/wiki/Electrolyte" title="Electrolyte">electrolytes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt09_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt09-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contestants, regardless of their weight, are required to certify that they believe they are "in excellent physical, emotional, psychological and mental health".<sup id="cite_ref-nyt09_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt09-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances">The Biggest Loser: Second Chances</a></i> included a one-mile foot race in its first week, an event that led to the hospitalization of two of its contestants; Rob Huizenga, the show's medical consultant, when asked about the foot race said that "If we had it to do over, we wouldn't [have done] it" and noted that in response, the show's producers have "changed a lot of the way [they] do things" (including the close monitoring of contestants' <a href="/wiki/Body_temperature" class="mw-redirect" title="Body temperature">body temperatures</a> during exercise).<sup id="cite_ref-nyt09_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt09-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One attempt to create a more healthy environment after Season 8's dangerous foot race was to include a pool for low-impact cardio. This helped contestants to lose weight in a healthier and safer way than some previous exercise routines on earlier seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because the show is a contest that involves eliminations from it, some contestants are encouraged to take risks that endanger their health. Ryan C. Benson, the winner of the <a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 1)">program's first season</a>, publicly admitted that "he dropped some of the weight by fasting and dehydrating himself to the point that he was urinating blood". Also since the show Benson has regained all of his weight, but 10–12 lbs.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt09_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt09-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, <a href="/wiki/Kai_Hibbard" title="Kai Hibbard">Kai Hibbard</a> (runner-up from the <a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 3)">third season</a>) told <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that "she and other contestants would drink as little water as possible in the 24 hours before a weigh-in" and would "work out in as much clothing as possible" when the cameras were off. She further stated that two weeks after the show ended, she had regained about 31 pounds, mostly from staying hydrated.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt09_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt09-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a June 2010 interview, Hibbard said, "I do still struggle [with disordered eating]. I do. My husband says I'm still afraid of food... I'm still pretty messed up from the show."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a report by <i>The New York Post</i>, California authorities inquired the show due to allegations of doping contestants. The show dismissed these allegations as false and without merit.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show is under internal investigation as of July 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Longitudinal_study">Longitudinal study</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Longitudinal study"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2016, the results of a long-term study by the US <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="National Institute of Health">National Institute of Health</a> (NIH) were released that documented the weight gain and loss of contestants in Season 8, which aired in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-NIHStudy_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NIHStudy-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The study found that most of the 16 contestants regained their weight, and in some case gained more than before they entered the contest. Their metabolisms had slowed to the point where they were burning hundreds of calories a day less than other people of their new, reduced size. The <i>New York Times</i> reported: "What shocked the researchers was what happened next: As the years went by and the numbers on the scale climbed, the contestants' metabolisms did not recover... It was as if their bodies were intensifying their effort to pull the contestants back to their original weight." The article quoted Dr. Michael Rosenbaum who said, "The difficulty in keeping weight off reflects biology, not a pathological lack of willpower." </p><p>After the study results were revealed, former contestants demanded NBC to cancel the show.<sup id="cite_ref-NIHStudy_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NIHStudy-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Seasons two and three of <i>The Biggest Loser</i> have been filmed at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 126-acre (0.51 km<sup>2</sup>) ranch is an equestrian estate in <a href="/wiki/Simi_Valley,_California" title="Simi Valley, California">Simi Valley, California</a>, northwest of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recent seasons have been filmed at <a href="/wiki/King_Gillette#King_Gillette_Ranch" class="mw-redirect" title="King Gillette">King Gillette Ranch</a> on <a href="/wiki/Mulholland_Highway" title="Mulholland Highway">Mulholland Highway</a> near <a href="/wiki/Malibu_Creek_State_Park" title="Malibu Creek State Park">Malibu Creek State Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_overview">Series overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Series overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th width="20">Name</th> <th width="20">Premiere</th> <th width="20">Finale</th> <th width="20">Original teams</th> <th width="20">The Biggest Loser</th> <th width="20">At-Home Winner</th> <th>Synopsis </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 1)">The Biggest Loser (season 1)</a></i></td> <td>October 19, 2004</td> <td>December 14, 2004</td> <td>Two teams of six</td> <td>Ryan Benson</td> <td>David Fioravanti</td> <td>Featured 12 contestants divided into two teams, the Red team and the Blue team. The Red Team was coached by trainer Jillian Michaels, while The Blue Team was coached by trainer Bob Harper. The eventual winner of the $250,000 grand prize was Ryan, with a total weight loss of 122 pounds (37%). </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 2)">The Biggest Loser (season 2)</a></i></td> <td>September 13, 2005</td> <td>November 29, 2005</td> <td>Two teams of seven divided by gender</td> <td>Matt Hoover</td> <td>Pete Thomas</td> <td>Featured fourteen contestants divided into two teams based on gender. Season two introduced the change that weigh-ins would be won or lost based on the percentage of total weight lost, rather than on the number of pounds lost. This change was made to create a more even playing field among contestants of varying weights. Matt was the eventual winner. </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 3)">The Biggest Loser (season 3)</a></i></td> <td>September 20, 2006</td> <td>November 29, 2006</td> <td>Two teams of seven and two at-home returnees</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erik_Chopin" title="Erik Chopin">Erik Chopin</a></td> <td>Brian Starkey</td> <td>Involved the largest cast ever with 50 contestants initially beginning the show, each representing one US state. <a href="/wiki/Kim_Lyons_(personal_trainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Lyons (personal trainer)">Kim Lyons</a> joined the show, replacing <a href="/wiki/Jillian_Michaels_(personal_trainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jillian Michaels (personal trainer)">Jillian Michaels</a> as the Red Team trainer for only one season. After the initial group weigh-in and exercise, 14 contestants were selected to stay on the ranch and the other 36 contestants participated by losing weight at home. Later in the season, at-home players who lost the most weight were brought back to rejoin the cast on the ranch.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 4)">The Biggest Loser (season 4)</a></i></td> <td>September 11, 2007</td> <td>December 18, 2007</td> <td>Three teams of six</td> <td>Bill Germanakos</td> <td>Jim Germanakos</td> <td>In February 2007, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Rhea" title="Caroline Rhea">Caroline Rhea</a> was leaving the show, to be replaced by <i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives" title="Days of Our Lives">Days of Our Lives</a></i> actress <a href="/wiki/Alison_Sweeney" title="Alison Sweeney">Alison Sweeney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also announced that there would be three teams (named for the color each team member would wear: blue, red, or black), with Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels and Kim Lyons returning as personal trainers. One of the contestants for this season was Amber Walker, a paramedic from Pasadena, Texas, who won a viewer vote among potential candidates on the April 23, 2007, edition of NBC's <i><a href="/wiki/Today_(NBC_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (NBC program)">Today</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> even though the other three choices (Jez Luckett, Lezlye Donahue, and David Griffin) were eventually chosen as contestants as well. The winners were each twins: Jim, a contestant who had been voted off won the prize for the eliminated contestants. Bill won the grand prize of $250,000 and was pronounced The Biggest Loser by Sweeney. </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_5)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 5)">The Biggest Loser: Couples</a></i></td> <td>January 1, 2008</td> <td>April 15, 2008</td> <td>Ten teams of two</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ali_Vincent" title="Ali Vincent">Ali Vincent</a></td> <td>Bernie Salazar</td> <td>20 contestants competed on 10 teams, each paired with a loved one, co-worker or friend with the exception of one team of strangers. Alison Sweeney returned as host for her second season. Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels returned to train the contestants. Bernie won the eliminated edition, losing 130 pounds and winning $100,000. <a href="/wiki/Ali_Vincent" title="Ali Vincent">Ali Vincent</a> lost the biggest percentage of weight and became the first female biggest loser of the US series, beating Roger and Kelly. However, internationally, she is <i>not</i> the first female biggest loser; the first female biggest loser is <a href="/wiki/Jodie_Prenger" title="Jodie Prenger">Jodie Prenger</a> from the <a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(British_TV_series)" title="The Biggest Loser (British TV series)">UK's</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_UK_(series_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser UK (series 2)">second season</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_6)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 6)">The Biggest Loser: Families</a></i></td> <td>September 16, 2008</td> <td>December 16, 2008</td> <td>Eight teams of two</td> <td>Michelle Aguilar</td> <td>Heba Salama</td> <td>16 contestants competed in pairs, fewer than in the previous season. Four teams consisted of married couples, training with Bob, while the other four were parent/child teams training with Jillian. Alison Sweeney returned as host for her third season. Michelle Aguilar was declared the Biggest Loser after beating Ed Brantley and Vicky Vilcan at the finale. She lost a total of 110 pounds, or 45.45 percent of her body weight, winning the $250,000 grand prize. Heba Salama was awarded the $100,000 prize for the eliminated contestant with the largest percentage of weight loss after losing 138 pounds, or 46.94 percent of her body weight </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_7)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 7)">The Biggest Loser: Couples 2</a></i></td> <td>January 6, 2009</td> <td>May 12, 2009</td> <td>Eleven teams of two</td> <td>Helen Phillips</td> <td>Jerry Hayes</td> <td>Promoted as the "Biggest Season in Biggest Loser History". Included the heaviest man ever on The Biggest Loser, Daniel Wright, weighing 454 lb. It also included the oldest participants ever, at age 63 years. It had also been declared by the group doctor to be the sickest group of contestants ever, with 45 different medications being taken by them. Season 7 features a new team color the Silver Team in place of the Gray Team. With 22 people initially on the ranch, it also featured the largest number of on-ranch contestants ever on the show. It was won by 48-year-old Helen Phillips who lost 140 pounds or 54.47 percent of her body weight. </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_8)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 8)">The Biggest Loser: Second Chances</a></i></td> <td>September 15, 2009</td> <td>December 8, 2009</td> <td>Eight teams of two</td> <td>Danny Cahill</td> <td>Rebecca Meyer</td> <td>16 contestants competed. The season once again started off with different colored teams, but is the first since season 4 to have a non-couples start-off with 16 contestants of complete strangers competing as pairs. It featured a record number of contestants over 400 pounds, at five, including the heaviest woman and person ever on <i>The Biggest Loser</i>, Shay Sorrells, weighing 476 lb<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the heaviest man this season weighs 444 pounds. Season 7 contestant Daniel Wright returns for this season. In Week 9, it introduced the red line, an automatic elimination line without a vote that would become more common in latter seasons </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_9)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 9)">The Biggest Loser: Couples 3</a></i></td> <td>January 5, 2010</td> <td>May 25, 2010</td> <td>Eleven teams of two</td> <td>Michael Ventrella</td> <td>Koli Palu</td> <td>The ninth season of <i>The Biggest Loser</i> premiered January 5, 2010, with a format similar to the last couples season. A promo for the new season was shown during the Season 8 finale. This season had the heaviest contestant ever: 526 pound Michael Ventrella, as well as the heaviest couple: Twins James (485 lbs) and John (484 lbs), at 969 lbs.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The $250,000 grand prize was awarded to Michael Ventrella who lost a biggest loser record 264 pounds. His total percentage of weight loss was 50.19%. "At home" winner Koli Palu went on to win the $100,000 prize. Palu, who spent the full season on the show, was eliminated in the finale, but he lost a larger percentage than Michael Ventrella and would have won the overall prize had he been selected by the viewers to move on instead of Daris George. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_10)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 10)">The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward</a></i></td> <td>September 21, 2010</td> <td>December 14, 2010</td> <td>Seven teams of three</td> <td>Patrick House</td> <td>Mark Pinkhasovich</td> <td>This season has adopted a theme, called <i>Paying It Forward</i>, which means that the trainers won't only motivate contestants, but whole communities. 14 are initially selected to compete on the ranch, from seven trios of players from each of the seven cities visited, while others will be brought back during the season, which will lead to a contestant total of 21. The trainers traveled to seven cities.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contestants are competing as individuals, despite sharing the same colored shirt. In a Biggest Loser first, half the contestants fall below the yellow line and must compete in an elimination challenge to save themselves from elimination </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_11)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 11)">The Biggest Loser: Couples 4</a></i></td> <td>January 4, 2011</td> <td>May 24, 2011</td> <td>Twelve teams of two</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Ward" title="Olivia Ward">Olivia Ward</a></td> <td>Denise "Deni" Hill</td> <td>A fourth couples edition also marked the fourth year of a winter-spring season.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new team color to be added this season is aqua, replacing the white team. Season eleven will also feature major set changes including the scale, and changes to the trainers of the show. Two mystery trainers will be added as an alternative to the existing Bob/Jillian duo in the season's twist. In Week 3 their identities were revealed as Brett Hoebel and Cara Castronuova. The cast includes a man who is 507 pounds, second to only season 9's Michael. In the thirteenth episode, a two-person white team will be added, making this the biggest season cast in show history.<sup id="cite_ref-etonline1_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etonline1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Olympic gold medalist <a href="/wiki/Rulon_Gardner" title="Rulon Gardner">Rulon Gardner</a> was also a contestant that season. </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_12)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 12)">The Biggest Loser: Battle of the Ages</a></i></td> <td>September 20, 2011</td> <td>December 13, 2011</td> <td>Three teams of five</td> <td>John Rhode</td> <td>Jennifer Rumple</td> <td>For the first time the contestants will be divided by age in the Battle of the Ages. There will be three teams: under 30, 30-49 and 50 and over. The heaviest contestant weighs in at 447 pounds. Two new trainers: <a href="/wiki/Anna_Kournikova" title="Anna Kournikova">Anna Kournikova</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dolvett_Quince" title="Dolvett Quince">Dolvett Quince</a> join Bob this season. This was the first season since Season 4 not to have different-colored teams of two </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_13)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 13)">The Biggest Loser: No Excuses</a></i></td> <td>January 3, 2012</td> <td>May 1, 2012</td> <td>Ten teams of two</td> <td>Jeremy Britt</td> <td>Mike Messina</td> <td>In a theme of "No Excuses", each week is centered on a different excuse related to weight loss and obesity and how to tackle those excuses. For the first time teams will be competing against their partner in challenges, workouts and elimination. Dolvett Quince returns for his second season. Season 13 begins with a smaller cast than the previous seasons with the heaviest contestant weighing in at 403 pounds. </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_14)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 14)">The Biggest Loser: Challenge America</a></i></td> <td>January 6, 2013</td> <td>March 18, 2013</td> <td>Three teams of five</td> <td>Danni Allen</td> <td>Gina McDonald</td> <td>Jillian Michaels will return again to the show for the third time after another two-year absence. She will train alongside Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince. The team colors this season are Blue (Bob), Red (Dolvett) and White (Jillian). For the first time, three teenagers, one for each team, aged 13 to 17 will compete outside the ranch. Season 14 also introduces a new logo </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_15)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 15)">The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2</a></i></td> <td>October 15, 2013</td> <td>February 4, 2014</td> <td>Three teams of five</td> <td>Rachel Frederickson</td> <td>Tumi Oguntala</td> <td>In a Biggest Loser first, the trainers are part of casting process, handpicking which contestants to be on the show. In a theme of "Second Chances", the trainers will also utilize a "Trainer Save", allowing each trainer to rescue one player on their respective team from going home. Among the contestants to compete this season are Olympic weight lifter <a href="/wiki/Holley_Mangold" title="Holley Mangold">Holley Mangold</a> and American Idol winner <a href="/wiki/Ruben_Studdard" title="Ruben Studdard">Ruben Studdard</a>. Studdard is also the largest contestant of the season, weighing in at 462 pounds. Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels and Dolvett Quince return once again as the trainers for this season<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_16)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 16)">The Biggest Loser: Glory Days</a></i></td> <td>September 11, 2014</td> <td>January 29, 2015</td> <td>Three teams of 6 and two Comeback Canyon Players</td> <td>Toma Dobrosavljevic</td> <td>Jordan Alicandro</td> <td>Jillian Michaels will not be returning for this season, marking the third time she has left the show.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trainers Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince will be returning, and two new trainers, <a href="/wiki/Jessie_Pavelka" title="Jessie Pavelka">Jessie Pavelka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Widerstrom" title="Jennifer Widerstrom">Jennifer Widerstrom</a> will also be joining the cast, and will be replacing Jillian Michaels.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Glory Days features an entire cast of former athletes and each week Bob Harper will train at Comeback Canyon, a secret location for eliminated contestants to compete for a second chance at the ranch toward the finale </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_17)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 17)">The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation</a></i></td> <td>January 4, 2016</td> <td>February 22, 2016</td> <td>Two teams of eight</td> <td>Roberto Hernandez</td> <td>Luis Hernandez</td> <td>Bob Harper replaces Alison Sweeney as host. Season 17 also marks the return of couples for the first time since season 13 with Dolvett and Jennifer training four couples each on their Red and Black teams respectively. Among other changes this season includes a complete renovation of the Biggest Loser gym and scale. The thematic motif this season is temptation as the contestants will be faced with temptation based challenges such as money and electronics. Contestants will be weighed side by side with two scales, one for Team Jen and one for Team Dolvett. Another format change this season is the yellow line for teams in which only the two lowest percentages on the losing team are up for elimination. </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_18)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 18)">The Biggest Loser (season 18)</a></i> </td> <td>January 28, 2020 </td> <td>March 31, 2020 </td> <td>Two teams of six </td> <td>Jim DiBattista </td> <td>Megan Hoffman </td> <td>Program moves to <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a>, and Bob Harper returns as host. New trainers are Erica Lugo and Steve Cook. USA takes a lighter hearted approach than the previous show by eliminating temptations and voting contestants off of the show. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trainers">Trainers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Trainers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; width:800px;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width:220px;">Trainer</th> <th colspan="18" style="text-align:center;">Seasons </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 1)">1</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 2)">2</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 3)">3</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 4)">4</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples">5</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Families" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Families">6</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 2">7</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances">8</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">9</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Pay_It_Forward" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward">10</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_4" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 4">11</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Battle_of_the_Ages" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Battle of the Ages">12</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_No_Excuses" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: No Excuses">13</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Challenge_America" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Challenge America">14</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2">15</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Glory_Days" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Glory Days">16</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Temptation_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation">17</a></th> <th style="width:80px;"><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_18)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 18)">18</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Harper_(personal_trainer)" title="Bob Harper (personal trainer)">Bob Harper</a></td> <td colspan="16" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="2" style="background: #FF8; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-maybe">Host </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jillian_Michaels" title="Jillian Michaels">Jillian Michaels</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="8" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Lyons" title="Kim Lyons">Kim Lyons</a></td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="14" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Hoebel" title="Brett Hoebel">Brett Hoebel</a></td> <td colspan="10" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="7" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cara_Castronuova" title="Cara Castronuova">Cara Castronuova</a></td> <td colspan="10" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="7" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dolvett_Quince" title="Dolvett Quince">Dolvett Quince</a></td> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="6" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_Kournikova" title="Anna Kournikova">Anna Kournikova</a></td> <td colspan="11" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="6" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Widerstrom" title="Jennifer Widerstrom">Jennifer Widerstrom</a></span></td> <td colspan="15" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessie_Pavelka" title="Jessie Pavelka">Jessie Pavelka</a></td> <td colspan="15" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"></td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Cook_(bodybuilder)" title="Steve Cook (bodybuilder)">Steve Cook</a></td> <td colspan="17" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Erica Lugo</td> <td colspan="17" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td colspan="1" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners">Winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grand_Prize">Grand Prize</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Grand Prize"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Contestant</th> <th>Age</th> <th>Height</th> <th>Start<br />BMI</th> <th>Start<br />Weight</th> <th>Recent<br />BMI</th> <th>Recent<br />Weight</th> <th>Lbs<br />Lost</th> <th>Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="color:white; background: red"><b>Ryan Benson</b></td> <td>36</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">42.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002149685482100000♠"></span>330 lb (150 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">26.7</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001943472129600000♠"></span>208 lb (94 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001553382691400000♠"></span>122 lb (55 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998630303030303030♠" style="display:none"></span>−37.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="color:white; background: red"><b>Matt Hoover</b></td> <td>28</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000177800000000000♠"></span>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">48.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002153767813430000♠"></span>339 lb (154 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">26.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001825538113400000♠"></span>182 lb (83 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001712140020900000♠"></span>157 lb (71 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998536873156342182♠" style="display:none"></span>−46.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="color:white; background: blue"><b>Erik Chopin</b></td> <td>35</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">52.3</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002184612094590000♠"></span>407 lb (185 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">24.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001875433274100000♠"></span>193 lb (88 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001970687671800000♠"></span>214 lb (97 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998474201474201474♠" style="display:none"></span>−52.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="color:white; background: black"><b>Bill Germanakos</b></td> <td>40</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000172720000000000♠"></span>5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">50.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002151499851580000♠"></span>334 lb (151 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">25.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001771107029000000♠"></span>170 lb (77 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001743891486800000♠"></span>164 lb (74 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998508982035928143♠" style="display:none"></span>−49.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="color:black; background: pink"><b>Ali Vincent</b></td> <td>32</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000165100000000000♠"></span>5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#FF6229">38.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002106140614580000♠"></span>234 lb (106 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">20.3</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001553382691400000♠"></span>122 lb (55 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001508023454400000♠"></span>112 lb (51 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998521367521367521♠" style="display:none"></span>−47.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="color:black; background: pink"><b>Michelle Aguilar</b></td> <td>26</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000160020000000000♠"></span>5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">42.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002109769353540000♠"></span>242 lb (110 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">23.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001598741928400000♠"></span>132 lb (60 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001498951607000000♠"></span>110 lb (50 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998545454545454545♠" style="display:none"></span>−45.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="color:black; background: pink"><b>Helen Phillips</b></td> <td>47</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000167640000000000♠"></span>5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">41.5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002116573239090000♠"></span>257 lb (117 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">18.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001530703072900000♠"></span>117 lb (53 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001635029318000000♠"></span>140 lb (64 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998455252918287937♠" style="display:none"></span>−54.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="color:white; background: saddlebrown"><b>Danny Cahill</b></td> <td>39</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000180340000000000♠"></span>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">60.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002195044719100000♠"></span>430 lb (200 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">26.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001866361426700000♠"></span>191 lb (87 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002108408576430000♠"></span>239 lb (108 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998444186046511627♠" style="display:none"></span>−55.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="color:black; background: white"><b>Michael Ventrella</b></td> <td>30</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">65.7</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002238589586620000♠"></span>526 lb (239 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:orange">32.7</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002118841200940000♠"></span>262 lb (119 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002119748385680000♠"></span>264 lb (120 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998498098859315589♠" style="display:none"></span>−50.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="color:white; background: green"><b>Patrick House</b></td> <td>28</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">51.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002181436948000000♠"></span>400 lb (180 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">28.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001993367290300000♠"></span>219 lb (99 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001821002189700000♠"></span>181 lb (82 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998547500000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>−45.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td style="color:white; background: #7030A0"><b>Olivia Ward</b></td> <td>35</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000175260000000000♠"></span>5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#FF6229">38.5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002118387608570000♠"></span>261 lb (118 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">19.5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001598741928400000♠"></span>132 lb (60 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001585134157300000♠"></span>129 lb (59 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998505747126436781♠" style="display:none"></span>−49.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td style="color:white; background: Red"><b>John Rhode</b></td> <td>40</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">54.2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002201848604650000♠"></span>445 lb (202 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">27.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002102058283250000♠"></span>225 lb (102 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001997903214000000♠"></span>220 lb (100 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998505617977528089♠" style="display:none"></span>−49.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td style="color:white; background: green"><b>Jeremy Britt</b></td> <td>21</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000172720000000000♠"></span>5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">59.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002176447431930000♠"></span>389 lb (176 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">28.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001861825503000000♠"></span>190 lb (86 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001902648816300000♠"></span>199 lb (90 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998488431876606683♠" style="display:none"></span>−51.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td style="color:black; background: Pink"><b>Danni Allen</b></td> <td>26</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000167640000000000♠"></span>5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">41.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002117026831460000♠"></span>258 lb (117 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">22.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001621421546900000♠"></span>137 lb (62 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001548846767700000♠"></span>121 lb (55 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998531007751937984♠" style="display:none"></span>−46.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td style="color:white; background: Green"><b>Rachel Frederickson</b></td> <td>24</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000162560000000000♠"></span>5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">44.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002117934016200000♠"></span>260 lb (120 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:tan">18.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001476271988500000♠"></span>105 lb (48 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001703068173500000♠"></span>155 lb (70 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998403846153846153♠" style="display:none"></span>−59.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td style="color:black; background: DarkOrange"><b>Toma Dobrosavljevic</b></td> <td>33</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000180340000000000♠"></span>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">46.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002152407036320000♠"></span>336 lb (152 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">23.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001748427410500000♠"></span>165 lb (75 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001775642952700000♠"></span>171 lb (78 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998491071428571428♠" style="display:none"></span>−50.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td style="color:white; background: green"><b>Roberto Hernandez</b></td> <td>36</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000177800000000000♠"></span>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">49.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002157850144760000♠"></span>348 lb (158 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">27.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001852753655600000♠"></span>188 lb (85 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001725747792000000♠"></span>160 lb (73 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998540229885057471♠" style="display:none"></span>−46.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td style="color:white; background: Red"><b>Jim DiBattista</b></td> <td>47</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">50.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002174633062450000♠"></span>385 lb (175 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:orange">31.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002109315761170000♠"></span>241 lb (109 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001653173012800000♠"></span>144 lb (65 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998625974025974026♠" style="display:none"></span>−37.4% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At-Home_Prize">At-Home Prize</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: At-Home Prize"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Given to the person losing the most percentage of body weight under the eliminated contestants. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Contestant</th> <th>Age</th> <th>Height</th> <th>Start<br />BMI</th> <th>Start<br />Weight</th> <th>Recent<br />BMI</th> <th>Recent<br />Weight</th> <th>Lbs<br />Lost</th> <th>Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="color:white; background: red"><b>Dave Fioravanti</b></td> <td>39</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000167640000000000♠"></span>5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">40.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002113398092500000♠"></span>250 lb (110 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">28.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001811930342300000♠"></span>179 lb (81 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001322050582700000♠"></span>71 lb (32 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998716000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>−28.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="color:white; background: red"><b>Pete Thomas</b></td> <td>36</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">47.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002181890540370000♠"></span>401 lb (182 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">25.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001979759519200000♠"></span>216 lb (98 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001839145884500000♠"></span>185 lb (84 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998538653366583541♠" style="display:none"></span>−46.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="color:white; background: blue"><b>Brian Starkey</b></td> <td>33</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000172720000000000♠"></span>5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">46.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002139706449960000♠"></span>308 lb (140 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">23.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001689460402400000♠"></span>152 lb (69 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001707604097200000♠"></span>156 lb (71 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998493506493506493♠" style="display:none"></span>−50.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="color:white; background: black"><b>Jim Germanakos</b></td> <td>40</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000170180000000000♠"></span>5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">56.5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002163746845570000♠"></span>361 lb (164 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">27.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001793786647500000♠"></span>175 lb (79 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001843681808200000♠"></span>186 lb (84 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998484764542936288♠" style="display:none"></span>−51.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="color:white; background: blue"><b>Bernie Salazar</b></td> <td>27</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000165100000000000♠"></span>5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">47.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002128366640710000♠"></span>283 lb (128 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">25.5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001693996326100000♠"></span>153 lb (69 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001589670081000000♠"></span>130 lb (59 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998540636042402826♠" style="display:none"></span>−45.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="color:black; background: darkorange"><b>Heba Salama</b></td> <td>30</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000177800000000000♠"></span>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">42.2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002133356156780000♠"></span>294 lb (133 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">22.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001707604097200000♠"></span>156 lb (71 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001625957470600000♠"></span>138 lb (63 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998530612244897959♠" style="display:none"></span>−46.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="color:black; background: white"><b>Jerry Hayes</b></td> <td>63</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">46.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002167375584530000♠"></span>369 lb (167 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">24.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001870897350400000♠"></span>192 lb (87 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001802858494900000♠"></span>177 lb (80 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998520325203252032♠" style="display:none"></span>−48.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="color:black; background: pink"><b>Rebecca Meyer</b></td> <td>25</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000167640000000000♠"></span>5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">45.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002126552271230000♠"></span>279 lb (127 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">22.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001635029318000000♠"></span>140 lb (64 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001630493394300000♠"></span>139 lb (63 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998501792114695340♠" style="display:none"></span>−49.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="color:white; background: gray"><b>Koli Palu</b></td> <td>29</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">53.2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002182797725110000♠"></span>403 lb (183 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">24.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001852753655600000♠"></span>188 lb (85 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001975223595500000♠"></span>215 lb (98 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998466501240694789♠" style="display:none"></span>−53.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="color:white; background: red"><b>Mark Pinkhasovich</b></td> <td>31</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">52.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002190962387770000♠"></span>421 lb (191 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">26.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001943472129600000♠"></span>208 lb (94 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001966151748100000♠"></span>213 lb (97 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998494061757719715♠" style="display:none"></span>−50.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td style="color:black; background: pink"><b>Deni Hill</b></td> <td>59</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000167640000000000♠"></span>5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">41.3</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002116119646720000♠"></span>256 lb (116 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">21.1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001594206004700000♠"></span>131 lb (59 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001566990462500000♠"></span>125 lb (57 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998511718750000000♠" style="display:none"></span>−48.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td style="color:white; background: black"><b>Jennifer Rumple</b></td> <td>39</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000170180000000000♠"></span>5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">51.7</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002149685482100000♠"></span>330 lb (150 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">29.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001839145884500000♠"></span>185 lb (84 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001657708936500000♠"></span>145 lb (66 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998560606060606060♠" style="display:none"></span>−43.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td style="color:white; background: blue"><b>Mike Messina</b></td> <td>41</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">46.0</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002162386068460000♠"></span>358 lb (162 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">25.4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001898112892600000♠"></span>198 lb (90 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001725747792000000♠"></span>160 lb (73 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998553072625698324♠" style="display:none"></span>−44.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td style="color:white; background: Purple"><b>Gina McDonald</b></td> <td>47</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000154940000000000♠"></span>5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">46.3</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002111130130650000♠"></span>245 lb (111 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">24.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001598741928400000♠"></span>132 lb (60 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001512559378100000♠"></span>113 lb (51 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998538775510204081♠" style="display:none"></span>−46.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td style="color:white; background: Maroon"><b>Tumi Oguntala</b></td> <td>41</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000172720000000000♠"></span>5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">48.5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002144695966030000♠"></span>319 lb (145 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">21.9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001653173012800000♠"></span>144 lb (65 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001793786647500000♠"></span>175 lb (79 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998451410658307210♠" style="display:none"></span>−54.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td style="color:white; background:gray;"><b>Jordan Alicandro</b></td> <td>32</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000177800000000000♠"></span>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">46.3</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002146510335510000♠"></span>323 lb (147 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:greenyellow">25.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001816466266000000♠"></span>180 lb (82 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001648637089100000♠"></span>143 lb (65 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998557275541795665♠" style="display:none"></span>−44.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td style="color:white; background: Green"><b>Luis Hernandez</b></td> <td>36</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000177800000000000♠"></span>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">44.2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002139706449960000♠"></span>308 lb (140 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:#03C03C">24.2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001766571105300000♠"></span>169 lb (77 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001630493394300000♠"></span>139 lb (63 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998548701298701298♠" style="display:none"></span>−45.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td style="color:white; background: blue"><b>Megan Hoffman</b></td> <td>35</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000175260000000000♠"></span>5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)</td> <td style="color:white; background:#B60000">42.8</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002131541787300000♠"></span>290 lb (130 kg)</td> <td style="color:black; background:orange">30.6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001938936205900000♠"></span>207 lb (94 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001376481667100000♠"></span>83 lb (38 kg)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="2998713793103448275♠" style="display:none"></span>−28.6% </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>BMI</dt> <dd><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:tan; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Underweight (less than 18.5 BMI)</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#03c03c; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:greenyellow; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ff4500; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_ratings">Television ratings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Television ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#e0e0e0;"> <th><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Seasons">Season</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Episode" title="Episode">Episodes</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Season_premiere" title="Season premiere">Season Premiere</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Season_Finale" class="mw-redirect" title="Season Finale">Season Finale</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_network_television_schedules" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States network television schedules">Season</a> </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Viewers<br />(in millions) </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 1)">Season 1</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_1)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 1)">10</a> </th> <td>October 19, 2004 </td> <td>December 14, 2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2004–05 United States network television schedule">2004–05</a> </td> <th>#37<sup id="cite_ref-0405season_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0405season-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>10.3<sup id="cite_ref-0405season_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0405season-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 2)">Season 2</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_2)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 2)">12</a> </th> <td>September 13, 2005 </td> <td>November 29, 2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2005–06 United States network television schedule">2005–06</a> </td> <th>#48<sup id="cite_ref-0506season_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0506season-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>10.1<sup id="cite_ref-0506season_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0506season-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 3)">Season 3</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_3)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 3)">12</a> </th> <td>September 20, 2006 </td> <td>November 29, 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2006–07 United States network television schedule">2006–07</a> </td> <th>#68<sup id="cite_ref-0607season_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0607season-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>8.3<sup id="cite_ref-0607season_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0607season-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 4)">Season 4</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_4)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 4)">15</a> </th> <td>September 11, 2007 </td> <td>December 18, 2007 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2007–08 United States network television schedule">2007–08</a> </td> <th>#72<sup id="cite_ref-0708season_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0708season-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>8.16<sup id="cite_ref-0708season_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0708season-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples">Couples</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples#Episode_summaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples">16</a> </th> <td>January 1, 2008 </td> <td>April 15, 2008 </td> <th>#57<sup id="cite_ref-0708season_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0708season-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>8.96<sup id="cite_ref-0708season_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0708season-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Families" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Families">Families</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Families#Episode_summaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Families">13</a> </th> <td>September 16, 2008 </td> <td>December 16, 2008 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2008–09 United States network television schedule">2008–09</a> </td> <th>#57<sup id="cite_ref-0809season_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0809season-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>8.66<sup id="cite_ref-0809season_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0809season-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 2">Couples 2</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_2#Episode_summaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 2">19</a> </th> <td>January 6, 2009 </td> <td>May 12, 2009 </td> <th>#39<sup id="cite_ref-0809season_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0809season-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>10.25<sup id="cite_ref-0809season_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0809season-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances">Second Chances</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances#Episode_summaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances">13</a> </th> <td>September 15, 2009 </td> <td>December 8, 2009 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2009–10 United States network television schedule">2009–10</a> </td> <th>#30<sup id="cite_ref-0910season_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0910season-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>10.41<sup id="cite_ref-0910season_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0910season-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">Couples 3</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3#Episode_summaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">19</a> </th> <td>January 5, 2010 </td> <td>May 25, 2010 </td> <th>#37<sup id="cite_ref-0910season_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0910season-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>9.41<sup id="cite_ref-0910season_37-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0910season-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Pay_It_Forward" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward">Pay It Forward</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Pay_It_Forward#Episode_summaries" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward">13</a> </th> <td>September 21, 2010 </td> <td>December 14, 2010 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2010–11 United States network television schedule">2010–11</a> </td> <th>#49<sup id="cite_ref-1011season_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1011season-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>8.28<sup id="cite_ref-1011season_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1011season-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_4" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 4">Couples 4</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_4#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 4">21</a> </th> <td>January 4, 2011 </td> <td>May 24, 2011 </td> <th>#47<sup id="cite_ref-1011season_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1011season-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>8.46<sup id="cite_ref-1011season_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1011season-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Battle_of_the_Ages" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Battle of the Ages">Battle of the Ages</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_4#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 4">13</a> </th> <td>September 20, 2011 </td> <td>December 13, 2011 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2011–12 United States network television schedule">2011–12</a> </td> <th>#71<sup id="cite_ref-1112season_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1112season-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>6.93<sup id="cite_ref-1112season_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1112season-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_No_Excuses" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: No Excuses">No Excuses</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_No_Excuses#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: No Excuses">18</a> </th> <td>January 3, 2012 </td> <td>May 1, 2012 </td> <th>#65<sup id="cite_ref-1112season_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1112season-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>7.18<sup id="cite_ref-1112season_39-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1112season-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Challenge_America" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Challenge America">Challenge America</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Challenge_America#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Challenge America">12</a><sup id="cite_ref-Futon_Listings_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Futon_Listings-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>January 6, 2013 </td> <td>March 18, 2013<sup id="cite_ref-Futon_Listings_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Futon_Listings-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2012–13 United States network television schedule">2012–13</a> </td> <th>#54 </th> <th>7.28<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2">Second Chances 2</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances_2#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2">15</a> </th> <td>October 15, 2013 </td> <td>February 4, 2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2013–14 United States network television schedule">2013–14</a> </td> <th>#55 </th> <th>7.36<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Glory_Days" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Glory Days">Glory Days</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Glory_Days#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Glory Days">18</a> </th> <td>September 11, 2014 </td> <td>January 29, 2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2014–15 United States network television schedule">2014–15</a> </td> <th>#104 </th> <th>5.49<sup id="cite_ref-entertainment2015_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-entertainment2015-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Temptation_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation">Temptation Nation</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Temptation_Nation#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation">8</a> </th> <td>January 4, 2016 </td> <td>February 22, 2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2015–16 United States network television schedule">2015–16</a> </td> <th>#101 </th> <th>4.75<sup id="cite_ref-entertainment2016_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-entertainment2016-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_18)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 18)">Season 18</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_18)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 18)">10</a> </th> <td>January 28, 2020 </td> <td>March 31, 2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="2019–20 United States network television schedule">2019-20</a> </td> <th> </th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table contains records for the American version of <i>The Biggest Loser</i>. Only records which were officially announced on the show are included. </p> <ul><li><sup>ES</sup> notes an extended season</li> <li><sup>EW</sup> notes an extended week</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Category </th> <th>Record holders </th> <th>Results (imperial/metric) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Most Weight Loss in a Season (Male)<sup>ES</sup> </td> <td>Michael Ventrella (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">Couples 3</a>) </td> <td>264 lbs/119.8 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Weight Loss in a Season (Female)<sup>ES</sup> </td> <td>Ashley Johnston (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">Couples 3</a>) </td> <td>183 lbs/83.0 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Heaviest starting weight (Male) </td> <td>Michael Ventrella (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">Couples 3</a>) </td> <td>526 lbs/238.6 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Heaviest starting weight (Female) </td> <td>Shay Sorrells (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances">Second Chances</a>) </td> <td>476 lbs/215.9 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Heaviest starting weight (Team) </td> <td>John & James Crutchfield (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">Couples 3</a>) </td> <td>969 lbs/439.5 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Biggest Percentage Weight Loss in a Season (Finalist) [Male]<sup>ES</sup> </td> <td>Danny Cahill (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances">Second Chances</a>) </td> <td>55.58% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Biggest Percentage Weight Loss in a Season (Finalist) [Female] <sup>ES</sup> </td> <td>Rachel Frederickson (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2">Second Chances 2</a>) </td> <td>59.62% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Biggest Percentage Weight Loss in a Season (At-Home Prize) [Male]<sup>ES</sup> </td> <td>Koli Palu (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">Couples 3</a>) </td> <td>53.35% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Biggest Percentage Weight Loss in a Season (At-Home Prize) [Female]<sup>ES</sup> </td> <td>Tumi Oguntala (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2">Second Chances 2</a>) </td> <td>54.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Weight Lost in a week (Male) </td> <td>Mark Pinhasovich (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_10)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 10)">Pay It Forward</a>) & Moses Kinikini (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_4" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 4">Couples 4</a>) </td> <td>41 lbs/18.6 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Weight Lost in a week (Female) </td> <td>Patti Anderson (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_3" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 3">Couples 3</a> week 1) & Sonya Jones (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Glory_Days" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Glory Days">Glory Days</a> week 1) </td> <td>23 lbs/10.4 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Weight Lost in a week (not week 1) [Male] </td> <td>Neil Tejwani (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 4)">Season 4</a>) </td> <td>33 lbs/15.0 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Weight Lost in a week (not week 1) [Female]<sup>EW</sup> </td> <td>Holley Mangold (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Second_Chances_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2">Second Chances 2</a> Week 5) </td> <td>19 lbs/8.7 kg </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fastest to Lose 100 Pounds (Male) </td> <td>Moses Kinikini (<a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser:_Couples_4" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser: Couples 4">Couples 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3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_4" title="The Biggest Loser season 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_5" title="The Biggest Loser season 5">5: <i>Couples</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_6" title="The Biggest Loser season 6">6: <i>Families</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_7" title="The Biggest Loser season 7">7: <i>Couples 2</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_8" title="The Biggest Loser season 8">8: <i>Second Chances</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_9" title="The Biggest Loser season 9">9: <i>Couples 3</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_10" title="The Biggest Loser season 10">10: <i>Pay It Forward</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_11" title="The Biggest Loser season 11">11: <i>Couples 4</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_12" title="The Biggest Loser season 12">12: <i>Battle of the Ages</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_13" title="The Biggest Loser season 13">13: <i>No Excuses</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_14" title="The Biggest Loser season 14">14: <i>Challenge America</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_15" title="The Biggest Loser season 15">15: <i>Second Chances 2</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_16" title="The Biggest Loser season 16">16: <i>Glory Days</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_17" title="The Biggest Loser season 17">17: <i>Temptation Nation</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_season_18" title="The Biggest Loser season 18">18</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Winners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Chopin" title="Erik Chopin">Erik Chopin</a></li> 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AMA_Supercross_Championship#Television_coverage" title="AMA Supercross Championship">AMA Supercross Championship</a> (since 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Basketball_on_NBC_Sports" title="College Basketball on NBC Sports">College basketball</a> (since 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf_Channel_on_NBC" class="mw-redirect" title="Golf Channel on NBC">Golf</a> (since 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_NBC" title="NASCAR on NBC">NASCAR</a> (since 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Olympic_broadcasts" title="NBC Olympic broadcasts">Olympics</a> (since 2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_League_on_NBC" title="Premier League on NBC">Premier League</a> (since 2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoroughbred_Racing_on_NBC" title="Thoroughbred Racing on NBC">Thoroughbred Racing</a> (since 2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Upcoming</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBA on NBC</a></i> (2025)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resident_Alien_(TV_series)" title="Resident Alien (TV series)">Resident Alien</a></i> (season 4; TBA)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_NBC" title="WNBA on NBC">WNBA on NBC</a></i> (2026)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Calliope_(TV_series)" title="Calliope (TV series)">Calliope</a></i> (1978–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_USA" title="NBA on USA">NBA on USA</a></i> (1979–84)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_USA" title="NHL on USA">NHL on USA</a></i> (1979–85, 2015–21)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Network_Thursday_Night_Baseball" title="USA Network Thursday Night Baseball">USA Network Thursday Night Baseball</a></i> (1979–83)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Video_Concert_Hall" title="Video Concert Hall">Video Concert Hall</a></i> (1978–81)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Airwolf" title="Airwolf">Airwolf</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents_(1985_TV_series)" title="Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a></i> (1987–89)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Bandstand" title="American Bandstand">American Bandstand</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bumper_Stumpers" title="Bumper Stumpers">Bumper Stumpers</a></i> (1987–90)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Camp_Midnite" title="Camp Midnite">Camp Midnite</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chain_Reaction_(game_show)" title="Chain Reaction (game show)">Chain Reaction</a></i> (1986–91)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/College_Basketball_on_USA" title="College Basketball on USA">College Basketball on USA</a></i> (1982–88)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_USA" title="College Football on USA">College Football on USA</a></i> (1980–86, 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commander_USA%27s_Groovie_Movies" title="Commander USA's Groovie Movies">Commander USA's Groovie Movies</a></i> (1985–89)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_Party_USA" title="Dance Party USA">Dance Party USA</a></i> (1986–92)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Cavett_Show" title="The Dick Cavett Show">The Dick Cavett Show</a></i> (1985–86)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Golf_on_USA" title="Golf on USA">Golf on USA</a></i> (1982–2007, 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hitchhiker_(TV_series)" title="The Hitchhiker (TV series)">The Hitchhiker</a></i> (1989–91)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jackpot_(game_show)" title="Jackpot (game show)">Jackpot</a></i> (1985–88)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Me,_Love_Me_Not_(game_show)" title="Love Me, Love Me Not (game show)">Love Me, Love Me Not</a></i> (1986–87)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992)_on_television" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) on television">Major Indoor Soccer League</a></i> (1982–83)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Up_Close" title="Up Close">Mazda SportsLook</a></i> (1981–82)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_on_television" title="North American Soccer League on television">North American Soccer League</a></i> (1982–83)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Flight_(TV_series)" title="Night Flight (TV series)">Night Flight</a></i> (1981–88)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PBA_on_USA" title="PBA on USA">PBA on USA</a></i> (1982–84)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Radio_1990" title="Radio 1990">Radio 1990</a></i> (1983–86)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sanchez_of_Bel_Air" title="Sanchez of Bel Air">Sanchez of Bel Air</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Championship_Wrestling" title="Southwest Championship Wrestling">Southwest Championship Wrestling</a></i> (1982–83)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_Showdown" title="Survivor Series Showdown">Survivor Series Showdown</a></i> (1989–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tennis_on_USA" title="Tennis on USA">U.S. Open Tennis Championship</a></i> (1984–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tuesday_Night_Titans" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuesday Night Titans">Tuesday Night Titans</a></i> (1984–86)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Cartoon_Express" title="USA Cartoon Express">USA Cartoon Express</a></i> (1982–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Saturday_Nightmares" title="USA Saturday Nightmares">USA Saturday Nightmares</a></i> (1984–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Tuesday_Night_Fights" title="USA Tuesday Night Fights">USA Tuesday Night Fights</a></i> (1982–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Up_All_Night" title="USA Up All Night">USA Up All Night</a></i> (1989–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Westminster_Kennel_Club_Dog_Show" title="Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show">Westminster Dog Show</a></i> (1984–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_All_American_Wrestling_(show)" class="mw-redirect" title="WWF All American Wrestling (show)">WWF All American Wrestling</a></i> (1983–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Prime_Time_Wrestling" title="WWF Prime Time Wrestling">WWF Prime Time Wrestling</a></i> (1985–93)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_Reality_(TV_series)" title="Beyond Reality (TV series)">Beyond Reality</a></i> (1991–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Date" title="The Big Date">The Big Date</a></i> (1996–97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Easy_(TV_series)" title="The Big Easy (TV series)">The Big Easy</a></i> (1996–97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Campus_Cops" title="Campus Cops">Campus Cops</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Claude%27s_Crib" title="Claude's Crib">Claude's Crib</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Counterstrike_(1990_TV_series)" title="Counterstrike (1990 TV series)">Counterstrike</a></i> (1990–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duckman" title="Duckman">Duckman</a></i> (1994–97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Farmclub.com" title="Farmclub.com">Farmclub.com</a></i> (1999–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/G_vs_E" title="G vs E">G vs E</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Highlander:_The_Animated_Series" title="Highlander: The Animated Series">Highlander: The Animated Series</a></i> (1994–95)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth_(miniseries)" title="Journey to the Center of the Earth (miniseries)">Journey to the Center of the Earth</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_Femme_Nikita_(TV_series)" title="La Femme Nikita (TV series)">La Femme Nikita</a></i> (1997–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_on_Earth" title="Lost on Earth">Lost on Earth</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/March_to_WrestleMania" title="March to WrestleMania">March to WrestleMania</a></i> (1992–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moby_Dick_(1998_miniseries)" title="Moby Dick (1998 miniseries)">Moby Dick</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat:_Defenders_of_the_Realm" title="Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm">Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm</a></i> (1996–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Net_(American_TV_series)" title="The Net (American TV series)">The Net</a></i> (1998–99)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Blue_(TV_series)" title="Pacific Blue (TV series)">Pacific Blue</a></i> (1996–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renegade_(TV_series)" title="Renegade (TV series)">Renegade</a></i> (1996–97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Savage_Dragon_(TV_series)" title="The Savage Dragon (TV series)">The Savage Dragon</a></i> (1995–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Silk_Stalkings" title="Silk Stalkings">Silk Stalkings</a></i> (1993–99)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_(TV_series)" title="Street Fighter (TV series)">Street Fighter</a></i> (1995–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strip_Poker_(game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strip Poker (game show)">Strip Poker</a></i> (1999–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_Spectacular" title="SummerSlam Spectacular">SummerSlam Spectacular</a></i> (1991-93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Superman/Batman_Adventures" title="The Superman/Batman Adventures">The Superman/Batman Adventures</a></i> (1995–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(1990_TV_series)" title="Swamp Thing (1990 TV series)">Swamp Thing</a></i> (1990–93)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tattooed_Teenage_Alien_Fighters_from_Beverly_Hills" title="Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills">Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills</a></i> (1994–95)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TekWar_(TV_series)" title="TekWar (TV series)">TekWar</a></i> (1994–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultraforce" title="Ultraforce">Ultraforce</a></i> (1996–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Action_Extreme_Team" title="USA Action Extreme Team">USA Action Extreme Team</a></i> (1995–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Gonzo_Games" title="USA Gonzo Games">USA Gonzo Games</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/USA_High" title="USA High">USA High</a></i> (1997–99)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Weird_Science_(TV_series)" title="Weird Science (TV series)">Weird Science</a></i> (1994–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_Academy" title="Wing Commander Academy">Wing Commander Academy</a></i> (1996–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">World League of American Football</a></i> (1991–92)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_television_programming#Action_Zone_(1994–1996)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of former WWE television programming">WWF Action Zone</a></i> (1994–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Heat" title="WWE Heat">WWF Heat</a></i> (1998–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_LiveWire" class="mw-redirect" title="WWF LiveWire">WWF LiveWire</a></i> (1996–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Mania" title="WWF Mania">WWF Mania</a></i> (1993–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Superstars_of_Wrestling" title="WWF Superstars of Wrestling">WWF Superstars</a></i> (1996–2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_4400" title="The 4400">The 4400</a></i> (2004–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burn_Notice" title="Burn Notice">Burn Notice</a></i> (2007–13)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cannonball_Run_2001" title="Cannonball Run 2001">Cannonball Run 2001</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Combat_Missions" title="Combat Missions">Combat Missions</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cover_Me_(American_TV_series)" title="Cover Me (American TV series)">Cover Me</a></i> (2000–01)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crush_(American_game_show)" title="Crush (American game show)">Crush</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dead_Zone_(TV_series)" title="The Dead Zone (TV series)">The Dead Zone</a></i> (2002–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Steve-O" title="Dr. Steve-O">Dr. Steve-O</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eco-Challenge" title="Eco-Challenge">Eco-Challenge</a></i> (2000–02)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helen_of_Troy_(miniseries)" title="Helen of Troy (miniseries)">Helen of Troy</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Huntress_(TV_series)" title="The Huntress (TV series)">The Huntress</a></i> (2000–01)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Plain_Sight" title="In Plain Sight">In Plain Sight</a></i> (2008–12)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kojak_(2005_TV_series)" title="Kojak (2005 TV series)">Kojak</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Criminal_Intent" title="Law & Order: Criminal Intent">Law & Order: Criminal Intent</a></i> (2007–11)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manhattan,_AZ" title="Manhattan, AZ">Manhattan, AZ</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monk_(TV_series)" title="Monk (TV series)">Monk</a></i> (2002–09)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Star" title="Nashville Star">Nashville Star</a></i> (2003–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peacemakers_(TV_series)" title="Peacemakers (TV series)">Peacemakers</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psych" title="Psych">Psych</a></i> (2006–14)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Royal_Pains" title="Royal Pains">Royal Pains</a></i> (2009–16)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smush" title="Smush">Smush</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spartacus_(miniseries)" title="Spartacus (miniseries)">Spartacus</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i>The Starter Wife</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Starter_Wife_(miniseries)" title="The Starter Wife (miniseries)">miniseries</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Starter_Wife_(TV_series)" title="The Starter Wife (TV series)">TV series</a> (2008)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stealing_Christmas" title="Stealing Christmas">Stealing Christmas</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Wise_Guys" title="Three Wise Guys">Three Wise Guys</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_Love_and_Die" title="To Love and Die">To Love and Die</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Touching_Evil_(American_TV_series)" title="Touching Evil (American TV series)">Touching Evil</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Traffic_(miniseries)" title="Traffic (miniseries)">Traffic</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Underfunded" title="Underfunded">Underfunded</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_War_Next_Door" title="The War Next Door">The War Next Door</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Collar_(TV_series)" title="White Collar (TV series)">White Collar</a></i> (2009–14)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s debuts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Ninja_Warrior:_Ninja_vs._Ninja" title="American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja">American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja</a></i> (2017–18)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Benched_(TV_series)" title="Benched (TV series)">Benched</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chrisley_Knows_Best" title="Chrisley Knows Best">Chrisley Knows Best</a></i> (2014–23)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Colony_(TV_series)" title="Colony (TV series)">Colony</a></i> (2016–18)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Common_Law_(2012_TV_series)" title="Common Law (2012 TV series)">Common Law</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Complications_(TV_series)" title="Complications (TV series)">Complications</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Covert_Affairs" title="Covert Affairs">Covert Affairs</a></i> (2010–14)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Damnation_(TV_series)" title="Damnation (TV series)">Damnation</a></i> (2017–18)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dare_Me_(TV_series)" title="Dare Me (TV series)">Dare Me</a></i> (2019–20)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dig_(TV_series)" title="Dig (TV series)">Dig</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donny!" title="Donny!">Donny!</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eyewitness_(American_TV_series)" title="Eyewitness (American TV series)">Eyewitness</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fairly_Legal" title="Fairly Legal">Fairly Legal</a></i> (2011–12)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Falling_Water_(TV_series)" title="Falling Water (TV series)">Falling Water</a></i> (2016–18)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/First_Impressions_(game_show)" title="First Impressions (game show)">First Impressions</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Graceland_(TV_series)" title="Graceland (TV series)">Graceland</a></i> (2013–15)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Miz_%26_Mrs." title="Miz & Mrs.">Miz & Mrs.</a></i> (2018–22)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Robot" title="Mr. Robot">Mr. Robot</a></i> (2015–19)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Necessary_Roughness_(TV_series)" title="Necessary Roughness (TV series)">Necessary Roughness</a></i> (2011–13)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pearson_(TV_series)" title="Pearson (TV series)">Pearson</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Playing_House_(TV_series)" title="Playing House (TV series)">Playing House</a></i> (2014–17)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Political_Animals_(miniseries)" title="Political Animals (miniseries)">Political Animals</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Purge_(TV_series)" title="The Purge (TV series)">The Purge</a></i> (2018–19)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_South_(TV_series)" title="Queen of the South (TV series)">Queen of the South</a></i> (2016–21)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rush_(American_TV_series)" title="Rush (American TV series)">Rush</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Satisfaction_(American_TV_series)" title="Satisfaction (American TV series)">Satisfaction</a></i> (2014–15)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shooter_(TV_series)" title="Shooter (TV series)">Shooter</a></i> (2016–18)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sinner_(TV_series)" title="The Sinner (TV series)">The Sinner</a></i> (2017–21)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sirens_(2014_TV_series)" title="Sirens 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