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The Biggest Loser

2004–2020 · 18 seasons

A gruelling, emotional weigh-in ritual where sweat, tears and scale numbers turn self-improvement into a weekly contest.

Created by
Ben Silverman, Mark Koops
Genres
Reality
Starring
Erica Lugo, Steve Cook, Kim Lyons
Overview
The Biggest Loser features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Ben Silverman, Mark Koops
Genres
Reality
Starring
Erica Lugo, Steve Cook, Kim Lyons
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • survival
  • identity
  • healing
  • work
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
reality
Created by
Ben Silverman, Mark Koops, Dave Broome
Written by
Trace Slobotkin
Starring
Erica Lugo, Steve Cook, Kim Lyons, Jessie Pavelka, Bob Harper, Alison Sweeney, Caroline Rhea, Jillian Michaels
Cinematography
Bry Thomas Sanders
Length
18 seasons, 263 episodes, 90 min each
Network
NBC
Languages
English

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