The Biggest Loser (American TV series)

The Biggest Loser
Created byBen Silverman, Mark Koops and Dave Broome
Presented byCaroline Rhea
Alison Sweeney[1]
Bob Harper[2]
StarringSee below
Narrated byJ. D. Roth
Alison Sweeney
Bob Harper
Theme music composerHeather Small and Peter-John Vettese
Opening theme"Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous" (Season 1) by RuPaul
"Proud" (Seasons 2–9) by Heather Small
"Brand New Book" (Season 12–13) by Train
None (Season 10-11,14-17), "TBA" (Season 18)
ComposersJeff Lippencott and Mark T. Williams, Ah2 Music, Jason Bond, Darren Moss
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons18
No. of episodes248
Production
Executive producerEden Gaha
Running time80–83 minutes (NBC)
60 minutes (USA Network)
Production companies3Ball Entertainment
Eyeworks
Reveille Productions (2004–12)
Shine America (2012–16)
Endemol Shine North America (2020)
Twenty Five Seven Productions (2004–16)
Universal Television Alternative Studio (2020)
Original release
NetworkNBC (2004–16)
USA (2020)
ReleaseOctober 19, 2004 (2004-10-19) –
March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)
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The Biggest Loser is an American competition reality show that initially ran on NBC for 17 seasons from 2004 to 2016 before moving to USA Network in 2020.[3] The show features obese or overweight contestants competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.

  1. ^ Robinson, Will (August 25, 2015). "Alison Sweeney leaving 'The Biggest Loser' after 8 years as Host". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 8, 2015). "Veteran Trainer Bob Harper Named Host of NBC's 'The Biggest Loser'". Tvbythenumbers.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Biggest Loser Reboot Ordered at USA Network, to Premiere in 2020". TVLine. May 13, 2019.