| The Biggest Loser Australia | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Starring | Michelle Bridges Shannan Ponton Jillian Michaels Bob Harper |
| Presented by | Ajay Rochester |
| No. of episodes | 74 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 3 February – 1 May 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the Australian version of the original NBC American reality television series The Biggest Loser premiered on 3 February 2008 on Network Ten,[1] and was screened for 6 nights a week over 12 weeks. It was won by Sam Rouen on the finale broadcast on 1 May 2008
Host Ajay Rochester and trainers of the previous season, Shannan Ponton and Michelle Bridges returned to this season of the show, as did US trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, and part-time trainer The Commando (Steve Willis).[2]
Applications opened at the end of the previous season with over 6,000 people applying[3] and primary photography was shot between October 2007 and February 2008.[citation needed] As with the two preceding series of The Biggest Loser, the winner titled "Australia's Biggest Loser" was eligible to win $200,000.[4]
New elements to this season included "The Warehouse", where contestants choose their diet for a week, and a rival team of contestants trained separate from the main contestants in the United States. The season started with 30 contestants, of which 19 were selected to compete for the main prize (15 for the white house, and 4 for a secret black team).