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| The Biggest Loser Australia | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| Starring | Michelle Bridges Shannan Ponton Steve Willis (The Commando) Tiffiny Hall |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 23 January – 8 May 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The seventh season of the Australian version of the original NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser, known as The Biggest Loser Australia: Singles, premiered on 23 January 2012 on Network Ten. All four trainers from the previous season (Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton, Steve Willis (The Commando) and Tiffiny Hall) returned[1] with Hayley Lewis also returning as host. The season featured contestants competing as teams of four, as with the previous season, but split by age and gender, with Shannan training the under 30 males, The Commando the over 30 males, Tiffiny the under 30 females and Michelle the over 30 females. Season 6 was won by Margie Cummins.
The season was announced during the Season 6 finale on 2 May 2011 and was confirmed at the Network TEN 2012 Program Launch on 17 August 2011, originally announced as a second "Families" installment,[2] until rebranded as "Singles" with an emphasis on 'romance'.[3]
Production and filming on the season began on 14 November 2011.[4]
- ^ (11 January 2012) http://thebiggestloser.com.au/biggest-loser-singles-the-fitness-fight-begins-23-january.htm URL Accessed 11 January 2012
- ^ (17 August 2011) http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/08/ten-2012-programming-launch.html URL Accessed 11 September 2011
- ^ Network Ten, 17 August 2011, Ten 2012 press release, media release, pp.3, Accessed 11 September 2011
- ^ http://www.tvcentral.com.au/2011/11/14/the-biggest-loser-australia-season-7-begins-production/[permanent dead link]