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Biggest Loser Episode: "Biggest Loser"

Season 4, Episode 1
Episode Synopsis: Eighteen contestants are dropped in the middle of the desert as Season 4 begins. This year, in addition to the usual red and blue teams (trained by Kim Lyons and Bob Harper, respectively), a secret black team is formed, trained by Jillian Michaels. Alison Sweeney takes over as host. Original Air Date: Sep 11, 2007

Season 4 Premiere

With the oldest contestant ever losing the most weight ever in one week and the return of Jillian, I can already tell it’s is going to be one awesome season of The Biggest Loser. I’m not a huge fan of reality shows, but this is one where I can understand the fascination of watching people’s lives on television. I can’t wait to see these people go through life-changing experiences and see how much their bodies will transform in a few short months. The secret Black Team is an interesting twist, although I wish they hadn’t given that away before the show even started. It would have been a lot more exciting hearing that after we had already met the contestants — we would have felt sorry for those being sent home. But since I assumed they’d go to Jillian’s secret team, which they mentioned at the beginning, the very long buildup of a mysterious person on a motorcycle was a bit unnecessary.Maybe it’s a little unfair to pick favorites this early... read more

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Premiered: October 19, 2004, on NBC
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: Popular reality fare about overweight people competing to drop pounds. Divided initially into teams, the contestants are aided (and bullied) by trainers and must participate in physical reward challenges. At the end of each episode, there's a weigh-in that helps determine who is sent packing.

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