The Biggest Loser Australia: The Next Generation
| The Biggest Loser Australia: The Next Generation | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Reality television, Game show |
| Created by | NBC and Network Ten |
| Developed by | Shine Australia |
| Presented by | Hayley Lewis |
| Starring |
Michelle Bridges Shannan Ponton Steve Willis (The Commando) |
| Opening theme | "Time After Time" |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 35 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Biggest Loser House |
| Running time | 60 minutes with ads |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | ← |
| Original release | 17 March – 28 May 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Biggest Loser 7 (2012) |
| Followed by | The Biggest Loser 9 (2014) |
| Related shows | The Biggest Loser (US) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The eighth season of the Australian version of the original NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser, known as The Biggest Loser Australia: The Next Generation, premiered on 17 March 2013 on Network Ten. This particular season has set a worldwide record, introducing the heaviest contestant in all of Biggest Loser history, Kevin Moore. Kevin along with his mother Rosemary have a combined weight of 355 kg (783 lbs). He weighs 255 kg (562 lbs) himself alone. It also featured the youngest contestant ever on the Australian series - Todd Nester, who was 15 years old. Season 8 of The Biggest Loser was won by the Orange team, Robyn & Katie.
Host: Hayley Lewis has returned for her fourth season as host.
Trainers: Shannan Ponton, Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis ("The Commando")
This year, the schedule changed from four to three nights a week. This changed to Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. In week 10, an extra Wednesday show was added to include face your fears week and the super challenge.
Sunday - Last chance training, Weigh-in, Elimination
Monday - The Fridge
Tuesday - Major Challenge
Wednesday - (Week 10 Only) Completion of Super Challenge
Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.
Notes
*Leg 1 - Hike - The first challenge was a bush-bash through a rough, mountainous terrain with both team members tethered together. The Pink team fell behind immediately and stayed in last position due to their constant arguing, with the Green team catching up to the front and taking first place. The Light Blue team came in second, gaining a one-minute penalty for the next race, followed by Orange team with a two-minute penalty and Pink being set back four minutes for the race.
*Leg 2 - Hike and Raft - With the benefit of no penalty, the Green team took off first on a 5 kilometre hike across a track tethered together, followed by Light Blue, Orange, and then Pink team starting last with a 5-minute penalty (an extra minute was added to the four-minute penalty for not completing the giant swing task the previous day). The Green team maintained a good lead until they reached the raft-building, where the Light Blue and Orange teams took over. The Pink team's arguing was still going, keeping them behind. The Light Blue hit the water first, followed by the Orange team who were finding it difficult to paddle and were not getting anywhere. The Green team overtook them, while the Pink team were still struggling in last place as their raft started to fall apart. The Light Blue team took first place, winning a night's stay in the luxurious Matakauri Lodge. The Green team's prize for second place was a night in a Britz campervan, with Orange winning a night camping in tent and the Pink team having to sleep under the stars with bare essentials.
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