The Biggest Loser Australia (season 3)
| The Biggest Loser Australia (season 3) | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Reality television, Game show |
| Created by | NBC and Network Ten |
| Developed by | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Presented by | Ajay Rochester |
| Starring |
Michelle Bridges Shannan Ponton Jillian Michaels Bob Harper. |
| Opening theme | "Lift" by Shannon Noll |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 74 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Paul Franklin Nutrition consultant Professor Clare Collins PhD FDAA |
| Producer(s) | Judy Smart |
| Location(s) |
Terrey Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 3 February – 1 May 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Season 2 (2007) |
| Followed by | Season 4 (2009) |
| Related shows | The Biggest Loser (US) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Paul Franklin
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, 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).
Applications opened at the end of the previous season with over 6,000 people applying and primary photography was shot between October 2007 and February 2008. As with the two preceding series of The Biggest Loser, the winner titled "Australia's Biggest Loser" was eligible to win $200,000.
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).
The episodes and elements of the show are screened on a weekly rotation in the following set up:
At the beginning of the season and beginning of each week, contestants are weighed and compared to their previous weight. When the contestants are in "teams", their total weight losses are combined for a combined weight loss percentage. The team with the lowest weight loss percentage face elimination. When the game shifts to "singles", the two players with the lowest weight loss percentages are eligible for elimination. After the finalists are decided, they go home for a certain amount of time to continue their diets at home until the live finale where they are weighed in one last time and the winner, the "Biggest Loser", is crowned. The contestant's weekly results can be seen below, and are listed in chronological order of elimination, with the exception of the finalists, whose results are listed in order of their position on the leaderboard.
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