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The Best Episodes of The Biggest Loser

Every episode of The Biggest Loser ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Biggest Loser!

The Best Episodes of The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.
  1. Background image for Week 1
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Week 1

    S8:E1

    The 16 players have been chosen and head to The Biggest Loser Ranch. The theme this season is second chances. The contestants are happy to finally meet Bob and Jillian, but are a little surprised when the bus drops them off at the beach to meet with Ali first.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Back to Basics
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Back to Basics

    S4:E1

    The contestants start off their weight-loss journey by being dropped off in the middle of the desert, while their trainers standby about a mile away from them. The first two to reach their trainers will become the team captains, allowing them to pick their five teammates. However, this means the six remaining contestants have to be sent home, but Jillian Michaels returns to let them in on a little secret.

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  3. Background image for Running a Full Marathon!
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Running a Full Marathon!

    S7:E19

    The final four contestants go home for 30 days, reunite with friends and family and experience firsthand the challenge of continuing to make diet and exercise a priority back at home. Contestants also learn from host Alison Sweeney what their final challenge of the season will be - running a full marathon when they return to the ranch for their final weigh-in. Completing the full 26.2 mile course will be their toughest challenge yet, but cheering them on along the way are some past season "Biggest Losers"- grand prize winners Ali Vincent and Michelle Aguilar, plus "at home" winners Jim Germanakos, Heba Salama and Bernie Salazar. And as an added incentive, each player who finishes the marathon will get $10,000 to donate to the charity of their choice. Later, it's the very last "last chance workouts" with trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels before a final weigh in determines who the two definite finalists will be - and which two contestants fall below the dreaded yellow line, leaving America to vote which one will be the third finalist to compete for the grand prize of $250,000.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Only One Vote

    S7:E15

    One player gets the only vote at elimination and two players from last season return to dish out advice.

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    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #5 - The Teams Split Up

    S7:E13

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    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Week 6

    S8:E6

    The two teams dig for a buried treasure on the beach. As a final result of the challenge, one team is sent home with loved ones while the other team stays at the ranch to train with their trainer.

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    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Week Seven

    S8:E7

    Derek Jeter gives and inspirational talk to the contestants about the importance of team work before they participate in a baseball challenge. Chef Curtis Stone makes a health Mediterranean meal for the winner of the challenge; at the weigh in a contestant breaks a Biggest Loser record.

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    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Week 10

    S8:E10

    This week is makeover week, and each contestant is made over with the assistance of Tim Gunn and Tabatha Coffey. They then give speeches designed to inspire and motivate others.

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    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Season 8 Finale

    S8:E13

    The wait is finally over! The live finale has arrived. Who will win that $100,000 prize?

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    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #10 - We're Back ... And So Is Jillian

    S14:E1

    Three kids and 15 adults begin their weight-loss journeys in the Season 14 premiere. Trainer Jillian Michaels also returns to the show.

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    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Season Premiere

    S7:E1

    The season premiere kicks off with the contestants arriving at the ranch in teams of two, including mother/daughter, father/son, sisters, best friends, grandparents, cousins, an engaged couple and former models. Included among them are the series' oldest players yet (63-year-old grandparents), youngest male contestant (18), heaviest female contestant (379 lbs.) and heaviest contestant ever in the history of the show (454 lbs.). Alison Sweeney hosts and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels return to train the 11 couples who begin the show with a combined weight of more than 3.5 tons.

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    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Contestants Go Home for a Week and Complete Half-Marathons

    S7:E12

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    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - The Makeover Episode

    S7:E16

    It's one of the most eagerly-anticipated events every Biggest Loser season - the makeover episode! And fashion guru Tim Gunn returns to help the final seven contestants look their stylish best after all the players get complete salon makeovers from guest hair stylist Tabatha (Bravo's Tabatha's Salon Takeover) and celebrity stylist Brandon Martinez. Then it's time for amazing transformations and emotional reunions when the made-over contestants show off their incredible new looks to loved ones flown in to help them celebrate their big day. Also, the contestants soar to new heights in this week's challenge, and one player is sidelined with an injury that will have a dramatic impact on her workouts.

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    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Trivia Quiz

    S7:E17

    Bob and Jillian take the players on a field trip to teach them healthy grocery shopping on a budget, and one player hits a weight-loss milestone.

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    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Week 12

    S8:E12

    The contestants all go home for 60 days, in which they have to find time to balance time with their families, their jobs, and find time to work out. Each player gets a phone call from either Bob or Jillian, explaining that they are going to run a marathon.

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    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Week 13

    S10:E13

    After viewer votes determine the third finalist, the winner of the $250,000 prize is crowned in the Season 10 finale. The eliminated players also return to weigh in for the $100,000 at-home prize.

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    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Surprise Game-Changing Twist in Last Episode Before Live Finale

    S5:E15

    In the last episode before the live finale, the final four contestants return from Australia without their trainers and attempt to train themselves for their last week on the ranch. Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito visits again to teach the contestants how to make healthy versions of their favorite dishes before heading home, and the final four all watch videos of their most memorable moments on campus. At the weigh-in, two of the four players fall below the yellow line, but there's one last surprising twist. For the first time ever in Biggest Loser history, America will determine who the third finalist will be by voting online on the two that fall below the yellow line. Who they choose to be a finalist - and who they choose to eliminate - will be revealed at the live finale on April 15.

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    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #18 - "Biggest Loser" Revealed in Season Finale

    S5:E16

    In this must-see, exciting live finale, all of The Biggest Loser contestants from this season return for a special reunion and a chance to weigh in one last time and show America how much weight they've all lost since beginning their weight-loss journeys. There are four contestants left, but America has voted on the two that fell below the yellow line in last week's episode to choose who will be the third finalist in the game. After America's vote is revealed and the third finalist is announced, the eliminated player will then weigh in with the other 16 eliminated contestants to compete for the $100,000 "at home" prize. Then it's the moment viewers have been waiting for, when one of the three finalists will be named this season's "Biggest Loser" and win the coveted grand prize of $250,000.

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  20. Background image for Contestants Get to Train Their Trainers!
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Contestants Get to Train Their Trainers!

    S7:E18

    This week, the tables are turned when contestants get to train their trainers and are only too happy to put Bob and Jillian through the paces! Later, the remaining five players have to race up and down hills while carrying bags representing their total weight loss so far in a particularly grueling challenge. Then it's time to visit Dr. Huizenga for a progress report and to find out their new "real ages" now that they've lost so much weight. The players also try on their "goal outfits" and are amazed to see how far they've really come. Then after weighing in and eliminating one more contestant, the final four players head home, where they'll stay for 30 days before returning to weigh in at the ranch one last time.

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    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Season 8, Episode 5

    S8:E5

    This is the week the contestants are split into Bob's Blue team and Jillian's Black team. Alison tells the contestants that the winner of the temptation challenge will pick which players go to which team. The winner picks the new teams and splits up old teams; another player is sent home.

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    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Week 4

    S13:E4

    The teams compete for exclusive use of the gym during a battering-ram challenge. Bob and Dolvett, meanwhile, try to get through to contestants they feel aren't putting in enough effort to shed pounds.

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    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #22 - The Secret Black Team is Revealed!

    S4:E2

    Bob and Kim prepare their teams for this week's challenge: racing up the stairs of a 10-story building. With immunity as the prize, both teams will have to do their best. Meanwhile, the secret black team, trained by Jillian Michaels, is finally revealed to the other contestants, who will join them in competing for the title of "The Biggest Loser" and $250,000.

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    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #23 - The Pressure of Temptation

    S4:E3

    When the teams are put in a room full of tempting, unhealthy foods, they will have to decide in four minutes if it is worth it or not to eat the most calories in order to win a three-pound pass which can be used to their advantage at the weigh-in. In the challenge, the contestants will compete in three different 100-meter heats against a yellow team formed by three kids, where the winning team will win a phone call home.

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    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #24 - One Outcast Duo Squares Off Against All the Rest

    S5:E4

    It's win or go home after a surprise elimination pits one outcast duo against all of the others. At the challenge, contestants compete for a prize they all desperately need after nearly a month away from their loved ones - letters from home. Three teams plot to throw the weigh-in, then have a change of heart, but is it too late for them to turn back?

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    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Week 14

    S13:E14

    The contestants receive makeovers before traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet Michelle Obama and debut their new looks to friends and family. Fashion pro Jeannie Mai and celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves assist with the transformations.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Week 1" is the best rated episode of "The Biggest Loser". It scored 8.1/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/15/2009. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Back to Basics".