The decade-long multi-series TV sensation, The Biggest Loser, is drawing attention again—on Netflix, and not because it has rebooted.

The program ran on NBC from 2004 and enjoyed a loyal viewership, so much so that different versions sprang up in countries like Australia and South Africa.

However, its numbers started tanking and it cast its final season in 2016. In 2020, it transferred to the USA Network but was cancelled after only one season.

It is now being exposed for doing more damage than good by prioritizing entertainment over health in the new documentary, Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser, which premiered on August 15.

The first season’s winner, Ryan Benson, confirmed that the show sidelined health in favor of entertainment value

The documentary explains how contes

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