Netflix's 'Fit for TV’ Dissects the Cruel Spectacle of ‘The Biggest Loser’

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I never watched NBC’s The Biggest Loser beyond the promo clips that seemed to air during nearly every NBC telecast from 2004 until its cancellation in 2016. But I did watch Fit for TV , the Biggest Loser docuseries on Netflix, for the same reason everyone else is watching: we’re a nation obsessed with both weight loss and scandal. Fit for TV is almost too hard to resist.

I’m not sure how insightful it is, but the three-episode series is fascinating. It features several former contestants reflecting on their journeys — both positive and negative — as well as the show’s executive producers David Broome and J.D. Roth, longtime host Alison Sweeney, and trainer Bob Harper. The o

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