The Biggest Loser 7 concluded last night and awarded its $250,000 prize to Helen Phillips, who’s 47. That gave Bob Harper his sixth loss to Jillian Michaels on the show; someone he trained only one once, in season three, when Jillian was gone. Anyway, Helen went from 257 to 117 pounds, losing 140 pounds and …
Just as it did Sunday night, NBC is devoting its entire three-hour prime-time schedule for a reality show finale, as The Biggest Loser 7 will conclude live. That makes sense because the reality series, which has aired two-hour episodes this season, is the network’s most-popular reality series and some weeks, the most-popular show period. After …
Biggest Loser 7 contestant Dane Patterson has successfully completed an actual marathon, just over two months after insisting he ran 26.2 miles in his “mind” despite being driven to the finish line by a producer, which led NBC to apologize and investigate. On Saturday, Dane ran 26.2 miles in 5:47:20–a solid time, especially for someone …
After skipping part of a marathon but insisting he ran the whole thing “in [his] mind” and keeping the medal he received, Biggest Loser 7 contestant Dane Patterson will attempt another 26.2 mile race next month. The Country Music Marathon in Nashville, which is part of the rock ‘n’ roll marathon series, issued a press …
The producers of The Biggest Loser have apologized for “misleading” viewers about Dane Patterson competing a marathon, although Dane is keeping his medal and is “proud of” his run. Last week, TV Barn broke the story that the show and Dane lied about completing a marathon, and NBC has since said it was investigating. The …
NBC has announced that it is investigating the deceptive where-are-they-now segment on last night’s Biggest Loser, during which Dane Patterson claimed to have run a full marathon even though he didn’t finish it. The segment actually fictionalized Dane and his wife Carli’s finish time, as they were shown completing the race after three hours and …
This week’s episode of The Biggest Loser 7 was split into two nights because of Tuesday’s presidential address, and each night offered its own drama, from a trainer and his team’s emotional meltdown to a contestant’s on-screen lie about running an entire marathon. Dane lied, and Bob cried. After being eliminated at the end of …