Quiet achiever Daniel Jofre was tonight crowned the winner of TBL Families, having lost over 50 kilograms which equates to nearly 40 per cent of his body weight.
Daniel Jofre crowned winner of TBL Families | @channelten
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Biggest Loser
First Look: The Biggest Loser Families returns to Ten
NewsNetwork Ten has released the first look at TBL Families, the latest version of The Biggest Loser, which is returning to Ten later this year.
Tiffany Hall returns to Biggest Loser Australia
NewsIts been an open secret for a long time, but Network Ten has now confirmed Tiffiny Hall will reprise her role of trainer when The Biggest Loser Families returns to TEN later this year.
New Host Confirmed for Ten's Biggest Loser
NewsNetwork Ten has confirmed former contestant Fiona Falkiner as the new host of The Biggest Loser Families replacing Hayley Lewis, when the program returns to TEN later this year.
Axed - Biggest Loser Australia
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2014 Biggest Loser Australia winner Craig Booby. Image - supplied
An audience of 949,000 metro viewers tuned to witness Craig Booby from Ararat win the 2014 Biggest Loser Crown last night, by Ten's recent standards that's pretty good however it won't be enough to save the tired reality format which has floundered for most of 2014.
Ratings for the finale won't provide much benefit for Ten as it aired during the Easter non-ratings period to avoid The Block and MKR juggernauts.
Despite heavy promotion during Big Bash cricket and Winter Olympics this series of Biggest Loser which was filmed over 9 months ago in Victoria's Ararat, and was originally scheduled to air at the end of 2013 never engaged viewers, partly due to the regular absences of the shows only real star Michelle Bridges.
Speaking to investors last week Ten CEO Hamish McLennan said "Our general entertainment programming on the main channel has underperformed badly since the end of the Winter Olympics. We failed to capitalise on the momentum generated by the Big Bash League, and the Sochi Winter Olympics and the results from our general entertainment lineup have been disappointing,”
“Part of the problem has been ageing program franchises,”
McLennan added Ten would refocus on “fresh formats that can be produced locally at competitive prices”
'Gentle giant' Craig Booby was crowned the winner of The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia, having lost almost half of his starting body weight.
Craig was the heaviest male contestant at the beginning of this year’s competition, weighing in at 183.4 kilograms. A victorious Craig left the competition having shed 79.8 kilograms, or 43.5% of his starting weight, with a final weight of 103.6 kilograms.
“It’s a very surreal feeling,” Craig, 34, said tonight.
“When I first auditioned for The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia I didn’t think about making the finale. I just knew I had one chance to make the most of this opportunity and win or lose I was going to give 100% to be able to hold my head high and have no regrets. Winning is an amazing reward for the hard work I have put in and I have also proved my doubters wrong.”
Stay-At-Home Dad Callan Eliminated From The Biggest Loser
NewsThere was nowhere to hide tonight for fun-loving, AFL-playing joker Callan Evans, who in a shock twist departed The Biggest Loser house after putting on 1.3 kilograms.
Natalie Gets The Chop From Biggest Loser
NewsIt had already been a tough week for Natalie, who had a breakdown at training this week, after struggling to cope with issues of the past.
The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia Eliminates Mary
NewsEmotions were running high at The Biggest Loser house when the fourth member of Shannan’s blue team was sent home.
The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia Elimination
NewsWith a total weight loss of 10.5 kilograms, Matt Dalton from Stawell, Victoria, exited The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia house as “The Fridge”