Episode guide
The Biggest Loser: Season 5
16 episodes · premiered Jan 1, 2008
The Biggest Loser: Couples is the fifth season of the NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser. The fifth season premiered on January 1, 2008 with ten overweight couples competing for a cash prize of $250,000. This season featured Alison Sweeney as the host, with trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels; all three returning from season four. Although the contestants came in as teams of two, the grand prize was eventually awarded to an individual. In the end Ali Vincent won, making her the first female winner in the history of the United States Biggest Loser series.
- Episode 1: They Got Fat Together, Can They Get Thin Together? Jan 1, 2008 · 1h 30m For the first time ever, ten teams of two will compete against each other. The ten teams, including a mother and son, husband and wife, best friends, brothers, and a divorced couple, will…
- Episode 2: Contestants Face Barbecue Temptation and Giant Seesaw Challenge! Jan 8, 2008 · 1h 30m The remaining nine teams are shocked to learn that Bob and Jillian will be training them all together as one team. Afterwards, the contestants will be tempted with a delicious barbecue…
- Episode 3: Tensions Run High As This Week's Challenge Causes Rifts Among Players Jan 15, 2008 · 1h 30m A game of "Elimination," where the last team standing wins immunity for the week, causes rifts in the house, as the remaining eight teams get more competitive with each other. But Bob and…
- Episode 4: One Outcast Duo Squares Off Against All the Rest Jan 22, 2008 · 1h 30m 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…
- Episode 5: Surprise Escalator Challenge Changes the Game Forever Jan 29, 2008 · 1h 30m In this week's episode, one team retaliates after being called lazy by another team, and the willpower of the contestants is put to the test during a soda temptation. Then the game is…
- Episode 6: Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito Guest Stars Feb 5, 2008 · 1h 30m This week, the teams compete in a lively cook-off challenge, with celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito as the judge. The winning team gets a special dinner prepared by Rocco, plus a very…
- Episode 7: Special Guest Appearance by Jillian's Mom Feb 12, 2008 · 1h 30m It's nearly the halfway point of the season, so the contestants celebrate the occasion with a challenge involving the total of their weight lost to date. Plus, they receive an…
- Episode 8: Contestants Reunited With Loved Ones Feb 19, 2008 · 1h 30m This week, the remaining contestants are sent home to see their loved ones for the first time since leaving to come to the ranch. But this is no vacation, as the contestants must eat and…
- Episode 9: One Team Surprised With Trip to Vegas Feb 26, 2008 · 1h 30m The competition heats up as only eight players remain. One team is surprised with a special trip to Las Vegas, but will they maintain their diets and workouts in Sin City, or give in to…
- Episode 10: Contestants Tackle One of the Biggest Challenges in Show's History Mar 4, 2008 · 1h 30m After revisiting the hospital to check in on their progress, the remaining players face off in one of the biggest challenges in "Biggest Loser" history -- they must fly across a ravine on…
- Episode 11: All Contestants Return to Ranch in Surprise Twist Mar 11, 2008 · 1h 30m It's down to the six final contestants, but not for long. In a shocking twist, all fourteen of the players eliminated so far return to the ranch and surprise the six. At the weigh-in, the…
- Episode 12: Contestants Made Over by Fashion Guru Tim Gunn Mar 18, 2008 · 1h 30m It's makeover week, and legendary fashion maven Tim Gunn helps the contestants find flattering new clothing styles and haircuts. Then in this week's challenge, players must walk backwards…
- Episode 13: Competition Heats Up With Only Six Contestants Left Mar 25, 2008 · 1h 30m Only six players are left, and the remaining women try to hold their own against the men who are still in the game. In a surprising pop quiz, one player wins a mysterious prize. And at…
- Episode 14: Last Five Contestants Get Surprise Trip to Australia Apr 1, 2008 · 1h 30m Since The Biggest Loser is a global phenomenon, the last five players are surprised with a trip to the other side of the globe - Australia! Once there, they get a visit from The Biggest…
- Episode 15: Surprise Game-Changing Twist in Last Episode Before Live Finale Apr 8, 2008 · 1h 30m 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…
- Episode 16: "Biggest Loser" Revealed in Season Finale Apr 15, 2008 · 1h 30m 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…