Episode guide
The Biggest Loser: Season 9
19 episodes · premiered Jan 5, 2010
The Biggest Loser: Couples 3 is the ninth season of the NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser. The contestants competed to win a $250,000 prize, which was awarded to Michael Ventrella, the finalist with the highest percentage of weight lost. It first aired January 5, 2010. After six episodes, The Biggest Loser went on hiatus and returned after the 2010 Winter Olympics on March 2, 2010. The live finale aired on May 25, 2010. The season premiered on NBC on January 5, 2010 and tallied its best premiere rating ever, powering NBC to the adults 18-49 ratings win for that night. Biggest Loser: Couples was up 2% from its January, 2009 premiere to a 4.6 adults 18-49 rating. It was the top adults 18-49 rated Biggest Loser premiere and tied the second best rating for a non-finale. It scored a total 11.68 million viewers. This was also the last season to be filmed in 480i, due to the fall 2010 season moving to high definition.
- Episode 1: Week One Jan 5, 2010 · 1h 30m Bob and Jillian take turns making phone calls to the latest couples that will be arriving at the ranch. Each trainer is met with loud cheers and crying on the other end of the phone. The…
- Episode 2: The Biggest Loser Season 9 - Week Two Jan 12, 2010 · 1h 30m Dr. Huizenga delivers sobering news to the contestants; the contestants compete in a balance challenge over a pool; Jillian Michaels encourages a contestant to face one of her biggest fears.
- Episode 3: Week 3 Jan 19, 2010 · 1h 30m The contestants assume the role of either teacher or student; a challenge grants immunity to the winning team; a contestant threatens to quit the competition.
- Episode 4: Season 9, Episode 4 Jan 26, 2010 · 1h 30m This week starts off with a high-stakes pop challenge in which contestants race for the prize of immunity - and the winning team also gets three envelopes to give to the teams of their…
- Episode 5: Season 9, Episode 5 Feb 2, 2010 · 1h 30m This week, contestants are surprised by the return of the blue and yellow teams, who were sent home after the first challenge of the season. Now they’re back, 30 days later, to weigh in…
- Episode 6: Season 9, Episode 6 Feb 9, 2010 · 1h 30m It’s a star-studded Olympic-themed episode of “The Biggest Loser: Couples” to help kick off the winter games! This week, the contestants head to Colorado to train like Olympic athletes at…
- Episode 7: Season 9, Episode 7 Mar 2, 2010 · 1h 30m This week's first challenge is a temptation with, literally, hundreds of cookies. Ali tells the teams that whoever wins this temptation challenge will get a huge reward: they'll be able to…
- Episode 8: Season 9, Episode 8 Mar 9, 2010 · 1h 30m The teams pull trucks and load crates onto the vehicles for a challenge that ends with a puzzle. Later, the contestants work eight-hour shifts at the food bank and must learn to fit…
- Episode 9: Season 9, Episode 9 Mar 16, 2010 · 1h 30m The players compete in a 30-minute cook-off, which requires them to prepare an appetizer, entrée and dessert using only 12 ingredients. Judges Curtis Stone and Ali pick the best-tasting…
- Episode 10: Week 10 Mar 23, 2010 · 1h 30m The contestants visit home and must continue dieting and exercising while away from the ranch. Soon after arriving, the players receive stationary bikes and learn they'll have to ride the…
- Episode 11: Season 9, Episode 11 Mar 30, 2010 · 1h 30m The teams are dissolved as eliminated contestants return to vie for spots back on the ranch. One player is chosen through a vote while another wins a spot during a step-up challenge…
- Episode 12: Week 12 Apr 6, 2010 · 1h 30m The players have a chance to win immunity by becoming the first competitor to lose 2 percent of his or her body weight. Each person only has one chance to weigh in, however, adding a…
- Episode 13: Season 9, Episode 13 Apr 13, 2010 · 1h 30m Suze Orman assesses the players' financial health and predicts who will win this season. Also: The contestants balance quarters on a platter to win a cash prize; a challenge to find keys…
- Episode 14: Season 9, Episode 14 Apr 20, 2010 · 1h 30m The contestants choose food from a buffet table offering low- and high-calorie choices; Gabrielle Reece, pro volley ball player, leads a beach-circuit workout; a contestant gets…
- Episode 15: Season 9, Episode 15 Apr 27, 2010 · 1h 30m The players go to Dallas to run a 5K at the Cotton Bowl and recruit locals to join them for the race. Later, a contestant wins immunity by wrangling calves in a rodeo challenge; and Season…
- Episode 16: Season 9, Episode 16 May 4, 2010 · 1h 30m The final six contestants receive makeovers, which include a $1000 shopping spree and a salon visit with stylist Jonathan Antin. After the transformations, the players reveal their new…
- Episode 17: Season 9, Episode 17 May 11, 2010 · 1h 30m Quarterback Tony Romo takes the contestants on a hike; past winners Helen Phillips and Erik Chopin discuss the challenges of keeping weight off away from the ranch. Also: Dr. Huizenga…
- Episode 18: Season 9, Episode 18 May 18, 2010 · 1h 30m The players train for a marathon at home and must work to stay on track while away from the ranch. During the race, the contestants receive support from former players and family members…
- Episode 19: Season 9 Finale May 25, 2010 · 1h 30m After viewer votes determine the third finalist, the winner of the $250,000 prize is crowned in the Season 9 finale. The eliminated players also return to weigh in for the $100,000 at-home…