Extreme Weight Loss

Not to be confused with Extreme Makeover.
Extreme Weight Loss
Genre Reality Television
Starring Chris Powell
Heidi Powell
Country of origin United States/Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 54
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Original release May 30, 2011 (2011-05-30) – September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)
Chronology
Preceded by Extreme Makeover
External links
Website

Extreme Weight Loss (originally titled Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition) is a television program from ABC in which individuals volunteer to receive training and lifestyle changes from trainer Chris Powell and his wife, Heidi Powell. The show is slightly based on the original concept of Extreme Makeover, where individuals receive life-changing makeovers. The exception is that this show focuses primarily on participants losing massive amounts of weight over one year and having a chance to receive plastic surgery to remove the excess skin from their bodies to finish their transformations. The show, however, has faced criticisms over the health implications of rapid weight loss and misleading claims that the fitness trainer stays 3 months with the dieters.

The show did not return for ABC's 2016 summer season, though ABC has not officially cancelled the series in any form and Powell's website continues to encourages application submissions for a future sixth season.

History

ABC announced it had ordered six episodes of the series on October 22, 2009, under the title Obese.[1] On September 20, 2010, Chris Powell was announced as the trainer for the show, renamed Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. ABC also announced that a second season had been ordered, due to the length of time of filming (one year).[2]

The series officially premiered on May 30, 2011 and was the top summer launch for an ABC series debut since August 2009.[3] The second season premiered on June 3, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern)/8:00 p.m. (Central).[4] The third season, now renamed Extreme Weight Loss,[5] premiered on May 28, 2013.[6]

Former contestant Rod Durham died in March 2016.[7]

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

No. in series No. in season Person Hometown Original airdate
1 1 Rachel Jenkinsburg, Georgia May 30, 2011
2 2 Alex Duluth, Georgia June 6, 2011
3 3 Dana Franklin, Tennessee June 13, 2011
4 4 James Austin, Texas June 20, 2011
5 5 LaRhonda Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 27, 2011
6 6 Wally Chicago, Illinois July 11, 2011
7 7 Staci Haslet, Texas July 18, 2011
8 8 Krista Riverside, California July 25, 2011

Season 2 (2012)

No. in series No. in season Person Hometown Original airdate
9 1 Tony Woodland Hills, California June 3, 2012
10 2 Jacqui West Palm Beach, Florida June 10, 2012
11 3 Mike Tarpon Springs, Florida July 1, 2012
12 4 Ashley Rancho Cucamonga, California July 8, 2012
13 5 Nyla Houston, Texas July 15, 2012
14 6 Jonathan Port Orchard, Washington August 5, 2012
15 7 Sally Washington, D.C. August 12, 2012
16 8 Jarvez Portland, Oregon August 19, 2012

Season 3 (2013)

No. in series No. in season Person Hometown Original airdate
17 1 David and Rebecca North Prairie, Wisconsin May 28, 2013
18 2 Meredith Rochester, New York June 4, 2013
19 3 Ryan Appleton, Wisconsin June 25, 2013
20 4 Jason and Rachel South Lyon, Michigan July 2, 2013
21 5 Jami Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 9, 2013
22 6 Mehrbod Los Angeles, California July 16, 2013
23 7 Trina Grosse Ile, Michigan July 23, 2013
24 8 Chantell Chicago, Illinois July 30, 2013
25 9 Alyssa Kalamazoo, Michigan August 6, 2013
26 10 Mike Voorhees, New Jersey August 13, 2013
27 11 Ashley Bakersfield, California August 20, 2013
28 12 Cassandra Quartz Hill, California August 27, 2013
29 13 Bob Waukesha, Wisconsin September 3, 2013

Season 4 (2014)

No. in series No. in season Person Hometown Original airdate
30 1 Ty and Charita Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Colorado Springs, Colorado May 27, 2014
31 2 Kathie and Josh Charlotte, North Carolina June 3, 2014
32 3 Jayce Nashville, Tennessee June 17, 2014
33 4 Bruce Salt Lake City, Utah June 24, 2014
34 5 Melissa Shadyside, Ohio July 1, 2014
35 6 David St. Louis, Missouri July 8, 2014
36 7 Brandi Atlanta, Georgia July 15, 2014
37 8 Georgeanna Tulsa, Oklahoma July 22, 2014
38 9 Cassie Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 29, 2014
39 10 Sara Owensboro, Kentucky August 12, 2014
40 11 Kenny and Christy Moore, Oklahoma and Las Vegas, Nevada August 19, 2014
41 12 Rod Tallahassee, Florida September 2, 2014
42 13 Jeff and Juliana Denver, Colorado September 9, 2014

Season 5 (2015)

No. in series No. in season Person Hometown Original airdate
43 1 Robert and Raymond Monett, Missouri May 26, 2015
44 2 Josh and Kelli Weeping Water, Nebraska and Kansas City, Kansas June 2, 2015
45 3 Tiffany and Cain New Orleans, Louisiana June 23, 2015
46 4 Shane and Marissa Ashland, Ohio June 30, 2015
47 5 Bryce and Amber Garden Grove, California July 7, 2015
48 6 Jenn Lovell, Wyoming July 14, 2015
49 7 Pearls Wichita Falls, Texas July 21, 2015
50 8 Rachel Los Angeles, California July 28, 2015
51 9 John and Panda Bloomingdale, Michigan and Waldorf, Maryland August 11, 2015
52 10 Mitzi Dallas, Texas August 18, 2015
53 11 Jackie Denver, Colorado August 25, 2015
54 12 Kim Honolulu, Hawaii September 1, 2015
55 13 Hannah Austin, Texas September 8, 2015

Ratings

Season 1 (2011)

Episode No. Rating Share Viewers (Millions) Time Slot Rank
1[8] 2.4 6 7.11 1
2[9] 2.2 6 5.66 1
3[10] 2.0 6 5.87 1
4[11] 2.0 6 5.72 1
5[12] 2.2 6 6.30 1
6[13] 1.9 5 5.48 1
7[14] 2.0 6 5.83 1
8[15] 1.9 6 6.22 1

Season 2 (2012)

Episode No. Rating Share Viewers (Millions) Time Slot Rank
1[16] 1.5 4 4.54 1
2[17] 1.5 4 4.62 1
3[18] 1.2 3 3.98 3
4[19] 1.5 4 4.51 2
5[20] 1.4 4 4.13 2
6[21] 0.8 2 2.48 2
7[22] 0.9 2 2.82 3
8[23] 1.2 3 3.56 2

Season 3 (2013)

Episode No. Rating Share Viewers (Millions)
1[24] 1.2 3 4.25
2[25] 1.0 3 3.81
3[26] 1.2 4 3.92
4[27] 1.0 3 3.45
5[28] 1.1 3 3.36
6[29] 1.1 3 3.45
7[30] 1.1 4 3.75
8[31] 1.2 4 3.60

See also

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