For those unfamiliar with The Biggest Loser, the American show challenged obese or overweight contestants to go head-to-head in a bid to lose the highest percentage of weight over a period of 30 weeks. The winner would then receive an impressive cash prize.

Netflix viewers have reacted in disbelief over 'outrageous' documentary Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, which lifts the veil on the TV series.

Fit For TV: The Reality Of The Biggest Loser is currently streaming on Netflix, and it is triggering as hell. Watch the trailer here. Post continues below. When The Biggest Loser debuted on Aussie TV in 2006, I was in my 20s and incredibly influenced by diet culture.

Two of the most prominent voices in the new Netflix docuseries, Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser, are Danny Cahill, winner of the eighth season, and Tracey Yukich, who faced a shocking medical incident during her first challenge on the show, which she claims left her temporarily dead.

A Season 8 contestant from The Biggest Loser says she “died” while filming the hit weight-loss competition — and she’s opening up about the harrowing ordeal in Netflix ’s new docuseries Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser.

Why Jillian Michaels is under fire due to a controversy unrelated to new Netflix documentary Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser.