The new docuseries hit the 2025 TV schedule on Friday, and one of the biggest bombshells came from Season 8 contestant Tracey Yukich. The then-37-year-old collapsed during a mile run on the beach during their first day on the show and had to be airlifted to the hospital. Yukich described what she experienced, saying:

Mockery, dangerous weight loss practices and long-term health impacts — “The Biggest Loser” was a TV phenomenon that shaped how Americans view weight.

The Biggest Loser became a cultural phenomenon when it premiered in 2004 — but the show has been plagued with scandals and controversy as well. When NBC introduced the show, it followed a group of people deemed overweight who would compete in a 30-week competition.

The Reality of the Biggest Loser is on Netflix, find out why host Alison Sweeney left the show and what she does now.

Netflix is dropping this three-part docuseries called Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser on August 15, 2025. If you ever wondered what went down behind the scenes on that show, this is your ticket. You can stream it anywhere, anytime, as long as you’ve got Netflix.

Sarah Gilbert, who appeared on the seventeenth season of the show, has now admitted on social media that she too felt the pressure to lie while on The Biggest Loser. In a comment shared publicly on a clip of the show (via) Dr Huizenga's account, Gilbert said: "I definitely ate far less than that towards the end, but that was on me, not on you.

Netflix’s three-part docuseries revisits the reality TV phenomenon as director Skye Borgman and EP Michael Gasparro reveal its most dramatic fights, jaw-dropping moments, and lasting scars.