Blaine Cotter

Season 7 begins by introducing the players, who will compete in pairs. Grandparents, best friends and former plus-size models are among the twosomes. The group also boasts the oldest contestants and the heaviest contestant in the show's history.

This week kicks off with a temptation that host Alison Sweeney tells the contestants will allow one player to reunite with their teammate at home and bring their trainer with them. But the reunion doesn’t go exactly as planned when fireworks erupt between the two teammates after one player accuses the other of not doing all she can to stay on the ranch. Meanwhile the contestants check in with Dr. Huizenga to see how far they’ve come and how many medications they no longer need from the first three weeks of weight loss. Then a wild jump rope-like challenge results in immunity at this week’s weigh in for the winner, followed by a surprising elimination that sends another contestant packing. Trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

It'’s Super Bowl week on the Biggest Loser ranch, and that means food, football and fun with two special guest stars celebrity chef Curtis Stone and NFL MVP Kurt Warner. First, Stone tests the contestants’ calorie knowledge of traditional Super Bowl snacks, then teaches them how to make healthier versions. Later, one contestant has to leave the ranch for a very important arrival at home, while another surprises her teammates with a new change in attitude. Then it'’s time for the challenge, when Warner puts the contestants through an NFL-style drill that will give the winner an especially valuable prize this week. Then the partners who were sent home for 30 days while their teammates stayed on the ranch are welcomed back. But the reunion celebration is quickly followed by a tense weigh-in and elimination that will leave one team heading home. Alison Sweeney hosts, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

The contestants’ food and fitness knowledge is put to the test this week when Good Housekeeping Magazine’s editor in chief stops by for a trivia challenge that will give the lucky winner an all-expense paid trip to New York. Then contestants face a different kind of test when trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels send them grocery shopping on a budget and then critique their purchases. Later, a unique challenge tests each player’s balancing skill, and one contestant hits a big milestone at the weigh-in before a shocking elimination sends another player home. Alison Sweeney hosts the series.

Popular Chef Rocco DiSpirito Guest Stars -- Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito returns to the Biggest Loser to take the contestants to a restaurant, where he teaches them how to make healthier choices when eating out. Then the contestants have a lively cook-off, preparing healthier, low-calorie versions of once favorite meals. The winning team gets a meal specially prepared by Rocco, and a chance to pick a fortune cookie with an especially valuable fortune inside! In this week’'s challenge, the players all head to a food bank where they’ll race to pack food kits for the hungry and load them on trucks, with the winning team earning an amazing prize. Later, all of the contestants are surprised to learn about a new twist at this week'’s weigh-in. Alison Sweeney hosts the series, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

Now that the contestants’ partners are back at the ranch, those who’ve been working out at home will weigh in and see how they have fared away from the ranch. Then all the players compete in this week’s “rope challenge,” and later, an elimination leads to tension on one team when one player thinks her partner hasn’t been pulling her weight. Alison Sweeney hosts, and Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.