A Reality TV series in which a group of overweight contestants participate in various exercise activities and challenges, seeking to lose as much weight as possible.
But wait, isn't that already a show? Yes, it is. Except here, there's a bit of Dancing with the Stars sprinkled in as well: the contestants must also train for and perform dance routines with celebrity partners to impress a panel of judges (Danny Teeson, Lisa Ann Walter, and a weekly guest). The percentage of weight they lost that week, as well as the average of the judges' scores on the dance routine, was used to determine who would stay or go home.
When the show debuted on Oxygen (which is by the way, a network aimed towards women, despite the fact that there were male contestants too), it quickly became one of their most popular shows, averaging over four million viewers for its first night. However, it was quietly cancelled after its second season. It also became a noted subject of ridicule on E!'s The Soup,
Tropes present in this series include:
- Lucky Charms Title: The show's logo censors the last two letters of "ass" with stars, though some sources censor it with asterisks instead, or don't censor it at all.
