She's hosted the show for three seasons, but this morning Caroline Rhea wins the title of The Biggest Loser, as NBC replaces her with a younger, sleeker model.

Producers announced today that soap actress Alison Sweeney, a blonde beauty who's conquered her battle with the bulge, will take over in the fourth season.

Caroline, who could often be confused with contestants on the weight-loss contest, has hosted since its debut. Producers say she's leaving to "to pursue other interests." They also admit they're looking for a younger demographic and hope Alison can give them one.

Though she's played bad girl Sami Brady on Days of Our Lives, Alison's only 30. And she's got a good back story--no pun intended. In the 90s, she struggled with her weight and grew to a size 12 dress size-- not Kirstie Alley standards, but larger than your typical TV actress. In 2004, she cashed in and wrote all about it in a book called All The Days of My Life (So Far). (Reality TV fans may also remember Alison for her appearance on a celebrity episode of Fear Factor. She panicked inside a coffin filled with large flatworms, Madagascar hissing cockroaches and millipedes.)

What else does she have going for her? The show's executive producer says Alison has not only a fresh face, but "a HUGE...

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By Nite Writer P Funk

We all agree that The Biggest Loser is a show about inspiring change and eliminating obesity, right? So why, I ask, does NBC air a lengthy season finale where home viewers will sit on their asses for 2 hours? MONEY, my friend, money! C’mon, do you really think that NBC was thinking of the viewers when they booked the Chief Fitness Officer of 24 Hour Fitness. I guess one of hour of plugs and random cameos just isn’t enough.

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Anyway, here in TVgasm's Colorado Springs offices, we also resolved to lose weight. Of course, our other resolution was to drink more microbrews, so it looks like I'll be jogging to the liquor store from now on. Fortunately, I made an inspirational Biggest Loser tshirt to remind myself of my goals.

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To start off tonight's live two-hour finale, the announcer gives us a brief recap of the season: "Nine months ago, 14 people arrived at this ranch with one common goal: to lose weight and change their lives forever." Okay, not to get picky in the first graph, but that's two goals. Oh, who am I kidding. Of course I'm going to get picky in the first graph. That's what B-Side and J-Unit pay me to do, isn't it?

*Crickets*

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And what a show it was. We made up for last week's inaction with one of the stupidest Elimination Ceremonies ever. Suffice it to say, I am no longer rooting for either Matt or Seth, as they have both proved themselves nincompoops of the highest order.

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