‘Biggest Loser’ Docuseries Tops Netflix — Plus More TV Hits

The three-part docuseries delves into the dark side of NBC’s hit weight-loss reality series, which, for 18 seasons, subjected contestants who were overweight to a grueling 30-week competition to lose as many pounds as possible.

With interviews from former contestants, producers and a longtime host, the doc unearths new details that explain the complicated, controversial legacy of “The Biggest Loser” and the damage it did.

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“Alien: Earth,” the first TV series in the iconic “Alien” franchise, is currently the top show on Hulu. It takes place two years before the events of the first “Alien” film. According to the prequel’s description, when a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a humanoid robot named Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of soldiers “make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.”

New episodes air on FX on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Hulu the following day.

“Butterfly” is currently the No. 1 show on Prime Video. The action-packed thriller follows a former U.S. intelligence agent (Daniel Dae Kim) hiding out in South Korea whose past comes back to haunt him as he’s hunted by a young assassin (Reina Hardesty) and her sinister spy organization.

All six episodes premiered on Aug. 12.

“Limitless: Live Better Now” is one of the top shows currently trending on Disney+. The National Geographic series follows Chris Hemsworth as he takes on three adventurous challenges to explore how people can improve the way they live.