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MEDIA ALERT: Get Interactive with Citytv’s The Biggest Loser Season 5 Winner Ali Vincent Blogs Live at Citytv.com Tuesday, March 23 (Toronto – March 17, 2010) The Biggest Loser, season 5 winner Ali Vincent answers your questions during a LIVE Chat Tuesday, March 23 open from at 8pm -10pm ET, on Citytv.com. The Biggest Loser images available at www.rogersmediatv.ca Ali Vincent was the first woman to win The Biggest Loser in season 5. She lost 112 pounds and is now a popular spokeswoman for fitness and self-esteem programs across America. Fans are invited to log on to The Biggest Loser show page at Citytv.com to participate in the LIVE chat with Ali during the March 23 episode of The Biggest Loser on Citytv. On this episode, the contestants return to their hometowns to visit family and friends. But with those happy reunions comes the challenge of continuing to eat right and exercise despite all of the distractions and temptations away from the ranch. After arriving home, the players get a surprise from Host Alison Sweeney which leads to a grueling endurance challenge and some sweet temptations. Later, the weigh-in back at the ranch reveals how they all did at home before another contestant is eliminated and sent home for good. The Biggest Loser airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT (7pm Ct, 9pm Mt) on Citytv. Plus, catch up on previous episodes and tonnes of Biggest Loser extras like recipes, fitness tips and advice from trainers Bob and Jillian online at Citytv.com Citytv™ television stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg offer viewers intensely-local, urban-oriented, culturally-diverse television programming. A distinct alternative to other conventional television stations, Citytv engages its viewers with dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining mix of news, local- interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television and CityLine; as well as local Canadian and US acquired prime time entertainment programming. Citytv is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI) which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For more information on Citytv stations and programming, visit Citytv.com. Media Contact: Veronica Logue, Publicity Manager, Rogers Media Television, 416.764.3195,veronica.logue@rci.rogers.com .

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