"At the same conference, Lewis criticized the reality television shows his telethon co-hosts were involved in – Lythgoe's "American Idol", which Lewis said featured contestants who were "McDonald's Wipeouts"; and Sweeney's "The Biggest Loser", a series which Lewis claims is about contestants "knocking their brains out trying to see how we beat the fat lady at 375 pounds, and in four months she's going to be 240. Who cares?