Alison Sweeney is an American actress that stars as Samantha Brady on the soap opera Days of our Lives and is the host of NBC's reality show The Biggest Loser. She is currently writing a book that is tentatively titled The Mommy Diet, and chronicles how she lost weight after having two children. The book is set for an October 2010 release.http://www.examiner.com/x-660-Weight-Loss-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Alison-Sweeney-discusses-Biggest-Loser-season-8-and-her-new-book-The-Mommy-Diet

Sweeney and husband Dave Sanov welcomed a baby girl named Megan Hope Sanov on January 12, 2009. Megan Hope weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz. Sweeney's rep, Carrie Simons, reported, "Both mommy and baby, and daddy too, are doing well. She's still in hair and makeup from her day on the set! It was a very easy delivery, and everybody is great." Sweeney and Sanov also have a son named Ben. People: It's a Girl for Alison Sweeney! (January 13, 2009)

Sweeny and her newborn daughter, Megan Hope Sanov, are featured in a March 2009 issue of People Magazine. In an interview with the magazine, Sweeny talks about her labor and the birth of her baby girl on January 12, 2009.People: Meet Alison Sweeney's New Baby! (March 19, 2009)

1. New Episodes: Tuesdays 8/7CST
2. Network: NBC
3. Casting for season 6 began in April, 2008
4. First aired: October 19, 2004
5. Trainers: Jillian Michaels, Bob Harper and Kim Lyons
6. Narrator, Co-Creator & Producer: J.D. Roth
7. Hosted by: Alison Sweeney
8. The first 3 seasons were hosted by Caroline Rhea

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1984: Tales from the Darkside

• 1993-2007: Days of Our Lives