SHAQ'S Big Challenge TONIGHT on ABC

TONIGHT - 9pm - Shaq's Big Challenge an unscripted ABC reality series where he tackles childhood obesity. Shaq's mission statement? He's out to save a generation, one overweight kid at a time.

Based on the UK show Unfit Kids, Shaq goes one-on-six with Walter (14, 285 pounds), Kit (14, 263 pounds), Kevin (13, 230 pounds), Chris (11, 206 pounds), James (11, 182 pounds) and Ariel (14, 211 pounds).

In each hour-long episode, the 7 foot, 300-plus pound NBA star, rapper, actor and reserve police officer will embark on a personal crusade to help transform six obese middle-school students from Florida into healthy kids while also demonstrating how other communities across the country can help fight America's weighty-youth problem.

He won't go it alone, as Shaq will be joined by his "dream team" of experts: his own physician and trainer, Dr. Carlon "Doc" Colker; personal trainer Tarik Tyler; nutritionist Dr. Joy Bauer; childhood obesity expert Dr. William Muinos from Miami Children's Hospital; Food Network celebrity chef Tyler Florence; and his former Louisiana State University basketball coach Dale Brown. As they travel to the youths' homes and schools, the team will eventually expand their scope to develop and implement a wellness program for the entire state of Florida that emphasizes healthy eating and exercise.

Parents and children at home can also take part in Shaq's Big Challenge by logging onto the show's website www.shaqfamilychallenge.com

Check out my scoop on the story in March HERE

Shaq's Big Challenge, Tuesdays, 9pm ABC