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Gladiators

TV·1992–present·8 seasons, 175 episodes·ITV1·Reality, Documentary·1h

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Gladiators is a British television entertainment series, produced by LWT for ITV, and broadcast between 10 October 1992 and 1 January 2000. It is an adaptation of the American format American Gladiators. The success of the British series spawned further adaptations in Australia and Sweden. The series was revived in 2008, before again being cancelled in 2009. The series was originally presented by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson, however, Fashanu was replaced by Jeremy Guscott in 1997. Guscott left the series in 1998, and subsequently, Fashanu returned for the final series in 1999. The series was refereed by John Anderson and the timekeepers over the show's run were Andrew Norgate, Derek Redmond and Eugene Gilkes. John Sachs was the show's commentator, and the series was accompanied by its own group of cheerleaders, known as G-Force. Despite being made by London Weekend Television, all episodes of Gladiators, International Gladiators, the second series of The Ashes and the first series of The Springbok Challenge were recorded at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. The first series of The Ashes and the second series of the The Springbok Challenge, however, were filmed on the sets of the Australian and South African versions of the shows respectively. The series also spawned a version for children, entitled Gladiators: Train 2 Win, which was broadcast on CITV between 1995 and 1998.

Castfull cast & details

John SeruJohn Seru
Suzanne Cox
Suzanne CoxEunice HuthartEunice HuthartUlrika JonssonUlrika Jonsson
Michael Willson
Michael WillsonWarren FurmanWarren Furman
Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott
Jane Omorogbe
Jane Omorogbe

Episodes by season

Season0111Episodes1992–93Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Heat 1October 10, 1992—
  2. S01E02Heat 2October 17, 1992—
  3. S01E03Heat 3October 24, 1992—
  4. S01E04Heat 4October 31, 1992—
  5. S01E05Heat 5November 7, 1992—
  6. S01E06Heat 6November 14, 1992—
  7. S01E07Semi Final 1November 21, 1992—
  8. S01E08Semi Final 2November 28, 1992—
  9. S01E09Grand FinalDecember 5, 1992—
  10. S01E10The Challenge of the GladiatorsJanuary 9, 1993—
  11. S01E11Return Of The GladiatorsAugust 28, 1993—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0216Episodes1993–94Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Heat 1September 18, 1993—
  2. S02E02Heat 2September 25, 1993—
  3. S02E03Heat 3October 2, 1993—
  4. S02E04Heat 4October 9, 1993—
  5. S02E05Heat 5October 16, 1993—
  6. S02E06Heat 6October 23, 1993—
  7. S02E07Heat 7October 30, 1993—
  8. S02E08Heat 8November 6, 1993—
  9. S02E09Quarter Final 1November 13, 1993—
  10. S02E10Quarter Final 2November 20, 1993—
  11. S02E11Quarter Final 3November 27, 1993—
  12. S02E12Quarter Final 4December 4, 1993—
  13. S02E13Semi Final 1December 11, 1993—
  14. S02E14Semi Final 2December 18, 1993—
  15. S02E15Grand FinalJanuary 1, 1994—
  16. S02E16Series 2, The FinalJanuary 1, 1994—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0328Episodes1994–95Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01Heat OneSeptember 10, 1994—
  2. S03E02Heat TwoSeptember 17, 1994—
  3. S03E03Heat ThreeSeptember 24, 1994—
  4. S03E04Heat FourOctober 1, 1994—
  5. S03E05Heat FiveOctober 8, 1994—
  6. S03E06Heat SixOctober 15, 1994—
  7. S03E07Heat SevenOctober 22, 1994—
  8. S03E08Heat EightOctober 29, 1994—
  9. S03E09Quarter-Final OneNovember 5, 1994—
  10. S03E10Quarter-Final TwoNovember 12, 1994—
  11. S03E11Quarter-Final ThreeNovember 19, 1994—
  12. S03E12Quarter-Final FourNovember 26, 1994—
  13. S03E13Semi-Final OneDecember 3, 1994—
  14. S03E14Semi-Final TwoDecember 10, 1994—
  15. S03E15Grand FinalDecember 17, 1994—
  16. S03E16Series 3, The FinalDecember 17, 1994—
  17. S03E171994 Celebrity SpecialDecember 24, 1994—
  18. S03E18The Fighting Forces ChallengeDecember 31, 1994—
  19. S03E19International Gladiators 1January 7, 1995—
  20. S03E20International Gladiators 2January 14, 1995—
  21. S03E21International Gladiators 3January 21, 1995—
  22. S03E22International Gladiators 4January 28, 1995—
  23. S03E23International Gladiators 5February 4, 1995—
  24. S03E24International Gladiators 6February 11, 1995—
  25. S03E25International Gladiators 7February 18, 1995—
  26. S03E26Train2Win - 1September 2, 1995—
  27. S03E27Train2Win - 2September 9, 1995—
  28. S03E28Train2Win - 3September 16, 1995—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0436Episodes1995–96Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01Heat 1September 16, 1995—
  2. S04E02Heat 2September 23, 1995—
  3. S04E03Heat 3September 30, 1995—
  4. S04E04Heat 4October 7, 1995—
  5. S04E05Heat 5October 14, 1995—
  6. S04E06Heat 6October 21, 1995—
  7. S04E07Heat 7October 28, 1995—
  8. S04E08Heat 8November 4, 1995—
  9. S04E09Quarter Final 1November 11, 1995—
  10. S04E10Quarter Final 2November 18, 1995—
  11. S04E11Quarter Final 3November 25, 1995—
  12. S04E12Quarter Final 4December 2, 1995—
  13. S04E13Semi Final 1December 9, 1995—
  14. S04E14Semi Final 2December 16, 1995—
  15. S04E15Grand FinalDecember 23, 1995—
  16. S04E16The Ashes 1December 30, 1995—
  17. S04E17The Ashes 2January 6, 1996—
  18. S04E18The Ashes 3January 13, 1996—
  19. S04E19Train2Win - 1January 5, 1996—
  20. S04E20Train2Win - 2January 12, 1996—
  21. S04E21Train2Win - 3January 19, 1996—
  22. S04E22Train2Win - 4January 26, 1996—
  23. S04E23Train2Win - 5February 2, 1996—
  24. S04E24Train2Win - 6February 9, 1996—
  25. S04E25Train2Win - 7February 16, 1996—
  26. S04E26Train2Win - 8February 23, 1996—
  27. S04E27Train2Win - 9March 1, 1996—
  28. S04E28Train2Win - 10March 8, 1996—
  29. S04E29Battle Of The ChampionsJanuary 20, 1996—
  30. S04E30International Gladiators 1April 20, 1996—
  31. S04E31International Gladiators 2April 27, 1996—
  32. S04E32International Gladiators 3May 4, 1996—
  33. S04E33International Gladiators 4May 11, 1996—
  34. S04E34International Gladiators 5May 18, 1996—
  35. S04E35International Gladiators 6May 25, 1996—
  36. S04E36International Gladiators 7June 8, 1996—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0526Episodes1996–97Aired—Season avg
  1. S05E01North Heat 1September 28, 1996—
  2. S05E02North Heat 2October 5, 1996—
  3. S05E03North Heat 3October 12, 1996—
  4. S05E04North Heat 4October 19, 1996—
  5. S05E05Northern Semi Final 1October 26, 1996—
  6. S05E06Northern Semi Final 2November 2, 1996—
  7. S05E07Northern FinalNovember 9, 1996—
  8. S05E08South Heat 1November 16, 1996—
  9. S05E09South Heat 2November 23, 1996—
  10. S05E10South Heat 3November 30, 1996—
  11. S05E11South Heat 4December 7, 1996—
  12. S05E12Southern Semi Final 1December 14, 1996—
  13. S05E13Southern Semi Final 2December 21, 1996—
  14. S05E14Southern FinalDecember 28, 1996—
  15. S05E15North vs South Grand FinalJanuary 4, 1997—
  16. S05E16Sport Celebrity ChallengeJanuary 11, 1997—
  17. S05E20Train2Win - 1January 10, 1997—
  18. S05E21Train2Win - 2January 17, 1997—
  19. S05E22Train2Win - 3January 24, 1997—
  20. S05E23Train2Win - 4January 31, 1997—
  21. S05E24Train2Win - 5February 7, 1997—
  22. S05E25Train2Win - 6February 14, 1997—
  23. S05E26Train2Win - 7February 21, 1997—
  24. S05E27Train2Win - 8February 28, 1997—
  25. S05E28Train2Win - 9March 7, 1997—
  26. S05E29Train2Win - 10March 14, 1997—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0629Episodes1997–98Aired—Season avg
  1. S06E01Heat 1September 13, 1997—
  2. S06E02Heat 2September 20, 1997—
  3. S06E03Heat 3September 27, 1997—
  4. S06E04Heat 4October 4, 1997—
  5. S06E05Heat 5October 11, 1997—
  6. S06E06Heat 6October 18, 1997—
  7. S06E07Heat 7October 25, 1997—
  8. S06E08Heat 8November 1, 1997—
  9. S06E09Quarter Final 1November 8, 1997—
  10. S06E10Quarter Final 2November 15, 1997—
  11. S06E11Quarter Final 3November 22, 1997—
  12. S06E12Quarter Final 4November 29, 1997—
  13. S06E13Semi Final 1December 6, 1997—
  14. S06E14Semi Final 2December 13, 1997—
  15. S06E15Grand FinalDecember 20, 1997—
  16. S06E161997 Celebrity SpecialDecember 27, 1997—
  17. S06E17Springbok Challenge 1January 3, 1998—
  18. S06E18Springbok Challenge 2January 10, 1998—
  19. S06E19Springbok Challenge 3January 17, 1998—
  20. S06E20Train2Win - 1January 9, 1998—
  21. S06E21Train2Win - 2January 16, 1998—
  22. S06E22Train2Win - 3January 23, 1998—
  23. S06E23Train2Win - 4January 30, 1998—
  24. S06E24Train2Win - 5February 6, 1998—
  25. S06E25Train2Win - 6February 13, 1998—
  26. S06E26Train2Win - 7February 20, 1998—
  27. S06E27Train2Win - 8February 27, 1998—
  28. S06E28Train2Win - 9March 6, 1998—
  29. S06E29Train2Win - 10March 13, 1998—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0725Episodes1998Aired—Season avg
  1. S07E01Heat 1September 5, 1998—
  2. S07E02Heat 2September 12, 1998—
  3. S07E03Heat 3September 19, 1998—
  4. S07E04Heat 4September 26, 1998—
  5. S07E05Heat 5October 3, 1998—
  6. S07E06Heat 6October 10, 1998—
  7. S07E07Heat 7October 17, 1998—
  8. S07E08Heat 8October 24, 1998—
  9. S07E09Quarter Final 1October 31, 1998—
  10. S07E10Quarter Final 2November 7, 1998—
  11. S07E11Quarter Final 3November 14, 1998—
  12. S07E12Quarter Final 4November 21, 1998—
  13. S07E13Semi Final 1November 28, 1998—
  14. S07E14Semi Final 2December 5, 1998—
  15. S07E15Grand FinalDecember 12, 1998—
  16. S07E16Springbok Challenge 1—
  17. S07E17Springbok Challenge 2—
  18. S07E18Springbok Challenge 3—
  19. S07E19Springbok Challenge 4—
  20. S07E20Springbok Challenge 5—
  21. S07E21Springbok Challenge 6—
  22. S07E23Springbok Challenge 8—
  23. S07E24Springbok Challenge 9—
  24. S07E25Springbok Challenge 10—
  25. S07E26Springbok Challenge 11—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season084Episodes1999–00Aired—Season avg
  1. S08E01Heat 1December 11, 1999—
  2. S08E02Heat 2December 18, 1999—
  3. S08E03Battle Of The GiantsDecember 25, 1999—
  4. S08E04Grand FinalJanuary 1, 2000—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

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