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- American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996.
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American Gladiators [3] is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own "gladiators", in contests of strength and agility.
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- Nitro. Dan Clark, also known as Nitro, was on American Gladiators from 1989 to 1992 and returned for the 1994–1995 season. Nowadays he's a motivational speaker who tours the country, inspiring folks to live their best life without regrets.
- Laser. Laser took the show by storm for all seven seasons. In his real life, Laser goes by the name Jim Starr, which is appropriate since he skyrocketed after the show's end.
- Blaze. From 1989 to 1992, Sha-Ri Pendleton-Mitchell aka Blaze, blazed her way through American Gladiators. As a former hurdler and triple jumper at the University of Nebraska that sadly suffered a career-ending injury, she was a perfect fit for the show.
- Gemini. Michael Horton's Gemini was a fan favorite, but as shown in the aforementioned 30 for 30 documentary, it was a different story behind the scenes (per Yahoo).
American Gladiators: Created by John Ferraro. With Mike Adamle, Jim Starr, Raye Hollitt, Larry Thompson. The teams compete in such events as Power Ball, Assault, The Wall and Hang Tough. The Eliminator round decides the winner of the tournament.
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is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance. It is a remake of the original series of the same name which ran from 1989 to 1996, with elements of the British version of the 1990s. The show was refereed by Al Kaplon, a former American League umpire, who can also be seen as the referee in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Play-by-play narration was handled by Van Earl Wright.
Two seasons were produced by Reveille Productions and MGM Television, both of which were aired in 2008. The first season was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The show moved to the Los Angeles Sports Arena for season two.
Season 1 of the revival featured 24 contenders (12 male, 12 female), while Season 2 had 40 contenders (20 male, 20 female). Men and women compete in separate tournaments, with two men and two women competing in each episode. In each episode, contenders take part in several events against the Gladiators, trying to earn as many points as possible before the final event, the Eliminator. Each point separating the contenders translates into a half-second advantage for the leader (or a half-second handicap for the trailing contender). For Season 1, preliminary round matches consisted of four events plus the Eliminator; semifinals and finals matches were extended to five events plus the Eliminator (by comparison, the original series had either six or seven events plus the Eliminator). The first two preliminary matches of Season 2 had four events plus the Eliminator. All other rounds had six events plus the Eliminator. For 90-minute episodes, all the events were shown in their entirety, but for 60-minute episodes, two events for each gender were shown only in brief "recap" segments; those events could be viewed in their entirety on the NBC website.
In Season 1, the four male contenders and the four female contenders who won their respective preliminary matches with the fastest Eliminator times advanced to the semifinals; the winners of the two semifinals matches competed in the finals. In Season 2, the top six contenders of each gender advanced to the semifinals; after three semifinal matches, the two winning contenders of each gender with the fastest Eliminator times advanced to the finals.
After discussions with MGM, NBC confirmed in August 2007 that a revival would be produced by Reveille Productions and MGM Television for a mid-season debut. Shortly thereafter, NBC announced a casting call on its website. The first ad for the revival aired during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2007. Although some analysts believe that the show was revived in response to talks of an upcoming WGA strike, which was ongoing at the time of American Gladiators' premier, evidence of this is inconclusive.
premiered on Sunday, January 6, 2008, an average of 12 million people watched the two-hour premiere. All other Season 1 episodes aired Mondays at 8:00 ET/PT, except for the finale, which aired Sunday, February 17, 2008, at 7:00 ET/PT. Season 2 premiered May 12, 2008, on NBC, with a two-hour episode. The two-hour Season 2 finale aired on August 4, 2008, at 8:00 ET/PT. While the final two-hour episode of Season 1 was devoted entirely to the finals, the Season 2 finale consisted of the third semifinal round followed by the finals.
New episodes and new cast members were planned for a 3rd season in the summer of 2009, however, NBC canceled those plans in March.
Rights holder MGM was developing an American Gladiators revival, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on as executive producers, as of August 2018.
In August 2008, season 1 of American Gladiators began airing on WKAQ-TV, Telemundo Puerto Rico every Sunday at 8 pm. In September 2008, the first season began airing on Sky1 in the United Kingdom on Tuesday afternoons. In April 2009, Season 2 was broadcast on Sky1 on Saturday evenings. In Australia, American Gladiators started airing on Seven's new...
Female gladiators
One of the female gladiators on this series, Jennifer Widerstrom, known by the stage name "Phoenix" on this show, later became a fitness trainer on The Biggest Loser, replacing Jillian Michaels. Alias Seasons Birth name Height and Weight Information First Last Crush 1 2 Gina Carano 5'8", 150 lbs (1.70 m, 68 kg) •Professional mixed martial artist and actress Fury 1 1 Jamie Reed 5'8", 150 lbs (1.70 m, 68 kg) •May be related in real life to Tanoia Reed (Toa) Hellga 1 2 Robin Coleman 6'1", 205 lbs (1.83 m, 93 kg) •Actress and professional bodybuilder Jet 2 2 Monica Carlson 5'7", 130 lbs (1.68 m, 59 kg) •Became Gladiator by virtue of Season 1 women's overall championship Panther 2 2 Corinne van Ryck de Groot 5'5", 125 lbs (1.63m, 57 kg) Phoenix 2 2 Jennifer Widerstrom 5'7", 153 lbs (1.67 m, 68 kg) Siren 1 2 Valerie Waugaman 5'9", 145 lbs (1.73 m, 66 kg) •Professional bodybuilder Stealth 1 1 Tanji Johnson 5'2", 100 lbs (1.55 m, 56 kg) Steel 2 2 Erin Toughill 5'10", 156 lbs (1.75 m, 73 kg) •Professional boxer and mixed martial artist
Main article: List of American Gladiators events
The following is a list of events featured on American Gladiators. Descriptions of events that were played on the original version of American Gladiators contain only the changes made in the revival and the season the event was introduced in is shown in brackets. Season 1 featured a total of ten events, including the Eliminator, where Season 2 featured seven additional events.
Season 1
In Season 1, The Eliminator had these tasks: •Traverse the floating platforms used in the Wall •Climb an 8-foot wall. (a rope is provided to help climb up) •Swim under a fiery surface. •Climb a 30-foot cargo net. •Go downward on an inclined barrel roll (A rope is provided to help hold on) •Use a hand bike to cross a pit •Run down a balance beam inclined downward •Run up the pyramid •Travel down a zipline •Run up the Travelator (a rope is provided to help climb up) •Climb a short flight of stairs •Then crash through the foam wall from gauntlet
Season 2
In season 2 the Eliminator had these tasks •Jump directly into the pool and swim under the fiery surface. •Climb up a cargo net. •Rope swing downward. •Tightrope walk downward. •Use a Hand bike to cross over a 6 ft deep ball pit. •Run across a spinning barrel. •Climb the Pyramid. •Travel down a zipline. •Cross a teeter-totter. •Run up the Travelator. •Climb a short flight of stairs. •Rope swing through a banner into the pool.
In Season 1, the four men and four women who had the fastest winning times in the Eliminator moved on to the semifinals. Matchups were determined by seeding based on the preliminary Eliminator results.
In Season 2, the six men and six women with the fastest winning times in the Eliminator advanced to the semifinals, where matchups were determined by seeding based on the preliminary Eliminator results. After three semifinal rounds, the two men and two women with the fastest winning Eliminator times in the semifinals advanced to the finals.
American Gladiators: Created by John Ferraro. With Hulk Hogan, Laila Ali, Alex Castro, Al Kaplon. Remake of the syndicated TV 1989's American Gladiators. Contestants face the Gladiators in games for cash and prizes. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali.
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Contents. American Gladiators (2008 TV series) American Gladiators is an American competition television series that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, [ 1 ] the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own " gladiators " in contests of strength, agility, and endurance.
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.
