Gladiators (2024 British TV series)

Gladiators
GenreGame show
Created byDan Carr
John Ferraro
Presented byBradley Walsh
Barney Walsh
Starring
Voices ofGuy Mowbray
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes11 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Baldwin
  • Lou Brown
  • Dom Bird
Producers
  • Reshmi Bajnath
  • James Pratt
Production locationSheffield Arena
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) –
present
Related
Gladiators (1992–2000)
Gladiators (2008–2009)
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Gladiators is a British television series which began airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 13 January 2024. It is the second revival of the original 1992 Gladiators series on ITV, after the 2008 series on Sky One. The series is produced by Hungry Bear Media and MGM Alternative UK.

The series is presented by Bradley Walsh and his son, Barney.[1] Each episode consists of four players, known as 'contenders' – two male and two female – competing in a series of physically challenging events against the show's resident 'Gladiators', a group of elite athletes – like bodybuilders or track and field athletes – and eventually competing in one final event, the Eliminator. The series consists of the heats, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and a grand final, to determine the overall champions. It is refereed by Mark Clattenburg, assisted by Sonia Mkoloma and Lee Phillips, with voice-over commentary provided by Guy Mowbray.

Upon its release, the revived series of Gladiators became one of the most successful family entertainment launches for the BBC in 7 years, attracting over 6 million viewers during its premiere episode, and scoring nearly 9 million during the whole first series.[2]

  1. ^ "Presenters Ready? Bradley and Barney Walsh are confirmed as hosts of Gladiators". BBC. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ Craig, David (30 January 2024). "Gladiators reboot is BBC's biggest entertainment launch in 7 years as ratings revealed". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 31 January 2024.