American Gladiators (2008 TV series)

American Gladiators
Genre	Sports entertainment game show
Developed by	John Ferraro Dan Carr
Directed by	J. Rupert Thompson
Presented by	Hulk Hogan Laila Ali
Narrated by	Van Earl Wright (play-by-play)
Composers	Jeff Lippencott and Mark T. Williams, Ah2 Music
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English (NBC) Spanish (Telemundo)
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	John Ferraro
Production locations	Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California (Season 1) Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, California (Season 2)
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	60, 90, or 120 minutes
Production companies	Flor-Jon Films Reveille Productions Room 403 Productions MGM Television
Original release
Network	NBC Telemundo
Release	January 6 (2008-01-06) – August 4, 2008 (2008-08-04)
Related
American Gladiators (1989–1996) Gladiators 2000 (1994–1996)
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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. 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.^[2] 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.^[3] The show moved to the Los Angeles Sports Arena for season two.