Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series)

Gladiators
Genre	Sports entertainment
Created by	Dan Carr John Ferraro
Developed by	MGM Television
Directed by	Timothy Kupsch
Presented by	Kimberley Joseph (series 1–3) Aaron Pedersen (series 1) Mike Hammond (series 2–3)
Narrated by	Tony Schibeci
Theme music composer	Cameron Tait Marty Irwin Noel MacDonald
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	70 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Patrick Condon Des Monaghan
Producers	Bill Edmonds Roger Kirk
Production locations	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Queensland
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
Network	Seven Network in association with The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release	29 April 1995 (1995-04-29) – 12 October 1996 (1996-10-12)
Related
Gladiators (2008) Gladiators (2024)
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Gladiators is an Australian television series which aired on Saturday nights on the Seven Network from 29 April 1995 until 12 October 1996 almost consecutively for eighteen months. It was based on the popular franchise of the same name, which started with American Gladiators in 1989. However the Australian show was more heavily based on the British version of the 1990s with events, format and even music being used from that show.

All three series of the show were filmed at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in 1995, and was hosted by Kimberley Joseph and Aaron Pedersen, with Mike Hammond replacing Pedersen after the first series. The show was refereed by John Alexander in the first series, and Mike Whitney thereafter. John Forsythe served as assistant referee.

A short-lived revival of the show aired in 2008. In July 2023, following the BBC’s revival of the British version, the show was confirmed to return for the second time, set to be revived by Warner Bros. Television Studios^[1][2] and began broadcasting on Network Ten on 15 January 2024, hosted by Beau Ryan and Liz Ellis, but was cancelled in May later that year due to a lack of audience.^[3][4]