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Gladiators set to return as BBC confirms reboot after two decades off screen
25.08.2022 - 15:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
It's been confirmed that Gladiators will make its long-awaited return to the BBC next year. The popular show is set to return with an 11-episode series and will be welcoming a new generation of "superhumans" who will compete against contestants in the "ultimate test of speed and strength", the BBC said.
Bosses say there will be new games for the reboot, alongside classic challenges in a bid to reach the audiences the programme reached in its heyday. Each episode will also end with fan-favourite challenge, the gruelling obstacle course The Eliminator.
At its peak, Gladiators - broadcast from 1992 to 2000 - drew huge viewing figures to its Saturday evening ITV slot as the famous call of "Contenders Ready? Gladiators Ready?" echoed across TV screens. The likes of Trojan, Jet, Nightshade and Hunter became household names and the format - which originated in the US - travelled to Australia, South Africa, Russia, Finland, Germany, Nigeria, Denmark and Sweden.
When it returned to Sky, airing between 2008-2009, Kirsty Gallacher and Ian Wright took up the baton of hosting duties from original hosts John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson - with original referee John Anderson also returning for the Sky revival.
TV presenter Jonsson, 55, shot to fame as a TV weathergirl in the late 80s, with Gladiators catapulting her to further stardom.
The BBC has not yet announced who will host the returning show, but filming will take place at the Utilita Arena Sheffield next year.
Kate Phillips, the BBC's director of unscripted, said: "Gladiators is back and a whole new generation of viewers can now look forward to watching a Saturday night spectacle like no other.
"Will the contenders have the will and the skill to succeed against our mighty new Gladiators?
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