
About this season
Gladiators is a British television entertainment series, produced by LWT for ITV, and broadcast between 10 October 1992 and 1 January 2000. It is an adaptation of the American format American Gladiators. The success of the British series spawned further adaptations in Australia and Sweden. The series was revived in 2008, before again being cancelled in 2009. The series was originally presented by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson, however, Fashanu was replaced by Jeremy Guscott in 1997. Guscott left the series in 1998, and subsequently, Fashanu returned for the final series in 1999. The series was refereed by John Anderson and the timekeepers over the show's run were Andrew Norgate, Derek Redmond and Eugene Gilkes. John Sachs was the show's commentator, and the series was accompanied by its own group of cheerleaders, known as G-Force. Despite being made by London Weekend Television, all episodes of Gladiators, International Gladiators, the second series of The Ashes and the first series of The Springbok Challenge were recorded at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. The first series of The Ashes and the second series of the The Springbok Challenge, however, were filmed on the sets of the Australian and South African versions of the shows respectively. The series also spawned a version for children, entitled Gladiators: Train 2 Win, which was broadcast on CITV between 1995 and 1998.
Episodes (36)
1. Heat 1
Aired 16 September 1995 • 60 min
2. Heat 2
Aired 23 September 1995 • 60 min
3. Heat 3
Aired 30 September 1995 • 60 min
4. Heat 4
Aired 7 October 1995 • 60 min
5. Heat 5
Aired 14 October 1995 • 60 min
6. Heat 6
Aired 21 October 1995 • 60 min
7. Heat 7
Aired 28 October 1995 • 60 min
8. Heat 8
Aired 4 November 1995 • 60 min
9. Quarter Final 1
Aired 11 November 1995 • 60 min
10. Quarter Final 2
Aired 18 November 1995 • 60 min
11. Quarter Final 3
Aired 25 November 1995 • 60 min
12. Quarter Final 4
Aired 2 December 1995 • 60 min
13. Semi Final 1
Aired 9 December 1995 • 60 min
14. Semi Final 2
Aired 16 December 1995 • 60 min
15. Grand Final
Aired 23 December 1995 • 60 min
16. The Ashes 1
Aired 30 December 1995 • 60 min
17. The Ashes 2
Aired 6 January 1996 • 60 min
18. The Ashes 3
Aired 13 January 1996 • 60 min
19. Train2Win - 1
Aired 5 January 1996 • 60 min
20. Train2Win - 2
Aired 12 January 1996 • 60 min
21. Train2Win - 3
Aired 19 January 1996 • 60 min
22. Train2Win - 4
Aired 26 January 1996 • 60 min
23. Train2Win - 5
Aired 2 February 1996 • 60 min
24. Train2Win - 6
Aired 9 February 1996 • 60 min
25. Train2Win - 7
Aired 16 February 1996 • 60 min
26. Train2Win - 8
Aired 23 February 1996 • 60 min
27. Train2Win - 9
Aired 1 March 1996 • 60 min
28. Train2Win - 10
Aired 8 March 1996 • 60 min
29. Battle Of The Champions
Aired 20 January 1996 • 60 min
30. International Gladiators 1
Aired 20 April 1996 • 60 min
31. International Gladiators 2
Aired 27 April 1996 • 60 min
32. International Gladiators 3
Aired 4 May 1996 • 60 min
33. International Gladiators 4
Aired 11 May 1996 • 60 min
34. International Gladiators 5
Aired 18 May 1996 • 60 min
35. International Gladiators 6
Aired 25 May 1996 • 60 min
36. International Gladiators 7
Aired 8 June 1996 • 60 min