About this season
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility. The concept was created by Dan Carr and John C. Ferraro, who held the original competition at Erie Tech High School in Erie, Pennsylvania. They sold the show to The Samuel Goldwyn Company where the concept was enhanced and became American Gladiators. An effort in 2004 to launch a live American Gladiators show on the Las Vegas Strip became mired in a securities fraud prosecution. However, the television series was restarted in 2008. Episodes from the original series were played on ESPN Classic from 2007 to 2009. Several episodes are available for download on Apple's iTunes Service.
Episodes (25)
1. Round One Preliminaries 1
Aired 1 September 1991 • 60 min
First half preliminary 1: Gary Wilson v. Coz Worthington, Toril Torjensen v. Kristi Kopp
2. Round One Preliminaries 2
Aired 8 September 1991 • 60 min
First half preliminary 2: Alex Engmann/Johnny Vineyard v. James Long, Elise Johnson v. Erica Alstead
3. Round One Preliminaries 3
Aired 15 September 1991 • 60 min
First half preliminary 3: Randy Jones v. Keith Collins, Johnnie Jonckowski v. Patti Stevenson
4. Round One Preliminaries 4
Aired 22 September 1991 • 60 min
First half preliminary 4: Eric Monostori/Tim Goldrick v. Greg Petrie, Denise Chase v. Rose Ann Torres
5. Round One Preliminaries 5
Aired 29 September 1991 • 60 min
First half preliminary 5: Mark Anthony v. Craig Charles, Kimberley Lentz v. Jill Shenk
6. Round One Quarterfinals 1
Aired 6 October 1991 • 60 min
First half quarterfinal 1: Johnny Vineyard v. Coz Worthington, Kristi Kropp v. Kimberley Lentz
7. Round One Quarterfinals 2
Aired 13 October 1991 • 60 min
First half quarterfinal 2: Mark Ortega v. Craig Charles, Johnnie Jonckowski v. Sherry Giardina
8. Round One Quarterfinals 3
Aired 20 October 1991 • 60 min
First half quarterfinal 3: Tom Goldrick v. Randy Jones, Denise Chase v. Erica Alstead
9. Pro Football Challenge of Champions
Aired 27 October 1991 • 60 min
Pro football alumni compete in a special episode: Jack Hamm, Cliff Branch, Charles White, Phil Villapiano, Greg Pruitt, Jim Kiick
10. Round One Semifinals 1
Aired 3 November 1991 • 60 min
First half semifinal 1: Mark Ortega v. Johnny Vineyard, Johnny Jonckowski v. Kimberley Lentz
11. Round One Semifinals 2
Aired 10 November 1991 • 60 min
First half semifinal 2: Tim Goldrick v. Coz Worthington, Kristi Kropp v. Denise Chase
12. Round One Finals
Aired 17 November 1991 • 60 min
First half final: Tim Goldrick v. Mark Ortega, Kristi Kropp v. Kimberley Lentz
13. Round Two Preliminaries 1
Aired 24 November 1991 • 60 min
Second half preliminary 1: Robert Bender v. Kevin Cleary, A.J. Perling v. Angela Sheppard
14. Round Two Preliminaries 2
Aired 1 December 1991 • 60 min
Second half preliminary 2: Chris Parisi v. George Blasius, Trace Wolf v. Kathy Mollica
15. Round Two Preliminaries 3
Aired 8 December 1991 • 60 min
Second half preliminary 3: Joseph Mauro v. Dennis Watts, Patricia Murray v. Teri Plunkett
16. Round Two Preliminaries 4
Aired 15 December 1991 • 60 min
Second half preliminary 4: Ted Papenhagen v. Tommy Knox, Angela Stearns v. Talpha Lehnen
17. Round Two Preliminaries 5
Aired 22 December 1991 • 60 min
Second half preliminary 5: Darrell Gholar v. Jay Macormack/Anthony Jackson, Vivian Riley v. Lisa Sierra
18. Round Two Preliminaries 6
Aired 29 December 1991 • 60 min
Second half preliminary 6: Marek Wilczynski v. Tony Curella, Stephanie Violante v. Tracy Passo
19. Round Two Quarterfinals 1
Aired 5 January 1992 • 60 min
Second half quarterfinal 1: Kevin Cleary v. Tommy Knox, Vivian Riley/Angela Stearns v. Susan Stencil
20. Round Two Quarterfinals 2
Aired 12 January 1992 • 60 min
Second half quarterfinal 2: Darrell Gholar v. Tony Curella, Talpha Lehnen v. Tracy Passo
21. Round Two Quarterfinals 3
Aired 19 January 1992 • 60 min
Second half quarterfinal 3: Joseph Mauro v. Gearge Blasius, A.J. Perling v. Kathy Mollica
22. Round Two Semifinals 1
Aired 26 January 1992 • 60 min
Second half semifinal 1: Tommy Knox v. Darrell Gholar, Tracy Passo v. Susan Stencil
23. Round Two Semifinals 2
Aired 2 February 1992 • 60 min
Second half semifinal 2: Joseph Mauro v. Tony Curella; Kathy Mollica v. A.J. Perling
24. Round Two Finals
Aired 9 February 1992 • 60 min
Second half final: Joseph Mauro v. Darrell Gholar, Kathy Mollica v. Susan Stencil
25. Grand Championship
Aired 16 February 1992 • 60 min
Grand Championship: Mark Ortega v. Joseph Mauro, Kimberly Lentz v. Kathy Mollica