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 (26)
1. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 1 September 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Betsy Erickson vs. Jeannine Micheletti and Lance Sellers (alt. Darryl Moore) vs. Cliff Miller.
2. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 8 September 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Lisa Langston vs. Tracy Ann Jernegan and Tony Bettendorf vs. Elbert Gray.
3. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 15 September 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Jennifer Walz vs. Claudia Valdiviez and Ernest Peace (alt. Sean Hargrow) vs. Buz Rosenberg.
4. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 22 September 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Elizabeth Pepe vs. Yvonne Montalvo and Willie Cooley vs. Spencer Street.
5. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 29 September 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Cathy Marshall vs. Shannon Williams and Roger Hughes vs. Ted LePage.
6. Round One Quarterfinals
Aired 6 October 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Lisa Langston vs. Shannon Williams and Tony Bettendorf vs. Willie Cooley.
7. Round One Quarterfinals
Aired 13 October 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Cathy Marshall vs. Annette McBride and Joseph Kettle vs. Ted LePage.
8. Round One Quarterfinals
Aired 20 October 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Jennifer Walz vs. Betsy Erickson and Cliff Miller vs. Spencer Street
9. Round One Semi-finals
Aired 27 October 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Betsy Erickson vs. Lisa Langston and Ted LePage vs. Spencer Street
10. Round One Semi-finals
Aired 3 November 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Annette McBride vs. Jennifer Walz and Cliff Miller vs. Tony Bettendorf
11. Round One Finals
Aired 10 November 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Annette McBride vs. Betsy Erickson and Cliff Miller vs. Ted LePage
12. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 17 November 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Melissa Liberman vs. Cheryl Wilson and Mary DePaoli vs. Jerry Burrell
13. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 24 November 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Paula Perry vs. Christine Underhill-Richard/alt. Michele Ramelot and Kevin Weber vs. Michael D. Coulson
14. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 1 December 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Brenda Moss vs. Julie Padelford and Don Marcus Bailey vs. Bernie Miller
15. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 8 December 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Lyn Bell vs. Carolyn Dean and Carlton Fluker vs. Michael Small
16. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 15 December 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Cherrise Traylor vs. Katy Ramsey and Vince Granger vs. Jayson Yao
17. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 22 December 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Lisa Wojciehowski vs. Signa York/alt. Lynn Murphy and Charles Neal vs. Jim Echolls
18. Round Two Quarterfinals
Aired 29 December 1992 • 60 min
Contenders: Melissa Liberman vs. Katy Ramsey and Kevin Weber vs. Jayson Yao
19. Round Two Quarterfinals
Aired 5 January 1993 • 60 min
Contenders: Brenda Moss/alt. Julie Padelford vs. Cheryl Wilson and Vince Granger vs. Bernie Miller
20. Round Two Quarterfinals
Aired 12 January 1993 • 60 min
Contenders: Lisa Wojciehowski vs. Paula Perry and Marty DePaoli vs. Carlton Fluker
21. Round Two Semi-finals
Aired 19 January 1993 • 60 min
Contenders: Melissa Liberman vs. Cheryl Wilson and Bernie Miller/alt. Vince Granger vs. Marty DePaoli
22. Round Two Semi-finals
Aired 26 January 1993 • 60 min
Contenders: Lisa Wojciehowski vs. Katy Ramsey and Carlton Fluker vs. Kevin Weber
23. Round Two Finals
Aired 2 February 1993 • 60 min
Contenders: Katy Ramsey vs. Cheryl Wilson and Kevin Weber vs. Marty DePaoli
24. Grand Championship
Aired 9 February 1993 • 60 min
Contenders: Betsy Erickson vs. Cheryl Wilson and Cliff Miller vs. Marty DePaoli
25. NFL Show
Aired 16 February 1993 • 60 min
Contenders: Mark Clayton, Tony Dorsett, Seth Joyner, Charles White, Drew Hill and Wesley Walker
26. Pro Football Challenge
Aired 23 February 1993 • 60 min