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 1993 • 60 min
2. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 8 September 1993 • 60 min
3. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 15 September 1993 • 60 min
4. Round One Preliminaries
Aired 22 September 1993 • 60 min
5. Round One Quarterfinals
Aired 29 September 1993 • 60 min
6. Round One Quarterfinals
Aired 6 October 1993 • 60 min
7. Round One Quarterfinals
Aired 13 October 1993 • 60 min
8. Round One Quarterfinals
Aired 20 October 1993 • 60 min
9. Round One Semi-finals
Aired 27 October 1993 • 60 min
10. Round One Semi-finals
Aired 3 November 1993 • 60 min
11. Round One Semi-finals
Aired 10 November 1993 • 60 min
12. Round One Finals
Aired 17 November 1993 • 60 min
13. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 24 November 1993 • 60 min
14. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 1 December 1993 • 60 min
15. Round Two Preliminaries
Aired 8 December 1993 • 60 min
16. Round Two Quarterfinals
Aired 15 December 1993 • 60 min
17. Round Two Quarterfinals
Aired 22 December 1993 • 60 min
18. Round Two Quarterfinals
Aired 29 December 1993 • 60 min
19. Round Two Quarterfinals
Aired 5 January 1994 • 60 min
20. Round Two Semi-finals
Aired 12 January 1994 • 60 min
21. Round Two Semi-finals
Aired 19 January 1994 • 60 min
22. Round Two Finals
Aired 26 January 1994 • 60 min
23. Grand Championship
Aired 2 February 1994 • 60 min
24. Gold Medal Challenge of Champions II
Aired 9 February 1994 • 60 min
25. Gold Medal Challenge of Champions II
Aired 16 February 1994 • 60 min
26. International Challenge of Champions II
Aired 23 February 1994 • 60 min