American Gladiators returns... on NBC! #5 The Gladiators!

Another recent commercial, featuring competition footage, of the return of the hit show; this time to network TV in primetime! Debuts Jan 6th on NBC.

Video introduces all the new Gladiators and shows clips of old favorite events: Gauntlet, Powerball, Joust, Hang Tough, The Wall and Pyramid. A Gladiator is shown being thrown into the water after losing Assault.

Two new events for the American audience are also seen.

Hit and Run, an event played in Gladiators outside the US, is where contenders must run back and forth across a suspensions bridge to earn points while four Gladiators swing 100lb demolition balls at at them.

Earthquake is a new event where Gladiator and contender fight to knock the other off a 14ft circular oscillating platform.

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Entertainment

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• American
• Gladiators
• NBC
• New
• 2007
• 2008
• commercial
• Assault
• Joust
• Powerball
• Wall
• Hang
• Tough
• Earthquake
• Pyramid
• Gauntlet

[holstallentire]

gladiators orginated in the UK

why do u think its called 'american gladiators' instead of just gladiators

and i cant beleive you cheapskate americans copied wolf-- the absoulute legend

yet another idea america copied from the UK

[MenaceFan]

Because we wrap things in the flag and America. Gladiators are normally associated with Roman times. The UK series decided not to identify it with a country designation. The UK series started in 1992. The US series began in 1989. Look that fact up on IMDB and Wikipedia.

[ManYouFat]

dude the uk started it because BRITAIN COME UP FIRST WITH THE IDEAS AND USA STEALS THEM!!! however UK are better no offence

[MenaceFan]

Again, the US series debuted in 1989. Gladiators UK did not debut until 1992.

[glamourousmakeup]

actually its a British Idea ,

i looked on wikipedia of curiosity and the country of origin is the uk

[MenaceFan]

That doesn't mean where the original series is from. It means the UK version of Gladiators originates in the UK. Read sentence 2 of that Wiki page of the original UK series (or sentence 4 of the new UK series page) where it says "adaptation of the United States Game show 'American Gladiators."

[vincentws03]

Hellga's fat

[rodtheworm]

Damn straight. He was a crotchety, cheating old git but we loved him for it. Makes me sad to see a cheap imitation.

Anyone see the episode where he made a little girl cry by taking a bite out of her foam hand? They got him to go back out and sign a new one for her. :D

[Armornone]

Do you smell what the rock is cooking!

[spencer6923]

steroidators

[jerry94123]

N: nobody

B: beats

C: crush

[Ken9284]

I live in the Cincinnati, Ohio are. Yet I can never find this show. it comes on MTV2 one week and then goes away for three weeks. What the heck?

[Matty2k1k45]

@ChrisXCXCX Lol I was thinking that.

[n3rdbear]

This show needs toy guns and foam bayonets since it's American GLadiator and Americans love guns.

[MaxC17]

lol what ep. is that? i wanna see it

[ILoveMyDogs02]

Evan Dollard (Rocket) came to my school for an assembly today!

[FlashVidTuts]

I thought steroids were illegal.