Gladiators (2024 British TV series) series 1
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| '(season 1) | |
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| Starring | Bradley Walsh Barney Walsh Mark Clattenburg Sonia Mkoloma Lee Phillips Guy Mowbray |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 13 January – 30 March 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
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The first series of Gladiators aired in the UK in Spring 2024 on BBC One,[1][2] and is also available on video on demand platform BBC iPlayer[3]. The series was filmed in June 2023 on Sheffield Arena venue.[4]
The show is being presented by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney Walsh, with Mark Clattenburg, Sonia Mkoloma and Lee Phillips acting as the referees.[5][6] The voiceover commentary is provided by Guy Mowbray.[7]
The premiere episode of the rebooted Gladiators attracted an audiance of 6 million viewers, and became the biggest entertainment launch of the network in seven years.[8]
Gladiators[edit]
| Gladiator name | Portrayed by |
|---|---|
| Apollo | Alex Gray |
| Athena | Karenjeet Kaur Bains |
| Bionic | Matty Campbell |
| Comet | Ella-Mae Rayner [lower-alpha 1] |
| Diamond | Livi Sheldon |
| Dynamite | Emily Steel |
| Electro | Jade Packer |
| Fire | Montell Douglas |
| Fury | Jodie Ounsley |
| Giant | Jamie Christian-Johal |
| Legend | Matt Morsia |
| Nitro | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey |
| Phantom | Toby Olubi |
| Sabre | Sheli McCoy [lower-alpha 2] |
| Steel | Zack George |
| Viper | Quang Luong |
Contenders[edit]
The colours Red & Blue denote the colours worn by the contender. The winning contenders are marked in bold. As the series concists only from five heats, and three quarter finals, in addition to the winners of the previous episodes, the fastest runner-ups advance to the next stage.
| Episodes | Male Contenders | Female Contenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | Myles Harris | Finley Burkitt | Kerry Wilson | Tasha Lawrence | |
| Heat 2 | Jake Spence | John Darwen | Zoe McIntosh | Marie-Louise Nicholson | |
| Heat 3 | Finlay Anderson | Ashley Harwood | Alex McKnight | Bronte Jones | |
| Heat 4 | Matt Jones | Chung Leung | Sharan Riyat | Nia Rutter | |
| Heat 5 | Dev Pankhania | Paul Campbell | Tuathlaith Murtagh | Betti Worth | |
| Quarter Final 1 | Finley Burkitt/Wesley Male[lower-alpha 1] | Finlay Anderson | Tasha Lawrence | Bronte Jones | |
| Quarter Final 2 | Jake Spence | Chung Leung | Marie-Louise Nicholson | Nia Rutter | |
| Quarter Final 3 | Dev Pankhania | Ashley Harwood | Kerry Wilson | Betti Worth | |
| Semi Final 1 | Dev Pankhania/Jake Spence[lower-alpha 2] | Finlay Anderson | Betti Worth | Bronte Jones | |
| Semi Final 2 | Wesley Male | Chung Leung/Matt Jones[lower-alpha 3] | Kerry Wilson | Marie-Louise Nicholson | |
| Final | Wesley Male | Finlay Anderson | Marie-Louise Nicholson | Bronte Jones | |
| Winners | Finlay Anderson | Marie-Louise Nicholson | |||
Events[edit]
The first rebooted series of Gladiators consisted from 8 preliminary events, from which 5 were played in each episode. The final obstacle course The Eliminator is played at the end of each episode.
The series saw the return of the following events, in order of appearance:
- Duel, in which the contender and gladiator try to knock each other down from an elevated platform using a pugil stick.
- Gauntlet, in which the contender must bypass four gladiators in a obstacle course reminding the shape of a gauntlet.
- Hang Tough, in which the contender and gladiator start from opposite platforms and must use gymnastics rings to travel through air.
- Powerball, in which the contenders must score points by getting a ball to a basket while being tacked by three gladiators.
- The Wall, which is a climbing race of a thirty feet high vertical Wall; in which the contenders must reach the top without being pulled down.
In addition, three new games appear. In order of appearance:
- Collision, in which the contenders must cross a suspension bridge, whilst four gladiators are swinging towards, trying to knock this off the bridge.
- The Ring, in which the contenders must reach a central button, whilst a gladiator tries to tackle this down.
- The Edge, which is a cat-and-mouse hunt thirty feet above arena floor, where the contender must cross a grid platform as the gladiator chases this.
Episodes[edit]
Note, that the episodes may not be filmed in the order of broadcast, e.g. the heat rounds may be in different order, or the second semi final was recorded before the first.
|}Contenders progress[edit]
Color key:
- Series champions
- The contender won the episode and advanced
- The contender was medically withdrawn from the competition
- The contender was the fastest finisher and qualified
- The contender lost the episode and was eliminated
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | BBC One airdate | UK viewers (millions) [9] | Weekly Rank [9] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Heat 1" | 13 January 2024 | 8.36 | 1 | |
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The series begins, with four contenders taking on the new Gladiators. The contenders are Finley Burkitt, a 22-year-old railway trackman from Doncaster; Myles Harris, a 32-year-old DJ and IT engineer from Leeds; Tasha Lawrence, a 41-year-old nurse and personal trainer from Ipswich; and Kerry Wilson, a 34-year-old dogwalker from Dunfermline.[10][11][12][13] Events of the first heat include the returning games Duel, Gauntlet, and Hang Tough, with two new games called Collision and The Ring. The two winners of this heat, Finley and Kerry, progress to the quarter finals.[14] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Heat 2" | 20 January 2024 | 7.01 | 4 | |
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The second of the heats, in which four new contenders take on the Gladiators. The contenders are John Darwen, a 31-year-old occupational therapy student from Preston; Jake Spence, a 23-year-old steelworker from Sheffield; Zoe McIntosh, a paramedic in the West Midlands; and Marie-Louise Nicholson, a 28-year-old fitness coach from Dublin. Events include returning contests Powerball and The Wall, as well as a new game – The Edge – in which Gladiators chase the contenders on a platform thirty feet (9 m) above the arena floor. Two Gladiators make their debut – Bionic in Duel, and Comet in The Wall. The two winners of this heat, Jake and Marie-Louise, progress to the quarter finals.[15] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Heat 3" | 27 January 2024 | 6.48 | 5 | |
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The third heat, with contenders are Bronte Jones, a 23-year-old firefighter from Sheffield;[16] Alex McKnight, 29-year-old civil servant; Finlay Anderson, a 34-year-old army officer from Edinburgh; and Ashley Harwood, a 28-year-old salesman from London.[17] Events Duel, Gauntlet, The Wall, The Ring and The Edge are played, in addition to The Eliminator. The two winners of this heat, Bronte and Finlay, progress to the quarter finals.[17] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Heat 4" | 3 February 2024 | 6.58 | 3 | |
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Contenders for the fourth heat are Matt Jones, a 41-year-old civil servant from Cardiff; Chung Leung, a 33-year-old software engineer from London; Sharan Riyat, a 33-year-old dentist from Buckinghamshire; and Nia Rutter, a 37-year-old stay at home mum from Blackpool. In this heat, Gladiator Comet makes her debut in Hang Tough, in so far her last appearance in this series. Other played events include Duel, Powerball and The Wall. The two winners of this heat, Chung and Nia, progress to the quarter-finals.[18] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Heat 5" | 10 February 2024 | 5.83 | 8 | |
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The last of the heats. Contenders for the fifth heat are Tuathlaith Murtagh, a 29-year old activity manager from Belfast; Betti Worth, a 31-year old gym fitness trainer from Bolton; Dev Pankhania, a 30-year old HGV mechanic from Essex;, Paul Campbell, a 57-year old salesman from Sheffield. Notable is, that one of the male contenders, Paul, is one of the all-time oldest contender in the program's entire history, at the age of 57. All of the brand-new events, Collision, The Edge and The Ring are played, amongst classical ones. The two winners of this heat, Dev and Betti, progress to the quarter finals.[19] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Quarter Final 1" | 17 February 2024 | 5.89 | 7 | |
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The quarter finals begin. Contenders for this episode are Finley and Tasha from Heat 1, the latter qualifying as the fastest female runner-up from the heats; and Finlay and Bronte from Heat 3. However, as contender Finley was injured during the heat, a standby contender, Wesley, took his place for the quarter-final and competed for the place in the semi-finals. The first of the quarters consists from events Duel, The Wall, The Ring, The Edge and Gauntlet. The two winners of this quarters, Wesley and Bronte, progress to the semi-finals.[20] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Quarter Final 2" | 24 February 2024 | 5.48 | 6 | |
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The second of the quarter finals. Contenders are Jake and Marie-Louise, the winners of Heat 2, and Chung and Nia, from Heat 4 respectively. The second of the quarters consists the events Powerball, The Wall, The Edge, Gauntlet and Duel. The two winners of this quarters, Chung and Marie-Louise, progress to the semi-finals.[21] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Quarter Final 3" | 2 March 2024 | 5.41 | 5 | |
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The last of the quarter finals. The contenders are: Dev and Betti from Heat 5, Ash from Heat 3, who qualified as the fastest male runner-up and Kerry from Heat 1. The events played include The Ring, Collision, and Hang Tough for the last time in this series. The two winners of this quarters, Dev and Kerry, progress to the semi-finals.[22] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Semi Final 1" | 9 March 2024 | 4.55 | 6 | |
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The first of the semi finals. Quarter-final winners Dev and Bronte, as well as the fastest runners-up Finlay and Betti, competed for the place in the finals. However, Dev had to withdraw from the competition due to injury and was replaced by Jake, the next fastest male runner-up. Powerball, Duel, Gauntlet, The Wall and The Edge are played in this episode. Gladiator Sabre injured herself on The Edge and had to retire from this series, although appeared in Semi Final 2 as her game had been recorded prior to the injury. The winners of the semi are Finlay and Bronte.[23] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Semi Final 2" | 23 March 2024 | 5.27 | 4 | |
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In the last semi final, battling for the final places for the Grand Final are male contenders Wesley and Chung, and female contenders Kerry and Marie-Louise. During the fourth event, Powerball, Chung injured himself and had to withdraw from the competition. He was replaced by Matt, the competitor who lost to him in the heats, for the remainder of the competition. The winners of the semi are Wesley and Marie-Louise. The episode also sees Sabre's last appearance during the series, and Dynamite appearing in 4 different events, which is more than any other Gladiator has participated in a single episode. The winners of this semi final are Wesley and Marie-Louise, who advance to the final.[24] NOTE: For the reason of Matt being reinstated following Chung's injury, the latter's scores in events 1 to 3 will be regarded as if Matt were competing. Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Final" | 30 March 2024 | 5.39 | 3 | |
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The Series Champions are crowned here. The male finalists are Wesley Male and Finlay Anderson, and female finalists are Marie-Louise Nicholson and Bronte Jones. Events of the final are Gauntlet, Duel, The Edge, The Wall and Collision. Former Gladiators legend Saracen, Mike Lewis, appeared on the audiance for the finale. The winners were crowned as Marie-Louise and Finlay.[25][26] At the end of the show, it was announced that the casting for the contenders of series 2 was open.[27] Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox Template:Gladiatorsbox | ||||||
| Contenders | Episodes | |||||||||||
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| Heats | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Marie-Louise | N/A | WIN | N/A | WIN | N/A | WIN | WINNER | |||||
| Finlay | N/A | WIN | N/A | FF | N/A | WIN | N/A | WINNER | ||||
| Bronte | N/A | WIN | N/A | WIN | N/A | WIN | N/A | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| Wesley | N/A | WIN | N/A | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||||||
| Matt | N/A | OUT | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||
| Kerry | WIN | N/A | WIN | N/A | OUT | N/A | ||||||
| Chung | N/A | WIN | N/A | WIN | N/A | WDR | N/A | |||||
| Jake | N/A | WIN | N/A | FF | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||
| Betti | N/A | WIN | N/A | FF | OUT | N/A | ||||||
| Dev | N/A | WIN | N/A | WIN | WDR | N/A | ||||||
| Ash | N/A | FF | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||
| Nia | N/A | WIN | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||
| Tasha | FF | N/A | OUT | N/A | ||||||||
| Finley | WIN | N/A | WDR | N/A | ||||||||
| Paul | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||||
| Tuathlaith | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||||
| Sharan | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||||
| Alex | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||||
| John | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||||
| Zoe | N/A | OUT | N/A | |||||||||
| Myles | OUT | N/A | ||||||||||
Ratings[edit]
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. Ratings are provided by BARB Audiences[9]
| Episode | Date | Weekly viewers (millions) |
Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 13 January 2024 | 8.36 | #1 |
| Heat 2 | 20 January 2024 | 7.01 | #4 |
| Heat 3 | 27 January 2024 | 6.48 | #5 |
| Heat 4 | 3 February 2024 | 6.58 | #3 |
| Heat 5 | 10 February 2024 | 5.83 | #8 |
| Quarter Final 1 | 17 February 2024 | 5.89 | #7 |
| Quarter Final 2 | 24 February 2024 | 5.48 | #6 |
| Quarter Final 3 | 2 March 2024 | 5.41 | #5 |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 March 2024 | 4.55 | #6 |
| Semi Final 2 | 23 March 2024 | 5.27 | #4 |
| The Final | 30 March 2024 | 5.39 | #3 |
| Series average | 2024 | 6.02 | – |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Gladiators' Getting U.K. Reboot on BBC". The Hollywood Reporter. August 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Holly Willoughby to make 'TV comeback' with Bradley Walsh, claims insider". Express.co.uk. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ↑ "Gladiators on BBC One and BBC iPlayer (2023)". GladiatorsTV.com.
- ↑ Mannion, Jennifer (March 31, 2023). "Sheffield Arena to host return of hit 90s TV show Gladiators and audience tickets are free". Sheffield Star. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Presenters Ready? Bradley and Barney Walsh are confirmed as hosts of Gladiators". bbc.com. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ↑ "First look at the Gladiators line up and the referees keeping them in check". bbc.com. May 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Football commentator Guy Mowbray to call the action on BBC One's Gladiators". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ↑ Craig, David (30 January 2024). "Gladiators reboot is BBC's biggest entertainment launch in 7 years as ratings revealed". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Weekly Top 50 Shows". BARB. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ Aitken, Ellidh (16 January 2024). "Fifer Kerry hails Dundee Gladiator Sheli as she lifts lid on dream TV debut". The Courier. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ "Gladiators: Doncaster contender Finley on his 'pinch me' moment". BBC News. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ Green, Tamika (14 January 2024). "'Smash'em Tasha': Suffolk woman braves infamous TV competition show". Suffolk News. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ "Gladiators: 'Dream come true' for Leeds man to appear on first episode of BBC reboot of classic 90s ITV series". Yorkshire Evening Post. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 1". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 2". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ Cumber, Robert (27 January 2024). "Bronte Jones Gladiators: Sheffield firefighter appears on BBC show". The Star. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 3". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 4". BBCiPlayer. BBC.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 5". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 6". BBCiPlayer. BBC.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1:Episode 7". BBCiPlayer. BBC.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 8". BBCiPlayer. BBC.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 9". BBCiPlayer. BBC.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 10". BBCiPlayer. BBC.
- ↑ Nanji, Noor (30 March 2024). "Gladiators 2024: Winners crowned after grand final". BBC News.
- ↑ Mensah, Katelyn (30 March 2024). "Who won Gladiators? Winners revealed for rebooted BBC One series". RadioTimes.
- ↑ "Gladiators - Series 1: Episode 11. The Final". BBCiPlayer. BBC.
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