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| American Gladiators | |
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| Hosted by | Hulk Hogan Laila Ali |
| No. of contestants | 24 |
| Winners | Evan Dollard Monica Carlson |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 8 – February 17, 2008 |
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American Gladiators (season 1) is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali,[1] the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance. It is a remake of the original series of the same name which ran from 1989–1996, with elements of the UK version of the 1990s. The show is refereed by Al Kaplon, a former American League umpire, who can also be seen as the referee in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.[2] Play-by-play narration is handled by Van Earl Wright.
Format
Season 1 of the revival featured 24 contenders (12 male, 12 female). Men and women compete in separate tournaments, with two men and two women competing in each episode. In each episode, contenders take part in several events against the Gladiators, trying to earn as many points as possible before the final event, the Eliminator. Each point separating the contenders translates into a half-second advantage for the leader (or a half-second handicap for the trailing contender). Preliminary round matches consisted of four events plus the Eliminator; semifinals and finals matches were extended to five events plus the Eliminator (by comparison, the original series had either six or seven events plus the Eliminator).
The four male contenders and the four female contenders who won their respective preliminary matches with the fastest Eliminator times advanced to the semifinals; the winners of the two semifinals matches competed in the finals.
The grand prize was $100,000, a 2008 Toyota Sequoia, and the right to become a Gladiator for Season 2.
Gladiators
- ^ "Laila Ali and Hulk Hogan are confirmed as new presenters of 'American Gladiators'". Gladiators Zone (UK site). October 31, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
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