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BattleBots
Season 10
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkDiscovery
Original releaseDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03) –
March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 9
Next →
Season 11
List of episodes

The tenth season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on Discovery Channel on December 3, 2020 after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This is the third season of Battlebots to premiere on Discovery Channel and the fifth season since the show was rebooted in 2015. The show introduced a new modified logo, with a pair of large red and blue "B"'s, making a "BB" logo atop the term "BATTLEBOTS". The subtitle "Fight Night" was used for episodes featuring qualifying rounds.

MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian returned to host for this tenth season, (fifth season of the reboot) of the BattleBots competition on Discovery. Also, arena announcer Faruq Tauheed, and his unique introductions, returned, as well as pit reporter Jenny Taft.

Brand new this season are the "box-side suites", where the builders/teams can get a "bots-eye" look at the action. They have a chance to "scout or shout" for the rest of the field.

Pete Abrahamson (a.k.a. "Bot-Whisperer") joins as a new team member who started competing in the first BattleBots Competition in 1994 with his famous robot, Ronin.

Judges

This season, the judges score on a 11 point scale: 5 points for damage; 3 points for aggression; and 3 points for control.

The current judges are: former BattleBots contenders, Derek Young, Lisa Winter, and Jason Bardis.

Contestants

This season marked the 21st year of the BattleBots competition. The lineup features 62 of the best heavyweight robots to fight head-to-head in the Battle Arena. Their goal is to earn a top 32 ranking and qualify for the post-season where there will be knockout rounds until a winner-take-all fight to crown the 2020 BattleBots World Champion.

In previous seasons, an in-studio audience from the general population was present around the BattleBox to watch the event and add crowd reactions for the broadcast program. Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions during the recording of the episodes, the in-studio audience consisted only of the competing teams, with significant separation between the teams.

Seeding

  1. Hydra (3-0)
  2. Bloodsport (3-0)
  3. Copperhead (3-0)
  4. Uppercut (2-1)
  5. Black Dragon (2-1)
  6. End Game (2-1)
  7. Sawblaze (2-1)
  8. Whiplash (2-1)
  9. Valkyrie (2-1)
  10. Skorpios (2-1)
  11. Jackpot (3-0)
  12. MadCatter (3-0)
  13. Beta (3-0)
  14. Lock-Jaw (2-1)
  15. Fusion (2-1)
  16. Malice (2-1)
  17. Gigabyte (2-1)
  18. Tantrum (2-1)
  19. Shatter! (2-1)
  20. Ribbot (2-1)
  21. Tombstone (1-2)
  22. Rotator (1-2)
  23. Witch Doctor (1-2)
  24. Subzero (2-1)
  25. HUGE (1-2)
  26. Kraken (1-2)
  27. Perfect Phoenix (2-1)
  28. SlamMow! (2-1)
  29. HiJinx (2-1)
  30. Mammoth (2-1)
  31. Gruff (1-2)
  32. Hypershock (1-2)

Knockout stage

 
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
Battle R32 1
 
 
 Wisconsin #1 Hydra KO
 
Battle R16 1
 
 Florida #32 HyperShock
 
 Wisconsin #1 Hydra UD
 
Battle R32 2
 
 California #17 Gigabyte
 
 California #16 Malice
 
Battle QF1
 
 California #17 Gigabyte KO
 
 Wisconsin #1 Hydra
 
Battle R32 3
 
 California #8 Whiplash SD
 
 California #8 Whiplash UD
 
Battle R16 2
 
 Connecticut #25 HUGE
 
 California #8 Whiplash UD
 
Battle R32 4
 
 Massachusetts #9 Valkyrie
 
 Massachusetts #9 Valkyrie KO
 
Battle SF1
 
 Texas #24 SubZero
 
 California #8 Whiplash UD
 
Battle R32 5
 
 Brazil #5 Black Dragon
 
 Massachusetts #4 Uppercut KO
 
Battle R16 3
 
 California #29 HiJinx
 
 Massachusetts #4 Uppercut
 
Battle R32 6
 
 Massachusetts #20 Ribbot KO
 
 United Kingdom #13 Beta
 
Battle QF2
 
 Massachusetts #20 Ribbot KO
 
 Massachusetts #20 Ribbot
 
Battle R32 7
 
 Brazil #5 Black Dragon UD
 
 Brazil #5 Black Dragon KO
 
Battle R16 4
 
 North Carolina #28 SlamMow!
 
 Brazil #5 Black Dragon UD
 
Battle R32 8
 
 California #21 Tombstone
 
 California #12 MadCatter
 
Final Battle
 
 California #21 Tombstone KO
 
 California #8 Whiplash
 
Battle R32 9
 
 New Zealand #6 End Game KO
 
 Massachusetts #2 Bloodsport SD
 
Battle R16 5
 
 Florida #31 Gruff
 
 Massachusetts #2 Bloodsport
 
Battle R32 10
 
 California #18 Tantrum SD
 
 Wisconsin #15 Fusion
 
Battle QF3
 
 California #18 Tantrum KO
 
 California #18 Tantrum UD
 
Battle R32 11
 
 Massachusetts #7 SawBlaze
 
 Massachusetts #7 SawBlaze UD
 
Battle R16 6
 
 Florida #26 Kraken
 
 Massachusetts #7 SawBlaze KO
 
Battle R32 12
 
 Florida #23 Witch Doctor
 
 California #10 Skorpios
 
Battle SF2
 
 Florida #23 Witch Doctor UD
 
 California #18 Tantrum
 
Battle R32 13
 
 New Zealand #6 End Game KO
 
 Colorado #3 Copperhead
 
Battle R16 7
 
 Maryland #30 Mammoth SD
 
 Colorado #30 Mammoth
 
Battle R32 14
 
 New York (state) #19 Shatter! SD
 
 California #14 Lock-Jaw
 
Battle QF4
 
 New York (state) #19 Shatter! KO
 
 New York (state) #19 Shatter!
 
Battle R32 15
 
 New Zealand #6 End Game KO
 
 New Zealand #6 End Game KO
 
Battle R16 8
 
 Virginia #27 Perfect Phoenix
 
 New Zealand #6 End Game SD
 
Battle R32 16
 
 Florida #22 Rotator
 
 Nevada #11 JackPot
 
 
 Florida #22 Rotator KO
 

Episodes

Main article: BattleBots § Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1451"Return of the Bots"December 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)0.991[3]
1462"Let the Big Bot Battle Begin"December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)0.906[4]
1473"Stop! Hammer Time!"December 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)0.866[5]
1484"Blood, Sweat and Gears"December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)0.859[6]
1495"Sin City Slasher"January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)0.832[7]
1506"Battle of the Undefeated"January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)0.910[8]
1517"Turning Up the Heat"January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)0.763[9]
1528"Hit the Jackpot!"January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)0.840[10]
1539"Now or Never"February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)0.849[11]
15410"Qualify! Or Wave Goodbye!"February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)0.766[12]
15511"Survive and Advance"February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)0.828[13]
15612"We're Beast Slayin' Tonight!"February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)0.910[14]
15713"Shock and Awe"March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)0.892[15]
15814"The World Championship Finals"March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)0.949[16]

References

  1. ^ "The Ultimate Robot Combat Series, "BattleBots" Returns for an All-Out Battle Royale, Premiering December 3 on Discovery Channel". The Futon Critic. November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Sporkinok (2020) - BattleBots
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