American Gladiators (1988)
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.
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Episode 1 - Round One Preliminaries
Release Date: 1993-09-01 -
Episode 2 - Round One Preliminaries
Release Date: 1993-09-08 -
Episode 3 - Round One Preliminaries
Release Date: 1993-09-15 -
Episode 4 - Round One Preliminaries
Release Date: 1993-09-22 -
Episode 5 - Round One Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1993-09-29 -
Episode 6 - Round One Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1993-10-06 -
Episode 7 - Round One Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1993-10-13 -
Episode 8 - Round One Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1993-10-20 -
Episode 9 - Round One Semi-finals
Release Date: 1993-10-27 -
Episode 10 - Round One Semi-finals
Release Date: 1993-11-03 -
Episode 11 - Round One Semi-finals
Release Date: 1993-11-10 -
Episode 12 - Round One Finals
Release Date: 1993-11-17 -
Episode 13 - Round Two Preliminaries
Release Date: 1993-11-24 -
Episode 14 - Round Two Preliminaries
Release Date: 1993-12-01 -
Episode 15 - Round Two Preliminaries
Release Date: 1993-12-08 -
Episode 16 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1993-12-15 -
Episode 17 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1993-12-22 -
Episode 18 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1993-12-29 -
Episode 19 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Release Date: 1994-01-05 -
Episode 20 - Round Two Semi-finals
Release Date: 1994-01-12 -
Episode 21 - Round Two Semi-finals
Release Date: 1994-01-19 -
Episode 22 - Round Two Finals
Release Date: 1994-01-26 -
Episode 23 - Grand Championship
Release Date: 1994-02-02 -
Episode 24 - Gold Medal Challenge of Champions II
Release Date: 1994-02-09 -
Episode 25 - Gold Medal Challenge of Champions II
Release Date: 1994-02-16 -
Episode 26 - International Challenge of Champions II
Release Date: 1994-02-23