Gladiators (2008)

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Gladiators was an Australian television series which aired on the Seven Network in 2008. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name, and was based on the American version of the show, which was also revived in 2008. The show was filmed at The Dome at the Sydney Showground, and was hosted by Tom Williams and Zoe Naylor. Well known NRL referee Bill Harrigan was one of the two referees for the show, the other was John Forsythe, who was a referee on the original series. Although not credited, the Sydney Altitude Cheerleaders were present in every episode, doing various routines throughout each episode whether an event was taking place or not. Behind the scenes, highly respected military fitness expert 'Chief' Brabon was responsible for preparing the gladiators for their extremely physical roles. The revival of Gladiators was first announced on 9 September 2007, and premiered on 30 March 2008 at 6:30 pm. The Challengers in this series competed to win A$50,000 and a new Subaru Forester. No official announcement was made by the Seven Network as per the future plans for the series.

Released March 30, 2008 Episode 60 min 2+

Genres: Action, Game Show, Reality, Reality TV

Keywords: imdb.elimination-game-show, imdb.gladiator, imdb.challenger, imdb.referee, imdb.pyramid, imdb.physical-challenge, imdb.muscle + 6 more, imdb.joust, imdb.gauntlet, imdb.fitness, imdb.athleticism, imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.game-show