Gladiators (1992)Gladiators was a long-running game show produced by LWT for ITV in the United Kingdom from 10 October 1992 to 1 January 2000. It was an adaptation of the United States game show American Gladiators, which had developed a cult following in the UK through its late night TV showings. Both shows later led to an Australian spin-off. Repeats of Gladiators series are currently shown on Challenge and Virgin 1. The show pitted contestants in a variety of physical events against the 'Gladiators', staff of the show who would attempt to prevent them from achieving maximum points on a variety of games. After this, the two contestants would race each other on The Eliminator, an assault course containing climbing, balancing, and cargo nets. The contender with the most points received a half second head start for every 1 point by which they led. The show was originally presented by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson. John Fashanu was replaced by Jeremy Guscott in 1997, before returning for the final mini series in 1999. The referee was John Anderson and the timekeepers over the show's run were Andrew Norgate, Derek Redmond and Eugene Gilkes. John Sachs commentated for the show from the beginning to the end and the Gladiators were cheered on by a group of cheerleaders, known as G-Force. Apart from the off-series live events, all the Gladiators tapings took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
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