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BBC confirms Gladiators Celebrity Special

The Sheffield arena is ready for battle once again as Gladiators is set to return in 2026 for another season on the BBC, plus a brand-new Celebrity Special. Bradley and Barney Walsh will once again oversee proceedings as the gladiators Apollo, Athena, Bionic, Comet, Cyclone, Diamond, Dynamite, Electro, Fire, Fury, Giant, Hammer, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, […]

June 24, 2025

Survey: “Gladiators ready” most iconic TV quote of the year

Sky has revealed the most meme’d, quoted, and repeated phrases from TV in the last year, with ‘Gladiators ready’ (Gladiators, 19 per cent), ‘I am a Faithful’ (The Traitors, 15 per cent) and ‘Sent from iPhon’ (Baby Reindeer, 14 per cent) topping the list. It has been a hit year of television, with quotes from […]

November 27, 2024

Ratings success for BBC’s Gladiators

The return of Gladiators is now confirmed as the biggest launch for a new Entertainment series in seven years. Seven-day figures indicate that 8.7 million have now experienced the first episode that features a new generation of Gladiators taking on brave contenders in the ultimate test of speed and strength on BBC One and BBC […]

January 31, 2024

BBC revives Gladiators

Gladiators, one of the most iconic gameshows of the 90s, will soon be returning to TV screens in its new home on the BBC – via BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The Saturday night staple, which originally aired on ITV between 1992 and 2000, will be back with an 11-episode series, made by Hungry Bear […]

August 26, 2022By Nik Roseveare