Draft:Gladiators (2024 British TV series) series 1

The first series of Gladiators aired in the UK in Spring 2024 on BBC One, and is also available on video on demand platform BBC iPlayer. The series was filmed in June 2023 on Sheffield Arena venue.

The show is being presented by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney Walsh, with Mark Clattenburg, Sonia Mkoloma and Lee Phillips acting as the referees. The voiceover commentary is provided by Guy Mowbray.

The premiere episode of the rebooted Gladiators attracted an audiance of 6 million viewers, and became the biggest entertainment launch of the network in seven years.

Contenders
The colours Red & Blue denote the colours worn by the contender. The winning contenders are marked in bold. As the series concists only from five heats, and three quarter finals, in addition to the winners of the previous episodes, the fastest runner-ups advance to the next stage.

Events
The first rebooted series of Gladiators consisted from 8 preliminary events, from which 5 were played in each episode. The final obstacle course The Eliminator is played at the end of each episode.

The series saw the return of the following events, in order of appearance:


 * Duel, in which the contender and gladiator try to knock each other down from an elevated platform using a pugil stick.
 * Gauntlet, in which the contender must bypass four gladiators in a obstacle course reminding the shape of a gauntlet.
 * Hang Tough, in which the contender and gladiator start from opposite platforms and must use gymnastics rings to travel through air.
 * Powerball, in which the contenders must score points by getting a ball to a basket while being tacked by three gladiators.
 * The Wall, which is a climbing race of a thirty feet high vertical Wall; in which the contenders must reach the top without being pulled down.

In addition, three new games appear. In order of appearance:


 * Collision, in which the contenders must cross a suspension bridge, whilst four gladiators are swinging towards, trying to knock this off the bridge.
 * The Ring, in which the contenders must reach a central button, whilst a gladiator tries to tackle this down.
 * The Edge, which is a cat-and-mouse hunt thirty feet above arena floor, where the contender must cross a grid platform as the gladiator chases this.

Episodes
Note, that the episodes may not be filmed in the order of broadcast, e.g. the heat rounds may be in different order, or the second semi final was recorded before the first.

Contenders progress
Color key:
 * Series champions
 * The contender won the episode and advanced
 * The contender was medically withdrawn from the competition
 * The contender was the fastest finisher and qualified
 * The contender lost the episode and was eliminated

Ratings
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. Ratings are provided by BARB Audiences