Episode 1
Round 1: Preliminaries
1h
Females: Sheila Mercer vs Trish Tillotson Males: Rico Costantino vs John Adams
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Directed by Bob Levy
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American Gladiators
1988TV-PG7 seasons5.8 / 10
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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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 2
Round 1: Preliminaries
1h
Females: Margaret McCargo vs Susan Hirst Males: Chris Vopatek vs Purple Roundy
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Directed by Bob Levy
Episode 3
Round 1: Preliminaries
1h
Females: Marla Smith vs Kelley Peacock Males: Dale Thompson vs Rob Bottiggi
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Directed by Bob Levy
Episode 4
Round 1: Preliminaries
1h
Females: Maria Nichting vs Esther Ratner Males: Dwayne Thomas vs Lincoln Simonds ※Note: During Assault, Dwayne Thomas sustained an eye injury and was replaced with Nate Foster.
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Directed by Bob Levy
Episode 5
Round 1: Preliminaries
1h
Females: Samantha Bryant vs Cinda Mentzer Males: Wesley Keck vs Scott Reiff
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Directed by Bob Levy
Episode 6
Round One Quarterfinals
1h
Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Constantino vs. Foster and Mercer vs. Tillotson.
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Round One Quarterfinals
1h
Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Vopatek vs. Keck and Nichting vs. Hirst.
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 8
Round One Quarterfinals
1h
Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Thompson vs. Simonds and Ratner vs. Mentzer.
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 9
Round One Quarterfinals
1h
Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Roundy vs. Adams and McCargo vs. Peacock.
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Round One Semi-finals
1h
Round one semi-finals with contenders: Costantino vs. Simonds and McCargo vs. Tillotson.
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Round One Semi-finals
1h
Round one semi-finals with contenders: Vopatek vs. Adams and Nichting vs. Mentzer.
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Round One Finals
1h
Round one finals with contenders: Costantino vs. Adams and Nichting vs. Tillotson.
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Branham vs. McKleskey (alt. Kieser) and Look-Jaeger vs. Wilcox (alt. Dorsa)
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Kiernan vs. Johnson and Henger vs. Akai.
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Duke vs. Suzuki and Duke vs. Hill-Hudgins.
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Nasca vs. Dieter and Cumberbatch vs. Jarchow
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Montgomery vs. Altshuler and Telley vs. Stickelman.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
1h
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Montgomery vs. Duke and Duke vs. Akai.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
1h
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Johnson vs. Dieter and Look-Jaeger vs. Dorsa.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
1h
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Nasca vs. Kiernan and Cumberbatch vs. Jarchow.
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Round Two Quarterfinals
1h
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Altshuler vs. Branham and Telley vs. Stickelman.
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Round Two Semi-finals
1h
Round two semi-finals with contenders: Branham vs. Montgomery and Telley vs. Akai.
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Round Two Semi-finals
1h
Round two semi-finals with contenders: Kiernan vs. Dieter and Cumberbatch vs. Dorsa.
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Round Two Finals
1h
Round two finals with contenders: Branham vs. Dieter and Cumberbatch vs. Telley.
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Grand Championship
1h
Grand championship with contenders: Costantino vs. Branham and Nichting vs. Cumberbatch.
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 26
Alumni Show
1hfinale
Alumni show with contenders: Cheryl Ann Silich, Aimee Ross, Lucian Anderson and Terry Moore.
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode information updated Jul 23, 2026
More about American Gladiators
Cast
Mike AdamleHost
William 'Billy' SmithThunder
Larry CsonkaCo-HostMarisa PareLace
Cheryl BaldingerSunny
Danny Lee ClarkNitro
Tonya KnightGold
Jim StarrLaserCredits
- Created by
- Dan Carr, Johnny C. Ferraro
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 167
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
USA NetworkUnited States- Four Point Entertainment
The Samuel Goldwyn CompanyUnited States- TWI
Themes
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