{"id":20850,"date":"2022-08-25T13:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1698196"},"modified":"2022-08-25T13:33:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:33:11","slug":"gladiators-reboot-confirmed-for-2023-at-bbc","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/gladiators-reboot-confirmed-for-2023-at-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Gladiators reboot confirmed for 2023 at BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 25 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Our Saturday evenings are about to be booming again, as Gladiators has officially been confirmed to return next year.<\/p>\n

The energetic sports entertainment show will make its comeback in 2023 in its brand new home on the BBC.<\/p>\n

Gladiators will return with an 11 episode series made by Hungry Bear Media and MGM Television UK.<\/p>\n

Kate Phillips, Director of Unscripted at the BBC said: \u201cGladiators is back and a whole new generation of viewers can now look forward to watching a Saturday night spectacle like no other. Will the contenders have the will and the skill to succeed against our mighty new Gladiators? You\u2019ll have to tune in to find out!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gladiators to return to BBC in 2023.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Scot Cru, EVP of Global Formats and Unscripted Content, MGM Television added: \u201cGladiators is a format that resonates with viewers worldwide.\u00a0 We are thrilled to bring this revered series to the BBC and can\u2019t wait to introduce our UK Gladiators.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The announcement comes just months after it was reported that the BBC was working on a reboot of the series<\/a>, which originally aired from 1992 to 2000 and was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu.<\/p>\n

Dan Baldwin, Managing Director of Hungry Bear Media, said it\u2019s the \u201cperfect\u201d time for Gladiators to make its comeback.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWhat other show combines electric excitement, superheroes, giant sponge fingers, elite athletes, and a pinch of pantomime? Watch out for the new breed of superhuman, supersized superstars bursting on to your screens on BBC One and iPlayer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Dom Bird, SVP MGM International Unscripted Television, said the series will push its \u201cnext-level Gladiators\u201d and contestants to \u201cthe very limits of their physical abilities\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Filming will take place at the Utilita Arena Sheffield in 2023 and further information about the series, including broadcast details, will be announced in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gladiators will air on BBC One in 2023. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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