The BEST episodes of American Gladiators
Every episode of American Gladiators ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Gladiators!
In this challenging game show, four contestants were pitted each week against the four athletically trained gladiators, two female and two male. Their strength, agility and endurance were tested in various, constantly changing contests against the powerful gladiators, with the highest scorers advancing to the exciting elimination tournament.
#1 - Round Two Semi-finals
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1990
Round two semi-finals with contenders: Wendy Brown vs Joni Podesta & Elden Kidd vs Richard Seymour (alt. Rick Herbst)
#2 - U.S. Preliminaries
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1995
Preliminaries with contenders: Furaha Bryant vs Pat Csizmazia & Cheryl Lee Sandy vs Charmane Lewis
#3 - Armed Forces Challenge of Champions
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/1/1994
ARMED FORCES CHALLENGE - Contenders: James Sparrow / Laura Kerr - Army; Max McDonald / Kathy Smith - Air Force; Carl Parker / Kristen Keidel - Navy; Freddie Thompson / Loretta Vandenberg - Marines
#4 - Round Two Preliminaries
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1994
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Dewayne Collins vs Mark Kibort & Bernie Wooster vs Carla Shares
#5 - Round Two Preliminaries
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/6/1993
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Ray Clark vs Troy Jackson & Lori Ferguson vs Peggy Odita
#6 - Round One Preliminaries
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1993
Round one preliminaries with contenders: John Schwepker vs Wesley Berry & April Wheat vs Cathy Marino
#7 - Round One Preliminaries
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1989
Round one preliminaries with contenders: Ashleh Jorge vs Ursula Henry & Terry Moore vs Billy Wirth
#8 - Grand Championship
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/1990
Grand championship with contenders: Bridget Venturi vs Tracy Phillips & Lucian Anderson vs Brian Hutson
#9 - Round Two Finals
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/1/1990
Round two finals with contenders: Wendy Brown vs Bridget Venturi & Lucian Anderson vs Elden Kidd
#10 - U.S. Grand Championship
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/1/1995
Grand championship with contenders: Capt. Richard McCormick vs Pat Csizmazia & Tee Sorge vs Carla Zeitlin
#11 - Round Two Semi-finals
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1990
Round two semi-finals with contenders: Cheryl Ann Silich vs Bridget Venturi & J.C. Love Jordan vs Lucian Anderson
#12 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/1/1990
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Wendy Brown vs Susan Farwell & Lucian Anderson vs Carl Allen
#13 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/1/1990
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Cheryl Ann Silich vs Christine Lakatos & J.C. Love Jordan vs Erick Sutton
#14 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/1/1990
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Bridget Venturi vs Gina Harrison & Richard Seymour vs Jim Brady
#15 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/1990
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Joni Podesta vs Christine Koeberle & Elden Kidd vs Rick Herbst
#16 - Round Two Preliminaries
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/6/1990
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Christine Koeberle vs Wendy Brown & Bruce Stinson vs Elden Kidd
#17 - Round Two Preliminaries
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/30/1989
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Cheryl Ann Silich vs Christine Lakatos & Erick Sutton vs Jean Cueva
#18 - Round Two Preliminaries
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/23/1989
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Suzanne Rampe vs Bridget Venturi & Lucian Anderson vs Jim Brady
#19 - Round Two Quarterfinals
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/19/1991
Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Deena Telley vs Mary Stickleman & Michael Altshuler vs Craig Branham
#20 - Armed Forces Challenge of Champions II
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/1/1995
ARMED FORCES II - Contenders: John Winn, Jr. (Marines) vs. Bruce Pham (Air Force) and Lawrence Jarret, Jr. (Navy) vs. Armaund Fowler (Army)
#21 - Pro Football Challenge of Champions II
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/1/1994
NFL players Mark Clayton, Tony Dorsett, Seth Joyner, Charles White, Drew Hill, and Wesley Walker compete against the Gladiators.
#22 - World Challenge of Champions
Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/1/1993
In this first ever World Challenge of Champions, contenders from USA; Dan Franke & Denise Sharps, from Nigeria; Peggy Odita & Yemi Alade-Fa, from Holland; Lia Lourens & Berend Veneberg, from the United Kingdom; Weininger Irwin & Vanda Fairchild, from Germany; Verena Huenh & Uwe Knebel & from Japan; Takahiro Kondo & South Korea; Janet Moon compete against the American Gladiators.
#23 - Gold Medal Challenge of Champions
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/1/1993
Johnson vs Manning vs Biggs vs Brown vs Turner vs Lieberman
#24 - Grand Championship
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/16/1991
Grand championship with contenders: Maria Nichting vs Dorann Cumberbatch & Rico Constantino vs Craig Branham
#25 - Round Two Finals
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/9/1991
Round two finals with contenders: Deena Telley vs Dorann Cumberbatch & Scott Dieter vs Craig Branham