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.

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8.00

1 votes

#1 - Round One Semi-finals

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1989

Round one semi-finals with contenders: Christy Cotton vs Tracy Phillips & Brian Hutson vs Billy Wirth

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8.00

1 votes

#2 - Round One Finals

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1989

Round one finals with contenders: Tracy Phillips vs Nancy Petitto & Craig Williams vs Brian Hutson

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8.00

1 votes

#3 - Round One Quarterfinals

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1989

Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Aimee Ross vs Nancy Petitto & Billy Wirth vs Hosea Simmons

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7.50

2 votes

#4 - Highlights From Round One

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1989

Highlights show from round one.

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7.00

3 votes

#5 - Round One Preliminaries

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1989

Round one preliminaries with contenders: Joanna Needham vs Adelaide McCarthy & Brian Hutson vs Hosea Simmons

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7.00

1 votes

#6 - Round One Preliminaries

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1989

Round one preliminaries with contenders: Aimee Ross vs Nancy Petitto & Phil Carroll vs Jason Wyatt

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7.00

1 votes

#7 - Round One Quarterfinals

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1989

Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Christy Cotton vs Brenda Hund & Craig Williams vs John Shumski

7.00

1 votes

#8 - Round One Quarterfinals

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1989

Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Joanna Needham vs Ursula Henry & Terry Moore vs Brian Hutson

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7.00

1 votes

#9 - Round One Quarterfinals

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1989

Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Adelaide McCarthy vs Tracy Phillips & Phil Carroll vs Bernard Todd

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7.00

1 votes

#10 - Round One Semi-finals

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1989

Round one semi-finals with contenders: Joanna Needham vs Nancy Petitto & Craig Williams vs Phil Carroll (alt. John Shumski)

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7.00

1 votes

#11 - 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

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7.00

1 votes

#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

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7.00

2 votes

#13 - 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

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7.00

1 votes

#14 - U.S. Preliminaries

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1995

7.00

1 votes

#15 - Armed Forces Challenge of Champions II

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/1/1995

ARMED FORCES II - Contenders: John Winn vs. Bruce Pham and Lawrence Jarret Jr. vs. Armaund Fowler

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6.67

6 votes

#16 - Round One Preliminaries

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1989

Round one preliminaries with contenders: Frankie Perry vs Brenda Hund & Craig Williams vs John Shumski

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6.50

2 votes

#17 - Round Two Semi-finals

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/26/1991

Round two semi-finals with contenders: Nina Akai vs Deena Telley & Greg Montgomery vs Craig Branham

6.50

2 votes

#18 - 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

6.50

2 votes

#19 - Round Two Quarterfinals

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/12/1991

Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Dorann Cumberbatch vs Kristen Jarchow & Philip Nasca vs James Kiernan

6.50

2 votes

#20 - Round Two Quarterfinals

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/5/1991

Round two quarterfinals with contenders: Clare Look-Jaeger vs Alaetra Dorsa & Terrance Johnson vs Scott Dieter

6.50

2 votes

#21 - Grand Championship

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/1990

Grand championship with contenders: Bridget Venturi vs Tracy Phillips & Lucian Anderson vs Brian Hutson

6.50

2 votes

#22 - 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

6.50

2 votes

#23 - 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)

6.50

2 votes

#24 - 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

6.50

2 votes

#25 - 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