The BEST episodes of American Gladiators season 1
Every episode of American Gladiators season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Gladiators season 1!
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 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
Watch Now:Amazon#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
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Highlights From Round One
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1989
Highlights show from round one.
Watch Now:Amazon#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
Watch Now:Amazon#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
Watch Now:Amazon#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
#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
Watch Now:Amazon#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
Watch Now:Amazon#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)
Watch Now:Amazon#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
Watch Now:Amazon#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
Watch Now:Amazon#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
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Round Two Preliminaries
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/1989
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Joni Podesta vs Gina Harrison & Carl Allen vs Rick Herbst
#16 - Round Two Preliminaries
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/1989
Round two preliminaries with contenders: Zimbob Schwartze vs Susan Farwell & Richard Seymour vs J.C. Love Jordan
#17 - 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
#18 - 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
#19 - 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
#20 - 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
#21 - 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
#22 - 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
#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)
#24 - 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
#25 - Grand Championship
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/1990
Grand championship with contenders: Bridget Venturi vs Tracy Phillips & Lucian Anderson vs Brian Hutson