The BEST Episodes of BattleBots (2015)
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Network: Discovery
BattleBots promises to wow viewers with next generation robots—bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. The show will focus on the design and build of each robot, the bot builder backstories, their intense pursuit of the championship and the spectacle of the event.
#1 - Return of the Bots
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired Dec 3, 2020
Hard-hitting, steel-splitting combat returns as 60 teams converge for a tournament of all-out robotic carnage! Jack Barker from End Game finally gets the match he's been waiting for as he squares off with Ray Billings and his lethal bot Tombstone.
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#2 - 2019 BattleBots World Championship
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired Sep 27, 2019
After a dramatic season of robot warfare, eight of the greatest bots in the world face off to stake their claim in becoming the 2019 BattleBots World Champion and take home the Giant Nut.
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#3 - The Tournament Quarter Finals (I)
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired Sep 21, 2018
This episode brings you all the action from the left side of the Bracket down to the Quarter Finals!
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#4 - Sin City Slasher
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired Jan 7, 2021
Last season’s runner-up Witch Doctor faces Kraken. Vegas newcomer Jackpot rolls the dice against veteran Ghost Raptor and flipper Hydra has an enormous surprise in store for HUGE.
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#5 - This Is Battlebots!
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired Aug 10, 2018
Reigning BattleBots champion Tombstone and newcomer Whiplash fight to the finish as an advanced group of bots go head-to-head in the BattleBox.
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#6 - Stop! Hammer Time!
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired Dec 17, 2020
Legendary hammer-bot Beta returns to face off with Rotator, one of the deadliest horizontal spinners on the planet. Later, two rising stars attempt to stake their claim in the contest as Gruff pits its duel-flamethrowers against Hypershock.
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#7 - The Tournament Quarter Finals (II)
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired Sep 28, 2018
This episode brings you all the action from the right side of the Bracket down to the Quarter Finals!
8.30 #8 - A Duck Only A Mother Could Love
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired Jun 28, 2019
Elite bots Tombstone and Sawblaze go to war in the BattleBox, as the competition heats up to become the 2019 BattleBots champion.
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#9 - The Rematch
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired Aug 17, 2018
Minotaur continues its quest for the BattleBots title in an epic fight with Blacksmith, a rematch two years in the making.
8.23 #10 - A Family Affair
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired Jul 5, 2019
The stakes get higher when teams on the brink start to feel the heat, and as the clash continues, undefeated bots Son of Whyachi and the Ewerts look to continue their reign of terror.
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#11 - A Smashing Good Time
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired Jul 13, 2018
Undefeated bots Bronco and Duck! duke it out in the battlebox as the race to become BattleBots World Champion heats up.
8.22 #12 - My Super Sweet 16
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired Sep 20, 2019
The 2019 BattleBots World Championship kicks off an epic Sweet 16 competition, as the deadliest bots across the globe battle it out for the ultimate prize.
8.22 #13 - The Most Destructive Robot
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired Jul 19, 2019
As the tournament heats up, the field of vicious robots gear up to guarantee their spot in the Top 16, and in the Main Event bout, Tombstone and Rotator look to settle a year-long feud once and for all.
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#14 - 2018 World Championship Semi-Finals & Finals
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired Oct 5, 2018
The 2018 season of BattleBots concludes with the World Championship Semi-Finals, Finals and awarding of the Giant Nut!
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#15 - There's No Tapping Out in BattleBots!
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Jun 1, 2018
Reigning champion Tombstone takes on the legendary Gigabyte as the battles heat up to take home the renowned BattleBots trophy. Fight card: Red Devil vs. Monsoon, Lucky vs. Skorpios, Tantrum vs. Battle Royale w/ Cheese, End Game vs. Lock-Jaw. Main event: Gigabyte vs. Tombstone.
8.20 #16 - The Desperado Tournament
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired Jul 26, 2019
Eight bots on the brink go head-to-head in the last-chance Desperado tournament, and in one insane night, fighters on the edge of elimination take one final shot at redemption.
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#17 - It's Robot Fighting Time!
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired May 11, 2018
The epic robot-fighting series BattleBots is making its triumphant return with all-new episodes on Discovery Channel and Science Channel. BattleBots features the biggest, baddest, strongest, and fastest next-generation robots from all over the world as they duke it out for supremacy in the rapidly exploding world of Robot Combat Sports. Fight card: Blacksmith vs. Bite Force, Mecha Rampage vs. Duck! vs. Free Shipping, SubZero vs. Huge, Bombshell vs. Lock-Jaw. Main event: Tombstone vs. Minotaur.
8.19 #18 - Buckers And Brawlers
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired Jul 12, 2019
Competition gets fierce as the teams set their sights on making it into the top 16, and when defending champ Bite Force takes on legendary flipper Bronco, top teams are pushed to the brink.
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#19 - It's a Flippin' Robot Party!
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired Jun 15, 2018
World-class robots Bronco and Bombshell go head-to-head as the elite group of robots compete for the title of 2018 BattleBots World Champion. Fight card: SawBlaze vs. Reality, Petunia vs. Monsoon, Captain Shrederator vs. SubZero, Warrior Dragon vs. Chomp. Main event: Bronco vs. Bombshell.
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#20 - A Bull In A Bot Shop
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired Sep 7, 2018
Minotaur goes head-to-head with Subzero in an ultimate smackdown as the two bots try and secure their spots in the World Championship.
8.15 #21 - One Shining Bot: The Championship
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Sep 1, 2016
On the night of champions, 2 semifinal matches start things off, followed by a 3-team rumble, and then the championship fight. Who will win the Giant Nut?
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#22 - Ice, Ice, Baby
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired Jul 6, 2018
BattleBots elite Icewave and Skorpios square off in an epic throwdown, and the rest of the bots battle to secure their spots in the Sweet 16. Fight card: Chomp vs. Huge, Brutus vs. War Hawk, Captain Shrederator vs. Petunia, Yeti vs. Bombshell. Main event: Skorpios vs. Icewave.
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#23 - Everyone Wants to be the Hotshot
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired May 25, 2018
Legends Hypershock and Biteforce face off in an epic showdown, while up-and-comers try to prove they have what it takes to be crowned 2018 BattleBots World Champion. Fight card: Overhaul vs. SawBlaze, Whiplash vs. Hypothermia, The Four Horsemen vs. Double Jeopardy vs. Gamma 9, War Hawk vs. Axe Backwards. Main event: Hypershock vs. Bite Force.
8.14 #24 - Flips, Fires, and Flinches
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired Aug 16, 2019
The competition heats up as the teams start to feel the pressure. Undefeated Hypershock looks to take down the reigning champ, Bite Force.
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#25 - Let the Big Bot Battle Begin
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired Dec 10, 2020
Mammoth and Hugh face off in an epic battle of the big bots.
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