Gladiators (2024 British TV series) series 1

Gladiators
Series 1
StarringBradley Walsh
Barney Walsh
Mark Clattenburg
Sonia Mkoloma
Lee Phillips
Guy Mowbray
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release13 January (2024-01-13) –
30 March 2024 (2024-03-30)
Series chronology

The first series of Gladiators aired in the UK in Spring 2024 on BBC One,[1][2] and is also available on video on demand platform BBC iPlayer.[3] The series was filmed in June 2023 at Sheffield Arena.[4]

The show is presented by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney Walsh, with Mark Clattenburg, Sonia Mkoloma and Lee Phillips acting as the referees.[5][6] The voiceover commentary is provided by Guy Mowbray.[7]

The premiere episode of the rebooted Gladiators attracted a total audience of 6 million viewers, and became the biggest entertainment launch of the network in seven years.[8] The entire series averaged with nearly 10 million total viewers, making it confirm its second series for the following year.[9]

Gladiators

Further information: Gladiators (2024 British TV series) § The Gladiators
Males Females
Gladiator name Real name Stats Gladiator name Real name Stats
Apollo Alex Gray 6 ft 6 in, 249 lb (1.98 m, 113 kg) Athena Karenjeet Kaur Bains 5 ft 4 in, 148 lb (1.63 m, 67 kg)
Bionic Matty Campbell 6 ft 6 in, 260 lb (1.98 m, 120 kg) Comet[a] Ella-Mae Rayner 5 ft 8 in, 146 lb (1.73 m, 66 kg)
Giant Jamie Christian-Johal 6 ft 5 in, 280 lb (1.96 m, 130 kg) Diamond Livi Sheldon 6 ft, 176 lb (1.83 m, 80 kg)
Legend Matt Morsia 6 ft 1 in, 212 lb (1.85 m, 96 kg) Dynamite Emily Steel 5 ft 5 in, 141 lb (1.65 m, 64 kg)
Nitro Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 5 ft 11 in, 187 lb (1.80 m, 85 kg) Electro Jade Packer 5 ft 8 in, 154 lb (1.73 m, 70 kg)
Phantom Toby Olubi 6 ft 5 in, 247 lb (1.96 m, 112 kg) Fire Montell Douglas 5 ft 10 in, 148 lb (1.78 m, 67 kg)
Steel Zack George 6 ft, 236 lb (1.83 m, 107 kg) Fury Jodie Ounsley 5 ft 7 in, 163 lb (1.70 m, 74 kg)
Viper Quang Luong 6 ft, 200 lb (1.83 m, 90 kg) Sabre[b] Sheli J. McCoy 5 ft 7 in, 154 lb (1.70 m, 70 kg)
Notes
  1. ^ Appeared only sparingly on the series due to major leg injury.
  2. ^ Got injured during the Semi Finals, and had to step out for the series finale.

Contenders

The colours Red & Blue denote the colours worn by the contender. The winning contenders are marked in bold. As the series concists only from five heats, and three quarter finals, in addition to the winners of the previous episodes, the fastest runner-ups advance to the next stage.

Episodes Male Contenders Female Contenders
Heat 1 Myles Harris Finley Burkitt Kerry Wilson Tasha Lawrence
Heat 2 Jake Spence John Darwen Zoe McIntosh Marie-Louise Nicholson
Heat 3 Finlay Anderson Ashley Harwood Alex McKnight Bronte Jones
Heat 4 Matt Jones Chung Leung Sharan Riyat Nia Rutter
Heat 5 Dev Pankhania Paul Campbell Tuathlaith Murtagh Betti Worth
Quarter Final 1 Finley Burkitt/Wesley Malé[a] Finlay Anderson Tasha Lawrence Bronte Jones
Quarter Final 2 Jake Spence Chung Leung Marie-Louise Nicholson Nia Rutter
Quarter Final 3 Dev Pankhania Ashley Harwood Kerry Wilson Betti Worth
Semi Final 1 Dev Pankhania/Jake Spence[b] Finlay Anderson Betti Worth Bronte Jones
Semi Final 2 Wesley Male Chung Leung/Matt Jones[c] Kerry Wilson Marie-Louise Nicholson
Final Wesley Male Finlay Anderson Marie-Louise Nicholson Bronte Jones
Winners Finlay Anderson Marie-Louise Nicholson
  1. ^ Wesley entered the competition as a "standby contender" to replace Finley, who got injured during the heats.
  2. ^ Fastest runner-up of the quarter finals, Jake, replaced injured contender Dev.
  3. ^ The fastest losing contender of the heats, Matt replaced injured contender Chung halfway show.

Events

Main article: List of Gladiators UK events

The first rebooted series of Gladiators consisted from 8 preliminary events, from which 5 were played in each episode. The final obstacle course The Eliminator is played at the end of each episode.

The series saw the return of the following events, in order of appearance:

  • Duel, in which the contender and gladiator try to knock each other down from an elevated platform using a pugil stick.
  • Gauntlet, in which the contender must bypass four gladiators in a gauntlet shaped obstacle course.
  • Hang Tough, in which the contender and gladiator start from opposite platforms and must use gymnastics rings to travel through the air.
  • Powerball, in which the contenders must score points by getting a ball to a basket while being attacked by three gladiators.
  • The Wall, which is a climbing race of a thirty feet high vertical Wall; in which the contenders must reach the top without being pulled down.

In addition, three new games appear. In order of appearance:

  • Collision, in which the contenders must cross a suspension bridge, whilst four gladiators are swinging towards, trying to knock this off the bridge.
  • The Ring, in which the contenders must reach a central button, whilst a gladiator tries to tackle this down.
  • The Edge, which is a cat-and-mouse hunt 30 ft (9.1 m) above arena floor, where the contender must cross a grid platform as the gladiator chases this.

Episodes

Note, that the episodes may not be filmed in the order of broadcast, e.g. the heat rounds may be in different order, or the second semi final was recorded before the first.

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleBBC One airdateUK viewers
(millions) [10]		Weekly Rank [10]
11"Heat 1"13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)8.361

The series begins, with four contenders taking on the new Gladiators. The contenders are Finley Burkitt, a 22-year-old railway trackman from Doncaster; Myles Harris, a 32-year-old DJ and IT engineer from Leeds; Tasha Lawrence, a 41-year-old nurse and personal trainer from Ipswich; and Kerry Wilson, a 34-year-old dogwalker from Dunfermline.[11][12][13][14]

Events of the first heat include the returning games Duel, Gauntlet, and Hang Tough, with two new games called Collision and The Ring. The two winners of this heat, Finley and Kerry, progress to the quarter finals.[15]

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Nitro

(0–0)
(0–0) 		  Myles

vs. Giant

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Diamond

(5–0)
(5–0) 		  Kerry

vs. Fire

Event 2: Collision
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Legend, Steel, Giant, and Viper (DQ)

(8–2)
(8–2) 		  Myles

vs. Legend, Steel, Giant, and Viper

During the game against Finley, Viper was disqualified for leaving his trapeze and pushing Finley off. Finley contested the next 17 seconds against the three remaining Gladiators.[15]: 20:50 
Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Fire, Athena, Electro, and Dynamite

(2–4)
(7–4) 		  Kerry

vs. Fire, Athena, Electro, and Dynamite

Event 3: The Ring
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Phantom

(6–6)
(14–8) 		  Myles

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Sabre

(6–12)
(13–16) 		  Kerry

vs. Dynamite

Event 4: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Viper, Phantom, Steel, and Apollo

(4–10)
(18–18) 		  Myles

vs. Viper, Phantom, Steel, and Apollo

After Finley had cleared half the Gauntlet, his left knee was injured when Phantom pushed him back to the start. The round had to be ended early, with Finley undergoing medical examination and receiving 4 points for the two sections he had cleared.[15]: 36:30 
Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Electro, Athena, Fury, and Diamond

(10–10)
(23–26) 		  Kerry

vs. Electro, Athena, Fury, and Diamond

Event 5: Hang Tough
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Legend

(0–5)
(18–23) 		  Myles

vs. Nitro

In Myles' round, the contender reached Nitro's platform, but didn't land on it and instead started to approach the Gladiator again, although staying on the red rings and earning 5 points.
Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Fury

(0–0)
(23–26) 		  Kerry

vs. Sabre

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Finley  
   Myles
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 18–23. This 5-point lead gave Myles a 2.5-second head-start.[15]: 53:03 
Winner
Finley
(NOTE: Due to his knee injury, Finley would later announce his withdrawal from the first quarter final for the sake of health, with substitute contender Wesley Malé taking his place for the rest of the series.)
Female contenders
Tasha  
   Kerry
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 23–26. This 3-point lead gave Kerry a 1.5-second head-start.[15]: 56:48 
Winner
Kerry
 
22"Heat 2"20 January 2024 (2024-01-20)7.014

The second of the heats, in which four new contenders take on the Gladiators. The contenders are John Darwen, a 31-year-old occupational therapy student from Preston; Jake Spence, a 23-year-old steelworker from Sheffield; Zoe McIntosh, a paramedic in the West Midlands; and Marie-Louise Nicholson, a 28-year-old fitness coach from Dublin.

Events include returning contests Powerball and The Wall, as well as a new game – The Edge – in which Gladiators chase the contenders on a platform thirty feet (9 m) above the arena floor. Two Gladiators make their debut – Bionic in Duel, and Comet in The Wall. The two winners of this heat, Jake and Marie-Louise, progress to the quarter finals.[16]

Event 1: Powerball
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Nitro, Apollo, and Steel

(2–4)
(2–4) 		  John

vs. Nitro, Apollo, and Steel

Female contenders
Zoe  

vs. Fury, Sabre, and Dynamite

(8–2)
(8–2) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Fury, Sabre, and Dynamite

Event 2: The Edge
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Legend

(15–0)
(17–4) 		  John

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Zoe  

vs. Sabre

(6–12)
(14–14) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Fury

Event 3: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Viper, Phantom, Steel, and Giant

(10–10)
(27–14) 		  John

vs. Viper, Phantom, Steel, and Giant

Female contenders
Zoe  

vs. Athena, Fire, Electro, and Diamond

(10–10)
(24–24) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Athena, Fire, Electro, and Diamond

Event 4: Duel
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Giant

(0–0)
(27–14) 		  John

vs. Bionic

Bionic won by default after 20 seconds when John grabbed his pugil stick after being rendered unable to fight back after Bionic's first blow.[16]: 36:25 
Female contenders
Zoe  

vs. Diamond

(0–0)
(24–24) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Fire

Zoe forfeited the event when she stepped onto Diamond's podium.[16]: 38:06 
Event 5: The Wall
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Nitro

(0–10)
(27–24) 		  John

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Zoe  

vs. Diamond

(5–10)
(29–34) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Comet

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Jake  
   John
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 27–24. This 3-point lead gave Jake a 1.5-second head-start.[16]: 49:15 
Winner
Jake
Female contenders
Zoe  
   Marie-Louise
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 29–34. This 5-point lead gave Marie-Louise a 2.5-second head-start.[16]: 53:23 
Winner
Marie-Louise
 
33"Heat 3"27 January 2024 (2024-01-27)6.485

The third heat, with contenders are Bronte Jones, a 23-year-old firefighter from Sheffield;[17] Alex McKnight, 29-year-old civil servant; Finlay Anderson, a 34-year-old army officer from Edinburgh; and Ashley Harwood, a 28-year-old salesman from London.[18]

Events Duel, Gauntlet, The Wall, The Ring and The Edge are played, in addition to The Eliminator. The two winners of this heat, Bronte and Finlay, progress to the quarter finals.[18]

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Giant

(0–10)
(0–10) 		  Ash

vs. Viper

Viper received a warning from the referee for a false start; Ash won the restarted event.
Female contenders
Alex  

vs. Dynamite

(0–5)
(0–5) 		  Bronte

vs. Diamond

Event 2: The Ring
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Apollo

(4–4)
(4–14) 		  Ash

vs. Phantom

Female contenders
Alex  

vs. Sabre

(4–8)
(4–13) 		  Bronte

vs. Fury

Event 3: The Edge
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Legend

(12–9)
(16–23) 		  Ash

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Alex  

vs. Diamond

(9–9)
(13–22) 		  Bronte

vs. Fury

Event 4: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Steel, Apollo, Nitro, and Bionic

(10–6)
(26–29) 		  Ash

vs. Steel, Apollo, Nitro, and Bionic

During the game against Ash, Steel was disqualified for deliberately holding him. Ash restarted the game in the next zone.
Female contenders
Alex  

vs. Electro, Athena, Fire, and Dynamite

(10–10)
(23–32) 		  Bronte

vs. Electro, Athena, Fire, and Dynamite

Event 5: The Wall
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Steel

(10–5)
(36–34) 		  Ash

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Alex  

vs. Comet

(5–10)
(28–42) 		  Bronte

vs. Sabre

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Finlay  
   Ash
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 36–34. This 2-point lead gave Finlay a 1-second head-start.
Winner
Finlay
Female contenders
Alex  
   Bronte
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 28–42. This 14-point lead gave Bronte a 7-second head-start.
Winner
Bronte
 
44"Heat 4"3 February 2024 (2024-02-03)6.583

Contenders for the fourth heat are Matt Jones, a 41-year-old civil servant from Cardiff; Chung Leung, a 33-year-old software engineer from London; Sharan Riyat, a 33-year-old dentist from Buckinghamshire; and Nia Rutter, a 37-year-old stay at home mum from Blackpool.

In this heat, Gladiator Comet makes her debut in Hang Tough, in so far her last appearance in this series. Other played events include Duel, Powerball and The Wall. The two winners of this heat, Chung and Nia, progress to the quarter-finals.[19]

Event 1: Powerball
Male contenders
Matt  

vs. Apollo, Phantom, and Legend

(2–8)
(2–8) 		  Chung

vs. Apollo, Phantom, and Legend

Female contenders
Sharan  

vs. Fury, Athena, and Fire

(2–2)
(2–2) 		  Nia

vs. Fury, Athena, and Fire

Event 2: Hang Tough
Male contenders
Matt  

vs. Legend

(0–0)
(2–8) 		  Chung

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Sharan  

vs. Comet

(0–0)
(2–2) 		  Nia

vs. Dynamite

Although not mentioned during the show, after Sharan's Hang Tough round against Comet, the Gladiator issued that upon falling awkwardly on the crash-mat, she had to retire from the series due to serious leg injury on several places.[20]
Event 3: The Wall
Male contenders
Matt  

vs. Steel

(5–10)
(7–18) 		  Chung

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Sharan  

vs. Diamond

(10–5)
(12–7) 		  Nia

vs. Electro

Sharan and Nia reached the top around the same time, with Sharan deemed to have gotten there first.
Event 4: Duel
Male contenders
Matt  

vs. Giant

(0–0)
(7–18) 		  Chung

vs. Phantom

Female contenders
Sharan  

vs. Sabre

(0–0)
(12–7) 		  Nia

vs. Fury

Event 5: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Matt  

vs. Bionic, Viper, Steel, and Giant

(6–10)
(13–28) 		  Chung

vs. Bionic, Viper, Steel, and Giant

Female contenders
Sharan  

vs. Electro, Fire, Dynamite, and Sabre

(10–10)
(22–17) 		  Nia

vs. Electro, Fire, Dynamite, and Sabre

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Matt  
   Chung
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 13–28. This 15-point lead gave Chung a 7.5-second head-start.
Winner
Chung
Female contenders
Sharan  
   Nia
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 22–17. This 5-point lead gave Sharan a 2.5-second head-start.
Winner
Nia
 
55"Heat 5"10 February 2024 (2024-02-10)5.838

The last of the heats. Contenders for the fifth heat are Tuathlaith Murtagh, a 29-year old activity manager from Belfast; Betti Worth, a 31-year old gym fitness trainer from Bolton; Dev Pankhania, a 30-year old HGV mechanic from Essex;, Paul Campbell, a 57-year old salesman from Sheffield.

Notable is, that one of the male contenders, Paul, is one of the all-time oldest contender in the program's entire history, at the age of 57. All of the brand-new events, Collision, The Edge and The Ring are played, amongst classical ones. The two winners of this heat, Dev and Betti, progress to the quarter finals.[21]

Event 1: The Ring
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Nitro

(0–2)
(0–2) 		  Paul

vs. Phantom

Female contenders
Tuathlaith  

vs. Diamond

(6–8)
(6–8) 		  Betti

vs. Fury

Event 2: Collision
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Legend, Apollo, Viper and Giant

(2–2)
(2–4) 		  Paul

vs. Legend, Apollo, Viper and Giant

During the game against Dev, Legend knocked the contender off the bridge by getting him in a scissor hold. As this was an illegal move, Dev replayed the event but was then knocked of by Viper; Viper was deemed to have legally knocked Dev off, therefore ending the event.
Female contenders
Tuathlaith  

vs. Electro, Athena, Dynamite and Fire

(6–4)
(12–12) 		  Betti

vs. Electro, Athena, Dynamite and Fire

Event 3: The Wall
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Viper

(10–0)
(12–4) 		  Paul

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Tuathlaith  

vs. Sabre

(10–0)
(22–12) 		  Betti

vs. Diamond

Event 4: The Edge
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Steel

(6–6)
(18–10) 		  Paul

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Tuathlaith  

vs. Fury

(15–3)
(37–15) 		  Betti

vs. Sabre

Betti suffered an unspecified injury after landing in the net awkwardly from being tackled off the Edge by Sabre.
Event 5: Duel
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Phantom

(0–0)
(18–10) 		  Paul

vs. Steel

Paul forfeited the event when he put his hands down onto Steel's podium
Female contenders
Tuathlaith  

vs. Athena

(10–5)
(47–20) 		  Betti

vs. Fire

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Dev  
   Paul
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 18–10. This 8-point lead gave Dev a 4-second head-start.
Winner
Dev (NOTE: On his return to the third quarter-final, Dev was shown to have suffered a shoulder injury; this would be pointed out in the Eliminator then.
Female contenders
Tuathlaith  
   Betti
Entering the eliminator, the score was 47–20. This 27-point lead gave Tuathlaith a 13.5-second head start.
Winner
Betti
 
66"Quarter Final 1"17 February 2024 (2024-02-17)5.897

The quarter finals begin. Contenders for this episode are Finley and Tasha from Heat 1, the latter qualifying as the fastest female runner-up from the heats; and Finlay and Bronte from Heat 3. However, as contender Finley was injured during the heat, a standby contender, Wesley, took his place for the quarter-final and competed for the place in the semi-finals.

The first of the quarters consists from events Duel, The Wall, The Ring, The Edge and Gauntlet. The two winners of this quarters, Wesley and Bronte, progress to the semi-finals.[22]

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Phantom

(0–5)
(0–5) 		  Finlay

vs. Bionic

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Dynamite

(0–0)
(0–0) 		  Bronte

vs. Fury

Tasha forfeited the event after putting her hands down onto Dynamite's podium.
Event 2: The Wall
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Viper

(10–0)
(10–5) 		  Finlay

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Electro

(0–10)
(0–10) 		  Bronte

vs. Dynamite

Event 3: The Ring
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Steel

(4–6)
(14–11) 		  Finlay

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Electro

(8–10)
(8–20) 		  Bronte

vs. Fury

Event 4: The Edge
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Apollo

(18–9)
(32–20) 		  Finlay

vs. Legend

Finlay was later found to have sustained a rib injury after Legend took him off the Edge. Consequentially, he would forfeit running the Gauntlet for this reason.
Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Diamond

(18–3)
(26–23) 		  Bronte

vs. Sabre

Event 5: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Nitro, Viper, Phantom and Giant

(10-Forfeit)
(42–20) 		  No Contest

vs. None (No Contest)

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Sabre, Athena, Fire, Diamond

(10–10)
(36–33) 		  Bronte

vs. Sabre, Athena, Fire and Diamond

Bronte's round was stopped twice, as Gladiators Sabre and Fire discarded their pads and stopped Bronte barehanded. They were each disqualified for doing this with Bronte continuing the game from the next sector each time. Diamond was likewise warned by Clattenberg after dropping her rod at the end of Bronte's run.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Wesley  
   Finlay
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 42–20. This 22-point lead gave Wesley an 11-second head-start.
Winner
Wesley
Female contenders
Tasha  
   Bronte
Entering the eliminator, the score was 36–33. This 3-point lead gave Tasha a 1.5-second head start.
Winner
Bronte
 
77"Quarter Final 2"24 February 2024 (2024-02-24)5.486

The second of the quarter finals. Contenders are Jake and Marie-Louise, the winners of Heat 2, and Chung and Nia, from Heat 4 respectively.

The second of the quarters consists the events Powerball, The Wall, The Edge, Gauntlet and Duel. The two winners of this quarters, Chung and Marie-Louise, progress to the semi-finals.[23]

Event 1: Powerball
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Giant, Apollo, and Steel

(4–0)
(4–0) 		  Chung

vs. Giant, Apollo, and Steel

Female contenders
Marie-Louise  

vs. Fury, Fire, and Electro

(2–4)
(2–4) 		  Nia

vs. Fury, Fire, and Electro

The game was briefly stopped when Nia suffered a glute injury after landing on her right hip from being tackled by Fury.
Event 2: The Wall
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Apollo

(0–10)
(4–10) 		  Chung

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Marie-Louise  

vs. Sabre

(10–0)
(12–4) 		  Nia

vs. Dynamite

Event 3: The Edge
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Steel

(0–18)
(4–28) 		  Chung

vs. Legend

The event was restarted when Legend didn't chase after Chung when the game started.
Female contenders
Marie-Louise  

vs. Fury

(0–6)
(12–10) 		  Nia

vs. Sabre

Event 4: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Viper, Legend, Phantom, and Giant

(10–10)
(14–38) 		  Chung

vs. Viper, Legend, Phantom, and Giant

Legend was reprimanded when he continued to fight Jake after the latter got past his zone. He got reprimanded again after ringing out Chung over the rim of the Gauntlet. Both contenders' runs were restarted from the subsequent zone.
Female contenders
Marie-Louise  

vs. Dynamite, Athena, Electro, and Diamond

(10–10)
(22–20) 		  Nia

vs. Dynamite, Athena, Electro, and Diamond

Event 5: Duel
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Nitro

(0–0)
(14–38) 		  Chung

vs. Bionic

Jake forfeited the event after he fell onto Nitro's podium.
Female contenders
Marie-Louise  

vs. Diamond

(0–5)
(22–25) 		  Nia

vs. Fire

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Jake  
   Chung
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 14–38. This 24-point lead gave Chung a 12-second head-start.
Winner
Chung
Female contenders
Marie-Louise  
   Nia
Entering the eliminator, the score was 22–25. This 3-point lead gave Nia a 1.5-second head start.
Winner
Marie-Louise
 
88"Quarter Final 3"2 March 2024 (2024-03-02)5.415

The last of the quarter finals. The contenders are: Dev and Betti from Heat 5, Ash from Heat 3, who qualified as the fastest male runner-up and Kerry from Heat 1.

The events played include The Ring, Collision, and Hang Tough for the last time in this series. The two winners of this quarters, Dev and Kerry, progress to the semi-finals.[24]

Event 1: Collision
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Legend, Giant, Phantom and Bionic

(4–0)
(4–0) 		  Ash

vs. Legend, Giant, Phantom and Bionic

Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Diamond

(0–8)
(0–8) 		  Betti

vs. Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Diamond

Event 2: The Ring
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Steel

(4–10)
(8–10) 		  Ash

vs. Viper

The event was briefly stopped when Viper held onto Ash for longer than 2 seconds. He was warned for this action.
Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Fire

(8–8)
(8–16) 		  Betti

vs. Fury

Event 3: Duel
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Nitro

(0–0)
(8–10) 		  Ash

vs. Giant

Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Dynamite

(5–0)
(13–16) 		  Betti

vs. Sabre

Though Betti survived the Duel, she did so entirely defensively using her pugil stick for balance, so Sabre won by default.
Event 4: The Wall
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Steel

(10–0)
(18–10) 		  Ash

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Electro

(10–0)
(23–16) 		  Betti

vs. Diamond

Event 5: Hang Tough
Male contenders
Dev  

vs. Legend

(0–0)
(18–10) 		  Ash

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Sabre

(5–0)
(28–16) 		  Betti

vs. Dynamite

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Dev  
   Ash
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 18–10. This 8-point lead gave Dev a 4-second head-start.
Winner
Dev (NOTE: due to his shoulder injury reoccurring in the Eliminator, Dev would announce his withdrawal from the first semi-final, with Jake, who completed it quicker than Ash did, being reinstated in his place)
Female contenders
Kerry  
   Betti
Entering the eliminator, the score was 28–16. This 12-point lead gave Kerry a 6-second head start.
Winner
Kerry
 
99"Semi Final 1"9 March 2024 (2024-03-09)4.556

The first of the semi finals. Quarter-final winners Dev and Bronte, as well as the fastest runners-up Finlay and Betti, competed for the place in the finals. However, Dev had to withdraw from the competition due to injury and was replaced by Jake, the next fastest male runner-up.

Powerball, Duel, Gauntlet, The Wall and The Edge are played in this episode. Gladiator Sabre injured herself on The Edge and had to retire from this series, although appeared in Semi Final 2 as her game had been recorded prior to the injury. The winners of the semi are Finlay and Bronte.[25]

Event 1: Powerball
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Giant, Viper, and Nitro

(4–6)
(4–4) 		  Finlay

vs. Giant, Viper, and Nitro

Female contenders
Betti  

vs. Fire, Electro and Fury

(8–6)
(6–6) 		  Bronte

vs. Fire, Electro and Fury

The scores above reflect the scoreboard during the event and the total scoreboard; both Betti's first ball during the women's game and Finlay's second ball during the men's game were deemed invalid, as Betti had been fully tackled by Electro before she scored, and Finlay's attempt at a long pot bounced before entering the basket.
Event 2: Duel
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Bionic

(0–0)
(4–4) 		  Finlay

vs. Phantom

Finlay forfeited the event when he stepped onto Phantom's podium.
Female contenders
Betti  

vs. Sabre

(5–5)
(11–11) 		  Bronte

vs. Diamond

Event 3: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Steel, Legend, Apollo and Giant

(10–10)
(14–14) 		  Finlay

vs. Steel, Legend, Apollo and Giant

Female contenders
Betti  

vs. Electro, Athena, Fire and Diamond

(10–10)
(21–21) 		  Bronte

vs. Electro, Athena, Fire and Diamond

Event 4: The Wall
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Apollo

(10–0)
(24–14) 		  Finlay

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Betti  

vs. Dynamite

(0–10)
(21–31) 		  Bronte

vs. Sabre

Event 5: The Edge
Male contenders
Jake  

vs. Legend

(6–4)
(30–18) 		  Finlay

vs. Apollo

In Finlay's run, the game was briefly stopped after he lost a shoe.
Female contenders
Betti  

vs. Fury

(4–2 (10))
(25–41) 		  Bronte

vs. Sabre

In Bronte's run, the game was stopped after 30 seconds when Sabre injured herself when trying to push her off, therefore Bronte automatically claimed maximum points.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Jake  
   Finlay
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 30–18. This 12-point lead gave Jake a 6-second head-start.
Winner
Finlay
Female contenders
Betti  
   Bronte
Entering the eliminator, the score was 25–41. This 16-point lead gave Bronte an 8-second head start.
Winner
Bronte
 
1010"Semi Final 2"23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)5.274

In the last semi final, battling for the final places for the Grand Final are male contenders Wesley and Chung, and female contenders Kerry and Marie-Louise.

During the fourth event, Powerball, Chung injured himself and had to withdraw from the competition. He was replaced by Matt, the competitor who lost to him in the heats, for the remainder of the competition. The episode also sees Sabre's last appearance during the series, and Dynamite appearing in 4 different events, which is more than any other Gladiator has participated in a single episode. The winners of this semi final are Wesley and Marie-Louise, who advance to the final.[26]

NOTE: For the reason of Matt being reinstated following Chung's injury, the latter's scores in events 1 to 3 will be reflected as if Matt were competing.

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Giant

(0–0)
(0–0) 		  Matt (as Chung)

vs. Bionic

Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Fire

(5–0)
(5–0) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Dynamite

Event 2: The Wall
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Steel

(0–10)
(0–10) 		  Matt (as Chung)

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Diamond

(10–5)
(15–5) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Dynamite

Event 3: The Edge
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Legend

(8–2)
(8–12) 		  Matt (as Chung)

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Sabre

(10–2)
(25–7) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Diamond

Contender Kerry faced Sabre in this event, although the Gladiator can be seen injuring herself during the previous episode; this semi final was recorded before the previous semi final. Sabre was pushed off the Edge by Kerry, allowing Kerry to complete the event unopposed.
Event 4: Powerball
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Phantom, Steel and Apollo

(4–0)
(12–12) 		  Matt

vs. Phantom, Steel and Apollo

The men's game was suspended after 15 seconds when a tackle by Apollo resulted in Chung injuring his left knee. After the women's game was played to allow time for a medical examination, it was deemed that Chung could no longer compete, with his heat runner-up, Matt, being reinstated for the remainder of the semi-final from the restarted men's game.
Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Fury, Athena and Dynamite

(4–4)
(29–11) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Fury, Athena and Dynamite

Event 5: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Wesley  

vs. Viper, Nitro, Phantom, and Giant

(10–10)
(22–22) 		  Matt

vs. Viper, Nitro, Phantom, and Giant

In Matt's run, Matt was forced to re-run the last section of the Gauntlet after he was illogically deemed to have "deliberately" left the Gauntlet when he was actually ringed out over the edge by Giant.
Female contenders
Kerry  

vs. Electro, Athena, Dynamite, and Diamond

(10–10)
(39–21) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Electro, Athena, Dynamite, and Diamond

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Wesley  
   Matt
Both contenders' scores were tied going into the Eliminator, meaning neither got a time advantage.
Winner
Wesley
Female contenders
Kerry  
   Marie-Louise
Entering the eliminator, the score was 39–21. This 18-point lead gave Kerry a 9-second head start.
Winner
Marie-Louise
 
1111"The Final"30 March 2024 (2024-03-30)5.393

The Series Champions are crowned here. The male finalists are Wesley Male and Finlay Anderson, and female finalists are Marie-Louise Nicholson and Bronte Jones.

Events of the final are Gauntlet, Duel, The Edge, The Wall and Collision. Former Gladiators legend Saracen, Mike Lewis, appeared on the audience for the finale. The winners were crowned as Marie-Louise and Finlay.[27][28] At the end of the show, it was announced that the casting for the contenders of series 2 was open.[29]

Event 1: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Nitro, Steel, Phantom, and Apollo

(10–10)
(10–10) 		  Wesley

vs. Nitro, Steel, Phantom, Apollo

Female contenders
Bronte  

vs. Electro, Athena, Fire, Diamond

(10–10)
(10–10) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Electro, Athena, Fire, and Diamond

Marie-Louise's run was briefly stopped when Diamond deliberately pinned her as time ran out; the event was restarted in the fourth zone with the 6 seconds that remained from when Marie-Louise first entered.
Event 2: Duel
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Giant

(0–0)
(10–10) 		  Wesley

vs. Bionic

Female contenders
Bronte  

vs. Fire

(0–0)
(10–10) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Dynamite

The event was briefly stopped when during her match against Bronte, Fire continued to jab against the contender after being warned against doing so during the match. Bronte subsequently forfeited the event when she fell onto Fire's platform.
Event 3: The Edge
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Legend

(4–2)
(14–12) 		  Wesley

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Bronte  

vs. Fury

(0–8)
(10–18) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Diamond

Event 4: The Wall
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Steel

(0–0)
(14–12) 		  Wesley

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Bronte  

vs. Dynamite

(0–0)
(10–18) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Diamond

Event 5: Collision
Male contenders
Finlay  

vs. Viper, Giant, Bionic, and Legend

(0–2)
(14–14) 		  Wesley

vs. Viper, Giant, Bionic, Legend

Female contenders
Bronte  

vs. Athena, Electro, Dynamite, Fury

(6–2)
(16–20) 		  Marie-Louise

vs. Athena, Electro, Dynamite, and Fury

Bronte's fourth ball, which would've scored her 8 points, was deemed invalid as it had entered the basket just after time was up. She was also constantly reminded by the referee to keep moving, as the rule of the game suggests.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Finlay  
   Wesley
Just as in the second Semi-Final, both contenders' scores were tied going into the Eliminator, meaning neither got a time advantage.
Winner
Finlay (Finlay crowned as the series male champion)
Female contenders
Bronte  
   Marie-Louise
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 16–20. This 4-point lead gave Marie-Louise a 2-second head-start.
Winner
Marie-Louise (Marie-Louise crowned as the series female champion)
 

Contenders progress

Color key:

  Series champions
  The contender won the episode and advanced
  The contender was medically withdrawn from the competition
  The contender lost the episode but was the fastest finisher out of the other eliminated contenders and thus qualified
  The contender lost the episode and was eliminated
Contenders Episodes
Heats Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Marie-Louise — WIN — WIN — WIN WINNER
Finlay — WIN — FF — WIN — WINNER
Bronte — WIN — WIN — WIN — RUNNER-UP
Wesley — WIN — WIN RUNNER-UP
Matt — OUT — OUT —
Kerry WIN — WIN — OUT —
Chung — WIN — WIN — WDR —
Jake — WIN — FF — OUT —
Betti — WIN — FF OUT —
Dev — WIN — WIN WDR —
Ash — FF — OUT —
Nia — WIN — OUT —
Tasha FF — OUT —
Finley WIN — WDR —
Paul — OUT —
Tuathlaith — OUT —
Sharan — OUT —
Alex — OUT —
John — OUT —
Zoe — OUT —
Myles OUT —

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. Ratings are provided by BARB Audiences[10]

Episode Date Weekly viewers
(millions) 		Weekly rank (BBC1) Weekly rank
Heat 1 13 January 2024 8.36 1st 1st
Heat 2 20 January 2024 7.01 4th 4th
Heat 3 27 January 2024 6.48 5th 5th
Heat 4 3 February 2024 6.58 3rd 4th
Heat 5 10 February 2024 5.83 6th 8th
Quarter Final 1 17 February 2024 5.89 6th 7th
Quarter Final 2 24 February 2024 5.48 4th 6th
Quarter Final 3 2 March 2024 5.41 4th 5th
Semi Final 1 9 March 2024 4.55 3rd 6th
Semi Final 2 23 March 2024 5.27 4th 4th
The Final 30 March 2024 5.39 3rd 3rd
Series average 2024 6.02 – -

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