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Series 1 (2024) edit

The first series premiered on 13 January 2024, and runs through the first quarter of the year.[1][2] Presented by Bradley and Barney Walsh, it features eleven 60-minute long episodes.[3]

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleBBC One airdateUK viewers
(millions) [4]
Weekly rank [4]
11"Heat 1"13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)8.23TBA

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 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.

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.

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Nitro and Giant

(0–0)
(0–0)
  Myles

vs. Nitro and Giant

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Diamond and Fire

(5–0)
(5–0)
  Kerry

vs. Diamond and Fire

Event 2: Collision
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Legend, Steel, Giant, and Viper

(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 Finlay off. Finley contested the final 30 seconds against the three remaining gladiators.
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 and Apollo

(6–6)
(14–8)
  Myles

vs. Phantom and Apollo

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Sabre and Dynamite

(11–12)
(13–16)
  Kerry

vs. Sabre and Dynamite

Event 4: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Viper, Phantom, Steel, and Apollo

(4–12)
(18–18)
  Myles

vs. Viper, Phantom, Steel, and Apollo

After Finlay had cleared two sections of the Gauntlet, his knee was injured when Phantom pushed him out to the start.
Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Electro, Athena, Fury, and Diamond

(11–12)
(13–16)
  Kerry

vs. Electro, Athena, Fury, and Diamond

Event 5: Hang Tough
Male contenders
Finley  

vs. Legend

(0–5)
(18–23)
  Myles

vs. Nitro

Female contenders
Tasha  

vs. Fury

(10–10)
(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.
Winner
Finley
Female contenders
Tasha  
  Kerry
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 23–26. This 3-point lead gave Kerry a 1.5-second head-start.
Winner
Kerry
22"Heat 2"20 January 2024 (2024-01-20)N/ATBA

The second of the heats, in which four new contenders take on the Gladiators. The contenders are John Darwen, a 31-year-old student in occupational therapy 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.

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 having been left unable to fight back after the first blow
Female contenders
Zoe  

vs. Diamond

(0–0)
(24–24)
  Marie-Louise

vs. Fire

Zoe forfeited the event when she stepped onto Diamond's podium
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.
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.
Winner
Marie-Louise
33"Heat 3"27 January 2024 (2024-01-27)N/ATBA
44"Heat 4"4 February 2024 (2024-02-04)N/ATBA
55"Heat 5"11 February 2024 (2024-02-11)N/ATBA
66"Quarter Final 1"18 February 2024 (2024-02-18)N/ATBA
77"Quarter Final 2"25 February 2024 (2024-02-25)N/ATBA
88"Quarter Final 3"2 March 2024 (2024-03-02)N/ATBA
99"Semi Final 1"9 March 2024 (2024-03-09)N/ATBA
1010"Semi Final 2"16 March 2024 (2024-03-16)N/ATBA
1111"Grand Final"23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)N/ATBA
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  2. ^ "Meet BBC's new Gladiators as they show off bulging muscles and abs in tiny latex outfits". Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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  4. ^ a b "Weekly Top 50 Shows". BARB. Retrieved 1 January 2024.