BBC reboot of massively popular 90s gameshow has some big news | ELNBDSV | 2024-03-28 21:08:02
The BBC has reportedly determined the way forward for the reboot of 90s gameshow Gladiators, hosted by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney Walsh.
The gameshow came again with a bang earlier this yr with a recent line-up of Gladiator superstars together with Hearth, Legend, and Phantom, who've faced a brave set of contenders in the ultimate test of velocity, talent, stamina and power.
Having been off screens for more than a decade, the revival has been a scores success with a mean of 6 million tuning into the debut episode.
A total of eight.7 million also watched in its first seven days making it the most important entertainment launch for the BBC in seven years.
It's no shock, then, that it has been claimed that Gladiators has been commissioned for a second season by the BBC.
The broadcaster's boss Tim Davie in his speech at the Royal Television Society yesterday even alluded to the present's continuation.
He stated: 'It means that we'll, regardless of finances pressures, prioritise massive national
events – from the Coronation, Eurovision, the Proms and Glastonbury, to the
Olympics and the Euros, or Strictly or Gladiators, Youngsters in Want and even that
great drama: Election Night time.'
When approached by Metro.co.uk about future collection of Gladiators, the BBC declined to comment.
While the BBC has but to verify extra Gladiators, a present supply advised The Mirror: 'Everyone is delighted that Gladiators has gained over a brand new era of followers. Are we ready for a second outing? You guess we're.'
The subsequent instalment can be filmed in the course of the faculty holidays in August on the Sheffield Area for the second time, the publication claims.
</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> There are additionally rumours bosses are eyeing up a star spin-off with Bradley himself having starred in a starry version of Gladiators in 1997.
Nevertheless, the reboot has not gone down with everybody with former Gladiators star Cobra claiming that Bradley and Barney will not be the 'right fit' for the collection.
'I'll have to observe a bit extra, however after initially seeing them, I'm unsure if was the best fit,' he stated.
Requested about his different thoughts on the reboot, Cobra, real name Michael Willson, added to The Daily Star: 'The outfits… They're actually unflattering and simply horrible actually. I assumed they might have executed a lot more with them.'
Cobra isn't the only former Gladiator star to reveal their ideas on the reboot, with the present's former presenter Ulrika Jonsson blasting one 'woke' change when the revival started.
Discussing the present on Lorraine, Ulrika admitted that whereas a preview for the new collection 'brought tears to my eyes' as she reminisced on the music and 'common feel' one thing was lacking.
'No cheerleaders!' she defined. 'I just don't perceive it. I don't understand if it's some type of wokery.'
The grand remaining of Gladiators will air on the BBC on Saturday.
Finlay Anderson, Wesley Male, Bronte Jones, and Marie-Louise Nicholson will compete to find out who might be crowned the last word gladiator.
Gladiators was originally broadcast from 1992 to 2000 on ITV earlier than being resurrected by Sky between 2008 and 2009.
Metro.co.uk has contacted the BBC for comment.
Gladiators will air subsequent Saturday at 5.50pm on BBC One.
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