When they said they were going big with the all new American Gladiators they were not kidding as first place will get you a spot as a new Gladiator next season and $100K. To be the winner at the end of each season you will have to outduel and outlast 11 other contenders. Each season there will be 24 contenders (12 male, 12 female) who will compete in three rounds of challenges each episode along with the Eliminator.

According to NBC, each episode will feature two male and two female contenders competing against each other for points. Every competition will be unique, but all will end with a strenuous obstacle course known as the “Eliminator,” the winners of which will be named as that episode’s champions and will have the chance to move on in the competition.

The first six episodes of the series will be the preliminaries, which will cut the competition down to 12 contenders. The two slowest male “Eliminator” times and two slowest female “Eliminator” times will be dropped, leading the “final eight” contenders onto the semifinals.

The four male and four female winners will be broken down further to compete in two semifinal episodes. The two winning male and female contenders from the semifinal rounds will compete head-to-head to determine who will be the male and female champions. Those two will each win $100k and a spot as a new Gladiator for next season.

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