Overnight Neilsen ratings are in for the Season 2 premiere of American Gladiators and they are very dissapointing.  In the 8 to 10 p.m. timeslot American Gladiators only managed to bring in 4.9 million viewers compared with Season 1 ratings of 12.1 million viewers.   Having to go up against one of the final episodes of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ proved to be costly for viewership.   Unfortunately Gladiators had to start May 12th so it could be finished in time for the Olympics.

This news is very concerning for NBC because of how much money they dumped into the show for this season.  Unless ratings pick up this could be the second and final season of American Gladiators.

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