Yes foks thats a young Ryan Seacrest as the host of the mid-90’s television show “Gladiators 2000″ which at the time was a companion show to the original “American Gladiators”.  “Gladiators 2000″ was a half-hour series in which teens competed in games that challenged their physical abilities as well as their knowledge of nutrition, fitness and the human body.  MGM aquired the rights to all 39 episodes of the show to bring it back to off-network syndication for the fall of 2008 primarly on weekends.

The announcement was made at the NATPE by Jim Packer, Co-President, MGM Worldwide Television in which he stated: “The launch of the ‘Gladiators 2000′ is a timely initiative, which fits perfectly in our multiplatform strategy for the franchise. The series offers stations a unique alternative to weekend (i.e. educational) programming and with the current success of the new NBC version of Gladiators, it’s a great fit. And we know audiences will be receptive.”

“The Gladiators franchise is all about mind, body and spirit and ‘Gladiators 2000′ encourages kids to get out and get fit!” said ‘American Gladiators’ Executive Producer and original series creator Johnny Ferraro. “It took almost 8 years to get the first ‘American Gladiators’ on television but only a few months to get ‘Gladiators 2000′ on the air because of the tremendous popularity of the original series. It was a natural fit to have the kids involved and have them play the games. Bringing the show back for today’s hard to reach audience is a wonderful initiative.”

Should be pretty neat to watch a couple episodes of what the mid-90’s had to offer.

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