'Gladiators' will reportedly return for another series in 2025.
Gladiators 'returning for another series'
The BBC's revival of the beloved game show returned to the small screen over the weekend, but bosses are already in talks to recommission the series for a big money deal ahead of filming later this year.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper's Hot TV column: "There are already plans to make another series.
"The new episodes are due to be filmed this summer."
The classic show initially ran for eight series from 1992 to 2000 on ITV, before a shortlived revival on Sky One with two series across 2008 and 2009.
The launch show for the BBC's reboot on Saturday (13.01.24) was watched by six million viewers, beating the likes of 'Dancing On Ice' and 'The Masked Singer' with more expected to tune in via BBC iPlayer.
The source said: "The viewing figures are proof that there is still a big appetite for 'Gladiators' after all these years.
"It has made it an easy decision to commission another run."
Not everyone has been impressed, with former host Ulrika Jonsson recently blasting bosses for cutting cheerleaders - who were a big part of the original show - from the revamped series.
Speaking on ITV's 'Lorraine', she said: "It brought tears to my eyes because they have kept the music and the general feel of it so really, they have done a great job.
"But no cheerleaders! I just don’t understand it. I don’t know if it's some kind of wokery?"
Bradley Walsh and his son, actor Barney Walsh, are to co-host the BBC reboot, and 'The Chase' presenter recently revealed his wife and Barney's mum, Donna Derby, used to choreograph the cheerleaders on the original series.
He recently told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Barney’s mum, my wife, used to choreograph all the cheerleaders and then subsequently became an associate producer on the show for all the boys that ran the show originally."
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