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The Best Episodes of American Gladiators Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 1 - Round 1: Preliminaries
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #1 - Round 1: Preliminaries

    S1:E1

    Females: Frankie Perry vs Brenda Hund Males: Craig Williams vs John Shumski

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 2 - Round One Preliminaries
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Round One Preliminaries

    S1:E2

    First Half Preliminary Round 2: Moore vs Wirth / Henry vs Jorge

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 3 - Round One Preliminaries
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Round One Preliminaries

    S1:E3

    First Half Preliminary Round 3: McCarthy vs. Needham/Hutson vs. Simmons

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 4 - Round One Preliminaries
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Round One Preliminaries

    S1:E4

    First Half Preliminary Round 4: Petitto vs. Ross/Carroll vs. Wyatt

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 5 - Round One Preliminaries
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Round One Preliminaries

    S1:E5

    First Half Preliminary Round 5: Phillips vs. Cotton/Rogers vs. Todd

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 6 - Round One Quarterfinals
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E6

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 1: Cotton vs. Hund/Williams vs. Shumski

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 7 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E7

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Petitto vs. Ross/Wirth vs. Simmons

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 8 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E8

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 3: Henry vs. Needham/Moore vs. Hutson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 9 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E9

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 4: McCarthy vs. Phillips/Carroll vs. Todd

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 10 - Round One Semi-finals
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Round One Semi-finals

    S1:E10

    First Half Semifinal Round 1: Needham vs. Petitto/Williams vs. Carroll/Shumski

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 11 - Round One Semi-finals
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Round One Semi-finals

    S1:E11

    First Half Semifinal Round 2: Cotton vs. Phillips/Hutson vs. Wirth

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 12 - Round One Finals
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Round One Finals

    S1:E12

    First Half Final Round: Petitto vs. Phillips/Williams vs. Hutson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 13 - Highlights From Round One
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Highlights From Round One

    S1:E13

    First Half Highlight Show

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 14 - Round Two Preliminaries
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E14

    Preliminary Round 1: Seymour vs. Jordan/Schwartze vs. Farwell

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 15 - Round Two Preliminaries
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E15

    Preliminary Round 2: Podesta vs. Harrison/Allen vs. Herbst

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 16 - Round Two Preliminaries
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E16

    Second Half Preliminary Round 3: Anderson vs. Brady/Venturi vs. Rampe

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 17 - Round Two Preliminaries
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E17

    Second Half Preliminary Round 4: Sutton vs. Cueva/Lakatos vs. Silich

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 18 - Round Two Preliminaries
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E18

    Second Half Preliminary Round 5: Stinson vs. Kidd/Brown vs. Koeberle

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 19 - Round Two Quarterfinals
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Round Two Quarterfinals

    S1:E19

    Second Half Quarterfinal Round 1: Seymour vs. Brady/Venturi vs. Harrison

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 20 - Round Two Quarterfinals
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Round Two Quarterfinals

    S1:E20

    Second Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Kidd vs. Herbst/Podesta vs. Koeberle

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 21 - Round Two Quarterfinals
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Round Two Quarterfinals

    S1:E21

    Second Half Quarterfinal Round 3: Sutton vs. Jordan/Lakatos vs. Silich

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 22 - Round Two Quarterfinals
    6.0/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Round Two Quarterfinals

    S1:E22

    Second Half Quarterfinal Round 4: Anderson vs. Allen/Brown vs. Farwell

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 23 - Round Two Semi-finals
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Round Two Semi-finals

    S1:E23

    Second Half Semifinal Round 1: Jordan vs. Anderson/Venturi vs. Silich

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 24 - Round Two Semi-finals
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Round Two Semi-finals

    S1:E24

    Second Half Semifinal Round 2: Podesta vs. Brown/Kidd vs. Seymour/Herbst

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 25 - Round Two Finals
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Round Two Finals

    S1:E25

    Second Half Final Round: Kidd vs. Anderson/Venturi vs. Brown

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Round 1: Preliminaries" is the best rated episode of "American Gladiators" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/31/1988. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Round One Preliminaries".