BattleBots

Name: BattleBots
Genre: Reality
Rating: 6.923
Cast: Carmen Electra, Donna D'Errico, Traci Bingham, Heidi Mark, Bill Nye

2000

★★★☆☆ 6.9/10

📺 5 Seasons

🎬 71 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 30 min/episode

Reality

In a BattleBots event the competitors are remote-controlled armed and armored machines, designed to fight in an arena combat elimination tournament. If both combat robots are still operational at the end of the match the winner is determined by a point system based on damage, aggression, and strategy. The television show BattleBots aired on the American cable network Comedy Central for five seasons, covering five BattleBots tournaments. The first season aired starting in August 2000, and the fifth season aired starting in August 2002. Hosts of BattleBots were Bil Dwyer and Sean Salisbury and correspondents included former Baywatch actresses Donna D'Errico, Carmen Electra, and Traci Bingham, former Playboy Playmate Heidi Mark, and identical twins Randy and Jason Sklar. Bill Nye was the show's "technical expert". After five 'seasons', Comedy Central terminated their contract with BattleBots Inc. in late 2002.

Seasons

Season 1

2000 • 15 Episodes

Episode 1 was the first of fifteen episodes which covered Season 1.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots. It was the also the first fully-produced BattleBots episode for free-to-air television, with both previous 1999 events in Long Beach and Las Vegas being pay-per-view. This episode contained just two fights - both in the lightweight division. Brand new builds Backlash and Disposable Hero took to the BattleBox before the ladybug-themed Tentoumushi led by Lisa Winter faced off against Dallas Goecker's Sallad. The episode premiered on August 23, 2000 and served as the show's pilot to Comedy Central.

Season 2

2000 • 17 Episodes

Episode 1 was the first of nineteen episodes which covered Season 2.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots. Following a successful first season, BattleBots returned to Comedy Central. This episode featured just one battle - a lightweight Round of 16 clash between fan favorite Mecha Tentoumushi and Evil Fish Tank. While Tentoumushi returned having beaten Shish-ka-bot in the preliminary rounds, Evil Fish Tank was the most recent entry from Giant Nut winners Team Delta and had not yet fought given its first opponent had forfeited. The episode premiered on December 12, 2000, immediately followed by Episodes 2 and 3.

Season 3

2001 • 20 Episodes

Episode 1 was the first of twenty episodes which covered Season 3.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots. Covering three of the four weight divisions, this episode kicked off the televised portion of the heavyweight, lightweight and superheavyweight championships. Fan favorite Nightmare returned to take on Slam Job before Shish-ka-bot 1.1 took on Phil Putman's Trilobot. Elsewhere, former champion Minion looked to make up for a disappointing Season 2.0 display against Ogre. The episode premiered on July 10, 2001 and was immediately followed by Episode 2.

Season 4

2002 • 1 Episode

Season 5

2002 • 18 Episodes

Hazard vs. Misty the WounderBot, Patriot vs. Sallad, Matador vs. frenZy, The Judge vs. No Apologies