"AMERICAN GLADIATORS" "101"

01/06/2008 (09:00PM - 11:00PM) (Sunday) : Iconic series "American
Gladiators" is back -- better then ever -- with a heart-pounding,
action-packed, two-hour premiere. Helmed by hosts Hulk Hogan ("Hogan
Knows Best") and Laila Ali ("Dancing with the Stars"), each of the
series' eight episodes features two male and two female contenders
competing against each other for points -- all while the incredulous
gladiators are lurking.

The final two male and female contenders to make it to the end of
this grueling competition will receive $100,000 each.

The premiere event showcases females Bonnie Blanco, an ex-U.S.
Marine, and Shanay Norvell, a fitness trainer who face-off while
student Molivann Duy and lifelong gladiator hopeful Jeff Keller go
head-to-head representing the men.

In the second-hour, the anticipation builds with a classic East Coast-
West Coast battle among the men when Brooklyn firefighter Anthony
Abbatemarco enters the arena with California professional skater Chad
Knight. Meanwhile, the drama heats up between the women when
professional chef Koya Webb's face-off with saleswoman Jessie Foster
threatens to be cut short by an injury.