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\n\tGladiators<\/a> <\/em>got here again with a bang to British TV screens on Saturday, making mild work of ITV<\/a>\u2018s The Masked Singer<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tIn the most recent line of UK TV reboots, the collection during which members of the general public tackle the gladiators in challenges was watched by greater than 6M viewers with a 38% share, comfortably turning into the BBC<\/a>\u2018s most-watched new present of the yr and topping the weekend rankings chart.<\/p>\n \n\tHelmed by Bradley Walsh and son Barney, the hour-long present that aired from 5.50 p.m. GMT (9.50 a.m. PT) peaked with 6.3M and comfortably beat ITV\u2019s The Masked Singer, <\/em>which is now into its fifth season and was watched by 3.7M from 7 p.m. GMT. <\/p>\n \n\tThe score would have been notably irritating for ITV as Gladiators <\/em>aired on that channel for eight years and 13 seasons within the Nineteen Nineties, making icons of its gladiators. It was briefly restarted by Sky One within the late-noughties however solely ran for an additional two seasons, however the BBC introduced it was bringing it again with fanfare final yr. The present sees contestants battle in opposition to one of many resident gladiators in bodily difficult occasions, with the target being for the contestant to safe factors for the ultimate occasion, The Eliminator.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGladiators <\/em>is probably the most profitable of the current UK TV reboots, comfortably besting Survivor <\/em>and Big Brother <\/em><\/a>from late final yr on the BBC and ITV respectively.<\/p>\n