BBC orders new season of hit Saturday night show – just two weeks after the second season began

THE BBC has ordered a 3rd bid of Gladiators — conscionable 2 weeks aft the 2nd play began.

The crippled amusement reboot is truthful palmy that a 3rd series is viewed arsenic a definite to beryllium a hit.

A TV insider said: “Channel chiefs invariably hold to spot however 1 bid does earlier they bid different 1 — but usually they hold much than a fortnight.

“But play 2 has conscionable been truthful good received it was a no-brainer to committee a 3rd outing arsenic soon arsenic possible.”

The Saturday nighttime amusement archetypal returned to our screens past January.

It has been a immense success, with 5 cardinal radical watching the New Year’s personage special.

The fan-favourite Atlaspheres situation was revived from the archetypal Gladiators for bid two.

Filming connected the caller bid is expected to instrumentality spot this summertime with Bradley and Barney apt to instrumentality arsenic presenters.

There’s besides a precise precocious accidental that the show, made by accumulation institution Hungry Bear, volition besides spot Celebrity Gladiators recommissioned for a 2nd outing too.

The amusement continues contiguous connected BBC One.

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