Huge BBC show lands third series after reboot smashes TV ratings

THE BBC person ordered a 3rd bid of Gladiators earlier the existent play has adjacent ended.

The Saturday nighttime amusement has proved a ratings deed for the corporation, and created a immense buzz. 

That's contempt the information that the programme, hosted by Bradley Walsh and lad Barney, has only been backmost connected our screens for 2 weeks.

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 fortnight earlier they marque a decision.

"But play 2 of Gladiators has conscionable been truthful good received it was a nary brainer to committee a 3rd outing arsenic soon arsenic possible.

"It volition beryllium a immense thrill to the ever-growing army of fans of the family-friendly show."

The reboot of Gladiators, which primitively started connected ITV successful 1992 with Ulrika Jonsson

and John Fashanu hosting, launched past January connected BBC One.

Not amazingly the Beeb past ordered a 2nd bid positive the celebrity peculiar which aired connected New Years Day and was watched by conscionable implicit 5m.

The existent series, which continues time connected BBC One, has had an other wow-factor acknowledgment to the instauration of a favourite crippled from the aged days, the atlaspheres, arsenic good arsenic bringing successful 2 caller gladiators.

Although it would person been a large daze for the BBC had they decided not to bid a 3rd outing, it's rather a astonishment they've recommissioned truthful quickly.

Filming connected the caller bid is expected to instrumentality spot this summer 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 BBC were approached for comment.