BattleBots

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.

Reality

Seasons

1. Backlash vs. Disposable Hero, Tentoumushi vs. Sallad

Air Date: 2000-08-23

2. Ziggo vs. Missing Link, Mauler vs Nightmare, Overkill vs Frenzy

Air Date: 2000-08-30

3. Voltarc vs. Bender, Killerhurtz vs. Knome II, Minion vs Gray Matter

Air Date: 2000-09-06

4. Pressure Drop vs. S.T.C.W.R., Mouser Mecha Catbot vs. Shaft, Vlad the Impaler vs. Tazbot

Air Date: 2000-09-13

5. Backlash vs Crusher, Blade Runner vs Bad Attitude, Grendel vs Diesector

Air Date: 2000-09-20

6. Dooall vs S.L.A.M. , Biohazard vs Mjollnir, Lightweight Rumble

Air Date: 2000-09-27

7. Voltarc vs Biohazard, Rammstein vs Mechadon, Alpha Raptor vs Tentomushi

Air Date: 2000-10-04

8. Deadblow vs Alien Gladiator, Pressure Drop vs Ankle Biter, Minion vs Grendel

Air Date: 2000-10-11

9. Alpha Raptor vs Mouser Mecha Catbot, Backlash vs Das Bot, Backlash vs Alpha Raptor (Lightweight Finals)

Air Date: 2000-10-18

10. Spin Orbiting Force vs Blade Runner, Hazard vs Turtle Road Kill, Ronin vs Ginsu

Air Date: 2000-10-25

11. Vlad the Impaler vs Overkill, Punjar vs Gammatron, Killerhurtz vs Mauler

Air Date: 2000-11-01

12. Vlad the Impaler vs Punjar, Deadblow vs Pressure Drop, Minion vs Rammstein

Air Date: 2000-11-08

13. Spin Orbiting Force vs Hazard, Killerhurtz vs Voltarc, Ronin vs Dooall

Air Date: 2000-11-15

14. Hazard vs Deadblow, Vlad the Impaler vs Voltarc, Minion vs Dooall

Air Date: 2000-11-22

15. Remaining Rumbles

Air Date: 2000-11-29

Remaining weight classes have a free-for-all rumble.

1. Tentomoushi vs. Evil Fish Tank

Air Date: 2000-12-12

2. Mauler 5150 vs. Bigger Brother, Snake vs. War Machine, Toe Crusher vs. No Tolerance III

Air Date: 2000-12-19

3. Vlad vs. Mjollnir, Turbo vs. Buddy Lee, ChinKilla vs. Ginsu

Air Date: 2000-12-19

4. Frenzy vs. Panic Attack 3, Biohazard vs. Suicidal Tendencies, GolddDigger vs. Killerhurtz

Air Date: 2000-12-26

5. Scrap Daddy LW55 vs Ziggo, Overkill vs. Frostbite, Sallad vs. Mouser

Air Date: 2001-01-02

6. Voltronic vs. Bigger Brother, Complete Control vs. Super Chiabot, Atomic Wedgie vs. Minion, Tripulta Raptor vs. Toro

Air Date: 2001-01-09

7. Deadblow vs. Kegger, Blade Runner vs. Scrap Daddy MW110, S.T.C.W.R. vs. The Master

Air Date: 2001-01-16

8. Ziggo vs. Afterthought, Tazbot vs. Vlad, Nightmare vs. Biohazard

Air Date: 2001-01-23

9. Revision Z vs. Ronin, Spaz vs. Buddy Lee, Blade Runner vs. The Master

Air Date: 2001-01-30

10. Diesector vs. Rammstein, Toe Crusher vs. Evil Fish Tank, Deadblow vs. Bad Attitude

Air Date: 2001-02-06

11. Atomic Wedgie vs Toro, El Diablo vs Complete Control, GoldDigger vs FrenZy

Air Date: 2001-02-13

12. Backlash vs. Sallad, FrostBite vs. Voltronic, War Machine vs. DooAll, Crusher vs. Beta Raptor

Air Date: 2001-02-13

13. Ziggo vs. Beta Raptor, Backlash vs. Toe-Crusher, Backlash vs. Ziggo

Air Date: 2001-02-20

14. Vlad the Impaler vs. Voltronic, frenZy vs. BioHazard, Vlad the Impaler vs. BioHazard

Air Date: 2001-02-20

15. Revision Z vs Gray Matter, Revision Z vs Atomic Wedgie, Heavyweight Rumble 1, Diesector vs War Machine, Diesector vs Atomic Wedgie

Air Date: 2001-02-27

16. Bad Attitude vs. Sabotage, Bad Attitude vs. Spaz, Middleweight Rumble Ankle Biter vs. El Diablo, SuperHeavyweight Rumble, El Diablo vs Spaz

Air Date: 2001-03-06

17. Heavyweight Rumble 2, Lightweight Rumble & Recap Show

Air Date: 2001-03-21

Remaining rumbles and season reviews.

1. Nightmare vs. Slam Job, Shish-ka-bot 1.1 vs. Trilobot, Minion vs. Ogre

Air Date: 2001-05-10

2. Double Agent vs. Turbo, Toro vs. World Peace

Air Date: 2001-05-10

3. Hammertime vs. Vladiator, Toe Crusher vs. Dr. Inferno Jr., Little Sister vs. Gammatron

Air Date: 2001-05-17

4. S.T.C.W.R. vs. Complete Control, Bad Attitude vs. T-Wrex, Hexadecimator vs. Fork-n-Stein

Air Date: 2001-05-17

5. Ziggo vs. Wacker, Vlad vs. Mechavore, CUAD the Crusher vs. Techno Destructo

Air Date: 2001-05-24

6. BattleRat vs. Crash Test Dummy, Little Sister vs. Biohazard, Little Drummer Boy vs. Blade Runner

Air Date: 2001-05-24

7. Rim Tin Tin vs. Hammerhead, Son of Whyachi vs. Nightmare, Omega-13 vs. Killerhurtz

Air Date: 2001-05-31

8. Sallad vs. Carnage Raptor, Ankle Biter vs. F5, Blood Moon vs. Shaft

Air Date: 2001-05-31

9. Rammstein vs. The Judge, Twin Paradox vs. Deadblow, I-Beam vs. Greenspan

Air Date: 2001-08-07

10. Tazbot vs. Golddigger, Overkill vs. M.O.E., Voltronic vs. Bacchus

Air Date: 2001-08-07

11. Blood Moon vs. Mouser Mecha Catbot, Zion vs. Hazard, SABotage vs. Double Agent

Air Date: 2001-08-14

12. T-Minus vs. Sunshine Lollibot, Dawn of Destruction vs. Diesector, Wedge of Doom vs. Wacky Compass

Air Date: 2001-08-14

13. Ziggo vs. Shrike, Tazbot vs. Biohazard, Phere vs. Toro

Air Date: 2001-08-21

14. Diesector vs. Rammstein, Techno Destructo vs. Vladiator, Chinkilla vs LaMachine, DreadN, Ginsu

Air Date: 2001-08-21

15. Killerhurtz vs. Hexadecimator, Electric Lunch vs. Minion, Mechavore vs. Son of Whyachi

Air Date: 2001-08-28

16. Son of Whyachi vs. Hexadecimator, Overkill vs. Biohazard, Son of Whyachi vs. Biohazard

Air Date: 2001-08-28

17. Herr Gepoünden vs. Dr. Inferno Jr., T-Minus vs. T-Wrex, Gamma Raptor vs. Mouser Mecha Catbot

Air Date: 2001-09-04

18. Vladiator vs. Diesector, Minion vs Toro, Minion vs. Vladiator

Air Date: 2001-09-04

19. T-Wrex vs. Hazard, Little Drummer Boy vs. Sabotage, Little Drummer Boy vs. Hazard

Air Date: 2001-09-11

20. Sallad vs. Dr. Inferno Jr., Gamma Raptor vs. Wedge of Doom, Dr. Inferno Jr. vs. Gamma Raptor

Air Date: 2001-09-11

1. Phrizbee vs. Death Star, Ravager vs. T-Minus, Phantom Thrust vs. The Probe, Scrap Daddy Surplus vs. Wedge of Doom

Air Date: 2002-01-08

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

Air Date: 2002-09-10

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

2. Wrath Jr. vs. Complete Control, Toro vs. Phrizbee-Ultimate, Pro-AM vs. Vladiator

Air Date: 2002-09-21

Wrath Jr. vs. Complete Control, Toro vs. Phrizbee-Ultimate, Pro-AM vs. Vladiator

3. Gammacide vs. Dreadnought, Sublime vs. Death By Monkeys, Final Destiny vs. Gray Matter

Air Date: 2002-09-28

Gammacide vs. Dreadnought, Sublime vs. Death By Monkeys, Final Destiny vs. Gray Matter

4. Vlad the Impaler II vs. Spitfire, T-Minus vs. TriDent, Ringmaster vs. Tazbot

Air Date: 2002-10-05

Vlad the Impaler II vs. Spitfire, T-Minus vs. TriDent, Ringmaster vs. Tazbot

5. Iceberg vs. Phrizbee-Ultimate, Final Destiny vs. Diesector, El Diablo vs. Ankle Biter

Air Date: 2002-10-12

Iceberg vs. Phrizbee-Ultimate, Final Destiny vs. Diesector, El Diablo vs. Ankle Biter

6. Minion vs. Codebreaker, Ankle Biter vs. The Master, Hazard vs. Blade Runner

Air Date: 2002-10-19

Minion vs. Codebreaker, Ankle Biter vs. The Master, Hazard vs. Blade Runner

7. Hexy Jr. vs. Sallad, Atomic Wedgie vs. Maximus, Greenspan vs. Biohazard

Air Date: 2002-10-26

Hexy Jr. vs. Sallad, Atomic Wedgie vs. Maximus, Greenspan vs. Biohazard

8. S.O.B. vs. T-Wrex, T-Minus vs. Double Agent, BattleRat vs. Overkill

Air Date: 2002-11-02

S.O.B. vs. T-Wrex, T-Minus vs. Double Agent, BattleRat vs. Overkill

9. Warhead vs. Matador, Diesector vs. Dreadnought, Mauler 51-50 vs. Mechavore

Air Date: 2002-11-09

Warhead vs. Matador, Diesector vs. Dreadnought, Mauler 51-50 vs. Mechavore

10. Dr. Inferno Jr. vs. Tentomushi, No Apologies vs. Son of Whyachi, Huggy Bear vs. Bad Attitude

Air Date: 2002-11-16

Dr. Inferno Jr. vs. Tentomushi, No Apologies vs. Son of Whyachi, Huggy Bear vs. Bad Attitude

11. Sabotage vs. Zion, Slap 'Em Silly vs. Wedge of Doom

Air Date: 2002-11-23

Sabotage vs. Zion, Slap 'Em Silly vs. Wedge of Doom

12. Ankle Biter vs. Turtle, T-Minus vs. Huggy Bear, Hazard vs. Zion

Air Date: 2002-11-30

Ankle Biter vs. Turtle, T-Minus vs. Huggy Bear, Hazard vs. Zion

13. Turtle vs. S.O.B, T-Minus vs. Hazard (Middleweight Finals)

Air Date: 2002-12-07

Turtle vs. S.O.B, T-Minus vs. Hazard (Middleweight Finals)

14. Biohazard vs. Mechavore, Warhead vs. Overkill, Aces & Eights vs. Hexadecimator (Heavyweight Finals)

Air Date: 2002-12-14

Biohazard vs. Mechavore, Warhead vs. Overkill, Aces & Eights vs. Hexadecimator (Heavyweight Finals)

15. Vladiator vs. Codebreaker, Diesector vs. Hammertime, Maximus vs. Iceberg