Battle Dome

Battle Dome
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	30
Production
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	1 hour (approx. per episode)
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	first-run syndication
Original release	September 4, 1999 – April 1, 2001

Battle Dome was a syndicated American television series that aired from September 1999 to April 2001. It combined elements of American Gladiators – inspired athletic competition with scripted antics more reminiscent of professional wrestling. Recurring character-athletes known as "Warriors" competed against weekly contestants in a variety of physically demanding (and sometimes dangerous) events. The series was filmed at the Los Angeles Sports Arena and produced by Columbia TriStar Television.

The entire first and second season of Battle Dome is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon Video.

A Warrior typically entered the show's arena accompanied by his own bombastic theme music and-in several cases-a comely female sidekick; in later episodes, weekly contestants were also allotted female companions, courtesy of Perfect 10 magazine.

The announcer for the show was Steve Albert (brother of legendary sportscaster Marv and the uncle of Kenny); Scott Ferrall provided color commentary. Seth Stockton served as referee for the entire run. Downtown Julie Brown appeared in early episodes, as a sideline correspondent but was replaced by Kathleen McClellan for the run of the show. The "Chairman", whose face remained off camera, oversaw the proceedings. Halfway through the show's run, Ferrall and Brown were replaced by Ed Lover and Brien Blakely, respectively, and "The chairman" was dropped from the show.

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