Season 1 of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on Comedy Central on August 23, 2000. Season 1 of BattleBots was hosted by Bil Dwyer and Sean Salisbury. Legendary boxing ring announcer and radio host Mark Beiro acted as the BattleBots arena announcer. Donna D'Errico, along with twins Randy and Jason Sklar were the arena-side correspondents.[1]

BattleBots
Season 1
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkComedy Central
Original releaseAugust 23 (2000-08-23) –
November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

The pilot, known as episode one was originally aired as a Pay-per-view event before being pitched to network executives.

Classifications

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Robots in season 1 competed in four separate weight classes:

Qualifying

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Only one match in the lightweight category was aired during the qualifying round. The winner of each battle moved on to the Round of 16 along with eight teams that were automatically qualified.

Tournament

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Lightweight Tournament Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChampionship
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Backlash
 
 
 
  The Crusher
 
  Backlash
 
 
 
  Endotherm
 
  Afterthought
 
 
 
  Endotherm
 
  Backlash
 
 
 
  Das Bot
 
  Ziggo
 
 
 
  Missing Link
 
  Ziggo
 
 
 
  Das Bot
 
  Das Bot
 
 
 
  Shrike
 
  Backlash
 
 
 
  Alpha Raptor
 
  Sallad
 
 
 
  Tentoumushi
 
  Tentoumushi
 
 
 
  Alpha Raptor
 
  Alpha Raptor
 
 
 
  Dr. Inferno Jr.
 
  Alpha Raptor
 
 
 
  Mouser Mecha-Catbot
 
  Pestilence
 
 
 
  No Tolerance II
 
  No Tolerance II
 
 
 
  Mouser Mecha-Catbot
 
  Mouser Mecha-Catbot
 
 
  Shaft
 
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
Round of 16
Unaired 1 Endotherm Afterthought Judges' Decision (8–1) 3:00
2 Das Bot Shrike Judges' Decision (9–0) 3:00
3 Alpha Raptor Dr. Inferno Jr. Judges' Decision (8–1) 3:00
4 No Tolerance II Pestilence KO 2:40
1 5 Tentoumushi Sallad Judges' Decision (7–2) 3:00
2 6 Ziggo The Missing Link KO 1:18
4 7 Mouser
Mecha-Catbot
Shaft Judges' Decision (6–3) 3:00
5 8 Backlash The Crusher KO 1:43
Quarterfinals
Unaired 1 Backlash Endotherm Judges' Decision (7–2) 3:00
2 Das Bot Ziggo KO 1:17
3 Mouser
Mecha-Catbot
No Tolerance II Judges' Decision (9–0) 3:00
7 4 Alpha Raptor Tentoumushi Judges' Decision (7–2) 3:00
Semifinals
9 1 Alpha Raptor Mouser
Mecha-Catbot
Judges' Decision (8–1) 3:00
2 Backlash Das Bot KO 0:57
Finals
1 Backlash Alpha Raptor KO 1:24
  The robot was the winner the battle.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
  The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the lightweight classification.

Qualifying

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Two matches in the middleweight category were aired during the qualifying round. The winner of each battle moved on to the Quarterfinals along with four teams that were automatically qualified.

Tournament

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Middleweight Tournament Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChampionship
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Hazard
 
 
 
  Turtle Road Kill
 
  Hazard
 
 
 
  Super Orbiting Force
 
  Blade Runner
 
 
 
  Super Orbiting Force
 
  Hazard
 
 
 
  Deadblow
 
  Alien Gladiator
 
 
 
  Deadblow
 
  Deadblow
 
 
 
  Pressure Drop
 
  Pressure Drop
 
 
  Ankle Biter
 
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
Quarterfinals
8 1 Deadblow Alien Gladiator KO 1:08
2 Pressure Drop Ankle Biter KO 2:20
10 3 Hazard Turtle Road Kill Judges' Decision (9–0) 3:00
4 Spin Orbiting Force Blade Runner Judges' Decision (5–4) 3:00
Semifinals
12 1 Deadblow Pressure Drop Judges' Decision (9–0) 3:00
13 2 Hazard Spin Orbiting Force Judges' Decision (7–2) 3:00
Finals
14 1 Hazard Deadblow KO 0:53
  The robot was the winner the battle.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
  The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the middleweight classification.

Qualifying

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The winner of each battle moved on to the Round of 16 along with twelve teams that were automatically qualified.

Tournament

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Heavyweight Tournament Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChampionship
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Vlad the Impaler
 
 
 
  Tazbot
 
  Vlad the Impaler
 
 
 
  OverKill
 
  frenZy
 
 
 
  OverKill
 
  Vlad the Impaler
 
 
 
  Punjar
 
  Punjar
 
 
 
  Kill-O-Amp
 
  Punjar
 
 
 
  Gammatron
 
  Gammatron
 
 
 
  Suicidal Tendencies
 
  Vlad the Impaler
 
 
 
  Voltarc
 
  Blendo
 
 
 
  BioHazard
 
  BioHazard
 
 
 
  Voltarc
 
  Voltarc
 
 
 
  Bender
 
  Voltarc
 
 
 
  KillerHurtz
 
  Monster
 
 
 
  KillerHurtz
 
  KillerHurtz
 
 
 
  Mauler
 
  Mauler
 
 
  Nightmare
 
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
Round of 16
Unaired 1 Punjar Kill-O-Amp Judges' Decision (5-4) 3:00
2 Gammatron Suicidal Tendencies Judges' Decision (6-3) 3:00
3 BioHazard Blendo KO
4 KillerHurtz Monster KO
2 5 OverKill frenZy Judges' Decision (7-2) 3:00
6 Mauler Nightmare KO 0:40
3 7 Voltarc Bender Judges' Decision (9-0) 3:00
4 8 Vlad the Impaler Tazbot Judges' Decision (9-0) 3:00
Quarterfinals
7 1 Voltarc BioHazard Judges' Decision (9-0) 3:00
11 2 Vlad the Impaler OverKill Judges' Decision (8-1) 3:00
3 Punjar Gammatron Judges' Decision (7-2) 3:00
4 KillerHurtz Mauler KO
Semifinals
12 1 Vlad the Impaler Punjar Judges' Decision (8–1) 3:00
13 2 Voltarc KillerHurtz Judges' Decision (8–1) 3:00
Finals
14 1 Vlad the Impaler Voltarc KO 1:42
  The robot was the winner the battle.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
  The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the heavyweight classification.

Qualifying

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Three matches in the Super Heavyweight category were aired during the qualifying round. The winner of each battle moved on to the Quarterfinals along with one team that was automatically qualified.

Tournament

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Super Heavyweight Tournament Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChampionship
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Minion
 
 
 
  Grendel
 
  Minion
 
 
 
  Rammstein
 
  Mechadon
 
 
 
  Rammstein
 
  Minion
 
 
 
  DooAll
 
  Ginsu
 
 
 
  Ronin
 
  Ronin
 
 
 
  DooAll
 
  DooAll
 
 
  Super Rhino
 
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
Quarterfinals
Unaired 1 DooAll Super Rhino Judges' Decision (5-4) 3:00
7 2 Rammstein Mechadon Judges' Decision (8-1) 3:00
8 3 Minion Grendel Judges' Decision (7-2) 3:00
10 4 Ronin Ginsu Judges' Decision (7-2) 3:00
Semifinals
12 1 Minion Rammstein KO 1:29
13 2 DooAll Ronin KO 1:46
Finals
14 1 Minion DooAll Judges' Decision (9-0) 3:00
  The robot was the winner the battle.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
  The robot became the winner of "BattleBots" for the Super heavyweight classification.

Episodes

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No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
1"Backlash vs. Disposable Hero; Tentoumushi vs. Sallad"August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23)
2"Ziggo vs. The Missing Link; Mauler vs. Nightmare; OverKill vs. frenZy"August 30, 2000 (2000-08-30)
3"Voltarc vs. Bender; KillerHurtz vs. Knome II; Minion vs. Gray Matter"September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06)
4"Pressure Drop vs. Subject to Change Without Reason; Mouser Mecha-Catbot vs. Shaft; Vlad the Impaler vs. Tazbot"September 13, 2000 (2000-09-13)
5"Backlash vs. The Crusher; Blade Runner vs. Bad Attitude; Grendel vs. Diesector"September 20, 2000 (2000-09-20)
6"DooAll vs. S.L.A.M.; BioHazard vs. Mjollnir; Lightweight Rumble"September 27, 2000 (2000-09-27)
7"Voltarc vs. BioHazard; Rammstein vs. Mechadon; Alpha Raptor vs. Tentoumushi"October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)
8"Deadblow vs. Alien Gladiator; Pressure Drop vs. Ankle Biter; Minion vs. Grendel"October 11, 2000 (2000-10-11)
9"Alpha Raptor vs. Mouser Mecha-Catbot; Backlash vs. Das Bot; Backlash vs. Alpha Raptor"October 18, 2000 (2000-10-18)
10"Spin Orbiting Force vs. Blade Runner; Hazard vs. Turtle Road Kill; Ronin vs. Ginsu"October 25, 2000 (2000-10-25)
11"Vlad the Impaler vs. OverKill; Punjar vs. Gammatron; KillerHurtz vs. Mauler"November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01)
12"Vlad the Impaler vs. Punjar; Deadblow vs. Pressure Drop; Minion vs. Rammstein"November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08)
13"Spin Orbiting Force vs. Hazard; KillerHurtz vs. Voltarc; Ronin vs. DooAll"November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15)
14"All Finals: Hazard vs. Deadblow; Vlad the Impaler vs. Voltarc; Minion vs. DooAll"November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)
15"Remaining rumbles"November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)

References

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  1. ^ "Battlecasters". ComedyCentral.com. June 24, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)