BattleBots season 6
BattleBots | |
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Season 6 | |
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No. of episodes | 6 |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | June 21 July 26, 2015 | –
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The sixth season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on ABC on June 21, 2015.
In February 2015, ABC announced that it was reviving the series after a thirteen-year hiatus, which would feature a 16-team single-elimination tournament.[1]
Former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose hosted, Faruq Tauheed acted as the arena announcer, and Alison Haislip was the sideline and behind the scenes reporter. Molly McGrath was the presenter.
Robots in season 6 competed in one 250-pound weight class, as opposed to the multiple weight classes in seasons 1–5.
Contestants
[edit]This season sees teams from only two countries competing with their robots. Five from the United Kingdom and the rest from the United States. Competitors from the US hail from five different states, including fourteen from California.
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Qualifying
[edit]There were a total of 28 robots. Bull Dog, Chronic, Splatter, and Counter Revolution were entered as reserve bots; of these, only Counter Revolution was chosen to compete, after Beta had to forfeit due to technical problems, but Beta was able to return for the 2016 season.
Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
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1 (June 21, 2015) | 1 | Icewave | Razorback | KO | 1:30 |
2 | Plan X | Wrecks | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 | |
3 | Bite Force | Warhead | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 | |
4 | Warrior Clan | Nightmare | KO | 1:52 | |
2 (June 28, 2015) | 1 | Lock-Jaw | Overhaul | Decision (Split) | 3:00 |
2 | Bronco | Witch Doctor | KO | 0:50 | |
3 | Tombstone | Counter Revolution | KO | 0:37 | |
4[a] | Stinger | Captain Shrederator | KO | 1:52 | |
5[a] | OverDrive | Chomp | KO | 1:57 | |
6[a] | Radioactive | Sweet Revenge | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 | |
7[a] | HyperShock | Mohawk | KO | 0:35 | |
8 | Ghost Raptor | Complete Control | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 |
- The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 16.
- The robot was chosen as a "Wildcard" pick and moved on to the Round of 16.
- The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
Bracket Phase
[edit]Seedings
[edit]- Tombstone
- Icewave
- Bite Force
- Bronco
- Stinger
- Lock-Jaw
- Warrior Clan
- Overdrive
- Witch Doctor*
- Ghost Raptor
- Overhaul*
- Warhead*
- Plan X
- Hypershock
- Chomp*
- Radioactive
* = Robots that were awarded a Wildcard
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Championship | |||||||||||
#1 Tombstone | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#16 Radioactive | ||||||||||||||
#1 Tombstone | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#9 Witch Doctor | ||||||||||||||
#8 OverDrive | ||||||||||||||
#9 Witch Doctor | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#1 Tombstone | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#4 Bronco | ||||||||||||||
#5 Stinger | UD[b] | |||||||||||||
#12 Warhead | ||||||||||||||
#5 Stinger | ||||||||||||||
#4 Bronco | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#4 Bronco | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#13 Plan X | ||||||||||||||
#1 Tombstone | ||||||||||||||
#3 Bite Force | SD[c] | |||||||||||||
#2 Icewave | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#15 Chomp | ||||||||||||||
#2 Icewave | ||||||||||||||
#10 Ghost Raptor | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#7 Warrior Clan | ||||||||||||||
#10 Ghost Raptor | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#10 Ghost Raptor | ||||||||||||||
#3 Bite Force | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#6 Lock-Jaw | ||||||||||||||
#11 Overhaul | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#11 Overhaul | ||||||||||||||
#3 Bite Force | SD[c] | |||||||||||||
#3 Bite Force | KO[a] | |||||||||||||
#14 HyperShock | ||||||||||||||
a KO: Knockout
b UD: Unanimous Decision
c SD: Split Decision
Round of 16
[edit]Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
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3 (July 5, 2015) | 1 | Icewave | Chomp | KO | 1:00 |
2 | Stinger | Warhead | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 | |
3 | Ghost Raptor | Warrior Clan | KO | 2:57 | |
4 | Bronco | Plan X | KO | 0:40 | |
4 (July 12, 2015) | 1 | Witch Doctor | OverDrive | KO | 1:24 |
2 | Tombstone | Radioactive | KO | 1:09 | |
3 | Overhaul | Lock-Jaw | KO | 2:01 | |
4 | Bite Force | HyperShock | KO | 2:41 |
- The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the quarterfinals.
- The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
Quarter-finals
[edit]The quarterfinals in this single-elimination tournament will see four robots move on to the semi-finals.
Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
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5 (July 19, 2015) | 1 | Bronco | Stinger | KO | 1:18 |
2 | Tombstone | Witch Doctor | KO | 1:01 | |
3 | Bite Force | Overhaul | Decision (Split) | 3:00 | |
4 | Ghost Raptor | Icewave | KO | 0:46 |
- The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the semifinals.
- The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
Semi-finals and Championship
[edit]The semi-finals and finals in this single-elimination tournament will see a champion bestowed with the BattleBots Giant Nut. A non-tournament rumble took place in episode 6 alongside the semi-finals and finals.
| Non-Tournament Rumble
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Episodes
[edit]The season ended averaging 4.59 million viewers.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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93 | 1 | "The Battle Begins: Qualifiers, Part 1" | June 21, 2015 | 5.44[2] | |
The first eight of the 28 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the qualifying round. The winners were; Icewave (KO, 90 seconds), Plan X (UD), Bite Force (UD), and Warrior Clan (KO, 112 seconds). | |||||
94 | 2 | "Crunch Time: Qualifiers, Part 2" | June 28, 2015 | 4.84[3] | |
The last 16 of the 28 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the qualifying round. The winners were; Lock-Jaw (SD), Bronco (KO, 50 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 37 seconds), Stinger (KO, 112 seconds), OverDrive (KO, 117 seconds), Radioactive (UD), HyperShock (KO, 35 seconds), and Ghost Raptor (UD). | |||||
95 | 3 | "Full Metal Bracket: Round of 16 Part 1" | July 5, 2015 | 4.15[4] | |
The first eight of the 16 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Round of 16. Warhead, Overhaul, Witch Doctor, and Chomp were selected as Wildcards from Qualifying. The winners were; Icewave (KO, 60 seconds), Stinger (UD), Ghost Raptor (KO, 177 seconds), and Bronco (KO, 40 seconds). | |||||
96 | 4 | "Last Chance to Advance: Round of 16 Part 2" | July 12, 2015 | 4.07[5] | |
The last eight of the 16 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Round of 16. The winners were; Witch Doctor (KO, 84 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 69 seconds), Overhaul (KO, 121 seconds), and Bite Force (KO, 161 seconds). | |||||
97 | 5 | "The Great 8: Quarterfinals" | July 19, 2015 | 4.45[6] | |
The final eight teams competed in a head to head matchup of the quarterfinals. The winners were; Bronco (KO, 78 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 61 seconds), Bite Force (SD), and Ghost Raptor (KO, 46 seconds). | |||||
98 | 6 | "One Bot Rules Them All: Final 4/Finals" | July 26, 2015 | 4.62[7] | |
The final four teams competed in a head to head matchup of the semi-finals and the Championship. The winners were; Tombstone (KO, 129 seconds) and Bite Force (KO, 104 seconds) with Bite Force (SD) winning the Championship. |
References
[edit]- ^ "ABC Revives 'BattleBots' As Summer Reality Series". Deadline. February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
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- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 28, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Celebrity Family Feud' or 'Welcome to Sweden'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.