Summer Family Television Series: The BattleBots

Is your family looking for a fun new show to start watching together over the summer? BattleBots is an all-new show premiering on ABC this Sunday at 9|8c. The epic tournament begins this Sunday as the first round of generation robots go head to head in an interactive tournament.

During the first night of the six-episode tournament, 8 teams will converge in an arena of minefield and hazards for the ultimate shot at glory during the Qualifiers round.
Each match will consist of a single three– minute bout in which the goal is to completely destroy or disable the opponent.

If there is no knockout during the three-minute battle, the panel of judges will declare a victor to move onto the next round.

Competitors range from NASA engineers, to teenage students, to everyone in between — each with one goal — to claim the ultimate title and walk away with the grand cash prize.

The 8 teams slated to compete during the Qualifiers round are listed in alphabetical order below:

1. Bite Force: Team Captain – Paul Ventimiglia
(Hometown: Wayne, NJ / Currently Resides in Mountain View, CA)

2. Icewave: Team Captain – Marc Devidts
(Hometown: New Orleans, LA / Currently Resides in Sunnyvale, CA)

3. Nightmare: Team Captain – Jim Smentowski
(Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO / Currently Resides in Bradenton, FL)

4. Plan X: Team Captain – Lisa Winter
(Hometown: Madison, WI/ Currently Resides in Berkeley,CA)

5. Razorback: Team Captain – Zack Bieber
(Hometown: Fort Morgan, CO / Currently Resides in Wellington, CO)

6. Warhead: Team Captain – Ian Lewis
(Hometown and Currently Resides in: Bournemouth, UK)

7. Warrior Clan: Team Captain- Terry Ewert
(Hometown: Colby, WI / Currently Resides in Abbotsford, WI)

8. Wrecks: Team Captain – Micah Leibowitz
(Hometown: Berkeley, CA/ Currently Resides in Hayward, CA)

After having your Father’s Day dinner, come together as a family to enjoy this thrilling new family show. It is guaranteed to become one of your favorite family television shows of the summer.