BattleBots (season 6)


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.
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

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.

Qualifying

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.
EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
1
1IcewaveRazorbackKO1:30
1
2Plan XWrecksDecision 3:00
1
3Bite ForceWarheadDecision 3:00
1
[|4]Warrior ClanNightmareKO1:52
2
1Lock-JawOverhaulDecision 3:00
2
2BroncoWitch DoctorKO0:50
2
3TombstoneCounter RevolutionKO0:37
2
4StingerCaptain ShrederatorKO1:52
2
5OverDriveChompKO1:57
2
6RadioactiveSweet RevengeDecision 3:00
2
7HyperShockMohawkKO0:35
2
8Ghost RaptorComplete ControlDecision 3:00

Bracket Phase

Round of 16

EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
3
1IcewaveChompKO1:00
3
2StingerWarheadDecision 3:00
3
3Ghost RaptorWarrior ClanKO2:57
3
4BroncoPlan XKO0:40
4
1Witch DoctorOverDriveKO1:24
4
2TombstoneRadioactiveKO1:09
4
3OverhaulLock-JawKO2:01
4
4Bite ForceHyperShockKO2:41

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals in this single-elimination tournament will see four robots move on to the semi-finals.
EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
5
1BroncoStingerKO1:18
5
2TombstoneWitch DoctorKO1:01
5
3Bite ForceOverhaulDecision 3:00
5
4Ghost RaptorIcewaveKO0:46

Semi-finals and Championship

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

Episodes

The season ended averaging 4.59 million viewers.