Ramped up with weeks and weeks of promos - the Aussie versions of "Gladiators" and "Power of 10" premiered on Sunday and Monday respectively. Both shows are certainly big in scale (especially by our standards) - and in the case of "Power of 10", follow the US version very closely (the only difference I can see being the cash progressions - $100, $1000, $10000, $100000, $1 million rather than $1000 up to $10 million as per the American show. I understand "Gladiators" has been modelled on our old verison from the 1990's plus bits of the Swedish and US versions.
I can see "Gladiators" surviving without any issues - however, I'm not sure whether the "Power of 10" will fare as well with Australian viewers (despite host Steven Jacobs being a great choice for the show) - the format really isn't that exciting IMHO. "Gladiators" has been marketed as family-viewing, and with some well-known personalities amongst the Gladiators (Kouta and Olympia), I think viewers will be attracted.
I will try to get some clips up in the following days so you can be the judge and check the shows out for yourselves.
