BattleBots (season 6)

The sixth season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on ABC on June 21, 2015.

BattleBots
Season 6
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 21 (2015-06-21) –
July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)
Season chronology

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

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.

Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
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[lower-alpha 1] Stinger Captain Shrederator KO 1:52
5[lower-alpha 1] OverDrive Chomp KO 1:57
6[lower-alpha 1] Radioactive Sweet Revenge Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
7[lower-alpha 1] HyperShock Mohawk KO 0:35
8 Ghost Raptor Complete Control Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
  1. Only highlights from these battles were shown
     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
Season 6 Tournament Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChampionship
 
              
 
 
 
 
      #1 TombstoneKO[a]
 
 
 
      #16 Radioactive
 
      #1 TombstoneKO[a]
 
 
 
      #9 Witch Doctor
 
      #8 OverDrive
 
 
 
      #9 Witch DoctorKO[a]
 
      #1 TombstoneKO[a]
 
 
 
      #4 Bronco
 
      #5 StingerUD[b]
 
 
 
      #12 Warhead
 
      #5 Stinger
 
 
 
      #4 BroncoKO[a]
 
      #4 BroncoKO[a]
 
 
 
      #13 Plan X
 
      #1 Tombstone
 
 
 
      #3 Bite ForceSD[c]
 
      #2 IcewaveKO[a]
 
 
 
      #15 Chomp
 
      #2 Icewave
 
 
 
      #10 Ghost RaptorKO[a]
 
      #7 Warrior Clan
 
 
 
      #10 Ghost RaptorKO[a]
 
      #10 Ghost Raptor
 
 
 
      #3 Bite ForceKO[a]
 
      #6 Lock-Jaw
 
 
 
      #11 OverhaulKO[a]
 
      #11 Overhaul
 
 
 
      #3 Bite ForceSD[c]
 
      #3 Bite ForceKO[a]
 
 
      #14 HyperShock
 

a KO: Knockout
b UD: Unanimous Decision
c SD: Split Decision

Round of 16
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
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

The quarterfinals in this single-elimination tournament will see four robots move on to the semi-finals.

Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
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

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.

Episodes
Main article: BattleBots § Episodes

The season ended averaging 4.59 million viewers.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
931"The Battle Begins: Qualifiers, Part 1"June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21)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, Plan X, Bite Force, and Warrior Clan.
942"Crunch Time: Qualifiers, Part 2"June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28)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, Bronco, Tombstone, Stinger, OverDrive, Radioactive, HyperShock, and Ghost Raptor.
953"Full Metal Bracket: Round of 16 Part 1"July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05)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, Stinger, Ghost Raptor, and Bronco.
964"Last Chance to Advance: Round of 16 Part 2"July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)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, Tombstone, Overhaul, and Bite Force.
975"The Great 8: Quarterfinals"July 19, 2015 (2015-07-19)4.45[6]

The final eight teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Quarterfinals.

The winners were; Bronco, Tombstone, Bite Force, and Ghost Raptor.
986"One Bot Rules Them All: Final 4/Finals"July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)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 and Bite Force with Bite Force winning the Championship.

References
  1. "ABC Revives 'BattleBots' As Summer Reality Series". Deadline. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. Bibel, Sara (June 22, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: U.S. Open Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. Kondolojy, Amanda (June 30, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Celebrity Family Feud' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Golan the Insatiable' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  4. Bibel, Sara (July 8, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'Celebrity Family Feud' Adjusted Up & Final Women's World Cup Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. Bibel, Sara (July 14, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, 'BattleBots' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
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