The sixth season of the American competitive television series ''
BattleBots
''BattleBots'' is an American robot combat television series and company. The show is an adaptation of the American Robot Wars competitions hosted in the mid–late 1990s by Marc Thorpe, in which competitors design and operate remote-controlled ...
'' premiered on
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on June 21, 2015. Also called season 1 if you counting from the reboot.
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
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and MLB/NFL Sportscaster
Chris Rose
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hosted, Faruq Tauheed acted as the arena announcer, and
Alison Haislip
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was the sideline and behind the scenes reporter.
Molly McGrath
Molly Anne McGrath (born June 6, 1989) is an American sportscaster and studio host who works as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football and college basketball telecasts.
Career
Early sportscasting work (2009–2013)
While attending B ...
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.
: 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
Seedings
#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
: 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.
: 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.
Non-Tournament Rumble
: The robot was the winner of the battle.
: The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
: The robot was the winner of the battle and became the champion of BattleBots 2015.
Episodes
The season ended averaging 4.59 million viewers.
References
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2015 American television seasons