Taipan missed a number of episodes due to a knee injury and was only able to play in non-contact games like Hang Tough, Joust and Swing Shot.
Blade suffered an injury on Hang Tough in heat 7 when she landed on part of the arena floor not fully covered by crash mats.
Atlaspheres, Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Powerball, Pursuit, Pyramid, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge, Wall and Whiplash all returned.
Original airdate: 13 April 1996Challengers: Karla Gilbert (Iron Woman) v Emma George (Pole Vaulter), Chris Fydler (Swimmer) v Peter Winters (Decathlete) Eliminator Original airdate: 20 April 1996Challengers: Shelley Oates (Kayaker) v Nici Andronicus (Triathlete), Guy Andrews (Iron Man) v Sean Carlan (Hammer Thrower) Eliminator Original airdate: 27 April 1996Challengers: Shelley Oates (Kayaker) v Emma George (Pole Vaulter), Guy Andrews (Iron Man) v Peter Winter (Decathlete) Eliminator Original airdate: 4 May 1996 Challengers: Allison Ferry v Joanne Rogers, Shane Vuletich v Wayne Neuendorf Eliminator Original airdate: 11 May 1996 Challengers: Liz Ruffin v Marisa Huettner, Paul Stubbs vs Sam Soliman Eliminator 1Cheeta caught Liz but was disqualified by Mike Whitney for starting before the whistle.
Original airdate: 18 May 1996 Challengers: Leanne Martin v Mary Kominos, Cameron Simon v Paul Reynolds Eliminator Original airdate: 25 May 1996 Challengers: Nicki Richards v Kylie Saunders, Jamie Rafanelli v Phil Burgess Eliminator 1 Predator suffered a season-ending injury in Powerball and Vulcan was substituted in for the remainder of the game.
Original airdate: 20 July 1996 Challengers: Nicki Richards v Sandra Hansen, Shane Vuletich v James Lenehan Eliminator Original airdate: 27 July 1996 Challengers: Sandra Hansen v Catherine Arlove, Shane Vuletich v Paul Stubbs Eliminator 1 Despite appearing to hit Catherine's buzzer multiple times, no sparks appeared.
2 Catherine had legally hit Glacier off the bridge, however threw her hammerhead to the matts, and in a controversial ruling only scored five points.
[6] The Gladiators were given their specialist training schedules in October and took a break from promotional activities in November whilst the production crew started work on the new events.
[9] However, due to injuries, rising production costs and a slight decline in viewing figures, Channel 7 opted not to go ahead with a fourth series and after being on television for an almost constant eighteen months, Gladiators was over until its revival in 2008.