ABC’s bringing back Battlebots this summer and they’ve just announced the show’s host along with who will make up the panel of expert judges. Molly McGrath has been tapped to host with sideline reporting by Allison Haislip and NASA engineer/former Flight Director on Mars Curiosity Bobak Ferdowsi. The network proved it’s taking the competition seriously by bringing in former Battlebots competitor and special effects veteran Fon Davis, NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, and Nerdist’s Jessica Chobot to judge the battle rounds.
Faruq Tauheed will be the show’s ring announcer. Sports broadcaster Chris Rose will be doing the play-by-play analysis, and UFC fighter Kenny Florian will handle the color commentary.
Battlebots debuts on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT.
The Plot:
BattleBots is a reimagined take of the killer robot combat sport from Whalerock Industries and the creators of the original BattleBots franchise, Ed Roski and Greg Munson. The homemade robots will battle against each other in a single elimination tournament style format, until there is one champion. There will be cash prizes for winners in the Championship Rounds.
