Huge ITV primetime show AXED after being trounced in ratings by BBC’s Gladiators revival

CHALLENGE Show Ninja Warrior launched on ITV in 2015, fans of Gladiators were thrilled by its similarities to the then-defunct family favourite.

It had the same gruelling climbs, hair-raising leaps, and an almost-impossible ascent to the finish line of Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu’s Nineties classic.

ITVNinja Warrior’s first series finale in May 2015 drew in 4.08 million viewers, with its best performance in February 2017 at 4.18 million[/caption] I can reveal that ITV has been forced to axe Ninja Warrior...