'BattleBots' 2016 Premiere: How To Live Stream 'Qualifying Rounds' [VIDEO]
A new season of BattleBots is slated to premiere Thursday night on ABC, but here's how you can watch it online!
BattleBots is returning for another season of robot combat, with an epic two-hour season premiere. Thursday night's episodes will consist of the qualifying rounds, with 32 teams hoping to advance further into the competition.
As ABC explains: "Each match will consist of a three-minute bout in which the goal is to completely destroy or disable the opponent. If there is no knockout during the three-minute battle, the panel of judges will declare a victor to move onto the next round. Judging the matches are former 'BattleBots' competitor and special effects artist Fon Davis, the face of 'Nerdist,' Jessica Chobot, and special guest judge Adam Savage ('MythBusters')."
There are 48 builders in total, which is twice the amount of last season's tournament.
"With them they bring an unprecedented arsenal, innovative designs, destructive new weapons and for the first time in the history of robot-fighting tournaments, the launch of drone warfare," ABC continues in the premiere synopsis. "The competitors range from NASA engineers to teenage students and everyone in between - each with one goal: to claim the ultimate title and walk away with the Giant Nut. Winners from the 24 matches in the qualifying round automatically advance, after which the selection committee picks eight wildcards from the losers to join them. Once the teams advance out of the qualifying round, it's single elimination all the way to the title."
ESPN reporter Samantha Ponder is the host for this season. Famous sports broadcaster Chris Rose will do analysis along with commentary from UFC fighter Kenny Florian.
BattleBots is set to premiere at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
If you cannot watch BattleBots through the ABC broadcast, the network does have a live streaming service in select areas across the country. Check now to see if you are in one of those areas.
If you want to live tweet the premiere of BattleBots use hashtag #BattleBots on Twitter.
