Editing BattleBots (section)

=== ABC/Discovery Channel revival (2015–present) ===
In December 2014, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] announced that it had picked up a six-episode revival of ''BattleBots'', produced by [[Whalerock Industries]], to premiere in June 2015. Roski and Munson served as executive producers, joined by [[Lloyd Braun]].<ref name="fastco-bb2015">{{cite web|title=At The "Intersection Of Design And Destruction," ABC Reignites "BattleBots" With Creative Combat|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3047032/at-the-intersection-of-design-and-destruction-abc-re-ignites-battlebots-with-creative-combat|website=Fast Company|access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> The 2015 revival drew an average viewership of 5.4 million in its Sunday-night timeslot, with a 1.9 share in the 18-49 demographic. In November 2015, ABC announced that it had renewed the ''BattleBots'' revival for the seventh overall season of the series. The 2016 competition expanded to a 56-team field.<ref name="thewrap-renewed">{{cite web|title=ABC Renews 'BattleBots' for Season 2|url=http://www.thewrap.com/abc-renews-battlebots-for-season-2/|website=TheWrap|date=5 November 2015 |access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="verge-renewed">{{cite news|title=BattleBots is coming back for a second season on ABC|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/11/6/9680466/battlebots-season-2-abc-summer-2016|access-date=6 November 2015|work=The Verge}}</ref>

After ABC declined to renew the revival for a subsequent season, the series was picked up by [[Discovery Channel]] and sister network [[Science (TV channel)|Science]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/battlebots-revived-discovery-science-channels-1081917|title='BattleBots' Revived on Discovery and Science Channels (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref> In April 2018, the networks announced that a new season would premiere that year: May 11 on Discovery and May 16 on Science Channel.<ref name="DiscoveryRevival2018">{{Cite web|url=https://press.discovery.com/us/dsc/press-releases/2018/discovery-and-science-channel-announce-season-4330/|title=Discovery And Science Channel Announce the Season Premiere of 'Battlebots'|date=April 18, 2018|website=Discovery|publisher=Discovery Communications, Inc.|access-date=October 17, 2018|quote=Hit Series to Launch Friday, May 11 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel and Wednesday, May 16 at 9 PM ET/PT on Science Channel}}</ref> The announcement reported that among the returning bots would be favorites Tombstone, Minotaur, Chomp, Witch Doctor, Bronco, Bombshell, Bite Force, and Yeti. [[Chris Rose]] and [[Kenny Florian]] return to call the action, provide background information about the bots and teams, and offer commentary. [[Jessica Chobot]] served again as the sideline reporter. Faruq Tauheed returned as the ring announcer.

BattleBots returned for another season on June 5, 2019, on Discovery and Science Channel. Chris Rose and Kenny Florian returned as hosts with a new sideline reporter, [[Jenny Taft]], interviewing all of the BattleBots competitors in the workshop. The [[COVID-19]] pandemic delayed the tenth season premiere on Discovery, planned for May 2020. Filming finally occurred October 10–21 for the season 10 premiere on December 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discovery Ramps Up 'BattleBots' With 50 Hours of Programming (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/discovery-ramps-up-battlebots-50-hours-programming-1280035 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> An eleventh season ran from January 6 to April 7, 2022, establishing a permanent base for production at Caesars Entertainment Studios in Las Vegas. A twelfth season—marketed as "World Championship VII"—ran from January 5 to May 25, 2023.

Apart from the televised competitions, BattleBots has hosted several untelevised shows in Las Vegas. In 2019 and 2022, minor tournaments were hosted in collaboration with re:MARS, a technology conference run by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]. The re:MARS competition on June 6, 2019 was won by Witch Doctor (out of ten competitors), while the competition on June 23, 2022 was won by HyperShock (out of eight competitors). A live show, 'BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon', was presented four days a week from February to May 2023. 'Destruct-A-Thon' exhibited unscripted fights between replicas of classic and reboot BattleBots competitors. The replica bots, or 'ShowBots', were built and driven by a production crew with guidance from the original teams who designed them. Starting May 2023, the production space was utilized for another live show, 'BattleBots Proving Ground', which involved fights between newly designed or untested bots from newcomers or unproven teams.