Not to be confused with World Championship II, which aired in 2016 on ABC and is often also marketed as Season 2.
Season 2.0 was the second televised season of BattleBots. It marked the return of robot combat in Las Vegas, filmed at the All-American SportPark after the first televised season was shot in San Francisco. Again, the season was televised on Comedy Central.
Bil Dwyer and Sean Salisbury both returned to host the show, and Mark Beiro retained his role introducing robots to the BattleBox ahead of fights. Bill Nye also returned to provide technical analysis on robots during battles. Donna D'Errico was unable to return following the birth of her child, so Heidi Mark became a full-time pit reporter in Season 2.0.
The show retained its format, with competing robots spread across four different weight classes. Season 1.0 Giant Nut winners Minion, Vlad the Impaler and Backlash looked to defend their title during the competition, with Hazard notably absent. Due to low entry numbers, all but two competitors in the heavyweight division (Mr. Bonestripper and Technofool) received automatic byes from the first round of the bracket.[1][2]
