NBC Announces Plans for “Corporate American Gladiators”

In the wake of NBC’s success with it’s hit “American Gladiators,” the network has revealed plans to purchase it’s spinoff, “Corporate American Gladiators,” and order 21 additional episodes for this fall.

“We couldn’t be more pleased,” said NBC Vice President Doug Blair, explaining that the show, hosted by billionaire financier Carl Icahn and will consist of middle aged, ivy-educated males and females competing against each other in business-style contests. “The 401K, Hostile Takeover, and Sexretary, will all be events America talks about the next day. They’re really challenging,” continued Blair who helped conceive of each contest. “During testing, I got a pretty bad back injury during Sexretary.”

The network insists drug testing will be in place. “We know these events are demanding,” said Blair, “and we also know the lifestyles some of these guys are leading. That’s why we’ll be randomly testing for, coke, cyalis, and scotch on the rocks.“

The show will kick off September 21, with a special two-hour Incredible Hulk episode and should injuries occur, it’ll be immediately followed by coverage of the lawsuits likely to take place.

“We’re crossing our fingers that this is just the next step in a long line of fresh programming here at NBC,” explained Blair. “If things go right, a year from now you’ll all be writing stories about Native American Gladiators, and American Cancer Society Gladiators.”