Here are the ratings for the show American Gladiators great job NBCthis is from the message boards at NBC.comHuge debut for 'American Gladiators'NBC reality show averages a 5.9 rating in 18-49sBy Toni FitzgeraldJan 7, 2008For NBC, the writers’ strike really is serving as more of a boon than a burden. The network notched its fifth strong night in a row thanks in large part to the debut of the new reality series “American Gladiators.”“Gladiators” averaged a 5.9 adults 18-49 rating from 9 to 11 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, becoming the highest-rated new show on any network this year and generating NBC's best non-sports numbers in the timeslot in more than three years.“Gladiators,” a remake of the old syndicated series, remained very steady throughout its debut, despite facing ABC’s highly anticipated original episode of “Desperate Housewives” at 9 p.m., the second of a two-parter that began last month and the final original of the hit series left.The NBC show, which moves to its regular timeslot tonight, peaked with a 6.1 during its final half hour at 10:30 after averaging a 5.5 in its first half hour. That helped NBC finish within a tenth of a point of leaders ABC and CBS for the night.