American Ninja Warrior (2009)
- Genre
- reality television, game show
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 15 seasons, 223 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 75 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Contestants try to complete a series of difficult obstacle courses for a million dollar prize. The show follows their attempts on courses in different cities and a final round in Las Vegas.
competitiveintenseathletictensehigh-stakesexcitingsuspenseful
What happens
American Ninja Warrior, sometimes abbreviated as ANW, is an American sports entertainment and reality game show competition program based on the Japanese television reality show, Sasuke, which also serves as a successor of American Ninja Challenge. It features a set of obstacle courses in various cities, which competitors attempt to conquer. The obstacle courses are divided into Qualifiers courses, Semifinals courses, and a four-part Finals course which is based at the Las Vegas Strip (sometimes called Mount Midoriyama). The competitor who finishes all the courses in the fastest time wins a cash prize of $1,000,000. Starting with season 10, if one remaining competitor fails on any of Finals course parts but has completed it more than the others in the fastest time, they win a consolatory $100,000 prize. The show is hosted by Matt Iseman (the show's moderator) and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila. To date, only three competitors have won the main cash prize: Isaac Caldiero, Drew Drechsel, and Vance Walker (who is the only competitor to do it twice). Furthermore, Geoff Britten, Daniel Gil, and Caleb Bergstrom are the only three runners-up who have achieved Total Victory. The series premiered on December 12, 2009, on cable channel G4. For the first three seasons, the show only screened a single qualifying and semifinals course while the top contestants travelled to Japan to compete at the Sasuke seasons' finals course. In 2012, the modern format began with multiple qualifying and semifinals courses in several cities, a fixed Finals course in Las Vegas, and now regularly airing on NBC. In 2020, following COVID-19 restrictions, the show abolished the usual format and filmed a shorter season in St. Louis studio with no live audience. Production for the 13th season reverted to the previous format, although with fewer filming locations. On February 3, 2025, it was announced that American Ninja Warrior had been renewed for a seventeenth season, and premiered in June 2025. On August 4, 2025, it was announced that American Ninja Warrior had been renewed for an eighteenth season, which premiered on June 8, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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