American Ninja Warrior (2009)
Overview
Follow competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1 million.
StatusReturning Series
TypeReality
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Specials
2014 | 16 Episodes
Specials of American Ninja Warrior premiered on January 13, 2014
Season 1
2009 | 8 Episodes
Season 1 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on December 12, 2009
Season 2
2010 | 10 Episodes
Season 2 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on December 8, 2010
Season 3
2011 | 9 Episodes
Season 3 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on July 31, 2011
Season 4
2012 | 32 Episodes
Season 4 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 20, 2012
Season 5
2013 | 21 Episodes
Season 5 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on July 1, 2013
Season 6
2014 | 14 Episodes
Season 6 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 26, 2014
Season 7
2015 | 16 Episodes
Season 7 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 25, 2015
Season 8
2016 | 13 Episodes
Season 8 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 1, 2016
Season 9
2017 | 17 Episodes
Season 9 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 12, 2017
Season 10
2018 | 17 Episodes
Season 10 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 30, 2018
Season 11
2019 | 18 Episodes
Season 11 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 29, 2019
Hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, along with sideline reporter Zuri Hall, the action-packed series follows competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. This year, "American Ninja Warrior" makes stops in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Seattle/Tacoma, shooting indoors for the first time at the famed Tacoma Dome.
Season 12
2020 | 9 Episodes
Season 12 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on September 7, 2020
Season 13
2021 | 14 Episodes
Season 13 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 31, 2021
Season 14
2022 | 13 Episodes
Season 14 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 6, 2022
Season 15
2023 | 17 Episodes
Season 15 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 5, 2023
Season 16
2024 | 11 Episodes
Season 16 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 3, 2024
Season 17
2025 | 14 Episodes
Season 17 of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 2, 2025
Casts
Matt Iseman
Self - Host
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Self - Host