American Ninja Warrior is an American sports entertainment competition based on the Japanese television series Sasuke. It features hundreds of competitors attempting to complete series of obstacle courses of increasing difficulty in various cities across the United States, in hopes of advancing to the national finals on the Las Vegas Strip and becoming the season's "American Ninja Warrior." To date, only Isaac Caldiero, Geoff Britten, and Drew Drechsel have finished the course and achieved "total victory". Caldiero and Drechsel are the only competitors to win the cash prize. The series premiered on December 12, 2009, on the now-defunct cable channel G4, and airs now on NBC with encore episodes showing on NBCSN. Since 2020, the show also airs on Spanish-language network Telemundo.
| Genre | Sports entertainment, Sports competition |
| Based on | Sasuke by Ushio Higuchi |
| Directed by | Jay Hunter (2010–13), Patrick McManus (2014–20) |
| Presented by | Blair Herter, Alison Haislip, Matt Iseman, Jimmy Smith, Jonny Moseley, Angela Sun, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, Jenn Brown, Kristine Leahy, Zuri Hall |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| No. of episodes | 174 |
| Executive producer(s) | Craig Piligian (2009), Andrea Richter (2009), Arthur Smith (2010–), Kent Weed (2010–), Holly Wofford (2012–13), Viki Cacciatore (2012–13), Brian Richardson (2014–), Anthony Storm (2014–), Kristen Stabile (2019–) |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 36–128 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Pilgrim Films & Television (2009), A. Smith & Co. Productions (2010–) |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Original network | G4 (2009–13), NBC (2012–), Telemundo (2020–) |
| Picture format | HDTV (1080i) |
| Audio format | 5.1 Surround |
| Preceded by | American Ninja Challenge (2006–08) |
| Related shows | Sasuke, Ultimate Beastmaster |
About American Ninja Warrior
Contestants compete against one another as they attempt to complete a series of physical obstacles. The show is a spin-off of the Japanese series Sasuke.
Achievement of American Ninja Warrior
The show first aired on the G4 network and was later moved to NBC. Isaac Caldiero, Geoff Britten and Drew Drechsel were the first three members to achieve "total victory."
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Latest information about American Ninja Warrior updated on July 28 2021.
