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American Ninja Warrior

  • TV Series
  • 2009– 2009–
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila in American Ninja Warrior (2009)
American Ninja Warrior: Los Angeles City Qualifiers
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  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Game-Show

Contestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.Contestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.Contestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,937
3,522
  • Creator
    • Ushio Higuchi
  • Stars
    • Matt Iseman
    • Akbar Gbajabiamila
    • Jenn Brown
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Ushio Higuchi
  • Stars
    • Matt Iseman
    • Akbar Gbajabiamila
    • Jenn Brown
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 21 nominations total

    Episodes205

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    What Mindy Kaling Is Watching
    American Ninja Warrior: Adam Rayl Rocks Stage 3
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    American Ninja Warrior: Adam Rayl Rocks Stage 3
    American Ninja Warrior: Daniel Gil's Inspiring Stage 3 Run
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    American Ninja Warrior: Daniel Gil's Inspiring Stage 3 Run
    American Ninja Warrior: Joe Moravsky Injures His Hand On Stage 3
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    American Ninja Warrior: Joe Moravsky Injures His Hand On Stage 3
    American Ninja Warrior: Mathis The Kid Owhadi's First Stage 3 Run
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    American Ninja Warrior: Mathis The Kid Owhadi's First Stage 3 Run
    American Ninja Warrior: Drew Drechsel Vs. Daniel Gil: Stage 4 Showdown
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    American Ninja Warrior: Drew Drechsel Vs. Daniel Gil: Stage 4 Showdown
    American Ninja Warrior: Drew Drechsel's Electrifying Stage 3 Run
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    American Ninja Warrior: Drew Drechsel's Electrifying Stage 3 Run
    American Ninja Warrior: Lucas Reale Gives His Everything On Stage 3
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    American Ninja Warrior: Lucas Reale Gives His Everything On Stage 3
    American Ninja Warrior: Daniel Gil's Awesome Stage 2 Run
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    American Ninja Warrior: Daniel Gil's Awesome Stage 2 Run
    American Ninja Warrior: Josh Salinas Owns Stage 2
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    American Ninja Warrior: Josh Salinas Owns Stage 2
    American Ninja Warrior: Tyler Smith Dominates Stage 2
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    American Ninja Warrior: Tyler Smith Dominates Stage 2
    American Ninja Warrior: Drew Drechsel's Awesome Stage 2 Run
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    American Ninja Warrior: Drew Drechsel's Awesome Stage 2 Run

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    Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila in American Ninja Warrior (2009)
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    Matt Iseman
    Matt Iseman
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    102 episodes102 eps • 2010–2020
    Akbar Gbajabiamila
    Akbar Gbajabiamila
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    77 episodes77 eps • 2013–2020
    Jenn Brown
    Jenn Brown
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    35 episodes35 eps • 2013–2014
    Kristine Leahy
    • Self - Co-Hostessas Self - Co-Hostess…
    34 episodes34 eps • 2015–2018
    Angela Sun
    Angela Sun
    • Self - Sideline Reporteras Self - Sideline Reporter…
    32 episodes32 eps • 2012–2013
    Dorian Cedars
    • Top Competitoras Top Competitor…
    Drew Drechsel
    • Self - Competitoras Self - Competitor…
    19 episodes19 eps • 2011–2018
    Grant McCartney
    • Selfas Self…
    18 episodes18 eps • 2015–2018
    Joe Moravsky
    • Self - Competitoras Self - Competitor
    18 episodes18 eps • 2013–2018
    Brent Steffensen
    • Self - Competitoras Self - Competitor…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2011–2018
    Jesse La Flair
    Jesse La Flair
    • Top Finalistas Top Finalist…
    Reko Rivera
    Reko Rivera
    • Self - Competitoras Self - Competitor
    14 episodes14 eps • 2014–2019
    David 'Flip' Rodriguez
    David 'Flip' Rodriguez
    • Self - Competitoras Self - Competitor…
    13 episodes13 eps • 2011–2018
    Jessie Graff
    Jessie Graff
    • Selfas Self…
    12 episodes12 eps • 2013–2018
    Joyce Shahboz
    • Selfas Self…
    12 episodes12 eps • 2012–2015
    Marc Shahboz
    • Selfas Self
    12 episodes12 eps • 2012–2015
    Jimmy Smith
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    11 episodes11 eps • 2010–2011
    Travis Rosen
    • Self - Competitoras Self - Competitor…
    11 episodes11 eps • 2011–2017
    • Creator
      • Ushio Higuchi
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    Storyline

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    Contestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.
    • physical game show
    • america
    • american
    • americanized
    • obstacle course
    • 2 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Game-Show
      • Sport
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jessie Graff is the most accomplished female competitor to ever appear on the show. In Season 8 she finished stage 1 to become the only woman to ever do so.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.88 (2014)

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Ruined
    The first around five or so seasons of this were great with a good mix of both competition and stories, high production and still not feeling like some giant corporate show, extreme difficulty and motivational moments, and so on. After that, it went completely downhill for many obvious reasons that all of the other popular reviews sum up better than I ever could. All I'll say is that if you want to watch good shows like this then watch Ultimate Beastmaster and the original Ninja Warrior from Japan. MCX, Takeshi's Castle, and Unbeatable Banzuke aren't the same but are also fun watches. Even the meh newer version of American Gladiators that was cancelled after a couple of seasons and fricking Wipeout are somehow a billion times better, more entertaining, and more competitive than what American Ninja Warrior has been for a while now. At least they don't take forever to get to the obstacles. This and Survivor for the last eight or so years are abominations compared to what they once were. I'm not giving it that low of a rating because of the seasons worth watching and since there is the odd moment in between all of this that's great and reminds me of what this show once was. Not all of the sob stories are bad either and especially since some of the contestants with them are legit and would probably make it onto the first few seasons such as Zach Gowen. Those are few and far between though so it's still getting a mediocre rating. The first handful of seasons get a high 7/10. The other seasons after that get a 2-3/10.

    On another note, I watched most of the episodes of that other side thing they've done with Japan, Europe, and Latin America yearly. It's even worse than the main episodes of the show and sums up everything I hate about American television. It's basically the best Ninja Warrior contestants from the United States having a huge hometown advantage with being used to their courses and not needing to travel or anything like that facing off against a bunch of washed up Japanese contestants from the past, whoever they could find for Latin America, and Europe's best Ninja Warriors from their version of the show where the obstacles are nothing compared to what the United States have yet.
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    • Mar 10, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • American Ninja Warrior on NBC
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Американский Воин Ниндзя
    • Production company
      • KC Film Office
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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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