American Ninja Warrior 2009
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- December 12, 2009
- Last Aired
- June 8, 2026
- Format
- 18 seasons · 258 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~258 hours (60 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S14E1 "Qualifiers 1" (★ 10/10)
- Networks
- NBC, G4
- Where to Stream
- fuboTV, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
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What is American Ninja Warrior?
American Ninja Warrior is a competition television series that features obstacle courses in various locations across the country. The series consists of multiple rounds, including city qualifying and city finals rounds, where competitors face challenging obstacles.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2009
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 258
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Dec 12, 2009
- Last aired
- Jun 8, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC, G4
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 75 votes
- Format
- 18 seasons · 258 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Networks
- NBC, G4
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American Ninja Warrior is a competition television series that features obstacle courses in various locations across the country. The series consists of multiple rounds, including city qualifying and city finals rounds, where competitors face challenging obstacles. The competitors who successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round. This round is held in Las Vegas, where the remaining competitors face a multi-stage course modeled after the Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The series culminates in a final stage, where the winner is determined. The winner of the series receives a grand prize of one million dollars.
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Should you watch it?
“Athletes compete on grueling obstacle courses for a chance at a one million dollar grand prize.”
Reasons to watch
- high-stakes physical challenges
- inspiring displays of human athleticism
Keep in mind
- repetitive course structures
Watch it if you enjoy watching real-life competitors test their physical limits on elaborate obstacle courses.
The series is rated TV-PG and focuses on sports entertainment and athletic competition.
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Season 1 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Dec 12, 2009
- E2 Episode 2 Core Dec 12, 2009
- E3 Episode 3 Core Dec 12, 2009
- E4 Episode 4 Core Dec 12, 2009
- E5 Episode 5 Core Dec 19, 2009
- E6 Episode 6 Core Dec 19, 2009
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Dec 19, 2009
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Dec 19, 2009
Season 2 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Dec 8, 2010
- E2 Episode 2 Core Dec 8, 2010
- E3 Episode 3 Core Dec 8, 2010
- E4 Episode 4 Core Dec 15, 2010
- E5 Episode 5 Core Dec 15, 2010
- E6 Episode 6 Core Dec 15, 2010
- E7 Episode 7 Core Dec 22, 2010
- E8 Episode 8 Core Dec 22, 2010
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 23, 2010
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 23, 2010
Season 3 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jul 31, 2011
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jul 31, 2011
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 7, 2011
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 7, 2011
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 14, 2011
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 14, 2011
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 21, 2011
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 21, 2011
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Aug 22, 2011
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Aug 22, 2011
Season 4 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Southwest Qualifying Round (1) Mytharc May 20, 2012
- E2 Southwest Qualifying Round (2) Core May 20, 2012
- E3 Southwest Regional Finals Core May 22, 2012
- E4 Midwest Regional Qualifying Round (1) Core May 27, 2012
- E5 Midwest Regional Qualifying Round (2) Core May 27, 2012
- E6 Midwest Regional Finals Core May 21, 2012
- E7 Northeast Regional Qualifying Round (1) Core May 28, 2012
- E8 Northeast Regional Qualifying Round (2) Core May 29, 2012
- E9 Northeast Region Finals Core Jun 3, 2012
- E10 Northwest Regional Qualifying Round (1) Core Jun 3, 2012
- E11 Northwest Regional Qualifying Round (2) Core Jun 4, 2012
- E12 Northwest Regional Finals Core Jun 5, 2012
- E13 Midsouth Regional Qualifying Round (1) Core Jun 10, 2012
- E14 Midsouth Regional Qualifying Round (2) Core Jun 10, 2012
- E15 Midsouth Regional Finals Core Jun 11, 2012
- E16 Southeast Regional Qualifying Round (1) Core Jun 12, 2012
- E17 Southeast Regional Qualifying Round (2) Core Jun 17, 2012
- E18 Southeast Regional Finals Core Jun 17, 2012
- E19 Las Vegas Finals (1) Core Jun 18, 2012
- E20 Las Vegas Finals (2) Core Jun 19, 2012
- E21 Las Vegas Finals (3) Core Jun 24, 2012
- E22 Las Vegas Finals (4) Core Jun 24, 2012
- E23 Las Vegas Finals (5) Core Jun 25, 2012
- E24 Las Vegas Finals (6) Core Jun 26, 2012
- E25 Best of Southwest Core Jul 8, 2012
- E26 Best of the Midwest Core Jul 8, 2012
- E27 Best of Northeast Core Jul 8, 2012
- E28 Best of Northwest Core Jul 9, 2012
- E29 Best of Midsouth Core Jul 10, 2012
- E30 Best of Southeast Core Jul 16, 2012
- E31 Best of the Finals (1) Mytharc Jul 17, 2012
- E32 Best of the Finals (2) Mytharc Jul 24, 2012
Season 5 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Venice Qualifying Part 1 Mytharc Jul 1, 2013
- E2 Venice Qualifying Part 2 Mytharc Jul 2, 2013
- E3 Baltimore Qualifying Part 1 Mytharc Jul 8, 2013
- E4 Baltimore Qualifying Part 2 Mytharc Jul 9, 2013
- E5 Miami Qualifying Part 1 Mytharc Jul 14, 2013
- E6 Miami Qualifying Part 2 Mytharc Jul 16, 2013
- E7 Denver Qualifying Part 1 Mytharc Jul 21, 2013
- E8 Denver Qualifying Part 2 Mytharc Jul 23, 2013
- E9 Venice Finals Part 1 Mytharc Jul 28, 2013
- E10 Venice Finals Part 2 Mytharc Jul 30, 2013
- E11 Baltimore Finals Part 1 Mytharc Aug 5, 2013
- E12 Baltimore Finals Part 2 Mytharc Aug 6, 2013
- E13 Miami Finals Part 1 Mytharc Aug 12, 2013
- E14 Miami Finals Part 2 Mytharc Aug 12, 2013
- E15 Denver Finals Part 1 Mytharc Aug 19, 2013
- E16 Denver Finals Part 2 Mytharc Aug 20, 2013
- E17 Las Vegas Finals - Stage 1 Part 1 Mytharc Aug 25, 2013
- E18 Las Vegas Finals - Stage 1 Part 2 Mytharc Aug 27, 2013
- E19 Las Vegas Finals - Stage 1 Part 3 Mytharc Sep 2, 2013
- E20 Las Vegas Finals - Stage 2 Mytharc Sep 9, 2013
- E21 Las Vegas Finals - Stage 3 Mytharc Sep 16, 2013
Season 6 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Venice Beach Qualifying Mytharc May 26, 2014
- E2 Dallas Qualifying Core Jun 2, 2014
- E3 St. Louis Qualifying Core Jun 9, 2014
- E4 Miami Qualifying Core Jun 16, 2014
- E5 Denver Qualifying Core Jun 23, 2014
- E6 Venice Beach Finals Core Jul 7, 2014
- E7 Dallas Finals Core Jul 14, 2014
- E8 St. Louis Finals Core Jul 21, 2014
- E9 Miami Finals Core Jul 28, 2014
- E10 Denver Finals Core Aug 4, 2014
- E11 Best Runs of the Season Core Aug 11, 2014
- E12 National Finals in Vegas - Stage 1 (1) Core Aug 18, 2014
- E13 National Finals in Vegas - Stage 1 (2) Mytharc Sep 1, 2014
- E14 National Finals in Vegas - Stage 2+ Mytharc Sep 8, 2014
Season 7 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Venice Qualifying Mytharc May 25, 2015
- E2 Kansas City Qualifying Core Jun 1, 2015
- E3 Houston Qualifying Core Jun 8, 2015
- E4 Orlando Qualifying Core Jun 22, 2015
- E5 Pittsburgh Qualifying Core Jun 29, 2015
- E6 Military Qualifying Core Jul 6, 2015
- E7 Venice Finals Core Jul 13, 2015
- E8 Kansas City Finals Core Jul 20, 2015
- E9 Houston Finals Core Jul 27, 2015
- E10 Orlando Finals Core Aug 3, 2015
- E11 Pittsburgh Finals Core Aug 10, 2015
- E12 Military Finals Core Aug 17, 2015
- E13 Best Runs of 2015 Core Aug 24, 2015
- E14 Vegas Finals Core Aug 31, 2015
- E15 Vegas Finals 2 Mytharc Sep 7, 2015
- E16 Vegas Finals 3 Mytharc Sep 14, 2015
Season 8 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Los Angeles Qualifier Mytharc Jun 1, 2016
- E2 Atlanta Qualifier Core Jun 8, 2016
- E3 Indianapolis Qualifier Core Jun 13, 2016
- E4 Oklahoma City Qualifier Core Jun 20, 2016
- E5 Philadelphia Qualifier Core Jun 27, 2016
- E6 Los Angeles Finals Core Jul 11, 2016
- E7 Atlanta Finals Core Jul 18, 2016
- E8 Indianapolis Finals Core Jul 25, 2016
- E9 Oklahoma City Finals Core Aug 1, 2016
- E10 Philadelphia Finals Core Aug 22, 2016
- E11 National Finals Week 1 Core Aug 29, 2016
- E12 National Finals Week 2 Mytharc Sep 5, 2016
- E13 National Finals Week 3 Mytharc Sep 12, 2016
Season 9 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Los Angeles Qualifiers Mytharc Jun 12, 2017
- E2 San Antonio Qualifiers Core Jun 19, 2017
- E3 Daytona Beach Qualifiers Core Jun 26, 2017
- E4 Kansas City Qualifiers Core Jul 3, 2017
- E5 Cleveland Qualifiers Core Jul 10, 2017
- E6 Denver Qualifiers Core Jul 17, 2017
- E7 Los Angeles City Finals Core Jul 24, 2017
- E8 San Antonio City Finals Core Jul 31, 2017
- E9 Daytona Beach City Finals Core Aug 7, 2017
- E10 Cleveland City Finals Core Aug 14, 2017
- E11 Kansas City City Finals Core Aug 21, 2017
- E12 Denver City Finals Core Aug 28, 2017
- E13 Las Vegas - Finals Night 1 Core Sep 4, 2017
- E14 Las Vegas - Finals Night 2 Core Sep 11, 2017
- E15 Las Vegas Season Finale Mytharc Sep 18, 2017
- E16 USA vs. the World Mytharc Mar 11, 2018
- E17 All-Stars Special Mytharc May 17, 2018
Season 10 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dallas City Qualifiers Mytharc May 30, 2018
- E2 Los Angeles City Qualifiers Core Jun 6, 2018
- E3 Miami City Qualifiers Core Jun 13, 2018
- E4 Indianapolis City Qualifiers Core Jun 18, 2018
- E5 Philadelphia City Qualifier Core Jun 25, 2018
- E6 Minneapolis City Qualifiers Core Jul 9, 2018
- E7 Los Angeles City Finals Core Jul 16, 2018
- E8 Dallas City Finals Core Jul 23, 2018
- E9 Miami City Finals Core Jul 30, 2018
- E10 Indianapolis City Finals Core Aug 6, 2018
- E11 Philadelphia City Finals Core Aug 13, 2018
- E12 Minneapolis City Finals Core Aug 20, 2018
- E13 Las Vegas Finals Night 1 Core Aug 27, 2018
- E14 Las Vegas Finals Night 2 Core Sep 3, 2018
- E15 Las Vegas Season Finale Mytharc Sep 10, 2018
- E16 USA vs. the World Mytharc Jan 27, 2019
- E17 All Stars Skills Special Mytharc May 26, 2019
Season 11 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Los Angeles City Qualifiers Mytharc May 29, 2019
- E2 Atlanta City Qualifiers Core Jun 5, 2019
- E3 Oklahoma City City Qualifiers Core Jun 12, 2019
- E4 Seattle/Tacoma City Qualifiers Core Jun 24, 2019
- E5 Baltimore City Qualifiers Core Jul 3, 2019
- E6 Cincinnati City Qualifiers Core Jul 8, 2019
- E7 Los Angeles City Finals Core Jul 15, 2019
- E8 Atlanta City Finals Core Jul 22, 2019
- E9 Oklahoma City City Finals Core Jul 29, 2019
- E10 Seattle/Tacoma City Finals Core Aug 5, 2019
- E11 Baltimore City Finals Core Aug 12, 2019
- E12 Cincinnati City Finals Core Aug 19, 2019
- E13 Las Vegas Finals Night 1 Core Aug 26, 2019
- E14 Las Vegas Finals Night 2 Core Sep 2, 2019
- E15 Las Vegas Finals Night 3 Core Sep 9, 2019
- E16 Las Vegas Finals Night 4 Core Sep 16, 2019
- E17 USA Vs The World Mytharc Jan 26, 2020
- E18 All Stars Skills Challenge Special Mytharc Sep 1, 2020
Season 12 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Qualifier 1 Mytharc Sep 7, 2020
- E2 Qualifier 2 Core Sep 14, 2020
- E3 Qualifier 3 Core Sep 21, 2020
- E4 Qualifier 4 Core Oct 5, 2020
- E5 Semifinals 1 Core Oct 12, 2020
- E6 Semifinals 2 Core Oct 21, 2020
- E7 Finals 1 Core Oct 28, 2020
- E8 Finals 2 Mytharc Nov 6, 2020
- E9 Womens Championship Mytharc May 9, 2021
Season 13 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Qualifiers 1 Mytharc May 31, 2021
- E2 Qualifiers 2 Core Jun 7, 2021
- E3 Qualifiers 3 Core Jun 21, 2021
- E4 Qualifiers 4 Core Jun 28, 2021
- E5 Qualifiers 5 Core Jul 12, 2021
- E6 Semifinals 1 Core Jul 19, 2021
- E7 Semifinals 2 Core Aug 9, 2021
- E8 Semifinals 3 Core Aug 16, 2021
- E9 Semifinals 4 Core Aug 23, 2021
- E10 National Finals 1 Core Aug 30, 2021
- E11 National Finals 2 Core Sep 6, 2021
- E12 National Finals 3 Core Sep 13, 2021
- E13 ANW Women's Championship Mytharc May 8, 2022
- E14 American Ninja Warrior All Star Spectacular Special Mytharc May 30, 2022
Season 14 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Qualifiers 1 Mytharc Jun 6, 2022
- E2 Qualifiers 2 Core Jun 13, 2022
- E3 Qualifiers 3 Core Jun 20, 2022
- E4 Qualifiers 4 Core Jun 27, 2022
- E5 Qualifiers 5 Core Jul 11, 2022
- E6 Semifinals 1 Core Jul 18, 2022
- E7 Semifinals 2 Core Jul 25, 2022
- E8 Semifinals 3 Core Aug 1, 2022
- E9 Semifinals 4 Core Aug 8, 2022
- E10 National Finals 1 Core Aug 15, 2022
- E11 National Finals 2 Core Aug 22, 2022
- E12 National Finals 3 Mytharc Aug 29, 2022
- E13 Family Championship Mytharc Sep 5, 2022
Season 15 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Qualifiers 1 & 2 Mytharc Jun 5, 2023
- E2 Qualifiers 3 Core Jun 12, 2023
- E3 Qualifiers 4 Core Jun 19, 2023
- E4 Qualifiers 5 Core Jun 26, 2023
- E5 Qualifiers 6 Core Jul 10, 2023
- E6 Qualifiers 7 Core Jul 17, 2023
- E7 Qualifiers 8 Core Jul 24, 2023
- E8 Semifinals 1 Core Jul 31, 2023
- E9 Semifinals 2 Core Aug 7, 2023
- E10 Semifinals 3 & 4 Core Aug 14, 2023
- E11 Las Vegas Finals 1 Core Aug 21, 2023
- E12 Las Vegas Finals 2 Core Aug 28, 2023
- E13 Las Vegas Finals 3 Core Sep 4, 2023
- E14 Las Vegas Finals 4 Core Sep 11, 2023
- E15 ANW Couple's Special Core Sep 18, 2023
- E16 Women’s Championship Mytharc May 12, 2024
- E17 Couples Championship Mytharc May 27, 2024
Season 16 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Qualifiers 1 & 2 Mytharc Jun 3, 2024
- E2 Qualifiers 3 & 4 Core Jun 10, 2024
- E3 Qualifiers 5 & 6 Core Jul 1, 2024
- E4 Qualifiers 7 Core Jul 8, 2024
- E5 Qualifiers 8 Core Jul 15, 2024
- E6 Semifinals 1 & 2 Core Jul 22, 2024
- E7 Semifinals 3 & 4 Core Aug 12, 2024
- E8 Las Vegas Finals 1 Core Aug 19, 2024
- E9 Las Vegas Finals 2 Core Aug 26, 2024
- E10 Las Vegas Finals 3 Mytharc Sep 2, 2024
- E11 Las Vegas Finals 4 Mytharc Sep 9, 2024
Season 17 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Qualifiers 1 Mytharc Jun 2, 2025
- E2 Qualifiers 2 Core Jun 9, 2025
- E3 Qualifiers 3 Core Jun 16, 2025
- E4 Qualifiers 4 Core Jun 23, 2025
- E5 Qualifiers 5 Core Jun 30, 2025
- E6 Qualifiers 6 Core Jul 7, 2025
- E7 Semifinals 1 Core Jul 14, 2025
- E8 Semifinals 2 Core Jul 21, 2025
- E9 Semifinals 3 Core Jul 28, 2025
- E10 Finals 1 Core Aug 4, 2025
- E11 Finals 2 Core Aug 11, 2025
- E12 Finals 3 Core Aug 18, 2025
- E13 Finals 4 Mytharc Aug 25, 2025
- E14 Women's Special Episode Mytharc Sep 1, 2025
Season 18 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Western Regional Qualifying 1 Mytharc Jun 8, 2026
- E2 Western Regional Qualifying 2 Core Jun 15, 2026
- E3 Western Regional Finals Core Jun 22, 2026
- E4 Eastern Regional Qualifying 1 Core Jun 29, 2026
- E5 Eastern Regional Qualifying 2 Core Jul 6, 2026
- E6 Eastern Regional Finals Core Jul 13, 2026
- E7 Central Regional Qualifying 1 Core Jul 20, 2026
- E8 Central Regional Qualifying 2 Core Jul 27, 2026
- E9 Central Regional Finals Core Aug 3, 2026
- E10 National Finals 1 Core Aug 10, 2026
- E11 National Finals 2 Core Aug 17, 2026
- E12 National Finals 3 Mytharc Aug 24, 2026
- E13 National Finals 4 Mytharc Aug 31, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of the show?
Competitors navigate challenging obstacle courses in city qualifying and finals rounds to reach the national finals.
Where are the national finals held?
The national finals take place in Las Vegas on a four-stage course.
What is the prize for winning?
The winner receives a grand prize of one million dollars.
Is the show based on another program?
Yes, it is based on the Japanese television reality show Sasuke.
What is the difficulty level of the course?
Competitors face a multi-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama in Japan.
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