American Ninja Warrior
Seen it?2009 | 18 seasons | 60 min | Reality
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- 18 seasons and 267 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 267 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- A big time investment at 18 seasons.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 18 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 177K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 14 is the high point.
- Season 12009 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22010 · 10 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 32011 · 10 episodesNot rated yet
Season 42012 · 32 episodes · 2.5 out of 10Monday
Season 52013 · 21 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday- Season 62014 · 14 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 72015 · 16 episodes · 0.5 out of 10Monday
- Season 82016 · 13 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
- Season 92017 · 17 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 102018 · 17 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 112019 · 18 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 122020 · 9 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 132021 · 14 episodesNot rated yet
Season 142022 · 13 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday- Season 152023 · 17 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 162024 · 11 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 172025 · 14 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
- Season 182026 · 13 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
- Matt IsemanSelf - Host
- Akbar Gbaja-BiamilaSelf - Host