American Ninja Warrior season 16
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| American Ninja Warrior | |
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| Season 16 | |
| Hosted by | Matt Iseman Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Zuri Hall |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | June 3, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The sixteenth season of the American game show television series American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 3, 2024, on NBC. A spin-off from the Japanese reality series Sasuke, it is hosted by Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and Zuri Hall.
The season was officially announced by NBC in late March.[1][2][3]
Obstacles[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
Like in season 15, the qualifying course starts with the Pole Vault and ends with the Warped Wall, with an attempt at the 18.5-foot Mega Wall available for anyone who finishes the course in under 1 minute and 20 seconds; the instant reward for successfully completing the Mega Wall, once again sponsored by Wells Fargo, was doubled to $20,000 this season. The Runoffs also returned; like in the previous season, the bottom two male contestants and two female contestants on the leaderboard (12th and 13th places) would race side-by-side on the four-obstacle course with the winners earning the last spot in the semifinals.
Denotes obstacles created by fans for the Obstacle Design Challenge.
| Event | Obstacles | Finish under 1:20 | |||||
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| Course 1 | Pole Vault | Reel to Reel | Dangerous Waters | Duck Duck Goose | Jawbreakers | Warped Wall | Mega Wall |
| Course 2 | Double Twister | Ring the Bells | |||||
Runoffs[edit]
| Event | Obstacles | |||
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| Course 1 | Home Run | Spring Forward | Wingnuts | Hopscotch |
| Course 2 | ||||
Qualifying[edit]
Night 1[edit]
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Qualifying Leaderboard[edit]
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Release[edit]
Broadcasting[edit]
On March 18, 2024, NBC revealed the premiere date and timeslot for the season.[2][3] The program's longtime timeslot, Mondays 8:00 p.m. ET, was kept (with reruns scheduled to air on select Sundays at 7:00 p.m. ET); however for this season, episodes would mostly revert back to the previous two-hour format (with some exceptions), after Season 15 consisted mostly of one-hour episodes – mainly during the qualifying and early semifinal rounds – to allow the network to run a competition-based Monday prime time lineup for its Summer 2023 schedule (accompanied by fellow game shows The Wall and The Weakest Link, which share the lead out time slot this season).
Ratings[edit]
| Episode | Air Date | ||||
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| Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (Millions) | |||
| 1 | Qualifiers #1 & #2 | June 3, 2024 | Monday 8:00 PM | ||
| 2 | Qualifiers #3 & #4 | June 10, 2024 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Peter White (March 29, 2023). "American Ninja Warrior Lands Bumper Renewal Order At NBC With Taller Mega Wall Among Format Changes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "NBC Is the Official Home of Competition and Games This Summer with a Slate of Powerhouse Hit Series" (Press release). NBC. March 18, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b Peter White (March 18, 2024). "NBC Sets Summer Premieres For Return Of Reality Slate Including AGT & American Ninja Warrior; Hot Wheels & LA Fire & Rescue Not Returning". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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