American Ninja Warrior: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

American Ninja Warrior is an action-packed series that follows competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both qualifying and finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete a 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 in Japan.

Series details

• Title: American Ninja Warrior
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Sports
• Premiere date: 2009-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 118 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 1967

Cast and credited roles

• Matt Iseman — Host
• Akbar Gbajabiamila — Co-Host
• Zuri Hall — Sideline Reporter
• Kristine Leahy — Sideline Reporter
• Jenn Brown — Sideline Reporter
• Jonny Moseley — Co-Host
• Angela Sun — Sideline Reporter
• Alison Haislip — Co-Host
• Jimmy Smith — Co-Host
• Blair Herter — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-12-12; final listed air date 2009-12-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-12-08; final listed air date 2010-12-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2011-07-31; final listed air date 2011-08-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2012-05-20; final listed air date 2012-07-23; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 2013-06-30; final listed air date 2014-01-13; episode order: 21.
• Season 6: premiered 2014-05-26; final listed air date 2014-09-15; episode order: 14.
• Season 7: premiered 2015-02-01; final listed air date 2015-09-14; episode order: 16.
• Season 8: premiered 2016-01-31; final listed air date 2016-09-12; episode order: 13.
• Season 9: premiered 2017-02-20; final listed air date 2017-09-18; episode order: 15.
• Season 10: premiered 2018-03-11; final listed air date 2019-01-27; episode order: 15.
• Season 11: premiered 2019-05-26; final listed air date 2020-01-26; episode order: 16.
• Season 12: premiered 2020-08-31; final listed air date 2020-11-06; episode order: 8.
• Season 13: premiered 2021-05-09; final listed air date 2021-09-13; episode order: 12.
• Season 14: premiered 2022-05-08; final listed air date 2022-09-05; episode order: 12.
• Season 15: premiered 2023-06-05; final listed air date 2023-09-18; episode order: 14.
• Season 16: premiered 2024-05-12; final listed air date 2024-09-09; episode order: 11.
• Season 17: premiered 2025-06-02; final listed air date 2025-09-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 18: premiered 2026-06-08; final listed air date 2026-08-31; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Ninja Warrior on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.