Ninja Warrior: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On Ninja Warrior, the world's top fighters, wrestlers, and athletes compete in one of the most difficult physical contests ever devised. Of the 1,900 people that have attempted to complete stage one since 1997, only about 200 have succeeded. Of the 200 that passed stage one, only 3 people have gone on to complete all four stages and have the title of ‘Ninja Warrior'.

Series details

• Title: Ninja Warrior
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Sports
• Premiere date: 1997-09-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-03-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: G4
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20540
• TVDB ID: 126991

Cast and credited roles

• Dave Wittenberg — Dave Wittenberg
• Stuart Hall — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-09-26; final listed air date 1997-09-26.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-09-27; final listed air date 1998-09-27.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-03-13; final listed air date 1999-03-13.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-10-16; final listed air date 1999-10-16.
• Season 5: premiered 2000-03-18; final listed air date 2000-03-18.
• Season 6: premiered 2000-09-09; final listed air date 2000-09-09.
• Season 7: premiered 2001-03-17; final listed air date 2001-03-17.
• Season 8: premiered 2001-09-29; final listed air date 2001-09-29.
• Season 9: premiered 2002-03-16; final listed air date 2002-03-16.
• Season 10: premiered 2002-09-25; final listed air date 2002-09-25.
• Season 11: premiered 2003-03-21; final listed air date 2003-03-21.
• Season 12: premiered 2003-10-01; final listed air date 2003-10-01.
• Season 13: premiered 2004-04-06; final listed air date 2004-04-06.
• Season 14: premiered 2005-01-04; final listed air date 2005-01-04.
• Season 15: premiered 2005-07-20; final listed air date 2005-07-20.
• Season 16: premiered 2005-12-30; final listed air date 2005-12-30.
• Season 17: premiered 2006-10-11; final listed air date 2006-10-11.
• Season 18: premiered 2007-03-21; final listed air date 2007-03-21.
• Season 19: premiered 2007-09-19; final listed air date 2007-09-19.
• Season 20: premiered 2008-03-26; final listed air date 2008-03-26.
• Season 21: premiered 2008-09-17; final listed air date 2008-09-17.
• Season 22: premiered 2009-03-30; final listed air date 2009-03-30.
• Season 23: premiered 2009-09-27; final listed air date 2009-09-27.
• Season 24: premiered 2010-01-01; final listed air date 2010-01-01.
• Season 25: premiered 2010-03-28; final listed air date 2010-03-28.
• Season 26: premiered 2011-01-02; final listed air date 2011-01-02.
• Season 27: premiered 2012-03-04; final listed air date 2012-03-11; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from 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.