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American Ninja Warrior (2009)

Action · Game-Show · Reality-TV

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.

IMDb rating
6.7 (4,913 votes)
Episode average
7.3 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
18
Streaming (US)
Peacock
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 18 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

6.76 avg 8 episodes 6.8 → 7.1

Ep 1: 6.8 · 33 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 19 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 23 votesEp 6: 5.5 · 19 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 18 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.16.833
2Episode #1.26.619
3Episode #1.37.019
4Episode #1.46.918
5Episode #1.57.123
6Episode #1.65.519
7Episode #1.77.118
8Episode #1.87.118

Season 2 (2010)

6.84 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 7.5

Ep 1: 7.4 · 24 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 17 votesEp 3: 6.3 · 17 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 5: 6.2 · 17 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 17 votesEp 7: 6.2 · 18 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 19 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 19 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.17.424
2Episode #2.26.717
3Episode #2.36.317
4Episode #2.46.919
5Episode #2.56.217
6Episode #2.66.717
7Episode #2.76.218
8Episode #2.87.119
9Episode #2.97.418
10Episode #2.107.519

Season 3 (2011)

6.74 avg 9 episodes 7.0 → 7.2 120 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 20 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 5: 6.5 · 22 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 22 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 23 votesEp 8: 6.1 · 22 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 23 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.17.020
2Episode #3.26.920
3Episode #3.36.920
4Episode #3.46.921
5Episode #3.56.522
6Episode #3.66.722
7Episode #3.76.523
8Episode #3.86.122
9Episode #3.97.223

Season 4 (2012)

6.92 avg 29 episodes 7.0 → 7.7 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 29 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 27 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 27 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 26 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 28 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 25 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 23 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 23 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 22 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 14: 6.6 · 20 votesEp 15: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 16: 6.2 · 22 votesEp 17: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 19: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 22 votesEp 21: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 22: 6.7 · 23 votesEp 23: 7.0 · 23 votesEp 24: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 25: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 29: 7.5 · 13 votesEp 30: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 31: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 32: 7.7 · 13 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Southwest Qualifying: Part 17.029
2Southwest Qualifying: Part 26.827
3Southwest Regional Finals6.827
4Midwest Qualifying: Part 16.926
5Midwest Qualifying: Part 26.828
6Midwest Regional Finals6.725
7Northeast Qualifying: Part 16.623
8Northeast Qualifying: Part 26.523
9Northeast Finals7.423
10Northwest Qualifying: Part 16.922
11Northwest Qualifying: Part 26.921
12Northwest Finals6.822
13Midsouth Qualifying: Part 17.221
14Midsouth Qualifying: Part 26.620
15Midsouth Finals6.820
16Southeast Qualifying: Part 16.222
17Southeast Qualifying: Part 26.822
18Southeast Regional Finals6.720
19Las Vegas Finals, Part 16.921
20Las Vegas Finals: Part 26.622
21Las Vegas Finals: Part 36.720
22Las Vegas Finals: Part 46.723
23Las Vegas Finals: Part 57.023
24Las Vegas Finals: Part 66.822
25ANW: Best of Southwest7.720
29Episode #4.297.513
30Episode #4.307.412
31Episode #4.317.212
32Episode #4.327.713

Season 5 (2013)

6.90 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 46 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 27 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 21 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 22 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 21 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 11: 6.4 · 20 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 20 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 14: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 15: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 15 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 17 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 21 votesEp 19: 6.3 · 19 votesEp 20: 6.7 · 17 votesEp 21: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 22: 7.1 · 16 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Venice Qualifying Part 17.027
2Venice Qualifying Part 26.623
3Baltimore Qualifying Part 17.321
4Baltimore Qualifying Part 26.421
5Miami Qualifying Part 17.022
6Miami Qualifying Part 27.420
7Denver Qualifying Part 16.721
8Denver Qualifying Part 27.520
9Venice Finals Part 16.621
10Venice Finals Part 26.921
11Baltimore Finals Part 16.420
12Baltimore Finals Part 27.320
13Miami Finals Pt. 17.019
14Miami Finals Pt. 27.120
15Denver Finals Pt. 17.014
16Denver Finals: Part 27.215
17National Finals: Stage 1 - Part 16.717
18National Finals: Stage 1 - Part 26.721
19National Finals: Stage 1 - Part 36.319
20National Finals: Stage 26.717
21National Finals Part 57.017
22USA vs. Japan7.116

Season 6 (2014)

7.24 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 8.1 83 min avg

Ep 0: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 1: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 14 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 16 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 20 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 31 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Countdown to American Ninja Warrior 20147.517
1Venice Qualifying7.715
2Dallas Qualifying7.417
3St. Louis Qualifying7.316
4Miami Qualifying7.017
5Denver Qualifying7.219
6Venice Beach Finals7.717
8St. Louis Finals6.514
9Miami Finals6.516
10Denver Finals6.819
12National Finals in Las Vegas Part 17.419
13National Finals in Las Vegas Part 27.019
14National Finals in Las Vegas Part 37.220
15USA vs. the World8.131

Season 7 (2015)

7.61 avg 17 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 87 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 21 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 16: 8.6 · 30 votesEp 17: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 18: 7.7 · 17 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Venice Qualifying 20157.517
2Kansas City Qualifying7.023
3Houston Qualifying7.819
4Orlando Qualifying7.316
5Pittsburgh Qualifying7.821
6Military Qualifying7.721
7Venice Finals7.418
8Kansas City Finals7.615
9Houston Finals7.715
10Orlando Finals7.417
11Pittsburgh Finals7.618
12Military Finals7.421
14Vegas Finals7.821
15Vegas Finals: Part 27.916
16Vegas Finals: Part 38.630
17Team Ninja Warrior Preview Special7.210
18USA vs. The World II7.717

Season 8 (2016)

7.69 avg 15 episodes 7.0 → 8.1 84 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 24 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 25 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 19 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 16 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Los Angeles Qualifying7.024
2Atlanta Qualifying7.825
3Indianapolis Qualifying7.122
4Oklahoma City Qualifying7.718
5Philadelphia Qualifying7.919
6Los Angeles Finals8.119
7Atlanta Finals7.517
8Indianapolis Finals7.918
9Oklahoma City Finals7.819
10Philadelphia Finals7.817
11Vegas Finals7.519
12Vegas Finals: Part 27.518
13Vegas Finals: Part 37.819
14All Stars7.914
15USA vs. The World8.116

Season 9 (2017)

7.94 avg 18 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 89 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 34 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 25 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 17 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 19 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 21 votesEp 18: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 18 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Celebrity Ninja Warrior8.134
2Los Angeles Qualifiers7.425
3San Antonio Qualifiers7.720
4Daytona Beach Qualifiers8.118
5Kansas City Qualifiers6.919
6Cleveland Qualifiers8.017
7Denver Qualifiers7.818
8Los Angeles City Finals8.319
9San Antonio City Finals7.918
10Daytona Beach City Finals8.218
11Cleveland City Finals8.118
12Kansas City City Finals7.918
13Denver City Finals8.216
14Las Vegas Finals Night 17.920
15Las Vegas Finals Night 27.919
16Vegas Finals: Part 38.421
18USA vs the World7.713
19All-Star Special8.518

Season 10 (2018)

7.47 avg 16 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 83 min avg

Ep 0: 7.9 · 27 votesEp 1: 7.1 · 28 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 29 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 28 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 27 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 26 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 30 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 26 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 27 votesEp 9: 7.3 · 24 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 26 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 23 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 25 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 25 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 24 votesEp 16: 7.5 · 21 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Red Nose Day: Celebrity Ninja Warrior7.927
1Dallas City Qualifiers7.128
2Los Angeles City Qualifiers7.429
3Miami City Qualifiers7.728
4Indianapolis City Qualifiers7.627
5Philadelphia City Qualifiers7.526
6Minneapolis City Qualifiers7.330
7Los Angeles City Finals7.026
8Dallas City Finals7.327
9Miami City Finals7.324
10Indianapolis City Finals7.326
11Philadelphia City Finals7.923
12Minneapolis City Finals7.625
13Las Vegas Finals Night 17.525
14Las Vegas Finals Night 27.624
16USA vs the World7.521

Season 11 (2019)

7.70 avg 17 episodes 7.5 → 8.8 84 min avg

Ep 0: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 1: 8.2 · 31 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 24 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 26 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 23 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 23 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 23 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 13: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 14: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 15: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 16: 8.8 · 31 votes
Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0All-Star Skills Special7.515
1Los Angeles City Qualifiers8.231
2Atlanta City Qualifiers7.624
3Oklahoma City City Qualifiers7.823
4Seattle/Tacoma City Qualifiers8.426
5Baltimore City Qualifiers8.223
6Cincinnati City Qualifiers7.923
7Los Angeles City Finals7.923
8Atlanta City Finals7.818
9Oklahoma City City Finals7.717
10Seattle/Tacoma City Finals7.717
11Baltimore City Finals7.218
12Cincinnati City Finals7.615
13Las Vegas National Finals Night 17.120
14Las Vegas National Finals Night 27.118
15Las Vegas National Finals Night 36.421
16Las Vegas National Finals Night 48.831

Season 12 (2020)

7.56 avg 8 episodes 6.3 → 8.4 84 min avg

Ep 1: 6.3 · 30 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 22 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 19 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 20 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 22 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 26 votes
Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifier 16.330
2Qualifier 26.922
3Qualifier 37.622
4Qualifier 48.019
5Semifinals 17.719
6Semifinals 27.620
7Finals 18.022
8Finals 28.426

Season 13 (2021)

7.54 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.7 84 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 32 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 27 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 24 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 25 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 24 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 24 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 20 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 14 votes
Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 17.232
2Qualifiers 27.227
3Qualifiers 37.224
4Qualifiers 47.725
5Qualifiers 57.823
6Semi-Finals 17.724
7Semi-Finals 27.521
8Semi-Finals 36.924
10National Finals 17.520
11National Finals 27.818
12National Finals 37.820
13ANW Women's Championship8.013
14ANW All Star Spectacular7.714

Season 14 (2022)

7.32 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.6 85 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 26 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 16 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 14 votes
Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 17.826
2Qualifiers 27.420
3Qualifiers 37.218
4Qualifiers 46.718
5Qualifiers 57.116
6Semifinals 17.419
7Semifinals 27.218
8Semifinals 37.517
9Semifinals 47.517
10National Finals #17.316
11National Finals #27.515
12National Finals #37.017
13ANW Family Championship7.614

Season 15 (2023)

6.95 avg 14 episodes 7.4 → 7.0 61 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 24 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 16 votesEp 8: 6.2 · 19 votesEp 9: 6.3 · 17 votesEp 10: 6.0 · 13 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 15 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 13: 6.9 · 13 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 14 votes
Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 1 & 27.424
2Qualifiers 37.420
3Qualifers 47.517
4Qualifiers 57.618
5Qualifiers 67.316
6Qualifiers 77.115
7Qualifiers 86.616
8Semifinals 16.219
9Semifinals 26.317
10Semifinals 3 & 46.013
11Las Vegas Finals 16.815
12Las Vegas Finals 27.214
13Las Vegas Finals 36.913
14Las Vegas Finals 47.014

Season 16 (2024)

7.88 avg 11 episodes 7.9 → 8.6

Ep 1: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 11 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 14 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 14 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 15 votes
Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 1 & 27.919
2Qualifiers 3 & 47.513
3Qualifiers 5 & 67.911
4Qualifiers 77.712
5Qualifiers 87.713
6Semifinals 1 & 27.714
7Semifinals 3 & 47.614
8Las Vegas Finals 18.114
9Las Vegas Finals 28.012
10Las Vegas Finals 38.014
11Las Vegas Finals 48.615

Season 17 (2025)

7.82 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 8.4

Ep 1: 7.5 · 24 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 11 votes
Season 17 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 17.524
2Qualifiers 27.918
3Qualifiers 38.116
4Qualifiers 48.116
5Qualifiers 58.315
6Qualifiers 67.813
7Semifinals 17.813
8Semifinals 28.012
9Semifinals 38.012
10Finals 17.114
11Finals 27.213
12S17E12 Finals 37.812
13Finals 47.515
14Women's Special Episode8.411

Season 18 (2026)

7.08 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 6.4

Ep 1: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 14 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 10 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 10: 6.2 · 17 votesEp 11: 5.9 · 13 votesEp 12: 5.8 · 13 votesEp 13: 6.4 · 15 votes
Season 18 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Western Regional Qualifying 17.120
2Western Regional Qualifying 27.814
3Western Regional Finals7.614
4Eastern Regional Qualifying 18.015
5Eastern Regional Qualifying 27.714
6Eastern Regional Finals7.212
7Central Regional Qualifying 17.311
8Central Regional Qualifying 27.610
9Central Regional Finals7.412
10National Finals 16.217
11National Finals 25.913
12National Finals 35.813
13National Finals 46.415
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