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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 (4,837 votes)
Seasons
17
Streaming (US)
Peacock · YouTube TV · NBC · Wonder Project Amazon Channel · Spectrum On Demand
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 17 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

6.62 avg 8 episodes 6.7 → 6.9

Ep 1: 6.7 · 30 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 17 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 15 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 6: 5.4 · 17 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 15 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 15 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.16.730
2Episode #1.26.617
3Episode #1.37.017
4Episode #1.46.615
5Episode #1.56.919
6Episode #1.65.417
7Episode #1.76.915
8Episode #1.86.915

Season 2 (2010)

6.82 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.5

Ep 1: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 15 votesEp 3: 6.3 · 15 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 17 votesEp 5: 6.1 · 15 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 15 votesEp 7: 6.2 · 16 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 17 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 17 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.17.522
2Episode #2.26.615
3Episode #2.36.315
4Episode #2.46.917
5Episode #2.56.115
6Episode #2.66.615
7Episode #2.76.216
8Episode #2.87.117
9Episode #2.97.416
10Episode #2.107.517

Season 3 (2011)

6.71 avg 9 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 120 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 18 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 5: 6.5 · 20 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 20 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 21 votesEp 8: 6.1 · 20 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 21 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.17.018
2Episode #3.26.918
3Episode #3.36.918
4Episode #3.46.819
5Episode #3.56.520
6Episode #3.66.620
7Episode #3.76.521
8Episode #3.86.120
9Episode #3.97.121

Season 4 (2012)

6.88 avg 27 episodes 7.0 → 7.8 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 27 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 25 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 25 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 24 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 26 votesEp 6: 6.8 · 23 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 21 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 21 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 12: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 14: 6.6 · 18 votesEp 15: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 16: 6.2 · 20 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 18 votesEp 19: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 20: 6.5 · 20 votesEp 21: 6.6 · 18 votesEp 22: 6.7 · 21 votesEp 23: 7.0 · 21 votesEp 24: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 25: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 29: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 32: 7.8 · 12 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Southwest Qualifying: Part 17.027
2Southwest Qualifying: Part 26.825
3Southwest Regional Finals6.825
4Midwest Qualifying: Part 16.924
5Midwest Qualifying: Part 26.826
6Midwest Regional Finals6.823
7Northeast Qualifying: Part 16.521
8Northeast Qualifying: Part 26.521
9Northeast Finals7.521
10Northwest Qualifying: Part 16.920
11Northwest Qualifying: Part 26.919
12Northwest Finals6.720
13Midsouth Qualifying: Part 17.219
14Midsouth Qualifying: Part 26.618
15Midsouth Finals6.818
16Southeast Qualifying: Part 16.220
17Southeast Qualifying: Part 26.720
18Southeast Regional Finals6.718
19Las Vegas Finals, Part 16.919
20Las Vegas Finals: Part 26.520
21Las Vegas Finals: Part 36.618
22Las Vegas Finals: Part 46.721
23Las Vegas Finals: Part 57.021
24Las Vegas Finals: Part 66.720
25ANW: Best of Southwest7.720
29Episode #4.297.612
32Episode #4.327.812

Season 5 (2013)

6.90 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 46 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 25 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 19 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 19 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 19 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 11: 6.4 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 15: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 16 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 19: 6.2 · 18 votesEp 20: 6.7 · 16 votesEp 21: 7.0 · 16 votesEp 22: 7.1 · 15 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Venice Qualifying Part 17.025
2Venice Qualifying Part 26.621
3Baltimore Qualifying Part 17.319
4Baltimore Qualifying Part 26.419
5Miami Qualifying Part 17.020
6Miami Qualifying Part 27.418
7Denver Qualifying Part 16.719
8Denver Qualifying Part 27.518
9Venice Finals Part 16.619
10Venice Finals Part 26.819
11Baltimore Finals Part 16.418
12Baltimore Finals Part 27.318
13Miami Finals Pt. 17.017
14Miami Finals Pt. 27.218
15Denver Finals Pt. 17.013
16Denver Finals: Part 27.214
17National Finals: Stage 1 - Part 16.716
18National Finals: Stage 1 - Part 26.720
19National Finals: Stage 1 - Part 36.218
20National Finals: Stage 26.716
21National Finals Part 57.016
22USA vs. Japan7.115

Season 6 (2014)

7.26 avg 14 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 83 min avg

Ep 0: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 1: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 8: 6.4 · 13 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 15 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 18 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 30 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Countdown to American Ninja Warrior 20147.616
1Venice Qualifying7.814
2Dallas Qualifying7.416
3St. Louis Qualifying7.415
4Miami Qualifying7.016
5Denver Qualifying7.218
6Venice Beach Finals7.816
8St. Louis Finals6.413
9Miami Finals6.515
10Denver Finals6.818
12National Finals in Las Vegas Part 17.418
13National Finals in Las Vegas Part 27.018
14National Finals in Las Vegas Part 37.219
15USA vs. the World8.130

Season 7 (2015)

7.67 avg 17 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 87 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 22 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 20 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 29 votesEp 17: 7.2 · 9 votesEp 18: 7.7 · 16 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Venice Qualifying 20157.616
2Kansas City Qualifying7.022
3Houston Qualifying7.918
4Orlando Qualifying7.415
5Pittsburgh Qualifying7.920
6Military Qualifying7.720
7Venice Finals7.417
8Kansas City Finals7.714
9Houston Finals7.814
10Orlando Finals7.516
11Pittsburgh Finals7.717
12Military Finals7.420
14Vegas Finals7.820
15Vegas Finals: Part 28.015
16Vegas Finals: Part 38.729
17Team Ninja Warrior Preview Special7.29
18USA vs. The World II7.716

Season 8 (2016)

7.73 avg 15 episodes 7.0 → 8.2 84 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 23 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 24 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 17 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 15 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Los Angeles Qualifying7.023
2Atlanta Qualifying7.824
3Indianapolis Qualifying7.121
4Oklahoma City Qualifying7.817
5Philadelphia Qualifying7.918
6Los Angeles Finals8.218
7Atlanta Finals7.616
8Indianapolis Finals8.017
9Oklahoma City Finals7.818
10Philadelphia Finals7.816
11Vegas Finals7.518
12Vegas Finals: Part 27.517
13Vegas Finals: Part 37.818
14All Stars8.013
15USA vs. The World8.215

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)

7.48 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: 7.7 · 24 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 24 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 Finals7.724
13Las Vegas Finals Night 17.624
14Las Vegas Finals Night 27.624
16USA vs the World7.521

Season 11 (2019)

7.75 avg 17 episodes 7.6 → 8.9 84 min avg

Ep 0: 7.6 · 14 votesEp 1: 8.1 · 30 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 22 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 25 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 22 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 22 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 22 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 14: 7.1 · 17 votesEp 15: 6.4 · 20 votesEp 16: 8.9 · 30 votes
Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0All-Star Skills Special7.614
1Los Angeles City Qualifiers8.130
2Atlanta City Qualifiers7.723
3Oklahoma City City Qualifiers7.922
4Seattle/Tacoma City Qualifiers8.525
5Baltimore City Qualifiers8.222
6Cincinnati City Qualifiers8.022
7Los Angeles City Finals7.922
8Atlanta City Finals7.917
9Oklahoma City City Finals7.716
10Seattle/Tacoma City Finals7.716
11Baltimore City Finals7.217
12Cincinnati City Finals7.714
13Las Vegas National Finals Night 17.219
14Las Vegas National Finals Night 27.117
15Las Vegas National Finals Night 36.420
16Las Vegas National Finals Night 48.930

Season 12 (2020)

7.61 avg 8 episodes 6.3 → 8.5 84 min avg

Ep 1: 6.3 · 29 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 21 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 19 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 25 votes
Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifier 16.329
2Qualifier 26.921
3Qualifier 37.621
4Qualifier 48.118
5Semifinals 17.818
6Semifinals 27.619
7Finals 18.121
8Finals 28.525

Season 13 (2021)

7.58 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.8

Ep 1: 7.2 · 31 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 26 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 23 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 24 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 22 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 20 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 23 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 19 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 12 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 13 votes
Season 13 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 17.231
2Qualifiers 27.226
3Qualifiers 37.223
4Qualifiers 47.724
5Qualifiers 57.822
6Semi-Finals 17.823
7Semi-Finals 27.620
8Semi-Finals 36.923
10National Finals 17.619
11National Finals 27.817
12National Finals 37.819
13ANW Women's Championship8.112
14ANW All Star Spectacular7.813

Season 14 (2022)

7.34 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.7

Ep 1: 7.8 · 25 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 16 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 13 votes
Season 14 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 17.825
2Qualifiers 27.419
3Qualifiers 37.217
4Qualifiers 46.717
5Qualifiers 57.115
6Semifinals 17.418
7Semifinals 27.217
8Semifinals 37.516
9Semifinals 47.516
10National Finals #17.415
11National Finals #27.514
12National Finals #37.016
13ANW Family Championship7.713

Season 15 (2023)

6.94 avg 14 episodes 7.4 → 7.0 61 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 15 votesEp 8: 6.2 · 18 votesEp 9: 6.3 · 16 votesEp 10: 5.9 · 12 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 13: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 12 votes
Season 15 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 1 & 27.423
2Qualifiers 37.419
3Qualifers 47.516
4Qualifiers 57.617
5Qualifiers 67.315
6Qualifiers 77.114
7Qualifiers 86.615
8Semifinals 16.218
9Semifinals 26.316
10Semifinals 3 & 45.912
11Las Vegas Finals 16.814
12Las Vegas Finals 27.213
13Las Vegas Finals 36.912
14Las Vegas Finals 47.012

Season 16 (2024)

7.97 avg 11 episodes 8.0 → 8.8

Ep 1: 8.0 · 18 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 10 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 11 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 10 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 12 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 13 votes
Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 1 & 28.018
2Qualifiers 3 & 47.612
3Qualifiers 5 & 68.09
4Qualifiers 77.810
5Qualifiers 87.811
6Semifinals 1 & 27.712
7Semifinals 3 & 47.612
8Las Vegas Finals 18.212
9Las Vegas Finals 28.110
10Las Vegas Finals 38.112
11Las Vegas Finals 48.813

Season 17 (2025)

7.93 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 8.6

Ep 1: 7.5 · 23 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 17 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 11 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 11 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 13 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 11 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 13 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 10 votes
Season 17 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Qualifiers 17.523
2Qualifiers 28.017
3Qualifiers 38.115
4Qualifiers 48.115
5Qualifiers 58.414
6Qualifiers 67.912
7Semifinals 17.812
8Semifinals 28.111
9Semifinals 38.111
10Finals 17.113
11Finals 27.312
12S17E12 Finals 37.911
13Finals 48.113
14Women's Special Episode8.610
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