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Season 1. The first season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on December 12, 2009, with the first four episodes of the season. The final four episodes were released on December 19, 2009. The season was hosted by Blair Herter and Alison Haislip and the finalists were sent to Japan to compete in Sasuke 23.
Streaming, rent, or buy American Ninja Warrior – Season 1: Currently you are able to watch "American Ninja Warrior - Season 1" streaming on NBC, fuboTV or buy it as download on Amazon Video.
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- Qualifying
- Semi-Final
- Finals
- Mount Midoriyama (SASUKE 23)
American Ninja Warrior 1 was the first season of Ninja Warrior's international format in the United States, which was preceded by the four previous American Ninja Challenge events and served as the American qualifiers for SASUKE 23. For this season, Blair Herter served as the play-by-play man, and Alison Haislip served as the color commentator. The...
In Qualifying, over 300 competitors faced 6 obstacles and had no time limit to complete the course. The 30 fastest competitors who completed the course would advance to the Semi-Final round. If fewer than 30 competitors completed the course, the competitors who got the furthest and fastest on the course would advance to the Semi-Final.
In this season, competitors had 5 attempts to clear the Warped Wall.
In the Semi-Final round, competitors face 9 obstacles (in which the first 6 obstacles were the same as in qualifying) and have no time limit to complete the course. The 15 fastest competitors who completed the course would advance to finals. If less than 15 competitors completed the course, the competitors who got the furthest and fastest round the...
Competition Format
The competition worked as followed: •Competitors would face 2 training challenges: •In the first challenge, competitors must move 10 blocks (arranged in a pyramid structure) from one side to another (50 feet in distance) and arrange those blocks just like at the starting line (the pyramid structure), Competitors were only allowed to bring up to 2 blocks at the time. Also, competitors were strapped to a bungee cord, with a big tire attached at the end of the bungee cord. •The second challenge consisted of 3 obstacles. Firstly, competitors must crawl under the cargo net. Secondly, competitors must bring a heavy barrel above their head and walked across 2 logs (if they fell, they must start the obstacle all over again). Thirdly, competitors must run through the tires (if they missed one of the tires or touched the tires with their hand, they must start the obstacle all over again). And finally, competitors must run to the finish line. •The finishing time from each challenge would be combined, and the 10 competitors with the fastest overall time would qualify to SASUKE 23. •The training challenges were held in a beach area in California and supervised by 2 American Olympians, who had competed in SASUKE before: Paul Anthony Terek and Henry Cejudo.
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American Ninja Warrior: Created by Ushio Higuchi. With Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Kristine Leahy, Jenn Brown. Contestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.
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Dec 12, 2009 · American Ninja Warrior Season 1 Episodes. 2009 -2023. 15 Seasons. NBC. Reality, Game Show, Action & Adventure, Sports. TVPG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A "Ninja Warrior" spin-off...