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American Ninja Warrior | |
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Season 16 | |
Hosted by | Matt Iseman Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Zuri Hall |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | June 3, 2024 – present |
Season chronology |
The sixteenth season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 3, 2024, on NBC. A spin-off from the Japanese reality series Sasuke, it is hosted by Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and Zuri Hall.
The season was officially announced by NBC in late March. [1] [2] [3]
Like in season 15, the qualifying course starts with the Pole Vault and ends with the Warped Wall, with an attempt at the 18.5-foot Mega Wall available for anyone who finishes the course in under 1 minute and 20 seconds; the instant reward for successfully completing the Mega Wall, once again sponsored by Wells Fargo, was doubled to $20,000 this season. The Runoffs also returned; like in the previous season, the bottom two male contestants and two female contestants on the leaderboard (12th and 13th places) would race side-by-side on the four-obstacle course with the winners earning the last spot in the semifinals.
Denotes obstacles created by fans for the Obstacle Design Challenge.
Event | Obstacles | Finish under 1:20 | |||||
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Course 1 | Pole Vault | Reel to Reel | Dangerous Waters | Duck Duck Goose | Jawbreakers | Warped Wall | Mega Wall |
Course 2 | Double Twister | Ring the Bells | |||||
Course 3 | Ring Chaser | Spinning Bridge | Heavy Metal | The Cubes | |||
Course 4 | Reel to Reel | Jawbreakers | |||||
Course 5 | Ring Chaser | The Cubes | |||||
Course 6 | Reel to Reel | Jawbreakers | |||||
Course 7 | Dangerous Waters | Duck Duck Goose | |||||
Course 8 | Double Twister | Ring the Bells |
Event | Obstacles | |||
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Course 1 | Home Run | Spring Forward | Wingnuts | Hopscotch |
Course 2 | ||||
Course 3 | Flying Shelf Grab | Sideways | ||
Course 4 | ||||
Course 5 | ||||
Course 6 | ||||
Course 7 | Spring Forward | Hopscotch | ||
Course 8 |
Three new obstacles were introduced in the qualifying course: Reel to Reel, Dangerous Waters, and Duck Duck Goose (an Obstacle Design Challenge creation).
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Jonah Brown | 01:15.16 | Finished |
2 | Daniel Gil | 01:17.16 | Finished |
3 | Isaiah Thomas | 01:19.60 | Finished |
4 | Jody Avila | 01:34.14 | Finished |
5 | Grant Kiningham | 01:48.13 | Finished |
6 | Kyle Schulze | 01:55.97 | Finished |
7 | Jonah Maningo | 01:04.21 | Jawbreakers |
8 | Anthony Porter | 01:11.29 | Jawbreakers |
9 | Jesus Capote | 01:22.22 | Jawbreakers |
10 | Dillon Ruble | 01:30.84 | Jawbreakers |
11 | Sam Folsom | 00:15.02 | Duck Duck Goose |
12 | Caiden Madzelan | 00:18.99 | Duck Duck Goose |
13 | Jonas Harmer | 00:48.05 | Duck Duck Goose |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Isabella Wakeham | 02:19.59 | Finished |
2 | Madelyn Madaras | 01:47.35 | Jawbreakers |
3 | Karen Wiltin | 01:24.42 | Duck Duck Goose |
4 | Liv Hackmann | N/A | Duck Duck Goose |
5 | Ixchel Valentino | N/A | Dangerous Waters |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Caleb Bergstrom | 01:05.17 | Finished + Mega Wall |
2 | Nacssa Garemore | 01:15.12 | Finished |
3 | Flip Rodriguez | 01:18.14 | Finished |
4 | Owen Dyer | 01:25.80 | Finished |
5 | Alex Nye | 01:56.30 | Finished |
6 | Benjamin Drake | 02:07.16 | Finished |
7 | Lance Pekus | 01:03.70 | Ring the Bells |
8 | Kyle McCreight | 01:06.83 | Ring the Bells |
9 | Branden McWilliams | 01:08.21 | Ring the Bells |
10 | Steven Cen | 01:24.64 | Ring the Bells |
11 | Lenny Lopez | 01:29.07 | Ring the Bells |
12 | Elijah Browning | 00:20.57 | Duck Duck Goose |
13 | Roberto Garemore | 00:21.83 | Duck Duck Goose |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Anna McArthur | 01:35.66 | Ring the Bells |
2 | Jenn Sanders | 02:21.08 | Ring the Bells |
3 | Zhanique Lovett | 00:44.33 | Duck Duck Goose |
4 | Lisa Hair | 01:12.69 | Duck Duck Goose |
5 | Nikki Zink | N/A | Duck Duck Goose |
This course introduced one new obstacle, Heavy Metal.
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Levi Enright | 01:11.75 | Finished |
2 | Kaden Lebsack | 01:20.30 | Finished |
3 | Chris Behrends | 01:28.68 | Finished |
4 | Ben Behrends | 02:08.51 | Finished |
5 | Cam Baumgartner | 02:11.63 | Finished |
6 | Max Feinberg | 02:13.12 | Finished |
7 | Nathan Green | 02:40.85 | Finished |
8 | Scott Behrends | 01:00.84 | The Cubes |
9 | Glenn Albright | 01:16.85 | The Cubes |
10 | Eric Middleton | 01:19.70 | The Cubes |
11 | Marquez Green | 01:27.22 | The Cubes |
12 | Seth Lambert | 00:27.61 | Heavy Metal |
13 | Tyler Yamauchi | 00:31.97 | Heavy Metal |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Emily Keener | 01:16.74 | The Cubes |
2 | Mady Howard | 01:39.16 | The Cubes |
3 | Annabella Heinrichs | 00:51.11 | Heavy Metal |
4 | Violet Kepo'o | 00:37.50 | Spinning Bridge |
5 | Rysann Clark | N/A | Spinning Bridge |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Matt Bradley | 01:00.16 | Finished |
2 | Noah Meunier | 01:04.81 | Finished |
3 | Jay Lewis | 01:05.22 | Finished |
4 | Sean Bryan | 01:07.36 | Finished |
5 | Ramcis Valdez | 01:23.48 | Finished |
6 | Jacob Arnstein | 01:31.26 | Finished |
7 | Najee Richardson | 01:34.83 | Finished |
8 | Noah Buschur | 01:50.25 | Finished |
9 | Brandon Singletary | 02:06.17 | Finished |
10 | David Campbell | 00:50.61 | Jawbreakers |
11 | John Uga | 01:07.95 | Jawbreakers |
12 | Ben Kooper | 01:28.45 | Jawbreakers |
13 | Guang Cui | 01:50.05 | Jawbreakers |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Casey Rothschild | N/A | Heavy Metal |
2 | Taylor Johnson | N/A | Heavy Metal |
3 | Addy Herman | N/A | Heavy Metal |
4 | Elly Hart | N/A | Spinning Bridge |
5 | Jojo Grubesic | N/A | Spinning Bridge |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Kai Beckstrand | 01:06.03 | Finished + Mega Wall |
2 | Jackson Twait | 01:19.67 | Finished |
3 | Austin Gray | 01:29.89 | Finished |
4 | Donovan Metoyer | 01:52.34 | Finished |
5 | Luke Beckstrand | 02:11.38 | Finished |
6 | Mike Silenzi | 02:31.11 | Finished |
7 | David Tomassoni | 02:58.99 | Finished |
8 | Ethan Gardulski | 03:09.60 | Finished |
9 | Drew Nester | 03:41.76 | Finished |
10 | Colton Skuster | 00:50.22 | The Cubes |
11 | Barry Boyd | 01:08.66 | The Cubes |
12 | Brandon Varner | 01:25.04 | The Cubes |
13 | Jesse Maurer | 01:58.26 | The Cubes |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Taylor Greene | 02:56.34 | Finished |
2 | Riley Porter | 01:30.12 | The Cubes |
3 | Jaelyn Bennett | 01:47.87 | The Cubes |
4 | Judith Carroll | N/A | The Cubes |
5 | Holly Beckstrand | N/A | The Cubes |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Josiah Pippel | 01:02.15 | Finished |
2 | Joe Moravsky | 01:06.53 | Finished |
3 | Kevin Rodriguez | 01:07.51 | Finished |
4 | James Sannella | 01:15.78 | Finished |
5 | Joe Meissner | 01:18.15 | Finished |
6 | Xavier Dantzler | 01:34.07 | Finished |
7 | James McGrath | 03:22.27 | Finished |
8 | Gavin Obey | 00:38.37 | Jawbreakers |
9 | Verdale Benson | 00:40.58 | Jawbreakers |
10 | David Fleming | 01:03.19 | Jawbreakers |
11 | Jamie Rahn | 01:05.49 | Jawbreakers |
12 | Vincent Pane | 01:14.52 | Jawbreakers |
13 | Jesse Orenshein | 02:04.14 | Jawbreakers |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Abby Clark | 02:57.47 | Finished |
2 | Brittney Durant | 00:34.71 | Heavy Metal |
3 | Emily Gardiner | 00:51.58 | Heavy Metal |
4 | Sydney Yee | 00:52.11 | Heavy Metal |
5 | Sasha Moore | N/A | Heavy Metal |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Vance Walker | 01:21.83 | Finished |
2 | Kyle Soderman | 01:23.42 | Finished |
3 | Karsten Williams | 01:38.44 | Finished |
4 | Josh Miller | 01:46.64 | Finished |
5 | Josh Salinas | 00:40.33 | Jawbreakers |
6 | Karson Voiles | 01:14.72 | Jawbreakers |
7 | John Mack | 00:20.96 | Duck Duck Goose |
8 | Nick Hanson | 00:38.37 | Duck Duck Goose |
9 | Francisco Barajas | 00:27.49 | Duck Duck Goose |
10 | Brigham Youngstrom | 00:27.83 | Duck Duck Goose |
11 | Arnold Hernandez | 00:38.54 | Duck Duck Goose |
12 | Ricky Vu | 00:46.32 | Duck Duck Goose |
13 | Michael Eckert | N/A | Duck Duck Goose |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Karen Potts | N/A | Jawbreakers |
2 | Chynna Hart | N/A | Duck Duck Goose |
3 | Megan Johnson | N/A | Duck Duck Goose |
4 | Rachel Brown | N/A | Duck Duck Goose |
5 | Ally Tippetts Wooton | N/A | Dangerous Waters |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Enzo DeFerrari Wilson | 01:10.24 | Finished |
2 | David Bergstrom-Wright | 01:17.79 | Finished |
3 | Conor Galvin | 01:47.35 | Finished |
4 | Julius Ferguson | 00:38.59 | Ring the Bells |
5 | Vinnie Castranova | 00:45.73 | Ring the Bells |
6 | R.J. Roman | 00:46.78 | Ring the Bells |
7 | Bob Reese | 00:46.92 | Ring the Bells |
8 | Josiah Singleton | 00:59.65 | Ring the Bells |
9 | Jeff Loftus | 01:07.82 | Ring the Bells |
10 | Ryan Stratis | 01:26.06 | Ring the Bells |
11 | Jay Flores | 01:27.44 | Ring the Bells |
12 | Cal Plohoros | 00:26.37 | Duck Duck Goose |
13 | Josh Wagg | 00:29.82 | Duck Duck Goose |
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Jessie Graff | 02:42:03 | Finished |
2 | Jaleesa Himka | N/A | Ring the Bells |
3 | Megan Budway | N/A | Dangerous Waters |
4 | Caitlyn Bergstrom-Wright | N/A | Dangerous Waters |
5 | Emma Pereyra | N/A | Dangerous Waters |
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On March 18, 2024, NBC revealed the premiere date and timeslot for the season. [2] [3] The program's longtime timeslot, Mondays 8 p.m. ET, was kept (with reruns scheduled to air on select Sundays at 7:00 p.m. ET); however for this season, episodes would mostly revert back to the previous two-hour format (with some exceptions), after Season 15 consisted mostly of one-hour episodes – mainly during the qualifying and early semifinal rounds – to allow the network to run a competition-based Monday prime time lineup for its Summer 2023 schedule (accompanied by fellow game shows The Wall and The Weakest Link , both of which share the lead out time slot this season).
Episode | Air Date | ||||
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Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (Millions) | |||
1 | Qualifiers #1 & #2 | June 3, 2024 | Monday 8:00 PM | 0.3 [4] | 2.80 [4] |
2 | Qualifiers #3 & #4 | June 10, 2024 | 0.4 [5] | 3.06 [5] | |
3 | Qualifiers #5 & #6 | July 1, 2024 | 0.3 [6] | 2.93 [6] | |
4 | Qualifiers #7 | July 8, 2024 | 0.3 [7] | 2.88 [7] | |
5 | Qualifiers #8 | July 15, 2024 | |||
6 | Semifinals #1 & #2 | July 22, 2024 |
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