Ninja Warrior UK (series 4)

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Ninja Warrior UK
Series 4
Presented by Ben Shephard
Chris Kamara
Rochelle Humes
No. of contestants250
Finals venue Manchester Central
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network ITV
Original release14 April (2018-04-14) 
9 June 2018 (2018-06-09)
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 3

Series Four of Ninja Warrior UK , a British physical obstacle assault course game show, began airing on 14 April 2018. Unlike previous series, it was announced on 28 August 2017 that the competition would feature a selection of celebrity contestants, including Gethin Jones, Harry Judd, Jenni Falconer and Marvin Humes.

Contents

Series overview

Qualifier

In the course of the four qualifier rounds, the contestants faced a variety of different obstacles in each round, alongside Floating Steps and Warped Wall. The most common featured included Jump Hang - this series saw a few new variations on the obstacle - Floating Steps, and Log Runner - this obstacle was new for this series. This series saw the introduction of new obstacles used on the course - Rope Climb, Floating Steps, Tick Tock and Bar Hop

Qualifier 1 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Tim ShieffCompleted00:55
2Owen "The Stuff" McKenzieCompleted01:27
3Matt Varela-ChristieCompleted01:35
4Jahmal GermainCompleted01:57
5Anthony Vaquero-StainerCompleted02:04
6Sébastien FoucanCompleted02:23
7Sam WestCompleted02:24
8Dean CheethamCompleted02:27
9Richard GardnerCompleted02:34
10Jonny UrszulyFailedFlying Shelf Grab
11Colin PeckFailedFlying Shelf Grab
12Andrew SlaterFailedFlying Shelf Grab
13David BaptisteFailedFlying Shelf Grab
14Beth LodgeFailedFlying Shelf Grab
15Johann DrayneFailedCargo with Tyre
Qualifier 2 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Deren PerezCompleted01:22
2Cain ClarkeCompleted01:44
3Jason RoseCompleted01:56
4Aaron PurseyCompleted02:04
5Jules JulienCompleted02:35
6Ryan ClampCompleted02:37
7Ashley BullockCompleted02:40
8Brendan RileyCompleted02:47
9Keith FairburnCompleted02:57
10Jonathan MorrisCompleted03:07
11Mhairi ThorburnCompleted04:10
12Greg TrevelyanCompleted04:15
13Joe PulmanFailedRing Jump
14Georgia MunroeFailedRing Jump
15Wendy BradleyFailedRing Jump
Qualifier 3 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Tristan SteedCompleted01:48
2Ed ScottCompleted01:51
3Mike SnowCompleted01:54
4Aidan RobertsCompleted02:23
5Mohammad MoinuddinCompleted02:46
6Radzi ChinyanganyaCompleted03:13
7Brad WendesCompleted03:37
8Saskia NevilleCompleted03:53
9Paul ConnollyCompleted04:06
10Shao DowCompleted04:07
11Ronnie BonsraCompleted04:14
12David PatonCompleted04:15
13Monty GupwellCompleted05:31
14Hayley WrayFailedWarped Wall
15Marcus MorrisonFailedPipe Climber
Qualifier 4 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Greg BallCompleted01:28
2Ali HayCompleted01:35
3Owen DrewCompleted02:40
4Imogen HorrocksCompleted03:32
5Roshane YoungFailedI-Beam Cross
6Andrew CroninFailedI-Beam Cross
7Karl BrentFailedI-Beam Cross
8Tom MayFailedI-Beam Cross
9Simone MingFailedI-Beam Cross
10Theo AndrewsFailedI-Beam Cross
11Joel KingFailedI-Beam Cross
12Ryan TraceyFailedI-Beam Cross
13Chloe HenryFailedI-Beam Cross
14Katie BirchFailedI-Beam Cross
15Rob HamiltonFailedI-Beam Cross

Semi-finals

For the semi-finals of this series, the semi-finalists had to complete Stage 1 of the course within three minutes. Alongside the Floating Steps and Warped Wall, they also had to contend with Ring Swing, Broken Bridge, Bar Hop, and Wind Chimes. Upon completing the stage, they then faced the obstacles of Stage 2, consisting of Ring Slider, Spinning Log, and Rope Climb.

Semi-Finals Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime
1Ali HayCompleted03:03
2Owen "The Stuff" McKenzieCompleted03:38
3Tim ShieffCompleted03:40
4Jonny UrszulyCompleted04:02
5Dean CheethamCompleted04:05
6Aidan RobertsCompleted04:09
7Deren PerezCompleted04:21
8Sam WestCompleted04:35
9Jahmal GermainCompleted04:39
10Aaron PurseyCompleted05:09
11Brendan RileyFailedRope Climb
12Matt Varela-ChristieFailedSpinning Log
13Mike SnowFailedSpinning Log
14Jason RoseFailedRing Slider
15Sébastien FoucanFailedRing Slider
16Saskia NevilleFailedRing Slider
17Simone MingFailedWarped Wall
18Johann DrayneFailedWarped Wall
19Hayley WrayFailedWind Chimes
20Joel KingFailedWind Chimes
21Jules JulienFailedWind Chimes
22Theo AndrewsFailedWind Chimes
23Jonathan MorrisFailedWind Chimes
24Georgia MunroeFailedWind Chimes
25Imogen HorrocksFailedWind Chimes
26David PatonFailedWind Chimes
27Chloe HenryFailedBar Hop
28Cwen DrewFailedBar Hop
29Mohammad MoinuddinFailedBar Hop
30Ryan ClampFailedBar Hop

Final

Final 1 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime
1Tim SchieffCompleted2:21 left
2Ali HayCompleted2.10 left
3Deren PerezCompleted1.57 left
4Jonny UrszulyCompleted1.42 left
5Brendan RileyCompleted1.10 left
6Sam WestCompleted1:09 left
7Mike SnowCompleted1.03 left
8Sébastien FoucanCompleted0.37 left
Final 2 Results

Ratings

EpisodeAir dateViewers
(millions) [1]
ITV weekly ranking [1]
Heat 114 April 20184.0720
Heat 221 April 20182.8625
Heat 328 April 20183.5620
Heat 45 May 20182.9730
Semi-Final 112 May 20183.5019
Semi–Final 219 May 2018N/AN/A
Final 126 May 2018N/AN/A
Final 29 June 20182.8118

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