Season of American realty/sport competition television series American Ninja Warrior
Season of television series
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
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
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
Event
Obstacles
Course 1
Home Run
Flying Shelf Grab
Wingnuts
Sideways
Spin Hopper
Rope Climb
Course 2
The eight qualifiers, divided into five nights, took place on the lot of Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Like Season 15, the number of semifinalists remained at 16, and men and women have completely separate leaderboards. The top 11 men and top 3 women advance to the semifinals immediately, while the next two men (12th/13th place) and the next two women (4th/5th place) compete head-to-head in "The Runoffs" for the final spots.
Denotes expanded course (Mega Wall) finishes
Denotes runoff winners who advanced to semifinals
Denotes rookie contestants
Three new obstacles were introduced in the qualifying course: Reel to Reel, Dangerous Waters, and Duck Duck Goose (an Obstacle Design Challenge creation).
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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.
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
03:11.76
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 13 Men
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
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
Rounds formed
Semifinal
Qualifying
1
3 & 5
2
4 & 6
TBA
1 & 7
2 & 8
The four semifinal rounds, divided over two nights, were taped at the same Universal Studios lot where the qualifiers were filmed during two nights. This season will be the second under the new format which was introduced in Season 15 in which the semifinals have competitors race head-to-head in pairs. They are seeded based on the overall results in the leaderboard table which is created by merging 2 leaderboards from qualifying courses with the same obstacles. During the races, all the winners and the two losers who reached the farthest obstacle in the least amount of time advanced to the National Finals, unless more than two race losers finished the semi-final course, in that case they all advance to the next round. Meanwhile, the two fastest winners proceed to a modified head-to-head course at the end of each night where they race for a Safety Pass, an option for a second attempt on Stage 1 of the Finals.
Denotes losers also advancing to National Finals
Denotes Safety Pass winners runs
Denotes rookie contestants
Men's race results
Winners
Losers
Time
Result
Competitor
Competitor
Result
Time
0:36.07
7. Completed
Kai Beckstrand
Jesse Maurer
5. Spin Hopper
No result
0:50.70
7. Completed
Kaden Lebsack
Eric Middleton
7. Completed
1:54:56
0:58.40
7. Completed
Colton Skuster
Ben Behrends
7. Completed
1:21.03
1:10.27
7. Completed
Levi Enright
Tyler Yamauchi
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:16.50
7. Completed
Austin Gray
Barry Boyd
7. Completed
1:28.67
1:18.85
7. Completed
Chris Behrends
Glenn Albright
4. Sideways
No result
1:31.50
7. Completed
David Tomassoni
Mike Silenzi
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:32.59
7. Completed
Donovan Metoyer
Scott Behrends
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:35.23
7. Completed
Max Feinberg
Ethan Gardulski
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:46.17
7. Completed
Jackson Twait
Marquez Green
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:50.58
7. Completed
Cam Baumgartner
Nathan Green
4. Sideways
No result
0:36.55
5. Spin Hopper
Luke Beckstrand
Drew Nester
5. Spin Hopper
No result
Women's race results
Winners
Losers
Time
Result
Competitor
Competitor
Result
Time
1:07.27
5. Spin Hopper
Violet Kepo'o
Emily Keener
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:08.87
5. Spin Hopper
Taylor Greene
Judith Carroll
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:10.59
5. Spin Hopper
Mady Howard
Jaelyn Bennett
4. Sideways
No result
1:12.20
5. Spin Hopper
Anabella Heinrichs
Riley Porter
4. Sideways
No result
Men's race results
Winners
Losers
Time
Result
Competitor
Competitor
Result
Time
0:55.23
7. Completed
Jay Lewis
Jamie Rahn
5. Spin Hopper
No result
0:55.76
7. Completed
Gavin Obey
James Sannella
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:06.55
7. Completed
Joe Moravsky
David Fleming
3. Wingnuts
No result
1:06.58
7. Completed
Matt Bradley
Vincent Pane
6. Rope Climb
2:30.00
1:07.06
7. Completed
Noah Meunier
John Uga
4. Sideways
No result
1:19.38
7. Completed
Josiah Pippel
Guang Cui
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:24.18
7. Completed
Jacob Arnstein
Noah Buschur
4. Sideways
No result
1:24.80
7. Completed
Sean Bryan
David Campbell
5. Spin Hopper
No result
1:31.07
7. Completed
Joe Meissner
James McGrath
7. Completed
1:51.27
2:13.63
7. Completed
Xavier Dantzler
Najee Richardson
5. Spin Hopper
No result
0:39.60
5. Spin Hopper
Kevin Rodriguez
Verdale Benson
4. Sideways
No result
0:40.07
5. Spin Hopper
Brandon Singletary
Ramcis Valdez
4. Sideways
No result
Women's race results
Winners
Losers
Time
Result
Competitor
Competitor
Result
Time
2:23.32
7. Completed
Addy Herman
Brittney Durant
4. Sideways
No result
1:11.65
5. Spin Hopper
Abby Clark
Jojo Grubesic
2. Flying Shelf Grab
No result
0:32.29
4. Sideways
Sydney Yee
Casey Rothschild
4. Sideways
No result
0:38.08
4. Sideways
Taylor Johnson
Emily Gardiner
4. Sideways
No result
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 in various slots due to sports); 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
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
0.3[8]
2.94[8]
6
Semifinals #1 & #2
July 22, 2024
0.3[9]
2.46[9]
7
Semifinals #3 & #4
August 12, 2024
8
National Finals #1
August 19, 2024
^ Peter White (March 29, 2023). "American Ninja Warrior Lands Bumper Renewal Order At NBC With Taller Mega Wall Among Format Changes" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 25, 2024 .
^ a b "NBC Is the Official Home of Competition and Games This Summer with a Slate of Powerhouse Hit Series" (Press release). NBC . March 18, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via The Futon Critic .
^ a b Peter White (March 18, 2024). "NBC Sets Summer Premieres For Return Of Reality Slate Including AGT & American Ninja Warrior ; Hot Wheels & LA Fire & Rescue Not Returning" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 25, 2024 .
^ a b Pucci, Douglas (June 4, 2024). "Monday Ratings: NBC Leads in Total Viewers with American Ninja Warrior Return" . Programming Insider . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ a b Pucci, Douglas (June 12, 2024). "Monday Ratings: ABC Tops Prime Time as NHL Stanley Cup Final Grows in Game 2" . Programming Insider . Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
^ a b Pucci, Douglas (July 6, 2024). "Monday Ratings: USMNT Loss to Uruguay on FS1 Sets Record U.S. TV Audience for an English-Language Copa America Telecast" . Programming Insider . Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ a b Pucci, Douglas (July 10, 2024). "Monday Ratings: The Bachelorette 21st Season Premiere on ABC Up Double-Digits from '23" . Programming Insider . Retrieved July 10, 2024 .
^ a b Pucci, Douglas (July 18, 2024). "Monday Ratings: Republican Convention First Night Tallies to 17 Million Across Eight Networks in 10 p.m. Hour" . Programming Insider . Retrieved July 18, 2024 .
^ a b Pucci, Douglas (July 26, 2024). "Monday Ratings: Bob Newhart Special on CBS Highlights Prime Time" . Programming Insider . Retrieved July 27, 2024 .
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