111-458: (Redirected from Anw ) ANW may refer to: American Ninja Warrior , a U.S. television series in the Ninja Warrior franchise Australian Ninja Warrior , an Australian television series in the Ninja Warrior franchise Ainsworth Regional Airport (IATA code: ANW), Ainsworth, Nebraska, USA Aviación Del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. (ICAO code: ANW),
222-534: A "game over". On July 24, 2020, the Twitter accounts of G4, Attack of the Show! and X-Play were reactivated to post a teaser video announcing a revival of the network slated for 2021. The teaser was released during "Comic-Con@Home", the first virtual streaming edition of San Diego Comic-Con . G4's website was reopened with a playable game of Pong which, if won, redirected to a mailing list to sign up for updates and
333-471: A Last Ninja Standing prize of $ 100,000 was introduced. The first city qualifying, held in Los Angeles , was dedicated to the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and featured cameo appearances of Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard . Drew Drechsel and Sean Bryan were the only competitors to reach Stage 3 of National Finals both fell during their runs. Drechsel and Bryan fell on the same obstacle, but
444-522: A Mexican airline, see List of airline codes (A) West Allentown (Amtrak code: ANW), an Amtrak Station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Argentine North Western Railway Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE ticker: ANW) Harpoon Advanced Naval Warfare , a videogame in the Harpoon Anaang language (ISO 639 code: anw) Algemeen Nederlands Woordenboek [ nl ] (ANW),
555-488: A campaign on Twitter to become a G4 personality in August 2020. On the same day of the special's premiere, G4 launched Gravython , a charity drive that would be raising funds for a variety of community partners. On January 28, 2021, G4 announced that both Attack of the Show! and X-Play would be revived due to high demand from fans. They also gave a tentative date of Summer 2021 for the network's relaunch. The following day,
666-535: A filing with the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (that state's utility service regulator) a month prior, that NBCUniversal had plans to discontinue G4's operations as of the October 10 date, though only the discontinuation of carriage by Cablevision occurred. Late in October 2013, Charter Communications , which was one of the charter carriers of TechTV when it was a sister of that network under
777-515: A four-part Finals course which is based at Las Vegas Strip (sometimes called Mount Midoriyama ). The competitor who finishes all the courses in the fastest time wins a cash prize of $ 1,000,000. Starting with season 10, if one remaining competitor fails on any of Finals course parts but has completed it more than the others in the fastest time, they win a consolatory $ 100,000 prize. The show is hosted by Matt Iseman (the show's moderator) and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila . To date, only three competitors have won
888-414: A free shirt promo code. The campaign was in-reference to the network's original launch in 2002 and their shutdown in 2014. Comcast would transfer operations of G4 from NBCUniversal to its Spectacor division (former owners of the now-defunct PRISM regional premium cable television channel). On August 12, 2020, Olivia Munn , the former co-host of Attack of the Show! , was reportedly in final talks for
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1110-491: A livestream that cosplayer Jefferson "Jeffersawrus" Carvey was the network's first #G4NeedsTalent hire. Its final "Epic April" announcement was made on the 30th, where Virtual YouTuber and livestreamer character CodeMiko , along with her creator known only as "The Technician", would be joining as a new host. On May 5, 2021, G4 was announced to be the official broadcaster of Dungeons & Dragons Live , airing on July 16 and 17. On May 14, YouTuber and podcaster Gina Darling
1221-526: A male-oriented channel, stating that "guys like to play games, but not necessarily watch a bunch of shows with games on the screen". Comcast announced on October 12, 2006, that it would consolidate its west coast entertainment operations, including G4, E! and Style Network into a new group headed by Ted Harbert , who had formerly run E!. It was announced that the upper management of the G4 channel would relocate to E!'s Los Angeles office. Harbert gave his opinion at
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#17331158447831332-448: A marathon of Xplay , with segments from other G4 programs added during commercial breaks or between episodes. Similar to how the original network ended in 2014 with the first episode of Xplay from 2003, the final full episode to air was the first episode from the Xplay relaunch in 2021. This was followed by a zoomed-out photo of former Attack of the Show host Gina Darling's forehead, with
1443-562: A marathon of the original Ninja Warrior , occasionally featuring reruns of the Very Special G4 Holiday Reunion Special from the previous year. The Catastrophic Launch Special was broadcast on the network's Twitch and YouTube channels that same evening, before airing on the cable network on the next day. On March 7, 2022, G4 launched a FAST channel on Pluto TV called G4 Select, which carries most of G4's regular programming. As part of an exclusive partnership,
1554-531: A minor to travel interstate to engage in sexual activity. On June 26, 2024, Dreschel was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison, 15 years of supervised release (along with registering as a sex offender), and was ordered to pay $ 100,000 in restitution to his victim. The thirteenth season consists of 12 episodes aired from May 31 to September 13, 2021. For this season, several invitations to compete have been sent to teenagers from 15 to 19 years who made achievements in spin-off shows despite no official age lowering
1665-422: A multi-year deal with G4. On September 4, 2020, the official G4 YouTube channel uploaded a video featuring former X-Play host Adam Sessler as one of his fictional characters, Crazy Adam, asking for fans to submit applications to become a G4 host or simply nominate their favorite personalities with the hashtag , #G4NeedsTalent. On November 16, 2020, G4 announced A Very Special G4 Holiday Reunion Special ,
1776-529: A planned relaunch as Esquire Network , as part of a licensing deal with Hearst Corporation , owner of Esquire magazine. Esquire Network would ultimately replace Style Network instead, on September 23, 2013. G4 announced in November 2014 that it would end all operations. The network was originally shut down on December 31 , 2014. By August 2013, it was reported that approximately 61,217,000 American households (53.61% of households with television) were receiving
1887-420: A promotion for Sprint Nextel 's next generation wireless internet service. On November 1, 2010, DirecTV announced that it had removed G4 from its channel lineup, citing low interest among their subscriber base and low Nielsen ratings as the primary reason for dropping of the channel. DirecTV commented that it was "...unable to reach an agreement to continue carrying the G4 channel and it has been removed from
1998-538: A qualifying round, Jessie Graff became the first woman to qualify for a city finals course. During the National Finals, 41-year-old Joyce Shahboz became the first woman to compete there twice in two years, while Brian Arnold fell on the final obstacle of Stage 3 and won the title of Last Man Standing. The sixth season premiered on May 26, 2014, and concluded on September 8, 2014, with original episodes airing solely on NBC. During qualifiers, Kacy Catanzaro became
2109-568: A scripted special hosted by Ron Funches featuring interviews with Kevin Pereira , Olivia Munn, Adam Sessler, Morgan Webb , Kristin Adams , and Blair Herter . The special premiered on November 24 on Twitch and YouTube ; Syfy would also air the special on November 27. At the special's end, wrestler Xavier "King" Woods / Austin Creed would be the first newly announced host for G4's relaunch, after beginning
2220-456: A single obstacle, the Rope Climb, which is the final obstacle of the National Finals courses. Contestants must complete this rope climb in 30 seconds or less in order to be crowned as "American Ninja Warrior." The rope climb's height was 50 feet from the first through 3 seasons, and was increased to 65 feet in the 4 season. It has been increased since to 75 feet. From the 2 through 7 seasons,
2331-503: A small dot, followed by the sound of San Diego Comic-Con attendee Ramses to Kevin Pereira shouting " I'’M AT COMIC CON!! ", (possibly alluding to G4 dying and going to Comic-Con, occasionally nicknamed "nerd heaven"), as the dot shut off like an analog TV alongside the Atari 2600 version of Donkey Kong 's death sounds and the Game Boy start-up chime, thus symbolically ending the network with
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#17331158447832442-676: A still game of Pong etched onto it and text reading, "G4" and "Thanks 4 watching!," along with Kassem G's deadpan voice saying "I'm at Comic-Con." referencing the first time the network stopped transmitting. A screen reading "THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!" was set to appear after midnight, however Fios cut their signal just seconds prior to midnight, ending in the middle of the sign-off. In addition to video game culture , G4's programming encompassed geek , fandom , genre , and general audience shows aimed at young adults. The network primarily livestreams its original programming on their Twitch and YouTube channels. These livestreams are edited to air on
2553-676: A tryout was opened, meaning competitors from across the United States had to fly themselves there to compete. Levi Meeuwenberg was the Last Man Standing, having gone the farthest in the least amount of time among the American competitors on Sasuke 23 . The second season premiered on December 8, 2010, on G4, and concluded on December 23, 2010, after 10 hour-long episodes. Qualifying and semifinals were held in Venice Beach in August. Out of
2664-417: A video on their YouTube channel revealing the return of "Epic April", a month dedicated to new announcements. On April 5, G4 revealed the development of a new competitive series hosted by Xavier "King" Woods / Austin Creed in partnership with WWE to air in the fall. On April 11, Esports shoutcaster, The Titan Games commentator and former AEW commentator Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez was announced to be joining
2775-503: A week. Consequently, a number of the staff and production crew involved in the shows would be laid off. Layla Kayleigh also left G4 in April 2009 after Neal Tiles announced that her contract would not be renewed. It was announced during Comic-Con 2010 that G4 would be the exclusive North American broadcaster of Marvel Anime , which made its television debut in 2011. During the week of July 26-August 1, 2010, G4 changed its logo to 4G as
2886-407: Is a chance that the series will return to the old model of qualifiers. The semifinal courses are the follow-up to each qualifying course. They contain four new obstacles in addition to the six obstacles featured in the city qualifying course. These four obstacles are all placed after the original six obstacles. In the tenth season, two of the original six obstacles are replaced with new obstacles for
2997-409: Is about the same size as four football fields and contains 22 or 24 obstacles. Stage 1 consists of eight obstacles, which test the competitors' agility and speed. The first stage is timed, and only the competitors who successfully complete it within 2:45 advance to Stage 2. Since season 15, it is not necessary to finish the course, but only the top 24 competitors will advance to Stage 2, independent of
3108-599: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages American Ninja Warrior American Ninja Warrior (sometimes abbreviated as ANW ) is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show Sasuke , which also serves as a successor of American Ninja Challenge . It features a set of obstacle courses in various cities, which competitor attempt to conquer. The obstacle courses are divided into Qualifiers courses, Semifinals courses, and
3219-460: The $ 1,000,000 prize and becoming the third American Ninja Warrior and the second champion. On January 22, 2020, the series was renewed for a twelfth season , which premiered on September 7, 2020. Qualifying cities originally included returns to Los Angeles and St. Louis with a new location, Washington, D.C. , with the National Finals initially set to be held in Las Vegas . However, production of
3330-544: The 10 competitors sent to Japan to compete on Sasuke 26 , five completed Stage 1, four completed Stage 2, while none completed Stage 3. David Campbell was the Last Man Standing, having been the American gone the farthest in the least amount of time on Stage 3. The third season had the same format as the second season but aired in the summer. Qualifying and semifinals were held in Venice Beach in May. It premiered on July 31, 2011, on G4, and concluded on August 21, 2011. The finale
3441-478: The 15th season, Stage 2 resembles the Semifinals format, where contestants race head to head, with 12 winners and 2 best losers (determined by additional head-to-head races among the 4 losers) advancing to Stage 3. Stage 3 consists of seven (eight until season 11) obstacles that test competitors' upper body and grip strength. It is the only stage in the National Finals that has no time limit. Like Stages 1 and 2, only
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3552-594: The 8 and 9 seasons, it was increased to 14'6". In the 10th season, the 18-foot "Mega Wall" was introduced adjacent to the Warped Wall. Competitors had only one attempt to reach the top of the Mega Wall and, if successful, they won $ 10,000. In the 11th season, competitors were given the choice of which to climb; if they chose the Mega Wall, those who failed on their first attempt could earn $ 5,000 on their second attempt and $ 2,500 on their third if successful. From 12 to 14 seasons,
3663-505: The April launch. Stotsky confirmed that a new season of American Ninja Warrior would air on the network in the summer. In May 2013, the launch date was pushed to September 23, 2013, with its first program being an 80th anniversary special for Esquire . On September 9, 2013, news broke that NBCUniversal would instead replace the Style Network with Esquire Network, leaving G4 "as is for the foreseeable future, though it's highly unlikely
3774-507: The DirecTV channel lineup." It was reported that the UFC and WWE were in separate talks to buy G4 in 2011. The UFC eventually partnered with Fox , while WWE launched its own network on February 24, 2014. On January 5, 2012, Neal Tiles stepped down as CEO. He was replaced by former NBCUniversal marketing chief Adam Stotsky. Long-time employees Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira both departed
3885-399: The National Finals course. Since the fifth season, competitors who complete the city finals automatically move on to the National Finals. Since the ninth season, the top two women in each city finals course also move on to compete on the National Finals course, even if they do not finish in the top 15 or 12. Previously, many women had been granted wildcard slots, which allowed them to advance to
3996-472: The National Finals, which were held for the first time in Las Vegas , Brent Steffensen was the only competitor to reach Stage 3 and became the Last Man Standing. He went further on Stage 3 than any American had ever gone before, including on Sasuke . The fifth season premiered on June 30, 2013, on G4, and concluded on September 16, 2013, on NBC. City qualifying and finals courses aired on both G4 and NBC. City competitions were held in four cities. During
4107-404: The National Finals, while Allyssa Beird became the second woman to complete it. Stage 2 saw every competitor eliminated except for three veterans. However, none of them could complete Stage 3. Joe Moravsky fell on the penultimate obstacle and became the Last Man Standing. The tenth season began airing on May 30, 2018, and ended on September 10, 2018. For the first time in the show's history,
4218-438: The National Finals. Since the 8th season, small prizes ranging from $ 1,000 to $ 5,000 are awarded to first, second, and third finishers who complete the city finals course. Since the eleventh season, a new segment called Power Tower was introduced as an expansion to the semifinal course. The top two competitors would race against each other on a standalone course containing several obstacles simultaneously. The first who presses
4329-516: The National Finals. However, all competitors who complete the semifinals automatically move on to the National Finals in Vegas. For the first eleven seasons, the semifinals were called City Finals and were held after City Qualifiers in the same city and with the same competitors. In the first three seasons, there also was a semi-final course in between the City Finals and the National Finals courses, where
4440-476: The Power Tower playoffs. At the moment of his arrest, his lawyer claimed Dreschel would plead "not guilty," but his case was terminated on June 1, 2023, when he signed a Waiver of An Indictment and entered an Application for Permission to Enter Plea of Guilty. On June 19, 2023, he officially pled guilty to one count of receiving child pornography and one count of knowingly persuading, inducing, enticing and coercing
4551-415: The Show ), though eventually those duties were taken over by the editorial staff of X-Play . G4's website previously featured game trailers and reviews, select video clips of its original shows, and web original programming. The website continued providing entertainment-related news articles until May 31, 2013, with the last article posted on G4's website as a replacement for the site's schedule section,
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4662-487: The Show: Vibe Check , the network fully sunsetting operations on October 21, ending two minutes into Smosh ; G4 Select would later cease on Vizio. G4 in itself left Philo , YouTube TV , Xfinity , and Cox prior to the shutdown, with Fios being the last to carry the network until the true discontinuation date, November 18, 2022, two days after the first anniversary of the re-launch. The final programs aired were
4773-527: The United States. However, after the shutdown of the series due to COVID-19 pandemic, all city qualifiers were suspended, while filming for the twelfth season was entirely held in St. Louis , while the current format of qualifiers was established and later implemented in future seasons. All qualifiers are now held in a single predetermined city, and the show covers all the contestants' expenses, including travel costs and accommodation. Showrunner Anthony Storm said that there
4884-472: The addition of acquired and archive NBCU content such as Party Down , Parks and Recreation , and week-delayed episodes of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . The rebranding was scheduled to take place on April 22, 2013, but was moved to an unspecified date in the summer on April 15, 2013. Network general manager Adam Stotsky stated the rebranding was pushed back in order to have a broader original series slate to launch with than would have been available for
4995-399: The buzzer on top of the Power Tower wins a Safety Pass, which allows one to retry a single National Finals course if needed. Starting with season 15, a new format was introduced to the semifinals. Now, instead of competing on an extended course, pairs of competitors will race against each other. The winners of head-to-head races and two losers who went faster and farther than others proceed to
5106-467: The channel held the first American Ninja Challenge , in which Americans gained the opportunity to be sent to compete on Sasuke . Over time, the semi-annual Sasuke broadcasts on G4 gained a cult following in the United States and eventually almost became the channel's most-watched broadcasts. This led to the creation of the American adaptation of the show, American Ninja Warrior , in 2009. American Ninja Warrior followed American Ninja Challenge as
5217-654: The channel would also feature new content catered to free, linear streaming audiences. The channel was later added to Vizio 's WatchFree platform on June 16, 2022. On October 16, 2022, it was announced that G4 would be ceasing operations after relaunching the previous year. Several factors that led to G4's discontinuation ranged from low viewership, a lack of audience strategy, ever-changing and absent leadership, competition with streaming content creators on YouTube and Twitch , cord-cutting , underpromotion, and high expenditures. G4 Select would be removed from Pluto TV on October 19, 2022, during an episode of Attack of
5328-419: The city finals course. Since the fifth season, competitors who complete the qualifiers automatically move on to the semifinals. Since the ninth season, the top five women also advance to the semifinals, even if they have not finished in the top 30. In the 15th season, the leaderboards for men and women have divided into top 13 men and top 5 women. Starting with season 15, a new qualifying segment, The Runoffs ,
5439-448: The city finals course. The change was dropped the next season, but a season later all the original obstacles except the first and the warped wall were decided to be switched. There is no opportunity to run Mega Wall and receive $ 10,000. The extra set of obstacles mostly centers on the contestant's upper body skills. The top 15 or 12 competitors who go the farthest in the least amount of time from each city finals course move on to compete on
5550-604: The company launched the B4G4 brand, featuring short-form experimental content on YouTube and Twitter created to gain feedback from audiences that would help determine the shows for G4's relaunch. On February 12, 2021, the B4G4 iterations of Attack of the Show! and X-Play began, with Kevin Pereira and Adam Sessler returning to host their respective series; these involved humorous sketches for AOTS and Let's Plays with other gaming-based streamers and YouTubers alongside Sessler for X-Play . On
5661-414: The company will invest in more original programming". On September 23, 2013, G4 was dropped by Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks (Bright House carriage contracts were negotiated by Time Warner Cable), citing the network's low viewership as "(not a) good value for our customers". Verizon FiOS discontinued the channel on October 1, 2013, and Cablevision did so on October 10, 2013, pursuant to
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#17331158447835772-539: The competitors who successfully complete Stage 3 move on to compete in Stage 4. Starting in Season 10, Stage 3 has a clock that counts up to determine any tiebreaking times should no contestant advance from Stage 3, since the format guarantees prize money to the contestant that advances the furthest on the course, and the tiebreaker is based on how fast the contestants reached the previous obstacle prior to failing. Stage 4 consists of
5883-511: The contestants and also a way to save up energy before next obstacles. The amount of new obstacles per season is regulated by NBC. Beginning with the ninth season, fans of the show have been given the opportunity to design their own obstacles through the ANW Obstacle Design Challenge . In each qualifying course, the competitors that have been selected compete on the first obstacle course which consists of six obstacles. Usually,
5994-567: The course for the first time in the series' history. During National Finals, Jessie Graff became the first woman to complete Stage 1. However, only 17 competitors advanced to Stage 2, marking the lowest number in the series' history. Only two of them, Drew Drechsel and Daniel Gil, managed to beat Stage 2, but none of them completed Stage 3. Dreschel fell further on the course and was declared the Last Man Standing. The ninth season premiered on June 12, 2017, and ended on September 18, 2017. A record 41 competitors successfully completed Stage 1 during
6105-435: The course via monitors. The series was originally hosted by G4's Blair Herter and Alison Haislip . In the second season, comedian and television host Matt Iseman joined the show, replacing Herter. Producers were fond of his knowledge of sports and lighthearted, enthusiastic delivery; he is also known by his pronunciation of the show's title. Additionally, MMA fighter Jimmy Smith was brought in as co-host while Haislip
6216-425: The eighth season. Before being eligible to compete, all competitors must first meet several requirements. There is no maximum age limit, but the minimum has consistently been lowered. For the first 9 seasons, it was 21, then in season 10 it was lowered to 19 for the next 3 seasons. Starting with season 13, specific teenagers from 15 are invited to the show as specific guests, while the minimum age lowered to 15 years
6327-403: The episode. Producer Anthony Storm said that the screen time is divided between athletes based on their performance, story originality, and the amount of competitions they have already participated in before. About 1,000 people applied to compete in the first season, 3,500 in the fifth season, 5,000 in the sixth season, 50,000 in the seventh season, 70,000 in the eighth season, and 77,000 in
6438-399: The fastest competitor to beat the final stage would receive the full prize money, regardless of whether other competitors completed Stage 4 as well. Beginning with the 8 season, if multiple competitors completed Stage 4, the competitors split the prize money. For Season 17, if there is one, the National Finals will utilize head-to-head racing in a single-elimination tournament bracket, with
6549-555: The final spot in a Runoff. Second, the semifinals was all races (seeded 1 vs 24, 1 vs 8). Third, the top 24 competitors would advance to Stage Two, regardless of completing the course. Fourth, Stage Two was just like the Semifinals with races, but the four fastest losers would compete in Runoffs. This guaranteed a minimum of 14 competitors would advance to Stage Three. Taylor Greene made history by hitting two buzzers in her first two runs. Also, she went farther than any women this season and being
6660-423: The first and the third obstacles test the competitor's balance skills while the others are oriented on the upper body. However, since the 15th season the first obstacle is reconsidered as an upper body one. The Warped Wall serves as a sixth and final obstacle on every qualifiers course, while the competitors have three chances to complete it. In the first 7 seasons, the wall reached a total height of 14 ft. In
6771-413: The first female competitor to make it up the Warped Wall. Later in the city finals, she became the first woman to complete a city finals course. Catanzaro's two runs have been described as the first "viral moment" of the show and are credited with increasing the seventh season's submissions ten times over. During the National Finals, Joe Moravsky fell on the antepenultimate obstacle of Stage 3 and became
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#17331158447836882-435: The first time any competitor completed it in the regular season. During Stage 4, Britten completed the rope climb in 0:29.65 seconds, becoming the first American Ninja Warrior for being the first to complete all six courses (city qualifying, city finals, and all four stages of Mount Midoriyama) in a single season and the first runner-up to achieve Total Victory, while Caldiero completed the rope climb in 0:26.14 seconds, earning
6993-472: The first time, a Spanish-language version airs on Telemundo . 150 athletes, which were 50 notable contestants and two teammates for each one, participated in the season. The season finals course consisted of 10 obstacles, with top 8 contestants moving for a face-to-face knockout stage on the Power Tower. Daniel Gil won over Austin Gray in the final playoff stage and earned a reduced $ 100,000 prize. Drew Dreschel,
7104-418: The footsteps of MTV, which provided music video producers with a venue for non-traditional television programming. Hirschhorn intended G4 to become a vehicle for unconventional advertising. In 2002, G4 offered advertisers wide latitude to place their products on G4's programs, and even allowed their commercials to appear as if they were a part of the program . G4 offered what was called a "2 minute unit", which
7215-520: The former made it faster to it, making him the Last Ninja Standing. The eleventh season started its premiere on May 29, 2019, and ended on September 16, 2019. City competitions were held in six locations. One of them featured obstacles dedicated to the release of The Angry Birds Movie 2 . New rules regarding the Mega Wall obstacle, which was introduced in the previous season, came into effect. Competitors were given three chances to make it up
7326-460: The linear television channel and video on demand platforms the next day. The television channel's programming currently features reruns of past G4 shows, as well as other acquired programs. Pulse was a prerecorded weekly news show that focused on the gaming industry that aired on G4. In November 2004, along with other G4techTV programs, the show was cancelled. News segments were merged with revamped version of The Screen Savers (later Attack of
7437-408: The main cash prize: Isaac Caldiero , Drew Drechsel, and Vance Walker (who is the only competitor to do it twice). Furthermore, Geoff Britten , Daniel Gil, and Caleb Bergstrom are the only three runners-up who have achieved Total Victory. The series premiered on December 12, 2009, on cable channel G4 . For the first three seasons, the show only screened a single qualifying and semifinals course while
7548-457: The merger, the "TechTV" brand was dropped from the channel's name. A Canadian version of TechTV, originally launched on September 7, 2001, would also be relaunched under the "G4techTV" branding and would retain the brand until 2009. In September 2005, Neal Tiles replaced Hirschhorn as the channel's president. Tiles had previously been a senior marketing executive at DirecTV , Fox Sports and ESPN . He announced that G4 would be retooled as
7659-454: The network as a new host. On April 14, 2021, G4 announced that Ninja Warrior , an English-dubbed version of the Japanese show SASUKE (itself the original Japanese version of American Ninja Warrior ), would be returning to the network with 3 new tournaments and a total of 167 episodes. On April 19, comedian and YouTuber Kassem G was announced to be joining the network as a new host. On April 28, Adam Sessler and Kassem G revealed during
7770-456: The network continued to be carried on other cable systems. Certain cable operators reported that the network would end all on-air operations on November 30, 2014, and the aforementioned providers continued airing the network until the alleged cutoff date (or when their contracts with G4 were fully exhausted), ending all carriage of the network from cable providers and cable television services. The final day of G4 in its previous iteration
7881-565: The network during the first half of 2012. On October 26, 2012, it was announced that X-Play and Attack of the Show! would be cancelled by the end of the year, ending G4's studio programming. In December 2012, NBCUniversal signed a brand licensing deal with the Hearst Corporation , owner of Esquire magazine, to relaunch G4 into Esquire Network which would air shows aimed at a metrosexual audience about travel, cooking, fashion and non-sports related male programming, including
7992-483: The network. On July 24, 2020, a revival of the G4 brand was announced; the network relaunched on November 16, 2021. On October 16, 2022, it was announced that Comcast would soon be shutting down the network. Its final day of operation was November 18, 2022. G4 was launched on April 24, 2002, under the ownership of Comcast . The initial concept was to create a service similar to rival TechTV but targeted at 12-to-34-year-olds, an elusive demographic. The channel
8103-542: The ninth season. Producers then select 100 competitors from the applicants to participate in each qualifier. Until season 11, applicants could also camp outside a qualifying course and wait days or weeks to be one of the 10-30 participants selected as walk-ons. Beginning in Season 11, a lottery system was instituted to randomly select 15-20 walk-ons per qualifier. The episode's obstacles are designed and produced five months prior to an episode taping, usually from fall to winter. They share similar visual appearance and colors:
8214-478: The number of finishers, a format similar to qualifier courses. For seasons 4 to 14, Stage 2 contained six obstacles that test competitors' strength and speed. Competitors must complete the course within a time limit in order to advance to Stage 3. The time limit through the first 9 seasons was 4:00. In the tenth season, the time limit was increased by 30 seconds. After the stage, all unused Safety Passes expire and can be no longer used in further stages. Starting with
8325-528: The number of semifinal nights is less than the qualifiers. In the first 3 seasons, the top 10 competitors from the semi-final advanced to a Sasuke finals course in Japan. Since season four (except for season 12), the show has its own finals course on the Las Vegas Strip known as "Mount Midoriyama." The National Finals course consists of four stages, each containing obstacles of increasing difficulty. The course
8436-411: The obstacle courses before their run, but are given instructions on the approach to them. By and large, the goal is to make 10 to 15% of competitors complete a single obstacle course. In the fourth season, each location contained one or two obstacles that differed between others. Since the fifth season, three to all five obstacles have differed. In the tenth season, the show's first underwater obstacle
8547-470: The ownership of Vulcan Ventures, announced its intention to drop G4 on December 17; sister network Cloo replaced G4 on its systems. On November 1, 2013, Dish Network removed it from the lineup with Esquire Network replacing G4, ending all carriage of the network from direct broadcast satellite services. Cox ceased carriage of G4 in all markets on December 31, 2013. Comcast removed G4 from all its cable and satellite systems nationwide on January 6, 2014;
8658-489: The qualifying route for Americans to enter Sasuke. Since the fourth season , American finalists compete on a nearly-identical finals course on the Las Vegas Strip instead of traveling to Japan to compete on Sasuke . NBC began broadcasting the city finals and national finals episodes in the fourth season. By the fifth season, G4 was set to be replaced by Esquire Network and had wound down all original programming except American Ninja Warrior by January 2013. Notably,
8769-482: The record 10 people complete the Mega Wall, while 15-year-old Jordan Carr became the youngest to complete the Warped Wall. Five contestants have passed Stage 3 of the National Finals, but all of them failed to complete the Rope Climb in under 30 seconds; Kaden Lebsack became Last Ninja Standing for the second consecutive time. The fifteenth season consists of 14 episodes. The season saw a few changes. First, competitors who ranked 12 and 13 (or 4 and 5 for women) raced for
8880-477: The red or blue plastic inserts are installed into suspensory metal constructions and mark the pathway through the obstacle. A pool of water is located beneath every obstacle, though some in earlier seasons had mats instead. If a competitor touches water at any time, their run ends. The producers may make adjustments to the obstacles to change their difficulty between competitions, but not during opened events. The competitors do not see and have no option to practice on
8991-433: The same day, it was announced that Esports shoutcasters Indiana "Froskurinn" Black and Ovilee May would be the network's new hosts, helming the series The Bleep Esports Show - a satirical program focusing on current gaming-related news. In March, the network also began livestreaming on both Twitch and YouTube, where its hosts interact with the audience and do watch-alongs to new B4G4 videos. On April 2, 2021, G4 uploaded
9102-542: The season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , being interrupted in the middle of production on the show, a day before filming was set to begin. Instead, a reduced season, consisting of eight episodes only, returned to St. Louis and was fully filmed at The Dome at America's Center . ANW was the first NBC series to have completed a full season of episodes during the pandemic. The schedule for each episodes changed multiple times, switching from one timeslot to another. For
9213-452: The series was renewed for 15th and 16th seasons, which are filmed simultaneously. The 15th season premiered on June 5, 2023, while the 16th season premiered on June 3, 2024. In late 2006, the American cable channel G4 began airing broadcasts of the Japanese sports entertainment television special Sasuke (subtitled or dubbed in English and re-titled Ninja Warrior ). Coinciding with this,
9324-446: The sideboard advertising along the fifth season's courses listed Esquire Network as the broadcaster because G4 was going to transition into Esquire Network by April 22, 2013—before the season premiere. However, the channel switch was delayed to September 23, 2013, and Esquire Network took over Style Network's channel space instead. As a result, NBC became the sole broadcaster of the original episodes while Esquire Network aired reruns until
9435-418: The six competitors who reached Stage 3 were American—a new record. Previously, only one American would reach Stage 3 per Sasuke competition. David Campbell was again the Last Man Standing, having gone the farthest in the least amount of time among the American competitors on Stage 3. The fourth season was notable for differentiating American Ninja Warrior from Sasuke . Following the ratings success of
9546-604: The sixth season's Last Man Standing. The seventh season premiered on May 25, 2015, and ended on September 14, 2015. A special military edition was held in front of the USS Iowa in San Pedro for competitors who are either current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces in addition to five base locations. During the National Finals, a record of 38 competitors completed Stage 1, and 8 athletes completed Stage 2, and both Isaac Caldiero and Geoff Britten completed Stage 3, marking
9657-428: The structure of the Mega Wall returned to the season 10 rules. Starting with the 15th season, the Mega Wall was elevated to 18'6" and could only be attempted if competitors complete the course in under 1:20.00. At the top of both walls, a competitor presses a buzzer that stops the timer and records their time, ending their run on the course. The top 30 competitors who go the farthest in the least amount of time advance to
9768-449: The third season's NBC primetime special, the fourth season aired on both G4 and NBC. It premiered on May 20, 2012, on G4, and concluded on July 23, 2012, on NBC. Regional qualifying was aired on G4, while the regional finals courses aired on NBC. With an increased production budget, preliminary rounds were held in three locations across the United States. Six regional competitions took place in Venice Beach , Dallas , and Miami . During
9879-417: The time that the focus of the channel on "gaming has been demonstrated as being too narrow." In April 2007, G4, in association with Earth911, launched an electronic-waste -recycling campaign called Gcycle. On February 17, 2009, it was reported that G4 intended to cut back its original programming. X-Play would be reduced to three nights a week while Attack of the Show! would be cut to four nights
9990-475: The top 15 competitors from the City Finals course were narrowed down to 10 and then sent to Japan to compete on Sasuke . In the second and third seasons, this was referred to as "boot camp" and took place at a summer camp in Simi Valley, California . During this time, competitors trained together for multiple days and took part in pressure challenges. With the expansion of the series in its fourth season, there
10101-541: The top contestants travelled to Japan to compete at the Sasuke seasons' finals course. In 2012, the show changed its format by creating the fixed Finals course in Las Vegas and moved to NBC for its fourth season. In 2020, following COVID-19 restrictions, the show abolished the usual format and filmed a shorter season in St. Louis studio with no live audience. Production for the 13th season resumed in traditional format. In 2023,
10212-475: The trophy and the $ 1,000,000 prize due to him having the fastest time, therefore becoming the second American Ninja Warrior and the first champion. The eighth season of the series began on June 1, 2016, and concluded on September 12, 2016. The eighth season marked a 40 percent increase in the number of female submission videos from the previous season. During the finals in Philadelphia, no competitor completed
10323-439: The wall, but the prize money decreased after each attempt, starting at $ 10,000, then decreasing to $ 5,000, and finally $ 2,500. During the National Finals, 28 of the 86 finalists completed Stage 1, and a record 21 athletes completed Stage 2. Drew Drechsel and Daniel Gil completed Stage 3. Gil was not able to complete the rope climb on Stage 4 in the 30-second time limit, but Drechsel was able to climb it in 0:27.46 seconds, earning him
10434-410: The winner of the previous season, was put under arrest with charges related to sexual misconduct on August 4, 2020, six days after filming of the season completed. NBC responded to his arrest by cutting ties with him and removing any mentions of him out of the season, including his appearance in special episodes. However, his two teammates were briefly shown. Per his teammates, Dreschel had not reached
10545-409: The winner receiving $ 250,000. During each episode, the play-by-play announcer and color commentator provide remarks on a competitor's run on the course while the sideline reporter introduces the obstacles during the beginning of the episode and interviews competitors. The commentators usually oversee not the whole course, instead they see the middle of the course and track the beginning and the end of
10656-442: The youngest woman to do so at the age of fifteen. A record-breaking eight reached Stage 4. Only two completed the rope climb: Daniel Gil, who finished in 27.99 seconds and became the fourth American Ninja Warrior and the second runner-up to achieve Total Victory, and Vance Walker, who clocked in at 26.75 seconds, being the fifth American Ninja Warrior and the third champion. G4 (American TV network) G4 (also known as G4TV )
10767-448: Was a marathon of the Top 100 Video Games of All Time, followed by the last program being the debut episode of X-Play . A note on the G4 website's program schedule was added to that particular episode saying "Thanks for watching G4." The network would cease broadcasting with a game of Pong on the screen, referencing the network's launch, gradually getting smaller and smaller before becoming just
10878-466: Was aired again on August 22, 2011, as a two-hour primetime special on NBC. In addition to the 10 Americans sent to compete on Sasuke , one fan of ANW got the chance to compete as well. This was the result of an eBay auction in which proceeds were sent to the American Red Cross to help with recovery efforts following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. During Sasuke 27 , four of
10989-502: Was an American pay television and digital network owned by NBCUniversal and later Comcast Spectacor that primarily focused on video games . The network was originally owned by G4 Media , a joint venture between the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal and Dish Network by the time of the channel's initial closure, and first launched on April 24, 2002. In late 2012, G4's studio programming ceased in preparation for
11100-401: Was an advertising package played as if it were part of a G4 program that was long enough to run an entire movie trailer. G4 offered to sell the right to have a game showcased on the show Pulse . On March 25, 2004, Vulcan Inc. announced that G4 Media would acquire TechTV and merge the two networks. The combined network was rebranded as G4techTV . On February 15, 2005, less than a year after
11211-559: Was announced. The season format had the filming of 5 qualifying episodes in the Tacoma Dome in Seattle/Tacoma , with the 4 semifinals taped at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles . The finals returned to its usual spot on Las Vegas Strip . In the National Finals, Jesse Labreck became the third woman to complete Stage 1 of the regular season. Four contestants made it to Stage 3, two of whom were teenagers. 15-year old Kaden Lebsack
11322-648: Was appointed as new sideline reporter, replacing Leahy. Since then, the panel has remained the same. The presenters' booth is located on the course behind the Warped Wall. Usually, the presenters would see only the middle of a curved obstacle course, and would watch the beginning and the end of the runs via monitors. The first season of American Ninja Warrior began production in July 2009. The season premiered on December 12, 2009, on G4, and concluded on December 19, 2009. It consisted of 8 30 minute episodes. The qualifying and semifinals rounds took place in Venice Beach , where
11433-631: Was assigned to the new sideline reporter position. The panel remained the same throughout season three. For season four, Olympic medalist Jonny Moseley was brought in as the new color commentator, replacing Smith. Producers believed his experience as a freestyle skier would bring a unique perspective to the series. Meanwhile, sportscaster and television presenter Angela Sun replaced Haislip. For season five, two newcomers were introduced. Sports analyst and former NFL player Akbar Gbajabiamila replaced Moseley, while ESPN sportscaster and model Jenn Brown replaced Sun as sideline reporter. Gbajabiamila
11544-552: Was contacted to audition for the role of co-host in Los Angeles after being seen on the NFL Network by one of the series' executive producers. The panel remained the same for the next season. For season seven, CBS Sports reporter Kristine Leahy joined the show as the new sideline reporter, replacing Brown, and remained on the show through season 10. For the eleventh season, Access Hollywood and E! News correspondent Zuri Hall
11655-403: Was introduced during Stage 2 of the National Finals. Since the 12th season, some obstacles changed in appearance to look more vibrant after there was no need to change locations of events. Starting with season 13, contestants got to choose between two obstacles to complete on some occasions in qualifiers and semifinals called Split Decision . It has been considered a psychological challenge for
11766-472: Was introduced. After all contestants of the night run their courses, the two competitors of men and women who finish outside of automatic semifinal spot compete against each other on a course of four obstacles introduced in previous seasons. The competitor who goes farther or faster than his opponent advances to semifinals, while the second runner is eliminated. From season 4 to 11, the qualifiers were called City Qualifiers and were held in various cities around
11877-520: Was no longer a need to narrow down competitors to 10, as they were no longer being sent to Japan, and this semi-finals course was removed. They were filmed back-to-back with city qualifiers over two nights. The City Finals were replaced with the current semifinal format in season 12 due to COVID-19 restrictions along with other show changes. Now, all semifinal courses are held at a lot in Universal Studios in Los Angeles . By contrast with City Finals,
11988-447: Was officially regulated in season 15. Competitors must fill out a 20-question questionnaire and make a video about themselves which would be displayed on the show before their runs. Video length requirements have varied from two to eight minutes, depending on the season (currently two to three minutes). Some of the competitors may be given more screen time, with full run and background shown; other runs may be shown briefly or edited out of
12099-688: Was revealed during a livestream with Adam Sessler and Kassem G to be joining as a new host. On October 12, 2021, it was announced that G4's cable network would officially return on November 16, 2021. In November 2021, it was announced that airings of select episodes of the web series Scott the Woz would air on G4 in one-hour blocks. The show was scheduled to debut on December 7, 2021, at 6:30 pm EST but due to technical difficulties involving Amazon Web Services , it did not air in that timeslot. The show would officially debut at 10:30 pm EST . The network officially relaunched on November 16 at 6 a.m. EST, with
12210-435: Was soft launched with a week-long series of Pong matches. It was initially available to three million Comcast subscribers, and offered 13 half-hour programs. G4 was created and originally led by Charles Hirschhorn , a former president of Walt Disney Television and Television Animation . He expected video game creators themselves to eventually produce programming for the channel. He envisioned that G4 could follow in
12321-541: Was the only one to complete Stage 3, but timed out on Rope Climb and became Last Ninja Standing. The fourteenth season consists of 12 episodes. The season format is similar to the previous season, but the filming of qualifying episodes was moved to the Alamodome in San Antonio . One of the qualifying nights included a Minion -themed balance obstacle dedicated to the release of Minions: The Rise of Gru . The qualifiers saw
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