American Ninja Warrior: Season 13 Renewal and 2021 Premiere Date Announced by NBC – canceled + renewed TV shows

by Trevor Kimball, March 9, 2021

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The video games are on! NBC has renewed the venerable American Ninja Warrior TV sequence for a thirteenth season which is able to debut on Monday, Could thirty first. This would be the first time that two cycles have aired throughout the identical broadcast season.

An athletic competitors sequence, American Ninja Warrior is hosted by Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and sideline reporter Zuri Corridor. The TV present is a high-octane impediment course competitors. Season 12 was filmed contained in the Dome at America’s Heart in St. Louis and options among the nation’s prime athletes competing in Qualifying, Semi-Remaining, and Finals rounds of competitors. To find out the winner through the Finals, the highest eight ninjas compete in a playoff bracket the place they race head-to-head on the Energy Tower. The winner earns $100,000 as a prize.

The sequence usually airs through the summer time months however the twelfth season was delayed till Fall 2020 and aired for simply eight episodes. The 12th season of American Ninja Warrior averaged a 0.51 score within the 18-49 demographic and three.02 million viewers. Compared to season 11, that’s down by 41% within the demo and down by 35% in viewership.

Right here’s the announcement from NBC:

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Season 13 of “American Ninja Warrior,” the place among the most elite athletes within the nation compete on the world’s most troublesome impediment programs, will return on Monday, Could 31 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).

Hosts Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila and Zuri Corridor are all again to name the motion, which is ready to happen in Seattle, Los Angeles and Las Vegas for the finals.

The brand new season will characteristic greater than 400 rivals and, for the primary time in “ANW” historical past, the age restrict to compete is being lowered to fifteen years previous. Ninja Warrior is a sport that has been quickly rising throughout the nation and youngsters of all ages are embracing it in file numbers. A few of at the moment’s most promising expertise are youthful rivals and now youngsters may have the possibility to compete alongside grownup athletes.

A prime prize of $1 million will go to the winner if they will conquer all 4 phases on the Nationwide Finals in Las Vegas. To get there, rivals might want to make it by way of the qualifying rounds and semifinals.

Final season “American Ninja Warrior” reached 35 million viewers.

The sequence is govt produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions’ founders Arthur Smith and Kent Weed together with Brian Richardson, Anthony Storm and Kristen Stabile.

The community has additionally introduced return dates for America’s Got Talent (season 16) and Making It (season three).

What do you think? Do you benefit from the American Ninja Warrior TV present? Do you propose to look at season 13 on NBC this summer time?