American Ninja Warrior — 2009-present · 17 seasons · 250 eps

★ 6.8

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American Ninja Warrior

2009-present 17 seasons 250 episodes

★ 6.8 (4,759 votes) Bottom 24%

Follow competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1 million.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4 1-30

S4 31-32

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

S11

S12

S13

S14

S15

S16

S17

E1

6.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

?

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.0

8.1

7.9

7.6

6.3

7.2

7.8

7.4

8.0

7.4

E2

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.8

7.8

6.6

7.8

7.0

7.8

7.4

7.1

8.1

6.9

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.9

E3

6.8

6.3

6.9

6.8

7.3

7.4

7.9

7.1

7.7

7.4

7.7

7.6

7.3

7.2

7.5

8.0

8.0

E4

6.6

6.9

6.8

6.9

6.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.1

7.7

7.9

8.1

7.8

6.7

7.6

7.8

8.0

E5

6.9

6.1

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.9

7.9

6.9

7.6

8.5

7.8

7.9

7.1

7.3

7.8

8.2

E6

5.4

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.4

7.2

7.7

8.2

8.0

7.5

8.2

7.6

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.7

7.9

E7

6.9

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.8

7.4

7.6

7.8

7.3

8.0

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.6

7.6

7.8

E8

6.9

7.1

6.1

6.5

7.5

—

7.7

8.0

8.3

7.0

7.9

8.5

6.9

7.5

6.2

8.2

8.1

E9

7.4

7.1

7.5

6.6

6.4

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.3

7.9

?

7.5

6.3

8.1

8.1

E10

7.5

6.9

6.8

6.5

7.5

7.8

8.2

7.3

7.7

7.6

7.4

5.9

7.9

7.1

E11

6.9

6.4

6.8

7.7

7.5

8.1

7.3

7.7

7.9

7.5

6.8

8.6

7.3

E12

6.7

7.3

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7.4

7.5

7.9

8.1

7.2

7.8

7.0

7.2

7.9

E13

7.2

7.0

7.4

—

7.8

8.2

7.7

7.7

8.1

7.7

6.9

8.1

E14

6.6

7.2

7.0

7.8

8.0

7.9

7.6

7.2

7.8

7.0

8.6

E15

6.8

7.0

7.2

8.0

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.1

E16

6.2

7.2

8.1

8.7

8.4

—

6.4

E17

6.7

6.7

7.2

?

7.5

8.9

E18

6.7

6.7

7.7

7.7

E19

6.9

6.2

8.5

E20

6.5

6.7

E21

6.6

7.0

E22

6.7

7.1

E23

7.0

E24

6.7

E25

7.7

E26

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E27

—

E28

—

E29

7.8

E30

?

Avg

6.5

6.8

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.5

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.9

7.9

7.9

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.9

S11E16 Las Vegas National Finals Night 4

#2

S7E16 8.7

Vegas Finals: Part 3

In the last night of the Las Vegas finals, competitors tackle obstacles that include Psycho Chain and Area 51.

#3

S16E11 8.6

Las Vegas Finals 4

The National Finals conclude in Las Vegas as the remaining ninjas compete in Stage 3 and 4 for their chance to win $1 million and become the next American Ninja Warrior.

4. S17E14 "Women's Special Episode" 8.6
5. S9E19 "All-Star Special" 8.5
6. S11E4 "Seattle/Tacoma City Qualifiers" 8.5
7. S12E8 "Finals 2" 8.5
8. S9E16 "Vegas Finals: Part 3" 8.4
9. S9E8 "Los Angeles City Finals" 8.3
10. S8E6 "Los Angeles Finals" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#246

S1E6 5.4

Episode #1.6

The search is on for 10 Americans who will travel to Japan and show that they have the strength, stamina and the guts to make the ultimate ascent to total victory.

245. S15E10 "Semifinals 3 & 4" 5.9
244. S3E8 "Episode #3.8" 6.1
243. S2E5 "Episode #2.5" 6.1
242. S15E8 "Semifinals 1" 6.2

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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57 Standouts

78 Infamous

61 Hidden Gems

50 Forgettable

Top Standout: S11E16 Las Vegas National Finals Night 4

Most Infamous: S12E1 Qualifier 1

Best Hidden Gem: S16E11 Las Vegas Finals 4

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