American Ninja Warrior—which began as a G4 reality competition that sent its winners to compete on Japan’s Sasuke—is now an NBC summer staple. It’s spawned a kid’s version and real-world gyms, while its fans have become obstacle designers and its contestants have become famous (though one of its most-famous is facing life in prison),
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American Ninja Warrior season 14 showrunner Anthony Storm answers my questions about how editors decide who to focus on, the success/fail rate for obstacles, and much more. He also teases a first-time “end result” this season.
I interviewed American Ninja Warrior executive producer Anthony Storm about season 13, including its return to Las Vegas for finals, the addition of teenage contestants, the eventual return of live audiences, and more.
Drew Drechsel competed on American Ninja Warrior season 12, but was edited out after being arrested. Is he the reason why there was no Power Tower in episode one? And what happened to his teammates?
American Ninja Warrior season 12 has all-star and new contestants, plus new obstacles. It also has the stories of people battling a health crisis and fighting for justice.
American Ninja Warrior’s “real-life ninja” Drew Drechsel, who’s 31, was arrested by federal authorities and charged with crimes related to having sex with a minor. He’ll be edited out of an all-star ANW season that NBC filmed just two weeks ago.
After 21 people made it through stage two, only two actually completed stage three: Drew Drechsel and Daniel Gil, who went on to American Ninja Warrior’s stage 4 and faced off for the $1 million.
NBC has revealed that someone will win $1 million on American Ninja Warrior this Monday, though there are 21 people who’ve made it to stage three, and it could be any of them.