American Ninja Warrior is back with a new season, new fun new hurdles, and new talents. This time the stakes are huge and the contestants are more strong-willed than ever.
If you are a fan of shows like Takeshi’s Castle, then American Ninja Warrior must be on your watch list! In this article, we will tell you when and where you can catch American Ninja Warrior Season 16’s upcoming episode, a recap of what happened in the latest episode, and finally the overall plot of the show, just so you know whether it is your cup of tea or not.
American Ninja Warrior Season 16 Episode 4 Release Date & Where to Watch
American Ninja Warrior was created by Ugio Higuchi and has been running for many years now, since 2009. Season 16 of American Ninja Warrior was released on June 3, 2024. American Ninja Season 16’s latest episode, aka episode 3, which was Qualifier rounds 5 and 6, was released on July 1, 2024 (Monday.)
The upcoming episode 4 of this season will be released on July 15 2024 and it will be the qualifier rounds 7 and 8. You can catch American Ninja Warrior on Netflix, Fubo, NBC, Peacock, and USA Network. If you have any one of the OTT platforms available, you are good to go!
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American Ninja Warrior Season 16, Episode 3, previous episode recap
In American Ninja Warrior Season 16 Episode 3, qualifier rounds 5 and 6 took place. Comedian Matt Iseman (Clean House) and former pro-football player Akbar Gbajabiamila are the hosts for this season and they add lots of funny and motivational comments for the performance of the contestants.
The competition featured two different and difficult qualifying courses and the return of the epic 18’-6” Mega Warped Wall. Head-to-head runoff races determined who would advance to the semifinals.
In this episode, we saw many bright-eyed contestants who either qualified for the semi-finals or had to go back home defeated. Many blamed the Mega Warped Wall for their miss. Anyway, they will be back again next year, as per their promise on live TV.
Season 16 American Ninja Warrior Premiere Watch Party @ Ninja Force Gym with Ixchel Valentino, The Nerdy Ninja representing New Mexico👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/jV6Zhdssa6
— Bud Shaver 🙏📢 (@ShaverBud) June 4, 2024
About American Ninja Warrior Season 16
This is an American reality TV game show inspired by the Japanese show Sasuke. Here, 10 American athletes compete through four stages for the chance to go to Japan to face the obstacle course from the original series.
The need to jump, crawl, swing, hang, and do whatever it takes to cross the difficult obstacles and reach on a record time to complete the stage. The one who wins gets the title of American Ninja Champion and gets 1 million dollars.
Even if the contestant performs well in the National finals and doesn’t win, they get the Last Ninja Standing prize of 100,000 dollars. For many years, numerous participants come to this show after lots of rigorous practicing and learning tactics to overcome the obstacles.
Sometimes they win over the obstacles; other times the obstacles overwhelm them, Either way, it is a fun watch for the viewers at home.
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