Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends

Explore news, videos, and much more based on what your friends are reading and watching. Publish your own activity and retain full control.

To get started, first

YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    NBC, G4 airing 'American Ninja Warrior' in summer

    NEW YORK (AP) — NBC and its G4 cable sister will crown an "American Ninja Warrior" this summer — and it's a good bet that person will be tired.

    The network said Tuesday that it will air a summer competition series putting contestants through an arduous obstacle course, sort of a serious version of ABC's "Wipeout" series. Regional rounds will winnow a field of 100 contestants before a winner is chosen at a Las Vegas course.

    Weekly episodes will air on NBC and G4, both networks owned by the Comcast Corp. Spokesman Dave Welch says it hasn't yet been determined how many episodes will air or when the show will premiere.

    The competition began three years ago. NBC aired the finale last season and was pleased by the ratings, leading to the expansion.

     

    12 comments

    • M. L  •  Freeport, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      Ninja Warrior was way before Wipeout.
      • pjwasz 4 mths ago
        About 10 years before XD.
    • Joey  •  West Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      Guys, Monster9 (Owner of SASUKE) went bankrupt, so most likely you will not see a 27th tournament.
    • Dentarthurdent  •  4 mths ago
      The great thing about Ninja Warrior (the Japanese version) is that everyone is competing against the COURSE - not against each other. Most years, nobody beats the course because it is punishingly difficult, and no winner is crowned. Then, when someone finally DOES beat the course, it is a huge achievement and very exciting to watch. But it sounds like the American version is going to water down this format and crown a winner, whatever happens. I guess the concept of a competition maybe not having a winner is just too un-American...
      • Mark W 4 mths ago
        The American version is a competition to win a spot on the American team to compete at Mount Midoriyama on Sasuke. You'll see the "winners" of American Ninja Warrior compete on the "real" Ninja Warrior on G4 when it airs.
      • Dentarthurdent 4 mths ago
        Mark W: I have watched previous seasons of American Ninja Warrior, but this sounds different. Read the article again: "Regional rounds will winnow a field of 100 contestants before a winner is chosen at a Las Vegas course." Doesn't sound like they'll be sending a top 10 to Mt Midoriyama this time - it sounds like this will be a fully self-contained American event.
    • joechgo  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      Cool show!
    • MD  •  4 mths ago
      Ninja Warrior does not = Wipeout!!!
      • Levi 4 mths ago
        Yeah, Ninja Warrior is better!
    • .  •  4 mths ago
      One of the best show on t.v. G4 as a network has been putting out some really good content. I want them to bring back that show jump city I think it's called...where they do all the flips and stuff off of scaffolding and trucks in alleys....
    • marc  •  Mesa, Arizona  •  4 mths ago
      Actually if they do it like they did last year..when NBC aired the finals of American Ninja Warrior they aired the Sasuke copetition from Japan..not the Americanized version of the course.
    • michael  •  4 mths ago
      naruto!
    • MIKE  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  4 mths ago
      Sasuke!
    • Tim G  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  4 mths ago
      Great news! I love Ninja Warrior. Since my cable company bumped G4 to the next tier of stations, I don't get to watch it as often as I used to. I do try to catch it on OnDemand.
    • bac  •  4 mths ago
      But American Ninja Warrior ... um... kind of ... bites. If they wanted to air the original one (Sasuke) that would be cool. New Sasuke on G4 in March by the way. :) It really is the only thing I look at on G4.
    • JoeM  •  4 mths ago
      The American version missed the boat.

      The Japanese version mixes wacky and serious competitors together in courses that are very well designed.
      The US version tries to mimic the courses, but it doesn't have the raw or fantasic take that they have overseas.
      • Mark W 4 mths ago
        The American "winners" get to compete on the Japanese version. The American "version" is just a training session competition to find a team to represent America on Sasuke.
    [ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['Titanic', 7]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/titanic-anniversary/', ' ', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/b/4e/b4e5ad9f00b5dfeeec2226d53e173569.jpeg', '550', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]
    [ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]
    Loading...