Global InformationAmerican Ninja Warrior season 14 information
| American Ninja Warrior | |
|---|---|
| Season 14 | |
| Hosted by | Matt Iseman Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Zuri Hall |
| Finals venue | Mount Midoriyama (Las Vegas Strip) |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | June 6 – August 29, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourteenth season of the American game show television series American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 6, 2022, on NBC. A spin-off from the Japanese reality series Sasuke, it is hosted by Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and Zuri Hall. Filming for the season was similar to that of the thirteenth season, as it was taped in fewer cities, with a smaller audience during live taping, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The series was officially announced by NBC in late March,[2] though the applications were being accepted from October 21, 2021, until December 10, 2021. The full list of competitors was published on February 6, 2022.[3] Filming for qualifiers moved to San Antonio, Texas, while the semifinals and national finals remained in Los Angeles, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada, respectively. The Grand Prize and Last Ninja Standing prize remained at $1,000,000 and $100,000, respectively. The official age requirement is 19 years old, although contestants from 15 to 19 were invited as “special guests”.[1]
Filming for the season began on March 20, 2022, and wrapped on May 17, 2022. The season featured Split Decision for the third obstacle in qualifiers, in which competitors could choose one of two obstacles to pass. This season marks the return of Akbar's Gbajabia-Moments (for the first three episodes), a segment reprising the most unusual outings of the night, where competitors usually fail on the earlier obstacles.
For the first time on American Ninja Warrior, more than 2 athletes finished Stage 3, with 5 competitors reaching Stage 4; however, all of them timed out on the final Rope Climb, thus no one claimed the $1 million grand prize. Despite this, 16-year-old Kaden Lebsack climbed to the top of the tower faster than the others in 36.77 seconds and was declared the Last Ninja Standing for the second year in a row, earning $100,000.
- ^ a b ""American Ninja Warrior Season 14": All you need to know". Ninja Guide. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Hatchett, Keisha (March 31, 2022). "NBC sets summer premiere dates for its lineup". TVLine. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "List of ninjas compeating in 2022". Ninja Guide. February 6, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.