American Ninja Warrior season 1
American Ninja Warrior | |
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Season 1 | |
Hosted by | Blair Herter Alison Haislip |
Finals venue | Sasuke 23 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | G4 |
Original release | December 12 December 19, 2009 | –
Season chronology |
The first season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on December 12, 2009, with the first four episodes of the season. The final four episodes were released on December 19, 2009. The season was hosted by Blair Herter and Alison Haislip and the finalists were sent to Japan to compete in Sasuke 23. All eight[1] aired on G4, an American television network. Levi Meeuwenberg was the "Last Ninja Standing," meaning he made it the furthest of any American competitor on Sasuke 23.[2] The season operated on a lower budget than any other season, and only two contestants who competed in the first season also competed in all thirteen other seasons: Brian Kretsch and David Campbell.[3]
Obstacles
[edit]Event | Obstacles | ||||||||
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Qualifiers | Quintuple Steps | Rope Swing | Barrel Roll | Spider Wall | Pipe Slider | Warped Wall | N/A | ||
Semifinals | Tarzan Swing | Jumping Bars | Cargo Climb | ||||||
Mount Midoriyama | Twelve Timbers | Curtain Slider | Log Grip | Jumping Spider | Half-Pipe Attack | Spider Jump | Final Climb | N/A |
Results
[edit]Qualifiers
[edit]The top thirty competitors moved on.
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | William Spencer | 0:33 | Finished |
2 | David Campbell | 0:35 | Finished |
3 | Paul Darnell | 0:35 | Finished |
4 | Rich King | 0:35 | Finished |
5 | Chris Delfin | 0:37 | Finished |
6 | Ryan Cousins | 0:37 | Finished |
7 | Levi Meeuwenberg | 0:38 | Finished |
8 | Caine Sinclair | 0:39 | Finished |
9 | Dorian Cedar | 0:39 | Finished |
10 | Jazon Khazi | 0:41 | Finished |
11 | Matt Marshall | 0:42 | Finished |
12 | Travis Furlanic | 0:42 | Finished |
13 | Brian Orosco | 0:44 | Finished |
14 | David Gruner | 0:44 | Finished |
15 | Sean Morris | 0:45 | Finished |
16 | Gabe Nunez | 0:45 | Finished |
17 | Geoff Iida | 0:46 | Finished |
18 | Elias Worsencroft | 0:46 | Finished |
19 | Andrew Karson | 0:47 | Finished |
20 | Andrew Taber | 0:47 | Finished |
21 | Ruselis Perry | 0:47 | Finished |
22 | Jacob Smith | 0:48 | Finished |
23 | Shane Daniels | 0:51 | Finished |
24 | Sam Reynolds | 0:52 | Finished |
25 | Gabriel Cortes | 0:55 | Finished |
26 | Rick Huegla | 0:58 | Finished |
27 | Joop Katana | 0:59 | Finished |
28 | Tra Truong | 0:59 | Finished |
29 | Matt Asanuma | 0:59 | Finished |
30 | Brian Kretsch | 1:00 | Finished |
Semifinals
[edit]The top 15 finalists move onto the finals.
Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | William Spencer | 1:23 | Finished |
2 | Levi Meeuwenberg | 1:28 | Finished |
3 | David Campbell | 1:30 | Finished |
4 | Sean Morris | 1:32 | Finished |
5 | Travis Furlanic | 1:32 | Finished |
6 | Paul Darnell | 1:34 | Finished |
7 | Rich King | 1:35 | Finished |
8 | Ryan Cousins | 1:36 | Finished |
9 | Shane Daniels | 1:39 | Finished |
10 | Caine Sinclair | 1:41 | Finished |
11 | Andrew Karson | 1:41 | Finished |
12 | Rick Huegla | 1:41 | Finished |
13 | Brian Orosco | 1:45 | Finished |
14 | Geoff Iida | 1:48 | Finished |
15 | Joop Katana | 1:49 | Finished |
Finals
[edit]In the finals, competitors must face two challenges. The two times on each challenge combined are a given contestant's total time. The ten contestants with the top times go on to compete in Sasuke 23.
Challenge #1: Competitors must shove 10 large slabs across a 50-foot (15 m) distance and arrange them in a pyramidal structure while a bungee cord (with a big tire on the end) is strapped to them.
Challenge #2: In the first of three parts in this challenge competitors must crawl under a cargo net. Then, they must walk across two logs with a heavy barrel lifted high over their head. Finally, they must run through a forest of tires without touching them.
Mount Midoriyama
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Rick Huegla | None | Slider Jump |
2 | Joop Katana | None | Slider Jump |
3 | Geoff Iida | None | Warped Wall |
4 | Shane Daniels | None | Final Climb |
5 | Caine Sinclair | None | Final Climb |
6 | Rich King | 1:46.60 | Finished |
7 | Paul Darnell | None | Half-Pipe Attack |
8 | Travis Furlanic | None | Jumping Spider |
9 | Levi Meeuwenberg | 1:30.80 | Finished |
10 | Brian Orosco | 1:41.35 | Finished |
Stage 2
[edit]Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Rich King | None | Unstable Bridge |
2 | Brian Orosco | None | Unstable Bridge |
3 | Levi Meeuwenberg | 51.86 | Finished |
Stage 3
[edit]Rank | Competitor | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
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1 | Levi Meeuwenberg | None | Cliffhanger |
Episode air dates
[edit]Episode Title | Air Date[4] |
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Episode 1 | December 12, 2009 |
Episode 2 | December 12, 2009 |
Episode 3 | December 12, 2009 |
Episode 4 | December 12, 2009 |
Episode 5 | December 19, 2009 |
Episode 6 | December 19, 2009 |
Episode 7 | December 19, 2009 |
Episode 8 | December 19, 2009 |
References
[edit]- ^ American Ninja Warrior (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb, retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ Lee, Nikki (May 30, 2018). "The evolution of American Ninja Warrior: Seasons 1-4". American Ninja Warrior Nation. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Nikki (May 30, 2018). "The evolution of American Ninja Warrior: Seasons 1-4". American Ninja Warrior Nation. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "American Ninja Warrior TV Show - Season 1 Episodes List - Next Episode". next-episode.net. Retrieved November 12, 2020.