American Ninja Warrior Junior

American Ninja Warrior Junior is an American children's sports competition game show on Universal Kids that premiered in 2018.[1] It is the children's edition of American Ninja Warrior and American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja, which themselves are based on the Japanese game show SASUKE.[1] As with the rest of the franchise, the series is produced by A. Smith & Co..[2]

American Ninja Warrior Junior
GenreSports entertainment
Sports competition
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producer(s)
Camera setupMultiple-camera
Production company(s)A. Smith & Co. Productions
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkUniversal Kids
Picture formatHDTV (1080i)
Original releaseOctober 13, 2018 (2018-10-13) –
present
Chronology
Related showsAmerican Ninja Warrior
American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja
External links
Website


Format

American Ninja Warrior Junior is a head-to-head competition with multiple rounds and triple-elimination each episode. There are no teams, and each child contestant competes for themselves. Contestants are divided into age groups (9+10, 11+12, 13+14). Each age group has four contestants, with a total of 12 contestants per episode. Boys and girls compete with each other without segregation. Five runs in each age group are played to determine the episode's winner in each age group, for a total of three winners per episode, one per age group.[1][2] Within each age group, the first two runs are seeding races without risk of elimination. Each run's winner then faces the other run's loser, with the two winners then facing each other to determine that episode's winner in that age group.

Obstacles

Obstacles are modified versions of those found in the two adult editions, to take account of the smaller size and strength of the young competitors.[1][2] Obstacles in season 1 include Sonic Swing, Tic Toc, Spin Cycle, and the Warped Wall.[2]

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1 premiered October 13, 2018, on Universal Kids television network, and was filmed in Los Angeles. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, who host the adult editions of the franchise, served as color commentators, with Laurie Hernandez as the on-course reporter. Contestants from the adult editions served as mentors to the Young competitors. This season these included Kevin Bull, Drew Drechsel, Natalie Duran, Meagan Martin, Najee Richardson, and Barclay Stockett.[1][2]

The winners were Collin Cella (Ages 9+10), Kai Beckstrand (Ages 11+12) and Vance Walker (Ages 13+14).

Season 1 was licensed in Canada by Family Channel.[3]

Season 2

Season 2 premiered February 22, 2020, on Universal Kids. It was filmed in 2019. Paralympian Victoria Arlen replaced Hernandez as on-course reporter. Iseman and Gbajabiamila returned as color commentators.[4][5] More than 140 children competed this season.[5]

Among the competitors for Season 2 was the son of U.S. Olympic gold medalist gymnast Dominique Moceanu, Vincent Canales.[6]

Like season 1, it was licensed in Canada by the Family channel.[3]

The winners were Nathanael Honvou (Ages 9+10), Jack David(Ages 11+12) and Vance Walker (Ages 13+14). With his defeat of Kaden Lebsack in the championship round,Vance Walker became the first reigning champion of American Ninja Warrior June. (Ages 9+10) 2nd 3rd and 4th places were 4th Owen Pham 3rd Daniel Woods 2nd Reeder Smith Fell on spider walls(Ages 11+12) 4th Sienna Perez 3rd Tate Allen 2nd Naccsa Garemore (Ages 13+14) 4th Kai Beckstrand Fell on Crazy Cliffhanger 3rd Devan Alexander 2nd Kaden Lebsack.

See also

References
  1. "The Next Generation of Ninjas". American Ninja Warrior Junior. Season 1. Episode 1. 2018. Universal Kids.
  2. Otterson, Joe (July 25, 2018). "'American Ninja Warrior Junior' Sets Premiere Date, Adds Olympian Laurie Hernandez as Co-Host (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018.
  3. "American Ninja Warrior Junior official website". Family. 2018. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. Bucksbaum, Sydney (February 19, 2020). "Watch 10-year-olds absolutely dominate the American Ninja Warrior Junior course". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.
  5. Nordyke, Kimberly (July 8, 2019). "'American Ninja Warrior Junior' Taps Victoria Arlen as Co-Host for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019.
  6. Studor, Chris (May 8, 2020). "Flying squirrel, spider wall – no problem for Hinckley Ninja Jr". The Post. Medina, Ohio. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020.
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