American Ninja Warrior (season 8)

American Ninja Warrior (season 8)
Broadcast from June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01) – present
Host(s) Matt Iseman
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Kristine Leahy
Broadcaster NBC
Competitors 500
Finals venue Las Vegas, NV

The eighth season of the obstacle course reality competition series American Ninja Warrior is set to premiere on June 1, 2016 on NBC. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila will return for their respective seventh and fourth seasons, alongside sideline reporter Kristine Leahy. The grand prize will stay even with season 7, at $1,000,000. In addition, 28 new obstacles have been created for this season, as well as 40% more female applicants over last season.[1]

The Indianapolis round will feature IndyCar drivers Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Josef Newgarden.[2]

Qualifying cities

Date of airing City Qualifying date Finals date Venue
TBA Atlanta, Georgia[3] March 18, 2016 March 19, 2016 Turner Field
TBA Indianapolis, Indiana[4] April 27, 2016 April 28, 2016 Monument Circle
TBA Los Angeles, California TBA TBA TBA
TBA Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[5] May 6, 2016 May 17, 2016 Oklahoma State Capitol
TBA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[6] May 26, 2016 May 27, 2016 Richmond Power Plant

References

  1. ↑ "Ninja Warrior". Twitter. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ IndyCar drivers will run the 'American Ninja Warrior' obstacle course - Amy Bartner, The Indianapolis Star, 25 April 2016
  3. ↑ Ho, Rodney (March 11, 2016). "Watch ‘America Ninja Warrior’ regional qualifiers at Turner Field March 18–19 for free!". AJC.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Criscuolo, Nina (April 22, 2016). "American Ninja Warrior sets up in the Circle City". WISHTV.COM. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lackmeyer, Steve (February 19, 2016). "'American Ninja Warrior' to film episode at Oklahoma Capitol". NewsOK. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ McQuade, Dan (February 25, 2016). "American Ninja Warrior Qualifiers to Be Held in Philadelphia". PhillyMag.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
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