Ninja Warrior UK
| Ninja Warrior UK | |
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| Genre | Sports game show |
| Created by | Ushio Higuchi |
| Directed by | Paul Kirrage |
| Presented by |
Ben Shephard Rochelle Humes Chris Kamara |
| Voices of | Bruce Hammal |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael Kelpie Martin Scott Simon Marsh |
| Location(s) | Manchester Central |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Potato |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Original release | 11 April 2015 – present |
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| Related shows |
Sasuke Ultimate Beastmaster |
Ninja Warrior UK is the British version of the Japanese assault course game show Sasuke. The show, which began airing on 11 April 2015, is hosted by Ben Shephard, Chris Kamara and Rochelle Humes.
On 29 May 2015, ITV renewed Ninja Warrior UK for a second series, which began on 2 January 2016. The third series started on 31 December 2016 until February 2017. A fourth series has been confirmed.
The top contestant in the first series was Timothy Shieff, who returned to the show for series 2. Owen "The Stuff" McKenzie was the contestant to go the furthest in the second series. Jonny Urzuly was the 'Last Man Standing' for series 3, going the furthest overall in NWUK history.
In December 2015, there was a Text Santa celebrity special which was won by Louise Hazel.
A total of 250 contestants begin the first stage of the competition, and attempt to complete six obstacles and hit the button at the end of the course. Some of the obstacles are taken from or based on Sasuke, such as the warped wall or "Quintuple Steps". The 10 contestants, from each of the 5 qualifying rounds, who make it the furthest the fastest, qualify for the semi-finals, where there are nine obstacles. The top 10 contestants qualify for the final, which is split into four parts. The first part features nine obstacles and is timed; the second part features five obstacles with a strict time limit, and the third part features three untimed obstacles. Lastly, contestants must climb "Mount Midoriyama" with a 70 feet (21 m) rope.
The show's format has been compared to Total Wipeout.
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