About this season
Follow competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1 million.
Episodes (14)
1. Qualifiers 1
Aired 2 June 2025 • 84 min
Qualifying rounds begin in Las Vegas on the world's most challenging obstacle course. The competition returns bigger than ever by bringing back trailblazers, record-setters, and fan-favorite competitors from the last 16 seasons.
2. Qualifiers 2
Aired 9 June 2025 • 84 min
Qualifiers continue in Las Vegas with a special "How to Train Your Dragon" episode; dragons Toothless and Stormfly join the ninjas, and the film's star, Mason Thames, joins Matt and Akbar in the booth.
3. Qualifiers 3
Aired 16 June 2025 • 84 min
Qualifying rounds continue in Las Vegas on the world's most challenging obstacle course; the top 20 athletes of the night will advance to the semifinals.
4. Qualifiers 4
Aired 23 June 2025 • 84 min
Qualifying rounds continue in Las Vegas on the world's most challenging obstacle course; the top 20 athletes of the night advance to the semifinals.
5. Qualifiers 5
Aired 30 June 2025 • 84 min
Qualifying rounds continue in Las Vegas on the world's most challenging obstacle course; the top 20 athletes of the night advance to the semifinals.
6. Qualifiers 6
Aired 7 July 2025 • 84 min
Qualifying rounds conclude in Las Vegas on the world's most challenging obstacle course; the top 20 athletes of the night advance to the semifinals.
7. Semifinals 1
Aired 14 July 2025 • 84 min
The semifinals begin in Las Vegas, where the ninjas take on a longer course featuring 10 iconic obstacles from the past; the fastest will advance to the national finals and compete in head-to-head races.
8. Semifinals 2
Aired 21 July 2025 • 84 min
The semifinals continue in Las Vegas, where the ninjas take on a longer course featuring 10 iconic obstacles from the past; the fastest will advance to the national finals and compete in head-to-head races.
9. Semifinals 3
Aired 28 July 2025 • 84 min
The semifinals conclude in Las Vegas where the ninjas take on a longer course featuring 10 iconic obstacles from the past; the fastest advance to the national finals and compete in head-to-head races.
10. Finals 1
10.0Aired 4 August 2025 • 84 min
The finals begin in Las Vegas as the remaining ninjas go head-to-head in side-by-side races with the fastest advancing in the competition; athletes face six iconic obstacles including Shrinking Steps, Swinging Frames and the legendary Salmon Ladder.
11. Finals 2
Aired 11 August 2025 • 84 min
The finals continue in Las Vegas as the remaining ninjas go head-to-head in side-by-side races with the fastest advancing in the competition; athletes face six iconic obstacles including Pole Grasper, Floating Monkey Bars and Piston Plunge.
12. Finals 3
Aired 18 August 2025 • 84 min
The finals continue in Las Vegas as the remaining ninjas go head-to-head in high-stakes, side-by-side races with the fastest advancing in the competition; 32 athletes compete in a new bracket-style tournament to determine the next champion.
13. Finals 4
Aired 25 August 2025 • 84 min
The finals conclude in Las Vegas where the nation's top ninjas go head-to-head in high-stakes, side-by-side races; a new bracket-style tournament crowns the next American Ninja Warrior champion, earning them the grand prize of $250,000.
14. Women's Special Episode
Aired 1 September 2025 • 84 min
Sixteen elite female ninjas compete on the world's toughest obstacle course with head-to-head races deciding this year's women's champion.