American Ninja Warrior 11

American Ninja Warrior 11 is the eleventh season of American Ninja Warrior, and the fourth season after Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero's total victories on American Ninja Warrior 7. The season premiered on May 29th, 2019, and hosted six cities for qualifying rounds in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Baltimore, Seattle-Tacoma (new city), and Cincinnati (new city), with the national finals being held in Las Vegas. Among the 6 qualifying cities for this season, Atlanta and Oklahoma City returned for the first time since American Ninja Warrior 8, while Baltimore returned for the first time since American Ninja Warrior 5. For this season, Matt Iseman returned as the host for his tenth season, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila returned as the co-host for his seventh season, while Zuri Hall replaced Kristine Leahy as the sideline reporter. Episodes were aired at NBC on Wednesday night, but changed to Monday night (starting on June 17th, 2019).

This season featured several changes for the competition:
 * During city qualifiers round in each city:
 * The top 2 overall competitors would compete head-to-head on a side-by-side obstacle called the Power Tower. The winning competitor on this obstacle would receive the Speed Pass, meaning he/she would automatically advance to Las Vegas national finals.
 * New completion rules were added to the Mega Wall during city qualifiers round:
 * Competitors were given 3 attempts to complete either the regular Warped Wall or Mega Wall.
 * If they decided to attempt the Mega Wall and failed to complete it after 3 attempts, they couldn't return to the regular Warped Wall this time.
 * The cash prizes for completing the Mega Wall would decrease as competitors used up more of the attempts. The cash prizes were listed as followed:
 * Completion on the first attempt: $10,000.
 * Completion on the second attempt: $5,000.
 * Completion on the third and final attempt: $2,500.
 * During city finals round in each city:
 * The competitor who already earned the Speed Pass during city qualifiers round might choose not to compete in the city finals round (since his/her spot in Las Vegas national finals had already been guaranteed).
 * Only the Results who made the furthest in the fastest time (in case of less than 12 competitors completed the course) instead of 15 competitors would advance to Las Vegas national finals.
 * However, if one of the competitors in the top 12 was the one who had already received the Speed Pass, the competitor who finished in 13th place would automatically fill the last spot for Las Vegas national finals.
 * The top 2 overall competitors would compete head-to-head on the redesigned Power Tower. This time, the winning competitor on this obstacle would receive the Safety Pass, meaning if he/she failed to complete either Stage One or Stage Two during Las Vegas national finals, he/she was allowed to reattempt it once. However, if he/she could complete both stages, his/her Safety Pass would be voided (it could not be rolled over to the next season).

In addition, the rules for female competitors returned, with the top five female competitors from each city qualifiers moving on to city finals. Then, the top two female competitors from each city finals would move on to Las Vegas national finals. Because of these two rules, there would be no wildcards to be rewarded.

Also, with the announcement of the American Ninja Warrior: Obstacle Design Challenge from the previous season, in which fans created an obstacle that would be modified and used in one of the city qualifying courses and Las Vegas national finals. There would be brand new obstacles submitted from the fans, and would be used on this season.

This was the first season in which the sideline reporter did not give an overview of the obstacles on the course.

Los Angeles Qualifiers
Original Airdate: May 29th, 2019.

Taping Location: Universal Studios Hollywood Backlot

Obstacles
① ^Shrinking Steps

② ~Walk the Plank

③ ^Spring Forward

④ Diamond Dash

⑤ *Spin Hopper

⑥ Warped Wall / Mega Wall

^ - New Obstacle

~ - Fan-created Obstacle (Obstacle Design Challenge Winner)

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Trivia

 * Los Angeles qualifiers on this season became the first time in American Ninja Warrior history where the third obstacle became the cut-off for the Results to advance to the city finals.

Atlanta Qualifiers
Original Airdate: June 5th, 2019.

Taping Location: The Home Depot Backyard at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Obstacles
① ^Shrinking Steps

② ^Off the Hook

③ *Block Run

④ *Bouncing Spider

⑤ ^Ferris Wheel

⑥ Warped Wall / Mega Wall

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Trivia

 * Atlanta qualifiers on this season was served to promote the then-upcoming The Secret Life of Pets 2, which would be released in the U.S. on June 7th, 2019. Therefore, there was a special Warped Wall for dogs (called as the Doggie Warped Wall) placed beside the course.
 * Also, after Roo Yori's run, the makers of the movie gave a $20,000 donation for him on behalf of his foundation, the Wallace the Pitbull Foundation.

Oklahoma City Qualifiers
Original Airdate: June 17th, 2019.

Taping Location: Oklahoma State Capitol

Obstacles
① ^Shrinking Steps

② ^Wing Swing

③ *Fly Wheels

④ ^Diving Boards

⑤ ~Coconut Climb

⑥ Warped Wall / Mega Wall

^ - New Obstacle

~ - Fan-created Obstacle (Obstacle Design Challenge Winner)

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Seattle-Tacoma Qualifiers
Original Airdate: June 24th, 2019 (due to a scheduling conflict, NBC decided to swap the airdate with Baltimore qualifiers).

Taping Location: Tacoma Dome

Obstacles
① ^Shrinking Steps

② ^Lunatic Ledges

③ ~Barrel Roll

④ Broken Bridge

⑤ Lightning Bolts

⑥ Warped Wall / Mega Wall

^ - New Obstacle

~ - Fan-created Obstacle (Obstacle Design Challenge Winner)

Trivia

 * Seattle-Tacoma qualifiers and finals on this season marked the first time ever that the city qualifiers and finals were taped indoors.
 * Geoff Britten returned to compete for the first time since American Ninja Warrior 8, but his run was short-lived as he fell on the Broken Bridge, making it his first time to fall on the city qualifiers round.

Baltimore Qualifiers
Original Airdate: July 1st, 2019.

Taping Location: Rash Field

Obstacles
① ^Shrinking Steps

② Double Twister

③ ^Dangerous Curves

④ ^Hazard Cones

⑤ *Crank It Up

⑥ Warped Wall / Mega Wall

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Cincinnati Qualifiers
Original Airdate: July 8th, 2019.

Taping Location: 2nd Street (in front of National Underground Railroad Freedom Center)

Obstacles
① ^Shrinking Steps

② *Ring Swing

③ Spinning Bridge

④ Wingnuts

⑤ ~Slingshot

⑥ Warped Wall / Mega Wall

^ - New Obstacle

~ - Fan-created Obstacle (Obstacle Design Challenge Winner)

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Los Angeles Finals
Original Airdate: July 15th, 2019.

Taping Location: Universal Studios Hollywood Backlot

Obstacles
① Shrinking Steps

② Walk the Plank

③ Spring Forward

④ Diamond Dash

⑤ +Spin Hopper

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Salmon Ladder

⑧ *The Hinge

⑨ ^Leaps of Faith

⑩ *Spider Trap

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

+ - Modified Obstacle (Compared to American Ninja Warrior 11's City Qualifiers/Finals Course)

Atlanta Finals
Original Airdate: July 22nd, 2019.

Taping Location: The Home Depot Backyard at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Obstacles
① Shrinking Steps

② Off the Hook

③ Block Run

④ Bouncing Spider

⑤ Ferris Wheel

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Salmon Ladder

⑧ ^Up for Grabs

⑨ Fallout

⑩ *Spider Trap

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Oklahoma City Finals
Original Airdate: July 29th, 2019.

Taping Location: Oklahoma State Capitol

Obstacles
① Shrinking Steps

② +Wing Swing

③ +Fly Wheels

④ Diving Boards

⑤ +Coconut Climb

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Salmon Ladder

⑧ *Crazy Clocks

⑨ ^Snap Back

⑩ *Spider Trap

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

+ - Modified Obstacle (Compared to American Ninja Warrior 11's City Qualifiers/Finals Course)

Seattle-Tacoma Finals
Original Airdate: August 5th, 2019.

Taping Location: Tacoma Dome

Obstacles
① Shrinking Steps

② Lunatic Ledges

③ Barrel Roll

④ Broken Bridge

⑤ Lightning Bolts

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Salmon Ladder

⑧ *Floating Monkey Bars

⑨ ^Northwest Passage

⑩ *Spider Trap

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Trivia

 * Seattle-Tacoma finals on this season became:
 * the third ever instance in American Ninja Warrior history where no competitor was able to complete the city finals course (after American Ninja Warrior 8's Philadelphia finals and American Ninja Warrior 9's Kansas City finals), and
 * the first ever instance where no competitor was able to reach the final obstacle of the city finals course.
 * Besides having zero finishers in both city finals courses, Seattle-Tacoma finals on this season and American Ninja Warrior 9's Kansas City finals coincidentally also featured:
 * the fifth obstacle that involved the competitors to hop a bar across the cradles (the Bar Hop and Lightning Bolts),
 * the Floating Monkey Bars as the eighth obstacle, and
 * the ninth obstacle that involved three angled pegboards (the Iron Maiden and Northwest Passage).
 * Seattle-Tacoma finals on this season also made Mady Howard as the eighth woman in American Ninja Warrior history to qualify for Las Vegas within the top 12 (top 15 for past seasons) - behind Kacy Catanzaro, Jessie Graff, Meagan Martin, Jesse Labreck, Rachael Goldstein, Michelle Warnky, and Allyssa Beird. She was also the second women to do so on her rookie season (after Jesse Labreck on American Ninja Warrior 8) and the first women ever to do so without finishing in the top 30 during city qualifiers round.

Baltimore Finals
Original Airdate: August 12th, 2019.

Taping Location: Rash Field

Obstacles
① Shrinking Steps

② Double Twister

③ Dangerous Curves

④ Hazard Cones

⑤ +Crank It Up

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Salmon Ladder

⑧ ^Angry Birds

⑨ *Cane Lane

⑩ *Spider Trap

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

+ - Modified Obstacle (Compared to American Ninja Warrior 11's City Qualifiers/Finals Course)

Trivia

 * Baltimore finals on this season became:
 * the fourth ever instance in American Ninja Warrior history where no competitor was able to complete the city finals course,
 * the first ever instance where two city finals courses on the same season had zero finishers,
 * the first ever instance where based on the chronological order of the episodes aired, the city finals course was never completed for two consecutive times, and
 * the first ever instance since American Ninja Warrior fully featured 10 obstacles in every city finals course (starting on American Ninja Warrior 5) where no competitor was able to reach the ninth and tenth obstacles of the city finals course.

Cincinnati Finals
Original Airdate: August 19th, 2019.

Taping Location: 2nd Street (in front of National Underground Railroad Freedom Center)

Obstacles
① Shrinking Steps

② +Ring Swing

③ Spinning Bridge

④ Wingnuts

⑤ +Slingshot

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Salmon Ladder

⑧ ~Slam Dunk

⑨ Spinball Wizard

⑩ *Spider Trap

^ - New Obstacle

~ - Fan-created Obstacle (Obstacle Design Challenge Winner)

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

+ - Modified Obstacle (Compared to American Ninja Warrior 11's City Qualifiers/Finals Course)

Trivia

 * Cincinnati finals on this season became:
 * the first ever instance in American Ninja Warrior history where two female competitors were able to complete the city finals course, and
 * the second instance in American Ninja Warrior history where a course featured three fan-created obstacles, i.e. obstacles that won the American Ninja Warrior: Obstacle Design Challenge (Wingnuts, Slingshot, and Slam Dunk).

Stage One
Original Airdate: August 26th, 2019 & September 2nd, 2019.

Obstacles
① *Archer Alley

② ^Spin Your Wheels

③ *Double Dipper

④ Jumping Spider

⑤ *Tire Run

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ +Diving Boards

⑧ Twist & Fly

Time limit: 150 seconds.

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

+ - Modified Obstacle (Compared to American Ninja Warrior 11's City Qualifiers/Finals Course)

Stage Two
Original Airdate: September 9th, 2019.

Obstacles
① ^Giant Walk the Plank

② ^Extension Ladder

③ Snap Back

④ *Swing Surfer

⑤ ^Grim Sweeper

⑥ Water Walls

Time limit: 180 seconds.

^ - New Obstacle

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

Stage Three
Original Airdate: September 16th, 2019.

Obstacles
① ^Grip & Tip

② ~Iron Summit

③ +Crazy Clocks

④ *Ultimate Cliffhanger

⑤ ^Pipe Dream

⑥ +Cane Lane

⑦ Flying Bar

^ - New Obstacle

~ - Fan-created Obstacle (Obstacle Design Challenge Winner)

* - Modified Obstacle (Compared to Previous American Ninja Warrior Seasons)

+ - Modified Obstacle (Compared to American Ninja Warrior 11's City Qualifiers/Finals Course)

Stage Four
Original Airdate: September 16th, 2019.

Obstacles
① Rope Climb (75 feet)

Time limit: 30 seconds.