Australian Ninja Warrior

Australian Ninja Warrior was the first season of SASUKE/Ninja Warrior international format in Australia. The show was filmed on December 2016 in Cockatoo Island, New South Wales (referred as the Ninja Island), and premiered on July 9th, 2017 at Channel 9 (with 3 episodes each week, from Sunday to Tuesday). 250 competitors participated over 5 qualifying heat episodes, 3 semifinal episodes, and one grand final episode.

The Heats
The Heats were run over in 5 episodes, with 50 competitors in each heat. The 18 fastest competitors who completed the course in each heat would advance to the semifinals. If less than 18 competitors completed the course, the competitors who got the furthest and fastest round the course would advance to the semifinals. There was no time limit in the heats.

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Silk Slider

③ Bridge of Blades

④ Tyre Swing to Cargo Net

⑤ Double Tilt Ladder

⑥ Warped Wall

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② UFO Slider

③ Bridge of Blades

④ Spinning Wheel to Cargo Net

⑤ Tilting Frames

⑥ Warped Wall

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Bom Slider

③ Bridge of Blades

④ Cargo with Laché

⑤ Ball & Chain (Floating Chains + Cannonball Incline fusion)

⑥ Warped Wall

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Slide to Box Jellyfish (ANW Propeller Bar + Bungee Road fusion)

③ Bridge of Blades

④ Rings to Cargo Net

⑤ Pipe Climber

⑥ Warped Wall

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Pole Rider

③ Bridge of Blades

④ Cones to Cargo Net

⑤ Swing Cycle

⑥ Warped Wall

The Semifinals
The Semifinals were run over in 3 episodes, with 30 competitors in each semifinal. The 7 fastest competitors who completed the course in each semifinal would advance to the grand final. If less than 7 competitors completed the course, the competitors who got the furthest and fastest round the course would advance to the grand final. There was no time limit in the semifinals.

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Log Grip

③ Spinning Log

④ Jump Hang

⑤ Tyre Swing

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Ring Jump

⑧ Pole Grasper

⑨ Chimney Climb

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Log Grip

③ Spinning Log

④ Jump Hang

⑤ Bungee Road

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Flying Shelf

⑧ Pole Grasper

⑨ Chimney Climb

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Log Grip

③ Spinning Log

④ Jump Hang

⑤ Big Wheel

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Swinging Spikes

⑧ Pole Grasper

⑨ Chimney Climb

The Grand Final
The Grand Final was where the remaining 21 competitors from 3 semifinals would battle it out to become the first "Australian Ninja Warrior" and the cash prize of AU$100,000. However, if no competitor could achieve total victory, the prize money would be rolled over to the next season (and kept rolling over until someone achieve total victory, resulting that competitor would receive the rolled-over cash prize and the cash prize would be reset back to AU$100,000 on the next season after that).

Obstacles
① Quintuple Steps

② Big Dipper

③ Spinning Log with Donut (ANW 7 Spinning Log)

④ Jump Hang

⑤ Spider Jump

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Globe Grasper

⑧ Ring Swing

⑨ Chimney Climb

Time limit: 225 seconds.

Obstacles
Timed ① Jungle Ropes

② Basket Toss

③ Salmon Ladder

④ Unstable Bridge

⑤ Wall Lift Time limit: 65 seconds. Untimed

⑥ Crazy Cliffhanger (ANW 7 version)

⑦ Floating Boards

⑧ Flying Bar

Obstacles
① Rope Climb (22 meters)

Time limit: 30 seconds.