American Ninja Warrior 12

Template:Infobox Competition ANWAmerican Ninja Warrior 12 is the twelfth season of American Ninja Warrior, and the first season after Drew Drechsel's total victory on American Ninja Warrior 11. Originally, the season would host three cities for qualifying rounds in Los Angeles, Washington DC (new city), and St. Louis, with the national finals being held in Las Vegas.

However, on March 12th, 2020, due to growing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles taping was postponed less than 48 hours before it was scheduled to begin. As the pandemic continued to escalate in the coming days, the St. Louis and Washington DC tapings were also postponed. The producers initially reiterated their intention to film the season at a later date, but did not immediately specify when and how it would happen.

In late July 2020, some competitors shared via social media that the current season was filming with a set season debut in due time. NBC officially confirmed this on August 12th, 2020, and announced the premiere date of September 7th, 2020.

As the season was filmed during the pandemic, some significant changes were made:

• The entire season was filmed inside The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, which was one of the original taping locations. There was no tour as there had been in the past, and there would be no Las Vegas national finals.
• The season featured 50 top competitors from the previous seasons, with each choosing two people from their community to compete with them (these could be rookies or returning competitors). This made for a total of 150 competitors, much less than approximately 500 which were originally scheduled to complete.

The competition format was also very different. Competitors would compete in three rounds across eight episodes:

• The first four episodes were the qualifiers episodes. The qualifiers course featured six obstacles, with the top 12 competitors from each episode advancing to the semi-finals along with the top 3 women. In addition, the top 2 competitors from each qualifiers episode would face off on the Power Tower, with the winner being able to take their two fellow competitors to the semi-finals regardless of whether or not they finished in the top 12.
• The next two episodes were the semi-final episodes. Competitors who qualified would run a ten-obstacle course, with the top 12 in each episode advancing to the finals along with the top 2 women.
• The finals would take place over the last two episodes. Competitors who qualified would run a ten-obstacle course, with the top 8 competitors being placed in a playoff bracket on the Power Tower (there was no special advancement rule for women). The winner would receive the cash prize of $100,000.

Other important details to note:

• Finishing a course did not guarantee advancement. If more competitors finished the course than the quota that had been set, unlike on the previous seasons, only the fastest finishers would move on (a very similar rule used on the first four seasons of American Ninja Warrior in qualifying/regional qualifiers and semi-final/regional finals).
• The competitor groups did not actually compete as a team; the only time they matter was during qualifiers on the Power Tower, as the winner got to take their entire group to the semifinals regardless of how they did.
• The Mega Wall still appeared to be in play, but at the moment it is unclear if and how the rules have changed.

Qualifiers

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⑥ Warped Wall / Mega Wall

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⑥ Warped Wall
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