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Team Ninja Warrior was the first season of a spin-off version of American Ninja Warrior, produced by and aired at Esquire Network, and premiered on January 19th, 2016. For this competition, Matt Iseman served as the host, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila served as the co-host, and Alex Curry served as the sideline reporter.
In general, there were 3 rounds used in each episode of Team Ninja Warrior:
Round One
There were 2 matchups, with 2 teams in each matchup.
Each matchup consisted of 3 heats, where 2 competitors (one competitor from each team) raced side-by-side on a series of obstacles.
The running order for each heat was decided by the captains of each team, with female competitors have to face each other in the same heat.
In each heat, the competitor who completed the course (or made the furthest, in case of no competitor could complete the course) in the fastest time receive points for his/her respective team: 1 point in the first two heats and 2 points in the third heat (also known as the anchor run).
The team who cumulated the most points won the matchup and face the losing team from another matchup in Round Two (Knockout Round).
If there was a tie, a sudden death race was held to decide the winner, with each team must select one of their member to run the course. The competitor who won the sudden death race wins the matchup for his/her respective team.
Round Two (Knockout Round)
The competition worked the same as in Round One, with the team who won the first matchup in Round One faced the team who lost the second matchup in Round One, and vice versa.
This time, the 2 teams who cumulated the most points in each matchup win the matchup and advance to Relay Showdown, while the 2 losing teams were eliminated from the competition.
Relay Showdown
The two winning teams from Round Two (Knockout Round) faced each other in a relay run on an extended course.
Each competitor from each team must run on the course, and each competitor will face three obstacles each. The order of the competitors is the choice of the captains.
If a competitor failed on any obstacle, his/her respective team received a ten-second penalty to the next competitor, starting the moment the opposing competitor was tagged (except at the third competitor, in which if he/she failed on any obstacle, his/her team's run was automatically over).
If there was one competitor from each team who failed on the same obstacle, the next competitor from each team automatically runs the obstacle (with a five-second countdown at the start).
The team who won the Relay Showdown would advance to the finals (or Championship Relay during the finals), while the losing team would be eliminated from the competition.
The competition run for a total of 8 episodes, with the first 6 episodes being served as the qualifying round and the last 2 episodes being served as the finals. The 6 winning teams from each qualifying round episode, along with 2 wildcards (2 losing teams who clocked the fastest times during qualifying round's Relay Showdown), competed in the finals. In the final episode (Episode 8) of the finals, the 2 winning teams from the finals' Relay Showdown advanced to Championship Relay (worked the same as Relay Showdown), with the winning team was the champion of Team Ninja Warrior.
Also, unlike on American Ninja Warrior, competitors were allowed to touch the water on Team Ninja Warrior, as long as competitors didn't lose the grip on the obstacle entirely.
Jessica fell at the Swing Jump. Cassie passed her up afterwards.
0 - 2
Elet-Trikz
Cassie Craig
3 (Anchor Run)
Ninja Brittens
Geoff Britten
Elet-Trikz
0 - 4
Elet-Trikz
Dillon Gates
Winner of Round One's Matchup 1: Elet-Trikz
Matchup 2: Lab Rats vs. Iron Grip
1
Lab Rats
Chris Wilczewski
Lab Rats
Sam fell at the Dancing Stones.
1 - 0
Iron Grip
Sam Sann
2
Lab Rats
Michelle Warnky
Lab Rats
2 - 0
Iron Grip
Richelle Hepler
3 (Anchor Run)
Lab Rats
Brian Wilczewski
Iron Grip
2 - 2
Iron Grip
Daniel Gil
4 (Sudden Death)
Lab Rats
Chris Wilczewski
Iron Grip
Chris fell at the Doorknob Arch.
2 - 3
Iron Grip
Daniel Gil
Winner of Round One's Matchup 2: Iron Grip
Round Two (Knockout Round)[]
Heat
Team
Name
Winning Team
Notes
Score (Team 1 - Team 2)
Matchup 1: Elet-Trikz vs. Lab Rats
1
Elet-Trikz
Cassie Craig
Lab Rats
Cassie fell at the Swing Jump.
0 - 1
Lab Rats
Michelle Warnky
2
Elet-Trikz
Elet Hall
Lab Rats
0 - 2
Lab Rats
Chris Wilczewski
3 (Anchor Run)
Elet-Trikz
Dillon Gates
Lab Rats
Dillon fell at the Dancing Stones. Brian passed him up afterwards.
0 - 4
Lab Rats
Brian Wilczewski
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 1: Lab Rats
Matchup 2: Iron Grip vs. Ninja Brittens
1
Iron Grip
Sam Sann
Ninja Brittens
0 - 1
Ninja Brittens
Dustin McKinney
2
Iron Grip
Richelle Hepler
Iron Grip
Jessica fell at the Dancing Stones.
1 - 1
Ninja Brittens
Jessica Britten
3 (Anchor Run)
Iron Grip
Daniel Gil
Iron Grip
Geoff fell at the Dancing Stones. Daniel passed him up afterwards.
3 - 1
Ninja Brittens
Geoff Britten
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 2: Iron Grip
Relay Showdown[]
Team
Obstacle 1-3 Competitor
Obstacle 4-6 Competitor
Obstacle 7-9 Competitor
Winning Team
Notes
Lab Rats
Michelle Warnky
Brian Wilczewski
Chris Wilczewski
Lab Rats
Iron Grip
Richelle Hepler
Daniel Gil
Sam Sann
Advanced to the finals: Lab Rats
Episode 6 (Qualifying Round)[]
Teams[]
โ InvincAbels
โก Real Life Beasts
โข Party Time
โฃ Rahnaways
Round One[]
Heat
Team
Name
Winning Team
Notes
Score (Team 1 - Team 2)
Matchup 1: InvincAbels vs. Real Life Beasts
1
InvincAbels
Nathan Jasso
Real Life Beasts
0 - 1
Real Life Beasts
James McGrath
2
InvincAbels
Jeri D'Aurelio
InvincAbels
Erica fell at the Dancing Stones.
1 - 1
Real Life Beasts
Erica Cook
3 (Anchor Run)
InvincAbels
Abel Gonzalez
Real Life Beasts
1 - 3
Real Life Beasts
Drew Drechsel
Winner of Round One's Matchup 1: Real Life Beasts
Matchup 2: Party Time vs. Rahnaways
1
Party Time
Jake Murray
Party Time
1 - 0
Rahnaways
Adam Grossman
2
Party Time
Jennifer Tavernier
Party Time
Courtney fell at the Log Grip.
2 - 0
Rahnaways
Courtney Venuti
3 (Anchor Run)
Party Time
Brian Arnold
Party Time
4 - 0
Rahnaways
Jamie Rahn
Winner of Round One's Matchup 2: Party Time
Round Two (Knockout Round)[]
Heat
Team
Name
Winning Team
Notes
Score (Team 1 - Team 2)
Matchup 1: Real Life Beasts vs. Rahnaways
1
Real Life Beasts
Erica Cook
Real Life Beasts
Digest. Both of them fell at the Dancing Stones. However, Erica reached the obstacle first.
1 - 0
Rahnaways
Courtney Venuti
2
Real Life Beasts
James McGrath
Real Life Beasts
Adam fell at the Sonic Swing.
2 - 0
Rahnaways
Adam Grossman
3 (Anchor Run)
Real Life Beasts
Drew Drechsel
Rahnaways
Drew fell at the Dancing Stones.
2 - 2
Rahnaways
Jamie Rahn
4 (Sudden Death)
Real Life Beasts
Erica Cook
Real Life Beasts
Erica became the sixth woman to scale the Warped Wall on any American Ninja Warrior franchise.
3 - 2
Rahnaways
Courtney Venuti
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 1: Real Life Beasts
Matchup 2: Party Time vs. InvincAbels
1
Party Time
Jake Murray
InvincAbels
Jake fell at the Ring Toss and injured his left knee in the process.
0 - 1
InvincAbels
Nathan Jasso
2
Party Time
Jennifer Tavernier
Party Time
Jennifer and Jeri became the seventh and eighth women to scale the Warped Wall on any American Ninja Warrior franchise. However, Jennifer did it one second faster than Jeri.
1 - 1
InvincAbels
Jeri D'Aurelio
3 (Anchor Run)
Party Time
Brian Arnold
Party Time
3 - 1
InvincAbels
Abel Gonzalez
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 2: Party Time
Relay Showdown[]
Team
Obstacle 1-3 Competitor
Obstacle 4-6 Competitor
Obstacle 7-9 Competitor
Winning Team
Notes
Real Life Beasts
Erica Cook
Drew Drechsel
James McGrath
Party Time
Erica fell at the Log Grip, resulting in a 10-second penalty for Drew.
Party Time
Jennifer Tavernier
Travis Weinand (alternate for Jake Murray)
Brian Arnold
Advanced to the finals: Party Time
Episode 7 (Finals)[]
Teams[]
โ Team Ronin (Episode 4's winning team during Relay Showdown)
โก Team TNT (Episode 1's winning team during Relay Showdown)
โข Stratis Faction (Wildcard)
โฃ Team Midoryama (Episode 2's winning team during Relay Showdown)
Round One[]
Heat
Team
Name
Winning Team
Notes
Score (Team 1 - Team 2)
Matchup 1: Team Ronin vs. Team TNT
1
Team Ronin
JJ Woods
Team Ronin
Adam fell at the Dancing Stones.
1 - 0
Team TNT
Adam Arnold
2
Team Ronin
Tiana Webberley
Team Ronin
Joyce fell at the Spin Cycle.
2 - 0
Team TNT
Joyce Shahboz
3 (Anchor Run)
Team Ronin
Flip Rodriguez
Team Ronin
4 - 0
Team TNT
Travis Rosen
Winner of Round One's Matchup 1: Team Ronin
Matchup 2: Stratis Faction vs. Team Midoryama
1
Stratis Faction
Mike Bernardo
Team Midoryama
0 - 1
Team Midoryama
Dan Yager
2
Stratis Faction
Grace Jones
Team Midoryama
0 - 2
Team Midoryama
Meagan Martin
3 (Anchor Run)
Stratis Faction
Ryan Stratis
Team Midoryama
0 - 4
Team Midoryama
Ian Dory
Winner of Round One's Matchup 2: Team Midoryama
Round Two (Knockout Round)[]
Heat
Team
Name
Winning Team
Notes
Score (Team 1 - Team 2)
Matchup 1: Team Ronin vs. Startis Faction
1
Team Ronin
Flip Rodriguez
Team Ronin
1 - 0
Stratis Faction
Mike Bernardo
2
Team Ronin
Tiana Webberley
Team Ronin
Grace fell at the Spin Cycle.
2 - 0
Startis Faction
Grace Jones
3 (Anchor Run)
Team Ronin
JJ Woods
Stratis Faction
JJ fell at the Dancing Stones. Ryan passed him up afterwards.
2 - 2
Stratis Faction
Ryan Stratis
4 (Sudden Death)
Team Ronin
Flip Rodriguez
Stratis Faction
2 - 3
Stratis Faction
Ryan Stratis
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 1: Stratis Faction
Matchup 2: Team Midoryama vs. Team TNT
1
Team Midoryama
Dan Yager
Team TNT
0 - 1
Team TNT
Adam Arnold
2
Team Midoryama
Meagan Martin
Team Midoryama
Joyce fell at the Dancing Stones.
1 - 1
Team TNT
Joyce Shahboz
3 (Anchor Run)
Team Midoryama
Ian Dory
Team TNT
1 - 3
Team TNT
Travis Rosen
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 2: Team TNT
Relay Showdown[]
Team
Obstacle 1-3 Competitor
Obstacle 4-6 Competitor
Obstacle 7-9 Competitor
Winning Team
Notes
Stratis Faction
Grace Jones
Ryan Stratis
Mike Bernardo
Team TNT
Team TNT
Joyce Shahboz
Adam Arnold
Travis Rosen
Advanced to Championship Relay: Team TNT
Episode 8 (Finals)[]
Teams[]
โ Party Time (Episode 6's winning team during Relay Showdown)
โก Expendabulls (Episode 3's winning team during Relay Showdown)
โข Storm Team Moravsky (Wildcard)
โฃ Lab Rats (Episode 5's winning team during Relay Showdown)
Round One[]
Heat
Team
Name
Winning Team
Notes
Score (Team 1 - Team 2)
Matchup 1: Party Time vs. Expendabulls
1
Party Time
Jake Murray
Party Time
1 - 0
Expendabulls
Alan Connealy
2
Party Time
Jennifer Tavernier
Party Time
Luci fell at the Swing Jump.
2 - 0
Expendabulls
Luci Romberg
3 (Anchor Run)
Party Time
Brian Arnold
Expendabulls
Kevin beat Brian to the buzzer by 0.07 seconds.
2 - 2
Expendabulls
Kevin Bull
4 (Sudden Death)
Party Time
Brian Arnold
Party Time
3 - 2
Expendabulls
Kevin Bull
Winner of Round One's Matchup 1: Party Time
Matchup 2: Storm Team Moravsky vs. Lab Rats
1
Storm Team Moravsky
Rob Moravsky
Lab Rats
Rob fell at the Dancing Stones.
0 - 1
Lab Rats
Chris Wilczewski
2
Storm Team Moravsky
Marybeth Wang
Lab Rats
0 - 2
Lab Rats
Michelle Warnky
3 (Anchor Run)
Storm Team Moravsky
Joe Moravsky
Lab Rats
Joe fell at the Spin Cycle.
0 - 4
Lab Rats
Brian Wilczewski
Winner of Round One's Matchup 2: Lab Rats
Round Two (Knockout Round)[]
Heat
Team
Name
Winning Team
Notes
Score (Team 1 - Team 2)
Matchup 1: Party Time vs. Storm Team Moravsky
1
Party Time
Jennifer Tavernier
Storm Team Moravsky
Digest. Both of them failed at the Warped Wall after 3 attempts. However, Marybeth reached the obstacle first.
0 - 1
Storm Team Moravsky
Marybeth Wang
2
Party Time
Jake Murray
Party Time
Rob fell at the Dancing Stones. Jake passed him up afterwards.
1 - 1
Storm Team Moravsky
Rob Moravsky
3 (Anchor Run)
Party Time
Brian Arnold
Party Time
3 - 1
Storm Team Moravsky
Joe Moravsky
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 1: Party Time
Matchup 2: Lab Rats vs. Expendabulls
1
Lab Rats
Michelle Warnky
Lab Rats
Both of them failed at the Warped Wall after 3 attempts. However, Michelle reached the obstacle first.
1 - 0
Expendabulls
Luci Romberg
2
Lab Rats
Chris Wilczewski
Lab Rats
2 - 0
Expendabulls
Alan Connealy
3 (Anchor Run)
Lab Rats
Brian Wilczewski
Lab Rats
Kevin fell at the Dancing Stones.
4 - 0
Expendabulls
Kevin Bull
Advanced to Relay Showdown from Matchup 2: Lab Rats