American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja

The first season of American Team Ninja Warrior occurred in the 2015-2016 TV season. The season was taped from October 21–23, 2015, in Long Beach, California. Of the competing teams, only one team was captained by a woman, that of Jessie Graff's, the "G-Force". Premiering on January 19, 2016, the season consisted of eight, hour-long episodes, exclusively on Esquire Network. The season ended with "Party Time", consisting of members Brian Arnold, Jake Murray, and Jennifer Tavernier crowned Team Ninja Warrior Champions, winning over "TNT", which included members Travis Rosen, Adam Arnold, and Joyce Shahboz.

• Ep 1

  1.Qualifying Week 1

  1.0

  19-01-2016

  Past "Warrior" competitors race head-to-head on the mother of all obstacle courses.

• Ep 2

  2.Qualifying Week 2

  26-01-2016

  In the second week of competition, David Campbell's NorCal Ninjas take on a powerhouse team featuring Ian Dory and Meagan Martin.

• Ep 3

  3.Qualifying Week 3

  02-02-2016

  The third qualifying episode features Brent Steffensen and Kacy Catanzaro on Team Alpha. Other captains are Kevin Bull, leading The Expendabulls, plus Ryan Stratis and his team, St...

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• Ep 4

  4.Qualifying Week 4

  09-02-2016

  Flip Rodriguez, and "the Cowboy Ninja", Lance Pekus lead two of the top teams in the fourth week of competition. Another strong group of ninja superstars competes in the fourth qua...

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• Ep 5

  5.Qualifying Week 5

  16-02-2016

  Top Ninjas Geoff Britten, Elet Hall and Michelle Warnky are a few of the stars competing in the fifth qualifying week.

• Ep 6

  6.Qualifying Week 6

  23-02-2016

  Ninja superstars Brian Arnold, Drew Drechsel, Jamie Rahn, and Abel Gonzalez lead their teams in this final qualifying episode, with the winner moving on to the Series Finals.