G4 & NBC to Share American Ninja Warrior

LOS ANGELES: The new season of the obstacle course competition series American Ninja Warrior will be split between G4, which will air the preliminary rounds, and NBC, which will broadcast the preliminary finals as well as the grand finale.

The two collaborated with the show’s original Japanese broadcaster, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), to bring the competition to the U.S. Six regional qualifying competitions will be held throughout the country to determine the finalists who will have a chance at the $500,000 cash prize.

The show has been a ratings success on G4, which launched the third season last summer. The finale of which aired on NBC with a special broadcast. The conclusive episode on NBC generated nearly 4 million total viewers and won the 10 p.m. time slot in the 18-to-49 demographic. A. Smith & Co. Productions returns to produce the fourth season.