{"id":7233,"date":"2016-08-04T12:21:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T16:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/ninja-warrior-returns-to-u-s-tv-screens-on-esquire-network\/"},"modified":"2016-08-04T12:22:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T16:22:06","slug":"ninja-warrior-returns-to-u-s-tv-screens-on-esquire-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/ninja-warrior-returns-to-u-s-tv-screens-on-esquire-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninja Warrior Returns to U.S. TV Screens on Esquire Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNIVERSAL CITY: Ten years after its premiere on G4, <em>Ninja Warrior<\/em> is returning to the small screen in the U.S., thanks to a multiyear licensing agreement between Esquire Network and producers Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS).<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese obstacle course competition series\u00a0makes its U.S. return with a Labor Day Weekend marathon on Esquire Network, beginning Saturday, September 3, at 7 a.m. that will run through Tuesday, September 6, at 4 a.m. The marathon will feature 26 <em>Sasuke<\/em> tournaments and 7 <em>Women of Ninja Warrior<\/em> (<em>Kunoichi<\/em>) tournaments. In addition, all-new <em>Sasuke<\/em>\u00a0tournaments will air for the first time in the U.S. on Esquire in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEsquire Network is thrilled to be airing the original <em>Ninja Warrior<\/em> episodes that launched a cultural phenomenon in the United States and [were]\u00a0a precursor to the mega-hit, <em>American Ninja Warrior<\/em> and subsequent spin-off <em>Team Ninja Warrior<\/em>,\u201d said Matt Monos, the senior VP of programming and acquisitions at Esquire Network. \u201cDrawn to the extraordinary strength and talent of these fierce competitors, the series quickly developed a strong fan base when it began on G4. Esquire Network is excited to serve this loyal audience with the high-impact, addictive television they crave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As there have been so many requests to bring <em>Ninja Warrior<\/em> back in the U.S., we are very happy and excited that Esquire is bringing back <em>Ninja Warrior<\/em> and <em>Women of Ninja Warrior<\/em> along with the brand-new episodes based on <em>Sasuke #28<\/em> and beyond, which were never broadcast in the U.S.,&#8221; said Makito Sugiyama, chief of TBS Global Business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNIVERSAL CITY: Ten years after its premiere on G4, Ninja Warrior is returning to the small screen in the U.S., thanks to a multiyear licensing agreement between Esquire Network and producers Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[686,838,839],"class_list":["post-7233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-esquire-network","tag-ninja-warrior","tag-tokyo-broadcasting-system-television"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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