NBC RENEWS HIT SHOW "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR" FOR SEASON 18

Hosts Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila and Zuri Hall Return to Call the Action on the World's Most Challenging Obstacle Course

· NBC's hit summer competition show "American Ninja Warrior" will return for an 18th season with all rounds of the competition filming in Las Vegas. Filming starts this fall.

· New this season, a brand-new round will be introduced to the competition featuring a supersized three-lane racecourse, where ninjas will face off head-to-head-to-head in thrilling side-by-side races.

· Season 18 continues with the action-packed, all-racing format for the National Finals introduced in Season 17, where the winner will take home a grand prize of $250,000.

· Casting for Season 18 of "American Ninja Warrior" is currently underway. Interested athletes can visit ANWcasting.com to submit their application.

· Season 17 has reached more than 23 million total viewers across NBC and Peacock so far this summer. "American Ninja Warrior" is a top 5 summer entertainment show among linear total viewers.

· Year-to-date in 2025, the show has amassed over 676 million social views across all platforms.

· "American Ninja Warrior" is produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions. Executive producers are Arthur Smith, Kent Weed, Anthony Storm, Brian Richardson and Kristen Stabile.