American Ninja Warrior (season 3)

American Ninja Warrior (season 3)
Broadcast from June 11 (2011-06-11) – July 22, 2011 (2011-07-22)
Host(s) Matt Iseman
Jimmy Smith
Alison Haislip
Broadcaster

G4

NBC
Competitors 300+

The third season of American Ninja Warrior began airing on July 31, 2011, on G4. Tryouts took place in May 2011 at Venice Beach, California. After the tryouts, the top 15 competitors competed in Ninja Warrior Boot Camp with the top 10 moving on to Japan for the finals of the competition as a part of Sasuke 27 and a chance at becoming the first American to conquer the course and win a $500,000 endorsement deal with K-Swiss. No competitors made it beyond stage 3.

The final episode aired on August 22, 2011, as a two-hour primetime special on NBC.[1][2]

This season was once again hosted by Matt Iseman and Jimmy Smith, with Alison Haislip as a sideline reporter.

Qualifying

Over 300 competitors took part in the tryouts in Venice Beach, CA on May 16, 2011, and May 17, 2011. Those who made it past qualifying, city finals, and boot-camp in the California Mountains advanced to Stage 1 at Sasuke 27.

Notable competitors

Mount Midoriyama

Stage 1

Order # Finalist Outcome Obstacle
1 Brent Steffensen Completed
2 Paul Kasemir Completed
3 David Campbell Completed
4 James McGrath Completed
5 Drew Drechsel Failed Warped Wall
6 Travis Furlanic Completed
7 Travis Rosen Completed
8 David "Flip" Rodriguez Completed
9 Ryan Stratis Completed
10 Jake Smith Completed

Stage 2

Order # Finalist Outcome Obstacle
1 Brent Steffensen Failed Metal Spin
2 Paul Kasemir Completed
3 David Campbell Completed
4 James McGrath Completed
5 Travis Furlanic Failed Metal Spin
6 Travis Rosen Failed Metal Spin
7 David "Flip" Rodriguez Failed Slider Drop
8 Ryan Stratis Completed
9 Jake Smith Failed Double Salmon Ladder

Stage 3

Order # Finalist Outcome Obstacle
1 James McGrath Failed Ultimate Cliffhanger
2 Ryan Stratis Failed Ultimate Cliffhanger
3 Paul Kasemir Failed Ultimate Cliffhanger
4 David Campbell Failed Ultimate Cliffhanger

References

  1. ↑ O'Hare, Kate (2011). "'American Ninja Warrior' storms Japan's Mount Midoriyama". Zap2it. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Hale, Mike (2011). "A ‘Ninja Warrior’ Upgrade Into Network Prime Time". New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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