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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
Air Date: Monday, January 13, 2014
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on NBC
Episode Title: "USA VS. JAPAN"
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"NBC SPECIALS"

"AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR: USA VS. JAPAN"

01/13/2014 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Monday) : 'AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR' PRESENTS THE FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AS 'TEAM USA' BATTLES AGAINST 'TEAM JAPAN' IN AN ACTION-PACKED TWO HOUR SPECIAL - HOSTED BY MATT ISEMAN AND AKBAR GBAJA BIAMILA WITH JENN BROWN CO-HOSTING - Five top American competitors from "American Ninja Warrior" will compete against five of the most accomplished Japanese contenders from "Sasuke" in a high stakes battle for international dominance. Representing Team USA are Brian Arnold, Paul Kasemir, James McGrath, Travis Rosen and Brent Steffensen, who will compete against Team Japan's Kazuma Asa, Hitoshi Kanno, Ryo Matachi, Shingo Yamamoto and two-time "Sasuke" Grand Champion Yuji Urushihara. Contestants will tackle all four stages of the Las Vegas "finals" course in a new head-to-head format that pits members from each team against one another. In the end, the championship trophy and international bragging rights will go to the victors in this inaugural USA vs. Japan contest. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja Biamila host and Jenn Brown co-hosts. TV-PG

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