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[04/16/13 - 11:57 AM]
Esquire Network Unveils New Programming Slate
In total, Esquire Network expects to launch 10-12 new originals this year.

[04/15/13 - 02:31 PM]
NBC Sets Debut Dates for Summer Schedule
"Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls," "Camp," "American Ninja Warrior" and "Save Me" will join the previously announced "America's Got Talent."

[04/08/13 - 11:31 AM]
"American Ninja Warrior" Leaps Back to NBC and Esquire Network in Summer with New Episodes, Upgraded Courses and Fresh Format
Former NFL player and sports analyst Akbar Gbaja Biamilawill join the show as host alongside Matt Iseman.

[03/26/13 - 10:37 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of March 18-24
NBC spins the numbers for the week of March 18-24.

[03/25/13 - 05:21 AM]
Rebroadcast of "SNL" with Host Jeremy Renner Builds on Its Lead-In by 33% in Adults 18-49 and 29% in Adults 25-54
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, March 23.

[03/19/13 - 11:11 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of March 11-17
NBC spins the numbers for the week of March 11-17.

[03/17/13 - 08:49 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" Equals the Show's Top Overnights with a Rebroadcast Since January 5
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, March 16.

[03/12/13 - 10:52 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of March 4-10
NBC spins the numbers for the week of March 4-10.

[03/10/13 - 10:33 AM]
"Saturday Night Live," with Host and Musical Guest Justin Timberlake, Posts the Show's Top Overnights in 14 Months
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, March 9.

[03/05/13 - 10:12 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of Feb. 25-March 3
NBC spins the numbers for the week of February 25-March 3.

[03/03/13 - 09:16 AM]
"SNL" Scores the #1 Rating of the Night in Metered-Market Households, Topping All Primetime Telecasts
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2.

[02/26/13 - 10:40 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of Feb. 18-24
NBC spins the numbers for the week of February 18-24.

[02/24/13 - 09:20 AM]
"SNL" Delivers the Top Rating of the Night in the Local People Meters, Topping All Primetime Programming in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, February 23.

[02/20/13 - 10:22 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of Feb. 11-17
NBC spins the numbers for the week of February 11-17.

[02/17/13 - 09:26 AM]
"SNL" with Host Christoph Waltz Scores the #1 Rating of the Night in Metered-Market Households
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, February 16.

[02/12/13 - 03:12 PM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of Feb. 4-10
NBC spins the numbers for the week of February 4-10.

[02/11/13 - 06:00 AM]
NBCUniversal and Hearst Magazines Form New Strategic Partnership: The Esquire Network
Beginning April 22, 2013, the G4 network will be rebranded the Esquire Network, it was announced today.

[02/10/13 - 08:52 AM]
"Saturday Night Live," with Host and Musical Guest Justin Bieber, Dominates Its Time Period
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, February 9.

[02/05/13 - 10:29 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3
NBC spins the numbers for the week of January 28-February 3.

[02/04/13 - 09:04 AM]
"American Ninja Warrior" Seeking Contestants for Fifth Season, to Be Broadcast This Summer on G4 and NBC
Anyone in the nation who believes they have what it takes to conquer this year's course are encouraged to visit the official casting website.

[02/04/13 - 06:11 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" Scores the #1 Rating of the Night in Metered-Market Households
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, February 2.

[01/10/13 - 04:58 PM]
Exclusive: NBC Sets "American Ninja Warrior" Compilations for Saturday Nights Beginning February 2
The eight one-hour episodes will include some never-before-seen footage.

[01/06/13 - 11:15 AM]
NBC at TCA: Greenblatt Outlines Latest Plans for Midseason, Summer and Fall
"Hannibal" and "Save Me" might hit the schedule before the season is over while "Dracula" and Michael J. Fox's new comedy are due in the fall.

[08/13/12 - 11:57 AM]
Matt Hanna Joining G4 Media as Head of Originals
Hanna comes to G4 from True Entertainment, where he was Senior Vice President of Development.

[07/31/12 - 10:49 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - Network Dominates the Week of July 23-29, as the 2012 London Olympics Open with Record Results
NBC spins the numbers for the week of July 23-29.

[07/24/12 - 12:11 PM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "America's Got Talent" Ranks #1 in Total Viewers for the July 16-22 Week
NBC spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/12 - 10:57 AM]
"American Ninja Warrior" Hits a Four-Week High, Dominates All Demos from 10-11 p.m.
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, July 23 plus the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/12 - 10:25 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - Season Finale of "The Bachelorette" and "The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose" Tie as the Week's No. 1 TV Show
ABC spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/19/12 - 11:33 AM]
NBC Pushes Two-Hour "American Ninja Warrior" Finale on July 23 Back an Hour to 9:00/8:00c
A repeat of "Fear Factor" will now lead off the night, while a second run "Grimm" will get bumped at 10:00/9:00c.

[07/17/12 - 10:18 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "America's Got Talent" Ties for #1 Among Non-Sports Prime Telecasts in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for the week of July 9-15.

[07/17/12 - 09:50 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - Network Claims 3 of the Top 20 Most-Watched Shows of the Week
ABC spins the numbers for the week of July 9-15.

[07/17/12 - 08:44 AM]
"American Ninja Warrior" Jumps Week to Week by 21% in 18-49 Rating and by 12% in Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, July 16 plus the week of July 9-15.

[07/17/12 - 08:41 AM]
"The Bachelorette: Men Tell All" Improves Year-to-Year by 1.5 Million and 29% in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, July 16.

[07/10/12 - 08:50 AM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" Emerges as Monday's #1 TV Show with Best-Since-Premiere Results
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, July 9.

[07/10/12 - 08:39 AM]
"American Ninja Warrior" Is Up 27% in 18-49 Versus NBC's Average in Its Time Period Last Summer
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, July 9 plus the week of July 2-8.

[07/03/12 - 12:27 PM]
The Stage Has Been Set and the Top 100 Competitors from Around the Nation Have Been Selected as G4 and NBC Premiere the First-Ever "American Ninja Warrior" National Finals
The finals begins this Sunday, July 8 on G4 before shifting to NBC on Monday, July 9.

[07/03/12 - 10:11 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - Network Wins the Week of June 25-July 1 With "America's Got Talent" and Olympic Trials
NBC spins the numbers for the week of June 25-July 1.

[07/03/12 - 09:31 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - For the 2nd Week in a Row, "The Bachelorette" Finishes as the No. 1 TV Series Overall with Key Women
ABC spins the numbers for the week of June 25-July 1.

[07/03/12 - 08:53 AM]
"U.S. Olympic Team Trials," "America's Got Talent" Make #1 for the Night
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, July 2 and the week of June 25-July 1.

[06/26/12 - 10:15 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - Network Dominates its 2nd Straight Week in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for the week of June 18-24.

[06/26/12 - 10:10 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "America's Got Talent" Ranks #1 Among Non-Sports Prime Telecasts for a Fourth Week in a Row
NBC spins the numbers for the week of June 18-24.

[06/26/12 - 08:55 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Is #1 for the Night; "American Ninja Warrior" Wins in 18-49, "Olympic Team Trials" in Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, June 25.

[06/26/12 - 08:47 AM]
"The Bachelorette" Hits a 3-Month High for ABC in its Time Slot with Women 18-34
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, June 25.

[06/19/12 - 11:06 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - Network Towers Over its Competition with its Best Non-Oscar Week in Over 1 Year
ABC spins the numbers for the week of June 11-17.

[06/19/12 - 10:22 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "America's Got Talent" Ranks #1 Among Non-Sports Prime Telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX for a Third Week in a Row
NBC spins the numbers for the week of June 11-17.

[06/19/12 - 09:06 AM]
ABC's Monday is Up for the 3rd Straight Week in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, June 18.

[06/19/12 - 08:46 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Is #1 for the Night; "American Ninja Warrior" Tops "Glass House" Premiere in Adults 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, June 18 and the week of June 11-17.

[06/13/12 - 08:46 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Generated the #1 Non-Sports 18-49 and Total-Viewer Results of the Night
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, June 12.

[06/12/12 - 12:28 PM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "America's Got Talent" Ranks #1 and 2 Among Prime Telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX
NBC spins the numbers for the week of June 4-10.

[06/12/12 - 10:32 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - "The Bachelorette" Wins its Time Slot for the 3rd Week in a Row Across Key Women
ABC spins the numbers for the week of June 4-10.

[06/12/12 - 09:02 AM]
NBC's Coverage of Game 6 Is the Top-Rated Game of This Year's Stanley Cup Final to Date
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, June 11 plus the week of June 4-10.

[06/11/12 - 11:33 AM]
Tonight's "American Ninja Warrior" Moves to Tuesday at 8:00/7:00c Due to Stanley Cup Finals
NBC's coverage of Game 6 between the New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings is instead set for this evening.

[06/05/12 - 10:51 AM]
G4's "American Ninja Warrior 4" Posts Strong Time Period Gains With Key Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers
G4 spins the numbers for Sunday, June 3.

[06/05/12 - 10:51 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "America's Got Talent" Ranks #1 and 2, "American Ninja Warrior" Ties for #5
NBC spins the numbers for the week of May 28-June 3.

[06/05/12 - 09:49 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - "The Bachelorette" Qualifies as Monday's No. 1 TV Program With its Core Women 18-34 Audience
ABC spins the numbers for the week of May 28-June 3.

[06/05/12 - 08:49 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Is #1 for the Night, Jumps 14% Week to Week
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, June 4.

[06/05/12 - 08:37 AM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" is Up/"Castle" Marks its Most-Watched-Ever Summer Repeat
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, June 4.

[05/30/12 - 11:05 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "America's Got Talent" and "American Ninja Warrior" Lead Network's Primetime Week of May 21-27
NBC spins the numbers for the week of May 21-27.

[05/30/12 - 10:25 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - Network Delivers 7 of the Week's Top 15 TV Programs in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for the week of May 21-27.

[05/29/12 - 08:50 AM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" is #1 at 9pm in Viewers and Young Adults and Monday's #1 TV Show in W18-34
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, May 28.

[05/22/12 - 11:06 AM]
G4's Sunday Premiere of "American Ninja Warrior 4" Posts Growth Over Last Season's Premiere
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21.

[05/22/12 - 09:04 AM]
ABC is Monday's Top Net on Each of the Final 10 Weeks of the 2011-12 Season
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, May 21.

[05/18/12 - 05:14 PM]
Interview: "American Ninja Warrior" Co-Hosts Matt Iseman & Jonny Moseley
The competition series returns this Sunday on G4 and this Monday on NBC.

[04/26/12 - 01:03 PM]
G4 Is This Summer's Can't Miss Television Destination for Guys, Covering the Biggest Events in Gaming and Pop Culture
Highlights include "Top 100 Video Games of All Time," a week-long event airing June 11-15 at 8:00/7:00c.

[04/11/12 - 09:12 AM]
G4 and NBC Premiere New Season of "American Ninja Warrior," the World's Most Difficult and Action-Packed Obstacle Course Competition Series
The new season will run from Sunday, May 20 through Monday, July 23.

[03/15/12 - 02:17 PM]
NBC Announces Three New and Returning Series Premieres for Summer 2012 Schedule
"Love in the Wild" returns June 7 while "Saving Hope" begins June 7 and "American Ninja Warrior" debuts May 21.

[01/24/12 - 09:09 AM]
G4 and NBC Partner to Broadcast the New Season of "American Ninja Warrior" The World's Most Difficult and Action-Packed Obstacle Course Competition Series Airing Weekly This Summer
This cycle, NBC will air the preliminary finals, as well as the grand finale.

[08/23/11 - 08:58 AM]
ABC's "Bachelor Pad" Continues to Grow Year Over Year
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, August 22.

[06/30/11 - 10:05 AM]
G4 and NBC Team Up to Give Fans the Most Action-Packed Event of the Summer With Season Three of G4's Hit Series "American Ninja Warrior"
The new season debuts Sunday, July 31 on G4 with two episodes from 9:00 - 11:00pm ET/PT.

[06/30/11 - 10:04 AM]
NBC to Televise Two-Hour Finale Episode of G4's Hit Series "American Ninja Warrior" from Japan Monday, August 22 at 9 PM ET
The third season of the show returns to G4 Sunday, July 31 to give fans the ultimate "Ninja Warrior" competition.

[04/28/11 - 08:21 AM]
G4 Heads to Japan for Third Season of "American Ninja Warrior" and Gives Fans the Opportunity to Support the Country's Relief Efforts Through the American Red Cross
The new season will premiere this August on G4, with the final two episodes from Japan also airing and premiering on NBC.

[11/04/10 - 02:01 PM]
G4 Ups the Action in New Season of "American Ninja Warrior" With More Intense Competition, A Live-In Elimination Boot Camp and A $250,000 Prize
Matt Iseman and Jimmy Smith will co-host the new season, due Saturday, December 8 at 8:00/7:00c.

[07/26/10 - 01:32 PM]
G4 Announces Season Two of "American Ninja Warrior"
10 one-hour episodes have been ordered for the show's expanded sophomore run.

[11/30/09 - 12:41 PM]
G4 Brings Fans the Biggest and Most Daring "Ninja Warrior" Event in the Network's History with "American Ninja Warrior"
The eight-part event will air over the course of two Saturdays (December 12 and 19) starting at 6:00/5:00c.

[07/29/09 - 12:42 PM]
G4 Announces New Competition Series "American Ninja Warrior," Taking America's Top 10 Competitors to Japan to Take on the World Famous Sasuke Obstacle Course
Produced by Pilgrim Films & Television, the new half-hour series will premiere this fall.







AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (NBC)
Returns Monday, July 1
BROADCAST HISTORY:
12/12/09 - ???
STATUS:
returning this summer (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
5 (24 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
DESCRIPTION:
(from NBC's press release, April 2013) On Monday, July 1 (8-10 p.m. ET), the summer favorite "American Ninja Warrior" returns to the NBC lineup with a two-hour special. The series, with hosts Matt Iseman and former NFL player Akbar Gbaja Biamila, will return to its regularly scheduled one-hour timeslot Monday, July 8 (8-9 p.m. ET). "American Ninja Warrior" also airs on NBCUniversal-owned Esquire Network. The action-packed one-hour competition series follows contestants as they tackle the world's most difficult obstacle courses across the country. Those that successfully complete a course in each city move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama in Japan. "American Ninja Warrior" is executive-produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions' founders Arthur Smith and Kent Weed ("Hell's Kitchen," "I Survived a Japanese Game Show," "Pros vs. Joes") along with Lake Paradise Entertainment's Holly Wofford and Viki Cacciatore.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Akbar Gbaja Biamila as Host
· Jenn Brown as Host
· Matt Iseman as Host
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Alison Haislip as Correspondent
· Angela Sun as Correspondent
· Jimmy Smith as Host
· Jonny Moseley as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Arthur Smith as EP (Season 2- )
· Craig Piligian as EP (Season 1)
· Holly Wofford as EP (Season 4- )
· Kent Weed as EP (Season 2- )
· Viki Cacciatore as EP (Season 4- )
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· A. Smith & Company Productions
· Lake Paradise Entertainment
· Pilgrim Studios