Australian Ninja Warrior - Wikipedia Australian Ninja Warrior Australian Ninja Warrior Genre Sports entertainment Created by Ushio Higuchi Presented by Rebecca Maddern Ben Fordham Freddie Flintoff Country of origin Australia Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 21 Production Production location ( s ) Cockatoo Island Running time 1 hour and 20 minutes ( without ads ) Production company ( s ) Endemol Shine Australia Release Original network Nine Network Picture format 576i ( SDTV ) 1080i ( HDTV ) Audio format Stereo Original release 9 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 09 ) -- present Chronology Related shows Sasuke American Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior UK Sasuke Ninja Warrior Indonesia Australian Ninja Warrior is a sports entertainment competition spin - off of the Japanese television series Sasuke which premiered on 9 July 2017 on the Nine Network. Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Series overview 3.1 Season 1 ( 2017 ) 3.2 Season 2 ( 2018 ) 4 Viewership 5 International broadcasts 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History The series was announced in 2016 with applications open until 9 September 2016, with filming between November & December 2016 on Cockatoo Island. The series was officially confirmed at Nine 's upfronts in November 2016 with Rebecca Maddern announced as host. A few days after the announcement, Ben Fordham was announced as second host & Freddie Flintoff as the series ' sideline reporter. The series began airing on 9 July 2017. The series was renewed for a second season during the season one final which was filmed between December 2017 & January 2018, with applications that closed by 3 September 2017. On 11 October 2017, the series was officially confirmed for renewal at Nine 's upfronts, also confirming Fordham, Maddern & Flintoff returning for the second season. The second season began airing on 8 July 2018. Format Potential contestants go through a rigorous series of obstacles before the possibility of becoming the next Australian Ninja Warrior and win a cash prize, starting at $100,000. If there is no winner in a season the prize will jackpot and rise by $100,000 until someone eventually conquers Mount Midoriyama. Series overview Season Originally aired Host ( s ) Sideline reporter Prize Premiere Finale 9 July 2017 25 July 2017 Rebecca Maddern Ben Fordham Freddie Flintoff $100,000 8 July 2018 31 July 2018 $200,000 Season 1 ( 2017 ) Main article : Australian Ninja Warrior ( season 1 ) The first season premiered on 9 July, 2017, on Nine Network and concluded on 25 July, 2017. The season was filmed on Cockatoo Island, Sydney where 50 ninjas ran in each of the six qualifying heats, with the top 18 from each heat moving on to the Semi Finals. From the three semi finals, the top 7 competitors moved on to the Grand Final. 9 Competitors finished stage one of the Grand Final, but none completed stage two. Season 2 ( 2018 ) Main article : Australian Ninja Warrior ( season 2 ) The second season premiered on 8 July, 2018, on Nine Network. The season was filmed on Cockatoo Island, Sydney. In this season there was a total of over 300 ninjas, each was place into one of the six heats, with the top 20 in each heat advancing to the Semi Finals. In each of the four Semi Finals, the top 8 competitors continued to the Grand Final. In the Grand Final, stage one was completed by 24 competitors, though none of them completed stage two. Viewership Season Episodes Premiered Ended Season average Network Date Premiere viewers ( millions ) Date Finale viewers ( millions ) Final stage viewers ( millions ) Viewers ( millions ) 9 9 July 2017 1.680 25 July 2017 2.038 2.145 1.727 Nine Network 12 8 July 2018 0.929 31 July 2018 TBA TBA TBA International broadcasts On Australia Day, UK game show based channel, Challenge, announced that beginning from 18 February 2018, it would start airing episodes of Australian Ninja Warrior. See also Television in Australia portal List of Australian television series List of programs broadcast by Nine Network References ^ Jump up to : Template : Cite Ronald George Hawkins has the fastest time lap at the age of 86 Jump up ^ `` ANW season 1 application ''. My Casting Net. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 8 November 2016 ). `` Nine Upfronts 2017 ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nine in 2017 ''. nineentertainmentco.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2016. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 28 November 2016 ). `` Ben Fordham, Freddie Flintoff join ANW ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2016. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 26 July 2017 ). `` Renewed : Australian Ninja Warrior ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` ANW season 2 application ''. My Casting Net. Retrieved 26 July 2017. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 11 October 2017 ). `` Renewals underpin Nine 's 2018 slate ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 October 2017. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 25 June 2018 ). `` Returning : Australian Ninja Warrior ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 June 2018. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 10 July 2017 ). `` Sunday 9 July 2017 ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : Knox, David ( 26 July 2017 ). `` Tuesday 25 July 2017 ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 July 2017. Jump up ^ Samios, Zoe ( 26 July 2017 ). `` Ninja Warrior final stage tops 3m national viewers ''. Mumbrella. Retrieved 26 July 2017. Jump up ^ Kelly, Vivienne ( 9 July 2018 ). `` Ninja Warrior premiere down 45 % on last year, with 929,000 tuning in ''. Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` * * New Show Alert * * Happy # Strayaday all. To celebrate the big day down under we thought we 'd let you all know that Ninja Warrior Australia is winging it 's way from down under to Challenge TV next month. What a ripper ! # AustraliaDaypic.twitter.com/UD9oSxF8Bx ''. www.twitter.com. Twitter. 26 January 2018. External links Australian Ninja Warrior on Channel 9 Australian Ninja Warrior - Season 1 on Channel 9 Australian Ninja Warrior Blog, Articles, Videos & Forums Current Australian game and quiz shows series ABC Hard Quiz Think Tank Seven Network The Chase Australia Nine Network Millionaire Hot Seat 9Go ! Move It Network Ten Pointless Have You Been Paying Attention ? 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Question: who are the hosts of australian ninja warrior
Answer: Rebecca Maddern