American Ninja Warrior (season 5)

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American Ninja Warrior
Season 5
Hosted byMatt Iseman
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Jenn Brown
Finals venueLas Vegas, NV
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkNBC
G4
Original releaseJune 30 (2013-06-30) –
September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)
Season chronology
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Season 4
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Season 6

The fifth season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on G4 on June 30, 2013, with subsequent shows airing on both G4 and NBC.[1] Host Matt Iseman returned for his fifth season, while newcomers Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Jenn Brown replaced skier Jonny Moseley and Angela Sun. Similar to previous seasons, the winner receives $500,000 and the coveted title, "American Ninja Warrior". This also marks the second season Mount Midoriyama was held on U.S. soil.

Qualifying[]

Tryouts for the fifth season of American Ninja Warrior commenced in February 2013[1] and took place in the following cities to determine the 100 competitors to move on to Vegas and compete in the other stages: Venice Beach, CA; Baltimore, MD; Miami, FL; and Denver, CO. The last of the regional rounds concluded in May 2013.[2]

Notable competitors[]


Baltimore, MD Qualifying

Northeast Qualifying
Rank Competitor Time Out
1 Elet Hall 00:53.79 Finished
2 Michael Needham 1:14.51 Finished
3 Jamie Rahn 1:19.78 Finished
4 Tim Shieff 1:22.31 Finished
5 Dan Galiczynski 1:23.43 Finished
6 Joe Moravsky 1:25.95 Finished
7 Robin Pietschmann 1:27.75 Finished
8 Andrew Karson 1:34.36 Finished
9 Tony Torres 1:28.00 Finished
10 Michael Silenzi 1:38.98 Finished
11 Andrew Lowes 1:39.98 Finished
12 Brian Wilczewski 1:41.42 Finished
13 Michael Bernardo 1:47.01 Finished
14 Dan Moschella 1:47.61 Finished
15 Marc Namie 1:49.90 Finished
16 Brandon Mears 1:53.56 Finished
17 Robert Hoover 1:53.72 Finished
18 David Slovenski 1:55.78 Finished
19 Jeffrey Tan 2:00.66 Finished
20 Seth Caskey 2:00.85 Finished
21 Christopher DiGangi 2:01.05 Finished
22 Travis Weinand 2:05.50 Finished
23 Adam Grossman 2:05.59 Finished
24 Michael Pericoloso 2:16.08 Finished
25 Dan Polizzi 2:47.72 Finished
26 Justin Conway 2:50.27 Finished
27 Stephen Pullen 1:32.74 Warped Wall
28 Fichael Fedo 1:36.00 Warped Wall
29 Douglas Chick 1:48.84 Warped Wall
30 Robert McFarlane 0:36.59 Circle Cross
Northeast Finals
Rank Competitor Time Out
1 Dan Galiczynski 3:10.90 Finished
2 Joe Moravsky 3:11.27 Finished
3 Brian Wilczewski 3:13.17 Finished
4 Michael Silenzi 3:19.07 Finished
5 Jeffrey Tan 3:23.17 Finished
6 Andrew Lowes 3:33.37 Finished
7 Dan Moschella 3:37.73 Finished
8 Jamie Rahn 3:44.47 Finished
9 David Slovenski 3:50.30 Finished
10 Tim Sheiff 1:58.50 Body Prop
11 Michael Needham 2:15.67 Body Prop
12 Travis Weinand 2:29.77 Body Prop
13 Adam Grossman 3:24.54 Body Prop
14 Michael Pericoloso 3:31.17 Body Prop
15 Seth Caskey 4:00.74 Body Prop

Notable achievements[]

No one defeated Stage 3, but Brian Arnold fell on the last obstacle, the Flying Bar, making him the farthest-going American on the Mount Midoriyama course since Kane Kosugi reached the final stage on SASUKE 8. He also made it farther than any competitor in American Ninja Warrior history, surpassing Brent Steffensen, who failed on the Hang Climb in Stage 3 the previous season, which remained a record until Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero both completed Stage 3 in Season 7.

Women's success[]

This was the first season where women attempted the Warped Wall (obstacle #6) of a course. Nika Muckelroy made it to the Warped Wall in the Denver qualifying course. Jessie Graff fell in the Flying Nunchucks (obstacle #5) during Venice qualifying but advanced in 30th position and reached the Warped Wall of the Venice finals. Both were unable to get up the wall in the 3 attempts given.

Mount Midoriyama[]

  The competitor cleared that stage.
  The competitor is female.
  The competitor ran out of time on the obstacle.
  The competitor was chosen as wildcard.

Stage 1[]

Stage 1 featured three new obstacles, the Timbers, the Giant Cycle, and the Rope Glider.

Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result
1 Camilo Brokaw Failed Rope Glider
2 JB Douglas Failed Jumping Spider
3 Marc Namie (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
4 Jason Soares Failed Jumping Spider
5 Erika Schwarz (Wild Card) Failed Timbers
6 Tukrong Klengdong Failed Jumping Spider
7 Adam Grossman Failed Spinning Bridge
8 Jamie Vanacore (Wild Card) Failed Giant Cycle
9 Dan Moschella Failed Jumping Spider
10 Travis Weinand Completed 00:02.30
11 Sean Bennett (Wild Card) Failed Timbers
12 Justin Walcker Failed Jumping Spider
13 Tremayne Dortch Failed Jumping Spider
14 Michelle Warnky (Wild Card) Failed Giant Cycle
15 Mike Bernardo (Wild Card) Failed Half Pipe Attack
16 Mike Maitem (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
17 James Eggiman Failed Jumping Spider
18 Christopher Romrell Completed 00:24.86
19 Ryan Stratis Failed Jumping Spider
20 Colby Frontiero Failed Jumping Spider
21 Elet Hall (Wild Card) Completed 00:39.25
22 Leila Noone (Wild Card) Failed Timbers
23 Levi Keller Failed Jumping Spider
24 Brandon Smith Failed Jumping Spider
25 Lorin Ball Completed 00:38.62
26 Dustin Rocho Failed Jumping Spider
27 Dan Galiczynski Failed Jumping Spider
28 Kyle Sinacori Completed 00:07.60
29 Josh Cook Completed 00:26.03
30 David Campbell Failed Rope Ladder (Time Out)
31 James McGrath Completed 00:38.47
32 Jeffrey Tan Failed Jumping Spider
33 Dan Mast Failed Giant Cycle
34 Joyce Shahboz (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
35 Jonathan Brown Failed Jumping Spider
36 Will Roberts Failed Jumping Spider
37 Jake Smith Failed Jumping Spider
38 Joseph Rosello Failed Half-Pipe Attack
39 Idoko Abuh Completed 00:01.98
40 Nika Muckelroy (Wild Card) Failed Giant Cycle
41 Joe Moravsky Completed 00:36.23
42 James Sclar Failed Jumping Spider
43 Jamie Rahn Completed 00:19.26
44 David Slovenski Failed Jumping Spider
45 Tony Reddick (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
46 Mia Lazerich (Wild Card) Failed Giant Cycle
47 Andrew Lowes Failed Rope Ladder (Time Out)
48 Paul Kasemir Completed 00:22.34
49 Mario Mendoza Failed Jumping Spider
50 Michael Needham Failed Giant Cycle
51 Josh Romeo Failed Spinning Bridge
52 Michael Silenzi Failed Jumping Spider
53 Laura Kisana (Wild Card) Failed Giant Cycle
54 Dr. Noah Kaufman (Wild Card) Completed 00:14.10
55 Sam Sann (Wild Card) Failed Giant Cycle
56 Grant David Failed Half Pipe Attack
57 William Brown Completed 00:22.73
58 Josh Grant Failed Jumping Spider
59 Briggs Schnieder (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
60 Kelvin Antoine (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
61 Luke Carson Failed Jumping Spider
62 Isaac Caldiero Failed Jumping Spider
63 Casey Finley Completed 00:18.70
64 Lance Pekus Failed Jumping Spider
65 Jesse La Flair Completed 00:26.97
66 Andres De La Rosa Completed 00:04.24
67 Thomas Hall (Wild Card) Failed Warped Wall
68 Jessie Graff (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
69 Brian Arnold Completed 00:03.64
70 Kacy Catanzaro (Wild Card) Failed Giant Cycle
71 Yev Kouchnir Completed 00:09.67
72 Brian Wilczewski Failed Timbers
73 Tim Shieff Failed Jumping Spider
74 Sean Morris Failed Half Pipe Attack
75 Travis Rosen Completed 00:13.50
76 Brian Kretsch Failed Jumping Spider
77 Seth Caskey Failed Rope Ladder (Time Out)
78 Michael Pericoloso Failed Jumping Spider
79 John Walker Failed Jumping Spider
80 Caleb Garnham Failed Warped Wall (Time Out)
81 Graham Watanabe (Wild Card) Failed Warped Wall (Time Out)
82 Jason Williams (Wild Card) Failed Jumping Spider
83 Drew Drechsel Completed 00:21.63
84 Flip Rodriguez Failed Jumping Spider
85 Brent Steffensen (Wild Card) Completed 00:30.36

Stage 2[]

Stage 2 featured one new obstacle, the Hang Slider.

Order # Finalist Result Notes
1 Christopher Romrell 3.Unstable Bridge Transition to second plank.
2 Jesse La Flair 2.Double Salmon Ladder Bar derailed before transitioning to second side.
3 Jamie Rahn 2.Double Salmon Ladder Sixth level.
4 Joe Moravsky FINISH (00:17.70 left)
5 Travis Weinand FINISH (00:10.13 left)
6 Paul Kasemir 2.Double Salmon Ladder Seventh level.
7 Kyle Sinacori 2.Double Salmon Ladder Digest. First level.
8 Yev Kouchnir 2.Double Salmon Ladder Digest. Eighth level.
9 William Brown 2.Double Salmon Ladder Digest. Eighth level.
10 Elet Hall 2.Double Salmon Ladder Digest. Bar derailed before transitioning to second side.
11 Lorin Ball 3.Unstable Bridge Digest. Transition to second plank.
12 Josh Cook 2.Double Salmon Ladder First level.
13 Idoko Abuh FINISH (00:28.70 left)
14 Casey Finley FINISH (00:41.36 left) Digest.
15 James "The Beast" McGrath FINISH (00:35.66 left) Digest.
16 Andres De La Rosa 5.Metal Spin Slid down chain. Feet Hit the Water.
17 Drew Drechsel 3.Unstable Bridge Transition to second plank.
18 Travis Rosen FINISH (00:05.17 left)
19 Dr. Noah Kaufman (Wild Card) 2.Double Salmon Ladder Transition to second side.
20 Brian Arnold FINISH (00:26.23 left)
21 Brent Steffensen (Wild Card) 2.Double Salmon Ladder Seventh level.

Stage 3[]

Order # Finalist Result Notes
1 Travis Rosen 3.Floating Boards First board.
2 Travis Weinand 2.Doorknob Grasper Transition to third doorknob.
3 James 'The Beast' McGrath 3.Floating Boards Transition to second board.
4 Idoko Abuh 1.Roulette Cylinder Lost grip at the end of the track.
5 Casey Finley 1.Roulette Cylinder Transition to Doorknob Grasper.
6 Joe Moravsky 3.Floating Boards Transition to fourth board.
7 Brian Arnold 8.Flying Bar Third jump.

Ratings[]

Network Episode Air date Timeslot Rating/Share
(18–49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Ref.
G4 1 "Venice Beach Qualifying Part 1" June 30, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.306 [3]
NBC 2 "Venice Beach Qualifying Part 2" July 1, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.7 5 5.040 [4]
G4 3 "Baltimore Qualifying Part 1" July 7, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.216 [5]
NBC 4 "Baltimore Qualifying Part 2" July 8, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.6 5 5.070 [4]
G4 5 "Miami Qualifying Part 1" July 14, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.258 [6]
NBC 6 "Miami Qualifying Part 2" July 15, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.6 5 5.220 [4]
G4 7 "Denver Qualifying Part 1" July 21, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.263 [7]
NBC 8 "Denver Qualifying Part 2" July 22, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.6 5 5.260 [4]
G4 9 "Venice Beach Finals Part 1" July 28, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.2 N/A 0.308 [8]
NBC 10 "Venice Beach Finals Part 2" July 29, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.5 5 5.110 [4]
G4 11 "Baltimore Finals Part 1" August 4, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.189 [9]
NBC 12 "Baltimore Finals Part 2" August 5, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.4 4 4.990 [4]
G4 13 "Miami Finals Part 1" August 11, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.343 [10]
NBC 14 "Miami Finals Part 2" August 12, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.6 5 5.100 [4]
G4 15 "Denver Finals Part 1" August 18, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.288 [11]
NBC 16 "Denver Finals Part 2" August 19, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.5 5 4.900 [4]
G4 17 "Las Vegas Finals Parts 1–4" August 25, 2013 Sunday 9:00 p.m. 0.1 N/A 0.364 [12]
NBC 18 "Las Vegas Finals Part 2" August 26, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.7 5 5.810 [4]
19 "Las Vegas Finals Part 3–4" September 2, 2013 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.8 5 5.490
20 "Las Vegas Finals Part 4" September 9, 2013 Monday 9:00 p.m. 1.7 5 5.340
21 "Las Vegas Finals Part 5" September 16, 2013 1.5 4 4.040

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