“American Ninja Warrior” season 6, episode 1: “Venice Beach Qualifying” airs tonight on NBC.
The qualifying round this season takes place in Venice Beach, with contestants including Susan Francia and Kate Hansen.
The series will hold open tryouts to find the top 10 American competitors from across the country and send them to Japan to tackle Sasuke, the world’s most difficult and diabolical obstacle course. The American competitor who completes all four stages of Sasuke in the fastest time will be named the ultimate American Ninja Warrior. Only three out of 2,600 competitors have completed all stages of the course, none have been from America.
“American Ninja Warrior” season 6, episode 1 airs May 26 at 9 p.m. EDT on NBC.