American Ninja Warrior
2009–NBCDocumentary
The American version of Sasuke, and the obstacle course that turned into a network franchise.
One opening sequence is catalogued for American Ninja Warrior, covering season 1.
It arrived on NBC in 2009, when Mad About You, Will & Grace and Late Night with Conan O'Brien were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
No usable clip kept. The one result is labelled only Ninja Warrior, which is also the name the Japanese original aired under in America, so it cannot be attributed.
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