Ninja Warrior UK (series 2)
Ninja Warrior UK (series 1) | |
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Broadcast from | January 2 – February 13, 2016 |
Presenter(s) |
Ben Shephard Chris Kamara Rochelle Humes |
Broadcaster | ITV |
Competitors | 250 |
Finals venue | Manchester Central |
No. of episodes | 8 |
The second series of Ninja Warrior UK which ITV renewed for a second series on On 29 May 2015, and began on 2 January 2016.[1][2][3] The show was presented by Ben Shephard, Chris Kamara and Rochelle Humes. Owen "The Stuff" McKenzie was the contestant to go the furthest in the second series. As with series 1, no women advanced past the semi-finals.
A total of 250 contestants begin the qualifying round of the competition, and attempt complete six obstacles and hit the buzzer at the end of the course. The 10 contestants, from each of the 5 qualifying rounds, who make it the furthest the fastest, qualify for the semi-finals, where there are nine obstacles. The top 15 contestants qualify for the final, which is split into three parts. The first part features nine obstacles and is timed; the second part features five obstacles with a strict time limit, and then three untimed obstacles. Lastly, contestants must climb "Mount Midoriyama" with a 70 feet (21 m) rope.
Qualifier week 1
- Obstacles
- Quintuple Steps
- Silk slider with rope
- Floating tiles
- Jump hang with swing
- Spinning hoops
- Warped Wall
- Results
Rank | Finalist | Outcome | Obstacle/Time |
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1 | Owen Mckenzie | Completed | 00:53 |
2 | Timothy Shieff | Completed | 00:58 |
3 | Andrei Burton | Completed | 01:23 |
4 | Michael Ferran | Completed | 02:48 |
5 | Gareth Weir | Failed | Warped Wall |
6 | Peter Adams | Failed | Spinning Hoops |
7 | Sam Neil | Failed | Jump Hang |
8 | Lea Stephenson | Failed | Jump Hang |
9 | Gen Tando Dwyer | Failed | Jump Hang |
10 | Joseph Johnston | Failed | Jump Hang |
Qualifier week 2
- Obstacles
- Quintuple Steps
- Frame slider
- Floating tiles
- Jump hang
- Double tilt ladder
- Warped Wall
- Results
Rank | Finalist | Outcome | Obstacle/Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Toby Segar | Completed | 01:13 |
2 | Patrick Pretorius | Completed | 01:19 |
3 | Dave Dickson | Completed | 02:12 |
4 | Kane Dick | Completed | 02:14 |
5 | Chris Sansom | Completed | 02:45 |
6 | John Geesley | Failed | Warped wall |
7 | Junior Arscott | Failed | Warped wall |
8 | Alex Bannister | Failed | Warped wall |
9 | Jane Cooke | Failed | Warped wall |
10 | Hannah Rose Kaynes | Failed | Double tilt ladder |
Qualifier week 3
- Obstacles
- Quintuple Steps
- UFO
- Spinning log
- Jump hang with cones
- Swing circles
- Warped Wall
- Results
Rank | Finalist | Outcome | Obstacle/Time |
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1 | Teige Matthews-Palmer | Completed | 05:51 |
2 | Chase Armitage | Completed | 01:20 |
3 | Alex Middlecott | Completed | 01:24 |
4 | Junrid McClymont | Completed | 01:32 |
5 | Jonathan Meynell | Completed | 02:58 |
6 | Danny Charge | Failed | Warped wall |
7 | Graham Cooper | Failed | Warped wall |
8 | Dean Whitfield | Failed | Warped wall |
9 | Alex Everitt | Failed | Warped wall |
10 | Rick Holt | Failed | Jump hang |
Qualifier week 4
- Obstacles
- Quintuple Steps
- Curtain slider
- Floating tiles
- Jump hang with cones
- Swinging frames
- Warped Wall
- Results
Rank | Finalist | Outcome | Obstacle/Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim Champion | Completed | 02:15 |
2 | Ruel Dacosta | Completed | 02:23 |
3 | Callum hardingham | Completed | 03:11 |
4 | Michael Gray | Failed | Swinging frames |
5 | Maximilian Tyler | Failed | Swinging frames |
6 | Gen Weeks | Failed | Swinging frames |
7 | Linford Dash | Failed | Swinging frames |
8 | Ian Norman | Failed | Floating tiles |
9 | Vanessa English | Failed | Floating tiles |
10 | Sam Rippington | Failed | Floating tiles |
Qualifier week 5
- Obstacles
- Quintuple Steps
- Pole rider
- Spinning log
- Jump hang with latch rod
- Ring toss
- Warped Wall
- Results
Rank | Finalist | Outcome | Obstacle/Time |
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1 | Otis Khan | Completed | 2:41 |
2 | James Pollard | Completed | 3:43 |
3 | Philip Ashcroft | Failed | Warped wall |
4 | Ashton Tre | Failed | Warped wall |
5 | Corgin Mackin | Failed | Ring toss |
6 | Paul Everett | Failed | Ring toss |
7 | Robert McCarroll | Failed | Ring toss |
8 | Carl Padget | Failed | Ring toss |
9 | James McGladdery | Failed | Ring toss |
10 | Robert Watson | Failed | Ring toss |
Semi-final
The semi-final course is divided into two stages. After climbing the warped wall, contestants would hit the buzzer, and would then immediately continue onto stage two. After all 50 competitors attempted the course, the top 15 would advance to the finals, ranked by finish taking the combined time for both stages into account.
- Obstacles
Stage 1 (To be completed within 2 minutes)
- Quintuple Steps
- Barrel rider
- Spinning rider
- Jump hang with jungle swing
- Spider jump
- Warped Wall
Stage 2
- Wind chimes
- Arm rings
- Chimney climb
- Results
Rank | Finalist | Outcome | Obstacle/Time |
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1 | Teige Matthews-Palmet | Completed | 02:28 |
2 | Alex Middlecott | Completed | 02:32 |
3 | Owen McKenzie | Completed | 02:54 |
4 | Junrid McClymont | Completed | 03:07 |
5 | Ruel Dacosta | Completed | 03:13 |
6 | Corgin Mackin | Completed | 03:22 |
7 | Tim Champion | Completed | 03:26 |
8 | Patrick Pretorius | Completed | 03:44 |
9 | Toby Segar | Completed | 03:46 |
10 | Gareth Weir | Completed | 03:54 |
11 | Andrei Burton | Completed | 04:01 |
12 | Chris Sansom | Completed | 05:11 |
13 | Timothy Shieff | Failed | Arm rings |
14 | Kane Dick | Failed | Arm rings |
15 | Callum Hardingham | Failed | Wind chimes |
Final
Stage 1
Stage 1 contained 9 obstacles and had to be completed within 2 minutes. Only three people successfully completed stage 1: Timothy Shieff, Toby Segar and Owen McKenzie.
- Obstacles
- Quintuple Steps
- Pipe slider
- Tilting paddle boards
- Jump hang
- Spider jump
- Warped wall
- Chain swing
- Spinning bridge
- Invisible ladder
Stage 2
Only the three contestants who completed stage 1 were able to move on to stage 2. All obstacles must be completed within 75 seconds. Although all three contestants were eliminated on the salmon ladder, Owen McKenzie was awarded "Last Man Standing" as he made it to the fourth rung, faster than Timoth Shieff, and Toby Segar was eliminated attempting to reach the third rung.
- Obstacles
- Rope jungle
- Salmon ladder
- Unstable bridge
- Cycle rolls
- Wall lift
- Results
Rank | Finalist | Outcome | Obstacle/Time |
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1 | Owen McKenzie | Failed | Salmon ladder |
2 | Timothy Shieff | Failed | Salmon ladder |
3 | Toby Segar | Failed | Salmon ladder |
Ratings
Episode | Air date | Viewers (millions)[4] |
ITV weekly ranking[4] |
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Heat 1 | 2 January 2016 | 3.35 | 13 |
Heat 2 | 3 January 2016 | 2.64 | 22 |
Heat 3 | 9 January 2016 | 3.41 | 19 |
Heat 4 | 16 January 2016 | 3.77 | 16 |
Heat 5 | 23 January 2016 | 3.85 | 15 |
Semi–final 1 | 30 January 2016 | 3.72 | 15 |
Semi–final 2 | 6 February 2016 | 3.84 | 16 |
Final | 13 February 2016 | 3.72 | 16 |
References
- ↑ Lee, Ben (20 August 2015). "Ninja Warrior UK is coming back for a second series in 2016". Digital Spy UK.
- ↑ Campelli, Matthew (29 May 2015). "ITV returns to Ninja Warrior". Broadcast. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ninja Warrior UK comes to CITV!". www.itv.com.
- 1 2 "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 June 2015.