


In the qualifiers, the Split Decision occurred at the third obstacle, in which competitors must choose between two different balance obstacles.It has also been used in multiple international Ninja Warrior formats such as Ninja Israel and Ninja Warrior France: This concept is based on Crossroads, a notable VIKING obstacle. This season introduced the Split Decision, a point on the course where they had to pick between two different obstacles.There were several notable changes made for this season: This change was intended for the previous season, but was tabled due to the modified season. In addition, while the application process was still only open to those who were 19 years old and older, some competitors as young as 15 years old had received special invitations to compete (most of them were former American Ninja Warrior Junior competitors). For the national finals, audiences and family members/friends of the competitors in limited numbers had been allowed to attend the taping. During the qualifiers and semifinals, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, there were no live audience and no walk-on line. While the competition did not return to the format where it "tours" in five or six cities, the national finals returned after missing out during the previous season, and more competitors had been invited to compete. The $1,000,000 cash prize was reinstated. Finally, the Results and top 3 women in each semifinals episode would advance to the national finals in Las Vegas, taped in May.The Results and top 5 women in each qualifiers episode would advance to the semifinals, taped at the Universal Studios Backlot in Los Angeles in mid-April.This is the 3rd straight season to have a round be filmed indoors after Seattle/Tacoma of American Ninja Warrior 11 and St. All competitors would start at Tacoma Dome for qualifiers, taped in late March.Shortly afterwards, details regarding filming were announced: However, in late January 2021, competitors started getting calls to compete.

American Ninja Warrior 13 was the thirteenth season of American Ninja Warrior, and the second season after Drew Drechsel's total victory on American Ninja Warrior 11, disregarding Daniel Gil's recent win on American Ninja Warrior 12 due to the format change.ĭue to uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, it was initially unclear how this season's format would look like.
