Ninja Warrior UK (series 2)

Series Two of Ninja Warrior UK, a British physical obstacle assault course game show, was aired on ITV during 2016, from 2 January to 13 February. Prior to the final episode of the previous series, the broadcaster decided it would renew the show for a second series, making the announcement on 29 May 2015.[1][2][3] Of the 250 contestants, this series' competition was won by Owen McKenzie. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 3.53 million viewers.

Ninja Warrior UK
Series 2
Presented byBen Shephard
Chris Kamara
Rochelle Humes
No. of contestants250
Finals venueManchester Central
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkITV
Original release2 January (2016-01-02) 
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)
Series chronology

Series Overview

Qualifier

In the course of the five qualifier rounds, the contestants faced a variety of different obstacles in each round, alongside Quintuple Steps and Warped Wall. The most common featured included Floating Tiles, Jump Hang - the obstacle featured different ways of reaching the cargo net it used - and Spinning Logs, while other obstacles used included Frame Slider, Silk Slider, Pole Rider, Ring Toss, Swing Frames, Swing Circles, Double Tilt Ladder, Spinning Hoops, Curtain Slider, and UFO.

Qualifier 1 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Owen MckenzieCompleted00:53
2Timothy ShieffCompleted00:58
3Andrei BurtonCompleted01:23
4Michael FerranCompleted02:48
5Gareth WeirFailedWarped Wall
6Peter AdamsFailedSpinning Hoops
7Sam NeilFailedJump Hang
8Lea StephensonFailedJump Hang
9Gen Tando DwyerFailedJump Hang
10Joseph JohnstonFailedJump Hang
Qualifier 2 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Toby SegarCompleted01:13
2Patrick PretoriusCompleted01:39
3Dave DicksonCompleted02:12
4Kane DickCompleted02:14
5Chris SansomCompleted02:45
6John GeesleyFailedWarped wall
7Junior ArscottFailedWarped wall
8Alex BannisterFailedWarped wall
9Jane CookeFailedWarped wall
10Hannah Rose KaynesFailedDouble tilt ladder
Qualifier 3 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Teige Matthews-PalmerCompleted00:51
2Chase ArmitageCompleted01:20
3Alex MiddlecottCompleted01:24
4Junrid McClymontCompleted01:32
5Jonathan MeynellCompleted02:58
6Danny ChargeFailedWarped wall
7Graham CooperFailedWarped wall
8Dean WhitfieldFailedWarped wall
9Alex EverittFailedWarped wall
10Rick HoltFailedJump hang
Qualifier 4 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Tim ChampionCompleted02:15
2Ruel DacostaCompleted02:23
3Callum hardinghamCompleted03:11
4Michael GrayFailedSwinging frames
5Maximilian TylerFailedSwinging frames
6Gen WeeksFailedSwinging frames
7Linford DashFailedSwinging frames
8Ian NormanFailedFloating tiles
9Vanessa EnglishFailedFloating tiles
10Sam RippingtonFailedFloating tiles
Qualifier 5 Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Otis KhanCompleted2:41
2James PollardCompleted3:43
3Philip AshcroftFailedWarped wall
4Ashton TreFailedWarped wall
5Corbin MackinFailedRing toss
6Paul EverettFailedRing toss
7Robert McCarrollFailedRing toss
8Carl PadgetFailedRing toss
9James McGladderyFailedRing toss
10Robert WatsonFailedRing toss

Semi-finals

For the semi-finals of this series, the semi-finalists had to complete Stage 1 of the course within two minutes. Alongside the Quintuple Steps and Warped Wall, they also had to contend with Barrel Rider, Spinning Log, a new variation of Jump Hang, and Spider Jump. Upon completing the stage, they then faced the obstacles of Stage 2, consisting of Wind Chimes, Arm Rings, and Chimney Climb.

Semi-Finals Results
RankFinalistOutcomeTime/Obstacle Reached
1Teige Matthews-PalmerCompleted02:28
2Alex MiddlecottCompleted02:32
3Owen McKenzieCompleted02:54
4Junrid McClymontCompleted03:07
5Ruel DacostaCompleted03:13
6Corbin MackinCompleted03:22
7Tim ChampionCompleted03:26
8Patrick PretoriusCompleted03:44
9Toby SegarCompleted03:46
10Gareth WeirCompleted03:54
11Andrei BurtonCompleted04:01
12Chris SansomCompleted05:11
13Timothy ShieffFailedArm rings
14Kane DickFailedArm rings
15Callum HardinghamFailedWind chimes

Final

For the finals of this series, only two of the three stages of obstacles were conducted. Stage 1 required finalists to complete nine obstacles - Quintuple Steps, Pipe Slider, Paddle Boards, Jump Hang, Spider Jump, Warped Wall, Chain Swing, Spinning Bridge, and Invisible Ladder - within three minutes. Of the finalists that took this stage on, only three of them successfully completed the course - Timothy Shieff, Toby Segar and Owen McKenzie.

Stage 2 required the remaining finalists to complete five obstacles - Rope Jungle, Salmon Ladder, Unstable Bridge, Cycle Road, and Wall Lift - within 75 seconds. None managed to complete the course, being defeated by Salmon Ladder, thus the winner was determined by overall progress. Of the three finalists, McKenzie was declared the winner, managing to get further on the obstacle than Shieff and Segar.

Ratings

Episode Air date Viewers
(millions)[4]
ITV weekly ranking[4]
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

  1. Lee, Ben (20 August 2015). "Ninja Warrior UK is coming back for a second series in 2016". Digital Spy UK.
  2. Campelli, Matthew (29 May 2015). "ITV returns to Ninja Warrior". Broadcast. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. "Ninja Warrior UK comes to CITV!". itv.com.
  4. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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