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Ninja Warrior UK
Series 3
Presented by Ben Shephard
Chris Kamara
Rochelle Humes
No. of contestants250
Finals venue Manchester Central
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network ITV
Original release31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) –
18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)
Series chronology
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Series Three of Ninja Warrior UK, a British physical obstacle assault course game show, was aired on ITV from 31 December 2016 to 18 February 2017. Of the 250 contestant who took part, this series' competition was won by Jonny Urszuly. [1] During its broadcast, the series averaged around 3.81 million viewers.

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 Jump Hang - this series saw a few new variations on the obstacle - Floating Tiles, and Log Runner - this obstacle was new for this series. This series saw the introduction of new obstacles used on the course - Silk Drop, Beam Cross, Pipe Climber, and Log Grip - as well as the use of UFO, Swing Circle, Swinging Frames, Double Tilt Ladder, Pole Rider, and Silk Slider.

Qualifier 1 Results
Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached
1 Sam Amos Completed 00:58
2 Cameron Walker – Shepherd Completed 00:59
3 Tanzil Umrani Completed 00:59
4 Chris Lodge Completed 01:03
5 Cain Clarke Completed 01:21
6 Benjamin Rosser Completed 01:37
7 Leon 'The Legend' Gabbidon Completed 01:50
8 Javier 'Ninjengineer' Rivera Completed 01:50
9 Liam Tomes Completed 01:57
10 Saskia Neville Completed 02:29
Qualifier 2 Results
Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached
1 Gareth Lloyd Completed 01:33
2 Billy Morgan Completed 01:33
3 Kim Thomas – Hird Completed 01:47
4 Brian Cahill Completed 01:56
5 Mat Armitage Completed 02:14
6 Kane Woodhouse Completed 02:50
7 Henry Cookey Completed 03:38
8 Katie McDonnell Completed 03:58
9 Mhairi Thorburn Completed 04:24
10 Ryan Luney Failed Warped Wall
Qualifier 3 Results
Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached
1 Ed Scott Completed 01:13
2 Ali Hay Completed 01:32
3 Kenneth Orenuga Completed 01:42
4 Jonny Urszuly Completed 01:43
5 Fred Dorrington Completed 01:59
6 Mosa Kambule Completed 02:07
7 Nicola Kinche Completed 02:24
8 Chris Bernard Completed 02:32
9 CJ Jones Completed 02:33
10 Ricky Moakes Completed 02:58
Qualifier 4 Results
Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached
1 Matt McCreary Completed 01:23
2 Bruce Winfield Completed 01:24
3 Dion Trigg Completed 01:29
4 Andrew Julien Completed 01:32
5 Liam Cook Completed 01:42
6 Alvin Loh Completed 01:51
7 Jacob Peregrine – Wheller Completed 02:05
8 Chris West Completed 02:06
9 Steve Frew Completed 02:15
10 Clinton Purnell Completed 02:22
Qualifier 5 Results
Rank Finalist Outcome Time/ Obstacle Reached
1 James Birchall Completed 01:37
2 Umy Shujaudin Completed 01:45
3 Hari Eustace Completed 02:22
4 Chris De Stefano Completed 02:45
5 Jack Bailey Completed 02:49
6 Charlie Martin Completed 03:03
7 Chris Viner Completed 04:06
8 Sian Maycock Failed Warped Wall
9 Nicola Screawn Failed Warped Wall
10 Hayley Wray Failed Beam Cross

Semi-finals

For the top 50 go to 9 obstacles on 2 Semi-Finals. The Stage 1 is Quintuple Steps, Ring Swing, Spinning Log, Jump Hang With Trumpette, Ring Slider, and Warped Wall. Complete the Stage 1 within 3 minutes, go to Stage 2 on: Big Dipper, Pole Grapser, and Chimney Climb. And the end 2 Semi-Finals, top 15 fastest go to Final.



Semi-Finals Results
Rank Finalist Outcome Time
1 Ed Scott Completed 02:09
2 Cameron Walker-Shepherd Completed 02:10
3 Bruce Winfield Completed 02:21
4 Jonny Urszuly Completed 02:38
5 James Birchall Completed 02:42
6 Fred Dorrington Completed 02:45
7 Clinton Purnell Completed 02:47
8 Ali Hay Completed 02:48
9 Steve Frew Completed 02:55
10 Jacob Peregrine – Wheller Completed 03:00
11 Leon Gabiddon Completed 03:01
12 Nicholas Kinche Completed 03:01
13 Mat Armitage Completed 03:06
14 Cain Clarke Completed 03:06
15 Chris West Completed 03:10

Final

For the finals of this series, all three stages of obstacles were conducted. Stage 1 required the finalists to complete 9 obstacles - Quadruple Steps, Rolling Log, Coin Flip, Ring Jump, Wind Chimes, Warped Wall, Big Dipper With Tassels, Three Logs, and Chimney Climb - within 6 minutes. Of the finalists that took on this stage, only 6 successfully completed it: Jacob Peregrine – Wheller, Ali Hay, Fred Dorrington, Bruce Winfield, Cain Clarke, and Jonny Urszuly.

Stage 2 required the remaining finalists to take on 5 obstacles - Spider Jump, Spin Cycle, Salmon Ladder, Monkey Pegs, and Wall Lift - and complete them within 2 minutes. Of the remaining finalists, only Clarke and Urszuly managed to complete it successfully. [2]

For Stage 3, the remaining two finalists had to complete 3 obstacles, but with no time limit - Crazy Cliff Hanger, Floating Boards, and Flying Bars. Neither contestant managed to complete the stage, thus the winner was determined by progress, resulting in Urszuly being declared the winner. [3]

Ratings

Episode Air date Viewers
(millions) [4] 		ITV weekly ranking [4]
Heat 1 31 December 2016 3.37 28
Heat 2 7 January 2017 3.81 25
Heat 3 14 January 2017 3.85 27
Heat 4 21 January 2017 3.75 27
Heat 5 28 January 2017 3.87 20
Semi–Final 1 4 February 2017 3.89 19
Semi–Final 2 11 February 2017 4.15 16
Final 18 February 2017 4.18 17

References

  1. ^ "NINJA WARRIOR UK'S 'LAST MAN STANDING' OPENS NEW OBSTACLE COURSE AT VELOCITY TRAMPOLINE PARK – The Exclusive Channel". The Exclusive Channel. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Cain Clarke and Jonny Urszuly make history on 'Ninja Warrior UK' Finals". starrcards.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "NINJA WARRIOR UK'S 'LAST MAN STANDING' OPENS NEW OBSTACLE COURSE AT VELOCITY TRAMPOLINE PARK – The Exclusive Channel". The Exclusive Channel. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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