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SASUKE content to be broadcast by NBC again in February!
2013.01.23
The American spin-off of the TBS sports entertainment mega-hit SASUKE "American Ninja Warrior" is to return to the US terrestrial broadcast airwaves next month. In light of the very favorable ratings of Season 4 of the series, which was broadcast jointly by NBC and the cable network G4 last summer, NBC has decided to air a new version of the show based mainly on the Season 4 content beginning in February 2013. It will air in the 8 pm prime time slot and comprise 8 one-hour programs featuring a digest of the previous season plus content not previously shown on NBC. Given that February is a highly competitive period for US broadcasters, NBC's decision to air this program is further testament to the popularity of SASUKE-based contents in the US. A total of 24 episodes of ANW4 aired for ten weeks until July 23rd on both G4 and NBC in primetime last year. The broadcast marked the first time in US television history that new episodes of a series alternated between two different networks’ primetime schedule. The series finale ranked #1 among ABC's "The Glass House", CBS's "Hawaii Five-0" encore in the 10-11 pm hour in every key demographic and beat the combined ABC-CBS rating in adults 18-49.The series maintained high ratings throughout the season as some of the episodes gained the #1 rating in adults 18-49 or #2 in its timeslot in all viewers. SASUKE (including US version Ninja Warrior), has been sold in 157 countries and territories. Sales stretch not only to countries in Asia, Europe, and North America, but also to former eastern-bloc communist countries, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin American countries. Facebook’s “Ninja Warrior” fan page has nearly 800,000 members and the popularity of Ninja Warrior continues to grow exponentially. |
