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. Of the 250 contestants, this series' competition was won by Owen McKenzie. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 3.53 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 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 Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Owen Mckenzie Completed 00:532 Timothy Shieff Completed 00:583 Andrei Burton Completed 01:234 Michael Ferran Completed 02:485 Gareth Weir Failed Warped Wall6 Peter Adams Failed Spinning Hoops7 Sam Neil Failed Jump Hang8 Lea Stephenson Failed Jump Hang9 Gen Tando Dwyer Failed Jump Hang10 Joseph Johnston Failed Jump Hang
Qualifier 2 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Toby Segar Completed 01:132 Patrick Pretorius Completed 01:393 Dave Dickson Completed 02:124 Kane Dick Completed 02:145 Chris Sansom Completed 02:456 John Geesley Failed Warped wall7 Junior Arscott Failed Warped wall8 Alex Bannister Failed Warped wall9 Jane Cooke Failed Warped wall10 Hannah Rose Kaynes Failed Double tilt ladder
Qualifier 3 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Teige Matthews-Palmer Completed 00:512 Chase Armitage Completed 01:203 Alex Middlecott Completed 01:244 Junrid McClymont Completed 01:325 Jonathan Meynell Completed 02:586 Danny Charge Failed Warped wall7 Graham Cooper Failed Warped wall8 Dean Whitfield Failed Warped wall9 Alex Everitt Failed Warped wall10 Rick Holt Failed Jump hang
Qualifier 4 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Tim Champion Completed 02:152 Ruel Dacosta Completed 02:233 Callum Hardingham Completed 03:114 Michael Gray Failed Swinging frames5 Maximilian Tyler Failed Swinging frames6 Gen Weeks Failed Swinging frames7 Linford Dash Failed Swinging frames8 Ian Norman Failed Floating tiles9 Vanessa English Failed Floating tiles10 Sam Rippington Failed Floating tiles
Qualifier 5 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Otis Khan Completed 2:412 James Pollard Completed 3:433 Philip Ashcroft Failed Warped wall4 Ashton Tre Failed Warped wall5 Corbin Mackin Failed Ring toss6 Paul Everett Failed Ring toss7 Robert McCarroll Failed Ring toss8 Carl Padget Failed Ring toss9 James McGladdery Failed Ring toss10 Robert Watson Failed Ring 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 Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Teige Matthews-Palmer Completed 02:282 Alex Middlecott Completed 02:323 Owen McKenzie Completed 02:544 Junrid McClymont Completed 03:075 Ruel Dacosta Completed 03:136 Corbin Mackin Completed 03:227 Tim Champion Completed 03:268 Patrick Pretorius Completed 03:449 Toby Segar Completed 03:4610 Gareth Weir Completed 03:5411 Andrei Burton Completed 04:0112 Chris Sansom Completed 05:1113 Timothy Shieff Failed Arm rings14 Kane Dick Failed Arm rings15 Callum Hardingham Failed Wind 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) ITV weekly ranking 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
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