The pair will be joined by KIIS FM’s Will & Woody course-side for the 2022 season.
Tennis legend and commentator Jim Courier will partner with journalist and Nine presenter Leila McKinnon to co-host the 2022 season of Australian Ninja Warrior.
They will be joined course-side by resident funny men Will & Woody from KIIS FM’s national Drive show.
Courier and McKinnon replace the duo of Ben Fordham and Rebecca Maddern, who hosted the show since it began in 2017.
Fordham quit the program in October of last year after a grueling schedule coupled with his Breakfast show on 2GB, while Maddern’s contract with Nine ended in November, seeing her shift networks to Seven and co-present the weekend edition of Seven News Melbourne with Mike Amor.
The family-favourite program, which has captivated audiences over five seasons, goes into production for season six in February at a totally refreshed obstacle course at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney’s Olympic Park.
Former world No. 1 tennis player and Australian Open commentator Jim Courier says Australian Ninja Warrior will be completely reborn in 2022 with new challenges that push a fresh crop of Ninjas to their limits.
Jim said:
“Like Grand Slam tennis, Australian Ninja Warrior is an amazing test of athleticism and tenacity. I’ve always loved Ninja, so I’m thrilled to be on board to witness this year’s Ninjas test their physical and mental limits.”
Leila McKinnon said:
“I have been a huge fan from the start so it will be a privilege now to be front and centre with these athletes to see what they can achieve when put to the test. This year the Ninjas will go further, faster and higher on a supercharged new obstacle course.”
Will & Woody said:
“We’ve spent the last two months working so hard to get in shape and are just finding out now that we’re not actually doing the course.
“We are incredibly excited to be joining one of our favourite shows, Australian Ninja Warrior, and we can’t wait to see what the contestants bring to the course.”
Australian Ninja Warrior is a high-stakes game – with Mt Midoriyama being conquered only once in five seasons, the question is can someone do it again?
Audience tickets for the upcoming season are available from http://nine.com.au/NinjaWarrior from 10.00am Tuesday, February 1.
Australian Ninja Warrior is produced by Endemol Shine Australia for the 9Network.
