Meet the Hosts of American Ninja Warrior Season 18

The American Ninja Warrior community is tight-knit, and family vibes have long been cultivated by the cheerleaders rooting for these Ninjas every step of the way: co-hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Matt Iseman and Zuri Hall. Gbajabiamila and Iseman get viewers fired up as the gravity-defying competitors tackle one of the world’s toughest obstacle courses, while Hall catches up with Ninjas seconds after their runs.

Whether it’s a stomach-plunging fall or a life-changing buzzer slam, the hosts never fail to dazzle and delight. Zuri Hall has been the sidelines commentator since April 2019, after a career that began in local news and moved into hosting for MTV and MTV2. She joined E!

as an on-air news correspondent in 2015 and helped earn a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2017 for Outstanding Entertainment News Program. Since 2019 she has served as a host for Access Hollywood and All Access. "When I joined the team, it was the biggest opportunity of my life.

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