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| Lip Sync Battle | |
|---|---|
 Logo for the first three seasons | |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | |
| Directed by | Beth McCarthy-Miller |
| Presented by | |
| Theme music composer | Marc Bolan Robert Ginyard |
| Opening theme | "20th Century Boy" performed byT. Rex (seasons 1–3) "It Takes Two" performed byRob Base & DJ E-Z Rock (season 4–5) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 91(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | LL Cool J |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production companies | Eight Million Plus Productions Matador Content Sunday Night Productions Four Eyes Entertainment Casey Patterson Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Paramount Network[1] |
| Release | April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02) – June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27) |
| Related | |
| Lip Sync Battle Shorties | |
Lip Sync Battle is an American musicalreality competition television series that premiered on April 2, 2015, on the American cable networkSpike, later known asParamount Network. The show is based on an idea byStephen Merchant andJohn Krasinski, in which celebrities battle each other withlip sync performances. The idea was introduced as a recurring segment onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon and laterThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, before being developed into a separate show.
The premiere episode was the highest-rated premiere in Spike's history.Lip Sync Battle has been a hit show for the network. The series' success has led to the creation of various international adaptations. In August 2018, the show was renewed for a fifth season which premiered on January 17, 2019.
On September 22, 2020, it was announced that the series would move to anotherViacomCBS network as part of the Paramount Network's now-scrapped planned shift to films.[2] However, no new home for the program was ever announced.
Lip Sync Battle debuted onSpike on April 2, 2015.[3] The game pits two celebrities against each other in alip syncing battle, where each contestant performs two songs. The host then asks the audience who won, with the winner being the contestant that gets the most and loudest cheering. The winner then receives a Lip Sync Battle belt reminiscent of theWCW Television Championship title belt.
It is produced byJohn Krasinski andStephen Merchant and hosted by rapper and actorLL Cool J.[4][5] ModelChrissy Teigen serves ascolor commentator.
The show is aspin-off of a segment first introduced onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon. Merchant, Krasinski andEmily Blunt, were brainstorming ideas for Krasinski's upcoming appearance onLate Night when the idea took shape.[6]Jimmy Fallon then developed it into a recurring segment on his show.
In 2014, Merchant, Krasinski and Fallon pitched the show to NBC, who passed on it, despite the attention the Late Night segment got, particularly whenEmma Stone lip synchedDJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win".[6] NBC's cable channelsUSA Network andBravo also passed.[6] The competition series was eventually picked up bySpike, which was then rebranding. "Part of what I wanted to do withLip Sync Battle is increase co-viewing, but also add diversity to the network," said network presidentKevin Kay.[7]
Lip Sync Battle has been a major success for Spike. Its series premiere drew 2.2 million viewers, the channel's highest-rated non-scripted premiere.[8] Kay described the show as "a television and viral rock star for Spike."[9] The show was renewed for a second season of 20 episodes on April 22, 2015.[9]
In January 2016, the network renewed the series for a third season consisting of another 20 episodes. "Lip Sync Battle is a multiplatform pop-culture phenomenon that has played an integral role in delivering a new and broader audience to Spike," Kay said.[10] This season notably featured a contest betweenZendaya andTom Holland, then rumored to be a couple, with Holland winning by channelingRihanna by wearing latex shorts, a halter-style top, fishnet stockings and bright red lipstick while lip synching to her songUmbrella.[11][12]
In July 2016, the show received aPrimetime Emmy Award nomination in theOutstanding Structured Reality Program category.[13]
In 2017, it was announced that the show would air a live hour-long special (Lip Sync Battle Live: A Michael Jackson Celebration) on January 18, 2018, to coincide with the relaunch of Spike as theParamount Network.Neil Patrick Harris,Taraji P. Henson andHailee Steinfeld were announced as the first set of performers for theMichael Jackson-themed special, which originated from theDolby Theatre and included a presentation fromCirque du Soleil's Las Vegas residencyMichael Jackson: One.[14]
On August 22, 2018, the show was renewed for a fifth season consisting of 12 episodes that premiered on January 17, 2019.[15]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 18 | April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02) | August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20) | |
| Christmas | November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19) | |||
| 2 | 21 | January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) | June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) | |
| Live | September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11) | |||
| 3 | 24 | October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12) | July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) | |
| Hip Hop | October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) | |||
| Soul Train | November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25) | |||
| Michael Jackson | January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18) | |||
| 4 | 17 | January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) | October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29) | |
| 5 | 13 | January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) | June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27) | |
Josef Adalian inVulture said thatLip Sync Battle is "looking like a legitimate hit, both on TV and online." He also added that the show's creators "opted not to impose artificial demographic targets. They also went out of their way not to futz up the very simple premise that worked so well on Fallon’s late-night shows."[16] Amy Amatangelo ofThe Hollywood Reporter said that the debut of the show "had moments of great fun," although she added that the series "still seems like it is better suited as an interlude onThe Tonight Show," and that "some things are better in small doses."[17] Adelle Platon ofVibe wrote that the show "is a welcome break from other singing shows crowding primetime," also adding that "with the in-house crowd serving as judges, the spirit of competition between both parties makes it a fun-for-all".[18] Emily Yahr fromThe Washington Post was more negative towards the show by saying that "taking out all the spontaneity and replacing it with the cheesy-slick production values of anAmerican Idol group medley,Lip Sync Battle will probably wear out its welcome soon."[19]
The series premiere ofLip Sync Battle delivered 2.2 million total viewers viaNielsen ratings, including a 1.3 rating in the 18–49 demographic, which is the most important to advertisers. The episode notched the largest viewership for an unscripted series debut in the network's history and the largest average audience in the slot in more than eight years.[20][21] The total audience for the first several episodes of the show, including DVR replays and multiple reruns, has climbed past 15 million television viewers. Spike has also stated that various performance clips from the first three half-hour episodes of the show had already generated nearly 100 million online streams, as of April 2015.[16]
In Australia, the series premiere scored 1.124 million viewers in preliminary overnight viewership, making it the fourth most-watched program on free-to-air television for the evening.[22][23] The second episode the following week scored 1.087 million preliminary overnight viewers and was ranked the fifth-highest-rated program on free-to-air television of the night.[24] This success has led to suggestions by commentators that a local adaption could be imminent.[25]
| Country | Title | Network | Host | Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arab League(MENA) | Lip Sync Battle Bel Arabi ليب سينك باتل بالعربي | MBC 1 | Abdallah Al-Nasr | March 20, 2017 |
 Brazil | Batalha do Lip Sync[26] | TV Globo | Luciano Huck | August 14, 2022 |
 Canada(Quebec) | Lip Sync Battle: Face à Face[27] | MusiquePlus/V | Joel Legendre Marie-Soleil Dion | October 2, 2015 |
 Chile | Lip Sync Chile[28] | TVN | Karen Doggenweiler | July 6, 2015 |
 China | Lip Sync Battle Chinese:对口型大作战[citation needed] | Shenzhen TV/Sohu | Nic Li Yu Shasha | January 29, 2016 |
 Hungary | Playback párbaj | RTL Spike/RTL Klub | Laci Gáspár Zsófi Szabó | December 2, 2016[29] |
 Indonesia | Celebrity Lip Sync Battle[30] | NET. | Ananda Omesh | October 12, 2015 |
 India | Lip Sing Battle[31] | Star Plus | Farah Khan | September 16, 2017 |
 Italy | Lip Sync Battle (part ofTú sí que vales)[32] | Canale 5 | Martín Castrogiovanni Alessio Sakara Giulia Stabile | September 27, 2025 |
 Lebanon | Lip Sync Battle Waleha[33] | LBCI | Dolly Ayash Tarek Abou Jaoude | April 16, 2016 |
 Morocco | Lip Sync Battle Maroc | Al Aoula | Ali Mesbahi | November 26, 2019 |
 Mexico | Lip Sync Mexico[34] | Comedy Central/Azteca 7 | Nicky Jam Adriana Ron Pedrique | July 6, 2016 |
 Panama | Lip Sync Battle Panamá | TVMax | Ingrid De Ycaza Miguel Oyola Franklyn Robinson | July 28, 2016 |
 Peru | Los reyes del playback[35] | Latina | Cristian Rivero Jesús Alzamora Jazmín Pinedo | February 15, 2016 |
 Philippines | Lip Sync Battle Philippines[36] | GMA Network | Michael V. Iya Villania | February 27, 2016 |
 Poland | Lip Sync Battle. Ustawka[37] | player.pl | Natalia Jakuła Piotr Kędzierski | January 27, 2016 |
 Portugal | Lip Sync Portugal – Playback Total | SIC | César Mourão João Manzarra | January 13, 2019 |
 Russia | Короли фанеры Koroli fanery[38][com 1] | Channel One Russia | Pavel Priluchnyy Yana Koshkina | September 16, 2017 |
 South Africa | Lip Sync Battle Africa[39] | MTV Africa e.tv | Pearl Thusi D'Banj | April 14, 2016 |
 Thailand | Lip Sync Battle Thailand[40] | ONE HD 31 (Season 1) GMM 25 (Season 2) | Niti Chaichitathorn Panisara Arayasakul (Season 1) Thanakrit Panichwit (Season 2) | July 17, 2017 |
 Ukraine | Ліпсінк батл Lipsync batl[41] | 1+1 | Potap Tina Karol (Season 1) Lesia Nikitiuk (Season 2) | March 6, 2021 |
 United Kingdom | Lip Sync Battle UK[42] | Channel 5 | Mel B Professor Green | January 8, 2016 |
 Vietnam | Kỳ Phùng Địch Thủ – Lip Sync Battle[43] | HTV7 | Vân Sơn Ngọc Trinh Trấn Thành | August 6, 2016 |
A one-hour special, hosted bySarah Hyland, aired onNickelodeon on December 11, 2016 (followed by a repeat airing on Spike on December 14).[44] In March 2017, a series order was announced for the kid-centeredspinoff.[45] In August 2017, it was announced thatNick Cannon would be replacing Sarah Hyland as the host and thatJoJo Siwa would be joining him as his sidekick onLip Sync Battle Shorties, which premiered in early 2018.[46] It ended in 2019.
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