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American musical reality competition television series

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Lip Sync Battle
Logo for the first three seasons
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	John KrasinskiStephen Merchant
Directed by	Beth McCarthy-Miller
Presented by	LL Cool JChrissy Teigen
Theme music composer	Marc BolanRobert Ginyard
Opening theme	"20th Century Boy" performed by T. Rex (seasons 1–3)"It Takes Two" performed by Rob 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	John KrasinskiJimmy FallonDavid LarzelereStephen MerchantCasey PattersonJay PetersonRick Schwartz
Producer	LL Cool J
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Eight Million Plus ProductionsMatador ContentSunday Night ProductionsFour Eyes EntertainmentCasey 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 musical reality competition television series that premiered on April 2, 2015, on the American cable network Spike, later known as Paramount Network. The show is based on an idea by Stephen Merchant and John Krasinski, in which celebrities battle each other with lip sync performances. The idea was introduced as a recurring segment on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and later The 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 another ViacomCBS 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.

Overview

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Lip Sync Battle debuted on Spike on April 2, 2015.[3] The game pits two celebrities against each other in a lip 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 the WCW Television Championship title belt.

It is produced by John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant and hosted by rapper and actor LL Cool J.[4][5] Model Chrissy Teigen serves as color commentator.

The show is a spin-off of a segment first introduced on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Merchant, Krasinski and Emily Blunt, were brainstorming ideas for Krasinski's upcoming appearance on Late 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 when Emma Stone lip synched DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win".[6] NBC's cable channels USA Network and Bravo also passed.[6] The competition series was eventually picked up by Spike, which was then rebranding. "Part of what I wanted to do with Lip Sync Battle is increase co-viewing, but also add diversity to the network," said network president Kevin 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 between Zendaya and Tom Holland, then rumored to be a couple, with Holland winning by channeling Rihanna by wearing latex shorts, a halter-style top, fishnet stockings and bright red lipstick while lip synching to her song Umbrella.[11][12]

In July 2016, the show received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding 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 the Paramount Network. Neil Patrick Harris, Taraji P. Henson and Hailee Steinfeld were announced as the first set of performers for the Michael Jackson-themed special, which originated from the Dolby Theatre and included a presentation from Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas residency Michael 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]

Episodes

[edit] Main article: List of Lip Sync Battle episodes

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)

Reception

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Critical response

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Josef Adalian in Vulture said that Lip 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 of The 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 on The Tonight Show," and that "some things are better in small doses."[17] Adelle Platon of Vibe 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 from The 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 an American Idol group medley, Lip Sync Battle will probably wear out its welcome soon."[19]

Ratings

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The series premiere of Lip Sync Battle delivered 2.2 million total viewers and a 1.3 rating in the Nielsen ratings 18–49 demographic. 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]

International versions

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Country	Title	Network	Host	Premiere
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 LegendreMarie-Soleil Dion	October 2, 2015
Chile	Lip Sync Chile[28]	TVN	Karen Doggenweiler	July 6, 2015
China	Lip Sync BattleChinese: 对口型大作战[citation needed]	Shenzhen TV/Sohu	Nic LiYu Shasha	January 29, 2016
Hungary	Playback párbaj	RTL Spike/RTL Klub	Laci GáspárZsófi 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 of Tú sí que vales)[32]	Canale 5	Martín CastrogiovanniAlessio SakaraGiulia Stabile	September 27, 2025
Mexico	Lip Sync Mexico[33]	Comedy Central/Azteca 7	Nicky JamAdriana Ron Pedrique	July 6, 2016
Panama	Lip Sync Battle Panamá	TVMax	Ingrid De YcazaMiguel OyolaFranklyn Robinson	July 28, 2016
Peru	Los reyes del playback[34]	Latina	Cristian Rivero Jesús Alzamora Jazmín Pinedo	February 15, 2016
Philippines	Lip Sync Battle Philippines[35]	GMA Network	Michael V.Iya Villania	February 27, 2016
Poland	Lip Sync Battle. Ustawka[36]	player.pl	Natalia JakułaPiotr Kędzierski	January 27, 2016
Portugal	Lip Sync Portugal – Playback Total	SIC	César MourãoJoão Manzarra	January 13, 2019
Russia	Короли фанерыKoroli fanery[37][com 1]	Channel One Russia	Pavel PriluchnyyYana Koshkina	September 16, 2017
South Africa	Lip Sync Battle Africa[38]	MTV Africa e.tv	Pearl ThusiD'Banj	April 14, 2016
Thailand	Lip Sync Battle Thailand[39]	ONE HD 31 (Season 1) GMM 25 (Season 2)	Niti ChaichitathornPanisara Arayasakul (Season 1)Thanakrit Panichwit (Season 2)	July 17, 2017
Ukraine	Ліпсінк батлLipsync batl[40]	1+1	PotapTina Karol (Season 1)Lesia Nikitiuk (Season 2)	March 6, 2021
United Kingdom	Lip Sync Battle UK[41]	Channel 5	Mel BProfessor Green	January 8, 2016
Vietnam	Kỳ Phùng Địch Thủ – Lip Sync Battle[42]	HTV7	Vân SơnNgọc TrinhTrấn Thành	August 6, 2016

Spin-off

[edit] Main article: Lip Sync Battle Shorties

A one-hour special, hosted by Sarah Hyland, aired on Nickelodeon on December 11, 2016 (followed by a repeat airing on Spike on December 14).[43] In March 2017, a series order was announced for the kid-centered spinoff.[44] In August 2017, it was announced that Nick Cannon would be replacing Sarah Hyland as the host and that JoJo Siwa would be joining him as his sidekick on Lip Sync Battle Shorties, which premiered in early 2018.[45] It ended in 2019.

See also

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• Lip Service
• Your Face Sounds Familiar

Notes

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1. ^ Plywood is a Russian slang term for "lip-sync record".

References

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1. ^ Known as Spike until the Soul Train special, including the first 3 seasons. The first episode broadcast as Paramount Network was the Michael Jackson special.
2. ^ White, Peter (September 22, 2020). "Paramount Network To Rebrand As Paramount Movie Network; Focus On Television Movies, Cancels Non-Scripted Series". Deadline. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
3. ^ "Lip Sync Battle – Overview". Zap2it. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
4. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 3, 2015). "Spike TV Rebrands, Inks Deal With Dwayne Johnson". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
5. ^ "Lip Sync Battle – Episode Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
6. ^ a b c Rose, Lacey (May 8, 2015). "How NBC Passed on Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' and Gave Spike a Hit Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
7. ^ Ross, L.A. (April 16, 2015). "How Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' Launched SpikeTV's Rebrand: 'Right Swing at Right Moment'". The Wrap. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
8. ^ Kuperberg, Jonathan (April 3, 2015). "'Lip Sync Battle' Breaks Ratings Records for Spike". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
9. ^ a b Kenneally, Tim (April 22, 2015). "'Lip Sync Battle' Renewed for Season 2 by Spike TV". The Wrap. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
10. ^ Porter, Rick (January 19, 2016). "'Lip Sync Battle' renewed for Season 3 on Spike". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
11. ^ "No more lip-sync battles for Tom Holland: 'I'd rather go and play golf'". Los Angeles Times. June 14, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
12. ^ "Tom Holland Says He Still Gets 'Most Compliments' for His 2017 'Lip Sync Battle' Dance: 'Proud of It'". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
13. ^ Craddock, Lauren (July 14, 2016). "Emmy-Nominated 'Lip Sync Battle': The 7 Best Battles (So Far)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
14. ^ "'Lip Sync Battle LIVE' announces first three celebrities for Michael Jackson celebration". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
15. ^ Petski, Denise (August 22, 2018). "'Lip Sync Battle' Renewed For Season 5 By Paramount Network". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
16. ^ a b Adalian, Josef (April 16, 2015). "How Spike's Lip Sync Battle Became Such a Stunning Success". Vulture. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
17. ^ Amatangelo, Amy (April 3, 2015). "'Lip Sync Battle': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
18. ^ Platon, Adelle (April 3, 2015). "Review: Spike TV's 'Lip Sync Battle' Is Worth Every Note". Vibe. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
19. ^ Yahr, Emily (April 7, 2015). "'Lip Sync Battle': Aw, isn't it so cuuute when celebrities goof around? Ugh, enough!". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
20. ^ Kenneally, Tim (April 3, 2015). "'Lip Sync Battle' Premiere Delivers Ratings Record for Spike". The Wrap. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
21. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (April 8, 2015). "'Lip Sync Battle' Scores Live+3 Ratings Victory". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
22. ^ Knox, David (June 30, 2015). "Q & A wins timeslot on strong night for ABC". TV Tonight. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
23. ^ Knox, David (June 30, 2015). "Monday 29 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
24. ^ Knox, David (July 7, 2015). "Monday 6 July 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
25. ^ Knox, David (July 7, 2015). "1.09m viewers….. should Nine produce a local Lip Sync Battle?". TV Tonight. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
26. ^ "Paulo Vieira e Letícia Colin duelam na estreia do 'Batalha do Lip Sync', no 'Domingão com Huck'". Gshow (in Portuguese). August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
27. ^ "Lip Sync Battle Face a Face: animé par Joel Legendre" (in French). MusiquePlus. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
28. ^ "Batalla de famosos" (in Spanish). Televisión Nacional de Chile. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
29. ^ winnie (November 4, 2016). "Hírpéntek – Workaholics-kasza!". Sorozatjunkie. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
30. ^ "Indonesian version of Lip Sync Battle" (in Indonesian). NET. Retrieved October 12, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
31. ^ "Lip Sing Battle New Show On Star Plus". filmymama.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
32. ^ WittyTV, Redazione (September 27, 2025). "Lip Sync Battle – Prima puntata - Witty TV" (in Italian). Retrieved September 30, 2025.
33. ^ "Mexican version of Lip Sync Battle" (in Spanish). Comedy Central. Retrieved July 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
34. ^ "Los Reyes del Playback". Los Reyes del Playback (in Spanish).
35. ^ "Lip Sync Battle Asia to be aired via GMA". Adobo Magazine. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
36. ^ Slowik, Adriana (November 17, 2015). ""Lip Sync Battle Ustawka". Nowe show platformy player.pl". Telemagazyn (in Polish). Retrieved February 6, 2016.
37. ^ Clancy, Michelle (September 5, 2017). "Channel One Russia". Rapid TV. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
38. ^ "SA's getting its very own Lip Sync Battle TV show soon!". Channel24. February 9, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
39. ^ Clancy, Michelle (March 31, 2017). "Viacom brings Lip Sync Battle to Thailand, Russia". Rapid TV. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
40. ^ "Телеканал "1+1" работает над новым звездным развлекательным шоу пародий". ТСН.ua (in Russian). January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
41. ^ Lee, Ben (August 3, 2015). "A UK version of Lip Sync Battle is coming to Channel 5". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
42. ^ "Lộ ảnh hậu trường, Ngọc Trinh sắp "công phá" sóng truyền hình với vai trò host" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
43. ^ Stone, Natalie (November 17, 2016). "Mic Drop! Sarah Hyland to Host Lip Sync Battle Shorties". People. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
44. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 2, 2017). "'Lip Sync Battle Shorties' Grabs Series Order From Nickelodeon". Variety. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
45. ^ Petski, Denise (August 1, 2017). "Nick Cannon to Host "Lip Sync Battle Shorties" on Nickelodeon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

External links

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• Official website
• Lip Sync Battle at IMDb
• Lip Sync Battle at TV Guide

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