List of Lip Sync Battle episodes

Lip Sync Battle is an American musical reality competition series which premiered on April 2, 2015, on the Spike cable network. The show is based on an idea initially introduced to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by Stephen Merchant. In each episode, two celebrities compete against each other using lip sync, and after two rounds, the audience decides the winner of the night. The show is hosted by rapper LL Cool J, while model Chrissy Teigen serves as color commentator. Several broadcasters opted to pass on the game show before it was eventually picked up by the American cable channel Spike, which was in the middle of rebranding.^[1] The show has been a big success for the network and well received by both the critics and the audiences.^[2] In April 2015, Lip Sync Battle was renewed for a second season,^[3] which premiered on January 7, 2016.^[4] In January 2016, the show was renewed for a third season.^[5]

As of April 28, 2016, 32 original episodes of Lip Sync Battle have aired over two seasons, including a holiday special.

Overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	18	April 2, 2015	August 20, 2015
	Special		November 19, 2015
	2	20	January 7, 2016	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Note: Winners are listed in bold

No.	Contestants	Original airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	Dwayne Johnson vs. Jimmy Fallon	April 2, 2015	2.20[6]
Johnson: "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees Fallon: "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" by Harry Belafonte "Like a Prayer" by Madonna
2	Common vs. John Legend	April 2, 2015	2.00[6]
Common: "I Want You Back" by Jackson 5 "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie Legend: "Slow Motion" by Juvenile "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
3	Anne Hathaway vs. Emily Blunt	April 9, 2015	1.83[7]
Hathaway: "Love" by Mary J. Blige "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus Blunt: "No Diggity" by Blackstreet "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and the Holding Company
4	Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski	April 16, 2015	1.75[8]
Kendrick: "Steal My Girl" by One Direction "Booty" by Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull Krasinski: "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner Note: Special appearance by Jennifer Lopez.
5	Terry Crews vs. Mike Tyson	April 23, 2015	1.51[9]
Crews: "Sucker M.C.'s" by Run–D.M.C. "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton Tyson: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa
6	Hoda Kotb vs. Michael Strahan	April 30, 2015	1.27[10]
Kotb: "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Strahan: "London Bridge" by Fergie "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe Note: Special appearance by Bell Biv DeVoe.
7	Stephen Merchant vs. Malin Akerman	May 7, 2015	1.30[11]
Merchant: "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias "Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera Akerman: "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard "Talk Dirty" by Jason Derulo
8	Julianne Hough vs. Derek Hough	May 14, 2015	1.54[12]
Julianne Hough: "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor "I Just Had Sex" by The Lonely Island Derek Hough: "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Chandelier" by Sia Note: Special appearance by Meghan Trainor.
9	Sandra Denton (Pepa) vs. Cheryl James (Salt)	May 21, 2015	1.35[13]
Pepa: "Firework" by Katy Perry "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor Salt: "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson "It's Tricky" by Run–D.M.C.
10	Queen Latifah vs. Marlon Wayans	May 28, 2015	1.91[14]
Latifah: "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" by En Vogue "Rock the Bells" by LL Cool J Wayans: "Happy" by Pharrell Williams "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith
11	Alison Brie vs. Will Arnett	July 9, 2015	1.27[15]
Brie: "Shoop" by Salt-n-Pepa "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj Arnett: "Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha Men "Everything Is Awesome" by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island
12	Deion Sanders vs. Justin Bieber	July 16, 2015	1.48[16]
Sanders: "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry "Like a Virgin" by Madonna Bieber: "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
13	Willie Geist vs. Andy Cohen	July 23, 2015	1.22[17]
Geist: "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton "I Need Love" by LL Cool J Cohen: "I Found Someone" by Cher "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy
14	Gregg Sulkin vs. Victoria Justice	July 30, 2015	1.16[18]
Sulkin: "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness "Milkshake" by Kelis Justice: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler "Hot in Herre" by Nelly
15	Ilana Glazer vs. Abbi Jacobson	August 6, 2015	0.81[19]
Glazer: "Hey Ya!" by Outkast "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls Jacobson: "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Hudson
16	Iggy Azalea vs. Nick Young	August 13, 2015	1.03[20]
Azalea: "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus "Freak Me" by Silk Young: "Sugar" by Maroon 5 "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake
17	Terrence Howard vs. Taraji P. Henson (Part 1)	August 20, 2015	1.42[21]
Howard: "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men Henson: "Just Fine" by Mary J. Blige Note: Special appearance by Mary J. Blige.
18	Terrence Howard vs. Taraji P. Henson (Part 2)	August 20, 2015	1.38[21]
Howard: "Brick House" by Commodores Henson: "Material Girl" by Madonna Special duet: "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" (from Hustle & Flow) by Terrence Howard (as DJay) and Taraji P. Henson (as Shug), written by Three 6 Mafia and Frayser Boy

Christmas special (2015)

Contestants	Original airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt vs. Anthony Mackie	November 19, 2015	1.13[22]
Gordon-Levitt: "Yeah" by Usher "Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson Mackie: "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry "2 Legit 2 Quit" by MC Hammer Special performance: "Christmas in Hollis" (originally performed by Run-DMC), by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anthony Mackie, Seth "Seth on a Shelf" Rogen & Run-DMC. Note: The usual opening theme ("20th Century Boy" by T. Rex) was replaced with "Christmas Tree" by Lady Gaga featuring Space Cowboy for this episode.

Season 2 (2016)

Note: Winners are listed in bold

No.	Contestants	Original airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan Tatum (tie)	January 7, 2016	2.50[23]
Tatum: "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé Dewan Tatum: "Cold Hearted" by Paula Adbul "Pony" by Ginuwine Note: Special appearances by Quentin Tarantino, Adam Rodriguez, Paula Abdul and Beyoncé.
2	Olivia Munn vs. Kevin Hart	January 14, 2016	2.29[24]
Munn: "Dilemma" by Nelly and Kelly Rowland "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift Hart: "OMG" by Usher and will.i.am "Slam" by Onyx Note: Special appearances by Big Show, Chanel Iman, Charlotte McKinney and Jaime King.
3	Tracee Ellis Ross vs. Anthony Anderson	January 21, 2016	1.42[25]
Ellis Ross: "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj "Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar Anderson: "Do Me!" by Bell Biv DeVoe "Forget You" by CeeLo Green
4	Josh Gad vs. Kaley Cuoco	January 28, 2016	1.54[26]
Gad: "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls Cuoco: "Move Bitch" by Ludacris featuring Mystikal and I-20 "I'm A Slave 4 U" by Britney Spears Note: Special appearance by Johnny Galecki.
5	Tim Tebow vs. Nina Dobrev	February 4, 2016	1.44[27]
Tebow: "Take Your Time" by Sam Hunt "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor Dobrev: "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye "Cheerleader" by OMI
6	Eva Longoria vs. Hayden Panettiere	February 11, 2016	1.24[28]
Longoria: "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj Panettiere: "One Way or Another" by Blondie "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink Note: Special appearance by Christina Aguilera.
7	Gabriel Iglesias vs. Randy Couture	February 18, 2016	1.35[29]
Iglesias: "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer Couture: "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
8	Gigi Hadid vs. Tyler Posey	February 25, 2016	1.02[30]
Hadid: "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings "Larger Than Life" by Backstreet Boys Posey: "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger "Take on Me" by A-ha Note: Special appearances by A.J. McLean and Nick Carter from Backstreet Boys.
9	Sonequa Martin-Green vs. Lauren Cohan	March 31, 2016	1.04[31]
Martin-Green: "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" by Silentó Cohan: "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara
10	Katharine McPhee vs. Jason Derulo	April 7, 2016	1.09[32]
McPhee: "Shake It Fast" by Mystikal "Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo Derulo: "Pony" by Ginuwine "Super Freak" by Rick James
11	NeNe Leakes vs. Todd Chrisley	April 14, 2016	1.21[33]
Leakes: "Respect" by Aretha Franklin "Supermodel (You Better Work)" by RuPaul Chrisley: "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain
12	Clark Gregg vs. Hayley Atwell	April 21, 2016	1.07[34]
Gregg: "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-n-Effect "Toxic" by Britney Spears Atwell: "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" by The Offspring "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga Note: Special appearance by Jennifer Grey.
13	Jim Rash vs. Joel McHale	April 28, 2016	0.81[35]
Rash: "Something He Can Feel" by En Vogue "So What" by Pink McHale: "I Bet My Life" by Imagine Dragons "It's Oh So Quiet" by Björk
14	Snoop Dogg vs. Chris Paul[36]	May 5, 2016	TBA
Dogg: "Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley and the Wailers "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey Paul: "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg "Candy Girl" by New Edition Note: Special appearance by DeAndre Jordan.
15	Gina Rodriguez vs. Wilmer Valderrama[36]	May 12, 2016	TBA
16	Josh Peck vs. Christina Milian[36]	May 19, 2016	TBA
17	CeeLo Green vs. Russell Peters[36]	May 26, 2016	TBA
18	Shaquille O'Neal vs. Aisha Tyler[36]	June 2, 2016	TBA

References

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External links

• Official website
• List of Lip Sync Battle episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Lip Sync Battle episodes at TV Guide