Jimmy Fallon’s Lip Sync Battle slated for Spike TV
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Michelle Clancy
| 23 November 2014
The pop culture phenomenon of lip sync battling is getting its very own television show.

Viacom’s Spike TV is partnering with Jimmy Fallon and his Eight Million Plus Productions, John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant and Matador to create a half-hour original series, fittingly dubbed Lip Sync Battle.

"Lip Sync Battling is one of the coolest things happening in pop culture right now, and already has a huge fan base thanks to the amazing talent involved," said Casey Patterson, executive vice president for talent development and production at Viacom. "We're thrilled to be in business with producers as talented as Jimmy, John and Stephen as Spike broadens its programming in new and exciting ways."

Each episode will feature celebrities going head to head, lip synching the song of their choice, battling for the coolest bragging rights on the planet.

Along with serving as executive producers, Fallon, Krasinski and Merchant will appear and perform on the show.

The show is among the network’s original series that target a broader audience beyond Spike’s core younger male audience. Other titles include Bar Rescue, Ink Master and the event series Tut.