''Lip Sync Battle Shorties'' is an American

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program that first aired on

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as a special hosted by

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on December 11, 2016, and later returned as a regular television program on October 15, 2017. The program is presented by

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and

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Production and broadcast

On February 22, 2016, it was announced that

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and

were developing ''Lip Sync Battle Jr.'' with Casey Patterson Entertainment and Matador, as a spinoff of Spike's '' Lip Sync Battle''. On November 17, 2016, it was announced that

would be hosting, and that an hour-long special would air on Nickelodeon on December 11, 2016, and on Spike on December 14, 2016. On March 2, 2017, Nickelodeon announced that it had

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production on ''Lip Sync Battle Shorties'' with a 10-episode order. Production of the program was expected to begin sometime in 2017. On August 1, 2017, it was announced that

would be replacing Sarah Hyland as the host and that

would be joining him as his sidekick. In the new format, it aired Halloween and holiday specials on Nickelodeon, in October and December 2017, respectively. The program will take its regular slot when new episodes resume on January 12, 2018. On March 6, 2018, Nickelodeon renewed the program for a second season of 10 episodes.

Episodes

Series overview

Special (2016)

Season 1 (2017–18)

Season 2 (2018–19)

Ratings

''Lip Sync Battle Shorties'' drew more than two million total viewers in Live+7 when it first premiered in December 2016. In addition, content from the special had managed to get over 20 million views on Nickelodeon's

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channel.

References

External links

* {{Former Nickelodeon original series 2010s American children's television series 2010s American reality television series 2010s Nickelodeon original programming 2016 American television series debuts 2019 American television series endings American television spin-offs English-language television shows