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''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 Sarah Hyland 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
JoJo Siwa Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa ( ; born May 19, 2003) is an American singer, dancer, actress, and media personality. From 2015 to 2016, she appeared as a dancer on two seasons of the reality television show '' Dance Moms'' alongside her mother, Jess ...
.


Production and broadcast

On February 22, 2016, it was announced that Spike and
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were developing ''Lip Sync Battle Jr.'' with Casey Patterson Entertainment and Matador, as a spinoff of Spike's ''
Lip Sync Battle ''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 ...
''. On November 17, 2016, it was announced that Sarah Hyland 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
Nick Cannon Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American comedian, television presenter, actor, and rapper. In television, he began his career as a teenager on Nickelodeon's '' All That'' before going on to host '' The Nick Cannon Show'', '' ...
would be replacing Sarah Hyland as the host and that
JoJo Siwa Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa ( ; born May 19, 2003) is an American singer, dancer, actress, and media personality. From 2015 to 2016, she appeared as a dancer on two seasons of the reality television show '' Dance Moms'' alongside her mother, Jess ...
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.


See also

* ''
Lip Sync Battle ''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 ...
''


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