Spike TV’s makeover comes as cable networks face stiff competition from entertainment on an array of screens, causing big ratings declines and a tough advertising market. The health and fitness guru Jillian Michaels, known for her appearances on “The Biggest Loser,” also will have a nonscripted show on the network called “Sweat Inc.” In addition to “Lip Sync Battle,” Spike TV is planning its first scripted event series in eight years with “Tut.” About the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen, the mini-series was filmed in Morocco and stars the Academy Award-winning actor Ben Kingsley. “What could be better as the network is turning the corner to be a broad general entertainment network than a big, broad modern viral variety show?” “It was not a complicated conversation,” said Casey Patterson, executive vice president for talent and development production at Viacom Entertainment and Music Group. Spike TV executives bought it on the spot. (The team had originally pitched the idea to NBCUniversal, which passed, Mr. Merchant’s “Tonight Show” battle against Mr. Merchant pitched the idea for “Lip Sync Battle” to Spike TV more than a year ago. Fallon’s company Eight Million Plus Productions, Mr. Long marketed as the first television network for men, it was known for airing programs like mixed martial arts fights and the reality ride-along show “Cops.” It now is trying to appeal to a broader audience - like women - with a tagline of “the ones to watch” and a programming mix featuring notable names and much-talked-about shows. Spike TV is an unlikely home for a lip sync variety show. Johnson, the former wrestler and star of a number of action-adventure films, shakes his hips to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” Fallon does a rendition of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer,” donning a gospel choir robe and backed up by a choir. Fallon battling Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock. At stake are bragging rights and a giant, jewel-encrusted “Lip Sync Battle” championship belt. There are costumes, choreography and backup dancers. Hosted by the rapper LL Cool J with commentary from the model Chrissy Teigen, the show features a parade of celebrities - Common versus John Legend Anne Hathaway versus Emily Blunt Justin Bieber versus Deion Sanders - lip syncing and dancing to the songs of their choice. Now, that viral sensation is getting a stage of its own with Thursday night’s debut of “Lip Sync Battle,” a 30-minute show on Viacom’s cable network Spike TV. Such competitions are also a popular element of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” in its seventh season on the Logo TV cable channel, and are frequently reposted to the web by fans. Fans have started their own lip sync battles and posted them to the web. Fallon’s YouTube clips, each drawing more than 41 million YouTube views. Merchant rank as the most watched of all of Mr. A battle against Emma Stone and a three-way contest with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Mr. Fallon took the contest with him when he became host of “The Tonight Show,” where it quickly exploded into one of his most popular bits. Lifehacker: The online how-to guide for exercise, cooking, technology, parenting - and just about everything else - is being sold to the digital-media giant Ziff Davis.Īnd huge it has been.CNN’s Experiment: An attempt to revive the network’s flagging prime-time ratings with a mix of exclusive interviews and specials dedicated to hot-button topics is off to a slow start.And the biggest draw on Fox News is a 5 p.m. The New Prime Time: Daytime shows on CNN and MSNBC are outranking evening programming.Cuts at NPR : The nonprofit media organization laid off 10 percent of its staff and halted production of four podcasts to make up for a $30 million gap in its budget. Krasinski countered with pop-princess dance moves and Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.” Fallon opened the duel, standing behind the microphone and pretending to belt out Melissa Manchester’s ballad “Don’t Cry Out Loud.” Mr. Krasinski pitched the idea of a silent singing contest to Mr. The road-trip-inspired concert provided the answer. Krasinski was about to make on Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night” show. The trio had been brainstorming funny bits for an appearance that Mr. Krasinski’s wife, the actress Emily Blunt, silently performed Blackstreet’s “No Diggity.” The writer Stephen Merchant dramatically mouthed the words to Will Smith’s “Boom! Shake the Room.” Mr. The actor and comedian, known for playing Jim Halpert on “The Office,” grabbed an air microphone and started lip syncing. John Krasinski was driving on Route 101 to Los Angeles with some friends about two years ago when the global beats of Lionel Richie’s “All Night Long (All Night)” took over the car.
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