‘Lip Sync Battle’ Holiday Special Unwraps 1.8 Million Viewers With ‘The Night Before’ Cast

‘Lip Sync Battle’ Holiday Special Unwraps 1.8 Million Viewers With ‘The Night Before’ Cast

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, Spike: We all chipped in and got you 1.8 million viewers for the first ever “Lip Sync Battle” holiday special.

“The Night Before’s” Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Anthony Mackie were joined by legendary hip-hop group Run DMC, delivering the No. 1 entertainment show on cable among adults 18-49. Also importantly, the one-hour original special’s audience was 57 percent female, something that has been a priority for Spike.

That 1.8 million total comes with three days of delayed viewing. During the most-recent season, “Lip Sync Battle” averaged 2.5 million total viewers with seven-day delayed viewing. We’re still a few days away from knowing that figure for the holiday special.

Another key strength of “Lip Sync” is its digital footprint. Gordon-Levitt’s performance of “Rhythm Nation” has already scored 6 million YouTube views to-date.

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The new season of “Lip Sync Battle” debuts Jan. 7, 2016 on Spike, featuring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum. The Viacom cable channel also teased that “the queen of all surprise guests” will stop by.

“Lip Sync Battle” is hosted by LL Cool J and model Chrissy Teigen. The series is the most-watched original series in network history.

The show, which began as a recurring sketch on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” is executive produced by Casey Patterson, Jay Peterson of Matador Content, John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant, and Eight Million Plus Productions.