Lip Sync Battle Philippines
| Lip Sync Battle Philippines | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | GMA Entertainment TV Group |
| Based on | Lip Sync Battle |
| Developed by | Lilybeth G. Rasonable |
| Directed by | Rico Gutierrez |
| Presented by | |
| Opening theme | 20th Century Boy performed by T. Rex (lip synced by the hosts and the contestants) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | February 27 – August 27, 2016 |
Lip Sync Battle Philippines is a Filipino musical-reality competition television series broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Michael V. and Iya Villania, the show premiered on February 27, 2016 succeeding Celebrity Bluff. It is the Philippine franchise of the American reality television series under the same title.[1]
Overview
Lip Sync Battle Philippines debuted on GMA Network, last February 27, 2016. It is presented by award-winning comedian Michael V. with TV host-actress Iya Villania as the color commentator.
The show is an adaptation of the hit American TV series, Lip Sync Battle. The game pits two Kapuso celebrities against each other in a lip sync battle for two rounds: Round 1 is the ‘Strip Down’ and Round 2 is the ‘Full Blown Concert.’ The celebrities can lip sync the song/s of their choice. Then the crowd determines the winner of the battle after the two rounds have been completed.[2]
The winner gets the bragging rights to be the Lip Sync Champion and gets the Lip Sync Champion Belt to be given by the color commentator, Iya Villania. Dennis Trillo was the first battler to receive the championship belt.[3]
During the third episode of the first season, the show had their very first tag team battle with the Kapuso comedians, Betong Sumaya and John Feir battling Gladys Guevarra and Pekto which later won by the latter.[4] This tag team battle has never happened in the original show making this episode the first in the history of Lip Sync Battle.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | February 27, 2016 | May 28, 2016 | |
| 2 | 13 | June 4, 2016 | August 27, 2016 | |
Reception
Ratings
The show's pilot episode reached a 25.6% household rating according to AGB Nielsen Philippines. It was also a top trending topic on Twitter both nationwide and worldwide during and after its premiere. [5]
See also
References
- ↑ Santiago, Ervin (January 2, 2016). "Dear Uge, Lip Sync Battle bagong pasabog ng GMA sa 2016". Bandera. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ↑ "'Lip Sync Battle Philippines' airs on February 27". GMANetwork.com. GMA Network. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "WATCH: Ang winning performance ni Dennis Trillo sa Lip Sync Battle Philippines". GMANetwork.com. GMA News Online. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Pekto and Gladys, kauna-unahang tag team battle champ sa Lip Sync Batlle PHL". GMANetwork.com. GMA News Online. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Sayno, Ericson (15 February 2016). "Team Abroad weighs in on Lip Sync Battle Philippines". GMANetwork.com. GMA Network. Retrieved 10 April 2016.