Bad Ink is an American reality television series that premiered on August 11, 2013, on A&E.[1] The series follows tattoo artist and musician Dirk Vermin, owner of Pussykat Tattoo off the Las Vegas Strip, and his friend and bandmate Rob Ruckus as they seek out bad tattoos and, for some, transform them with skilled cover-up work.[2][3] Season 2 premiered on January 20, 2014.[4]
| Bad Ink | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | Dirk Vermin Rob Ruckus |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Sharp Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | August 11, 2013 – August 20, 2014 |
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 14 | August 11, 2013 | October 16, 2013 | |
| 2 | 10 | January 20, 2014 | August 20, 2014 | |
Season 1 (2013)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Damsel and a Nerd in Need" | August 11, 2013 | 100 | 1.57[5] |
| 2 | 2 | "Monkey Business" | August 11, 2013 | 101 | 1.38[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "Terrible Tattoo Showdown" | August 18, 2013 | 106 | 1.62[6] |
| 4 | 4 | "Who Needs a Tattervention?" | August 18, 2013 | 103 | 1.36[6] |
| 5 | 5 | "When Animal Tattoos Attack" | August 25, 2013 | 104 | 1.16[7] |
| 6 | 6 | "Tattoo Crimes and Misdemeanors" | August 25, 2013 | 105 | 1.01[7] |
| 7 | 7 | "All is Fair in Love and Ink" | September 8, 2013 | 108 | 1.34[8] |
| 8 | 8 | "Baby Mama Tattoo Drama" | September 8, 2013 | 107 | 1.27[8] |
| 9 | 9 | "The Family that Inks Together..." | September 15, 2013 | 109 | 1.24[9] |
| 10 | 10 | "Tramp Stamps Gone Wild" | September 15, 2013 | 102 | 1.24[9] |
| 11 | 11 | "Girls Gone Tattoo Wild" | September 18, 2013 | 111 | 4.06[10] |
| 12 | 12 | "Show Me Your Tats" | October 2, 2013 | 110 | 3.68[11] |
| 13 | 13 | "Close Encounters of the Butt Kind" | October 9, 2013 | 112 | 3.00[12] |
| 14 | 14 | "Model Misbehavior" | October 16, 2013 | 113 | 3.22[13] |
Season 2 (2014)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "Turning the Other Butt Cheek" | January 20, 2014 | 201 | 1.44[14] |
| 16 | 2 | "Lost in Tattoo Translation" | January 20, 2014 | 202 | 1.29[14] |
| 17 | 3 | "Babes in Tattooland" | January 27, 2014 | 203 | 1.13[15] |
| 18 | 4 | "Tat's My Mom" | January 27, 2014 | 204 | 1.04[15] |
| 19 | 5 | "Last Man Stamping" | February 3, 2014 | 206 | 1.01[16] |
| 20 | 6 | "Tat in the Hat" | February 3, 2014 | 205 | 0.94[16] |
| 21 | 7 | "Oops, I Tatted Again" | February 10, 2014 | 207 | 1.07[17] |
| 22 | 8 | "Tat-Too Hot for TV" | February 17, 2014 | 208 | 1.08[18] |
| 23 | 9 | "Tat's Ink-redible!" | February 24, 2014 | 209 | 1.06[19] |
| 24 | 10 | "It Takes Two to Tattoo" | August 20, 2014 | 210 | 0.83[20] |
See also
edit- List of television shows set in Las Vegas
- List of tattoo TV shows
- The Vermin – Vermin and Ruckus' band
References
edit- ^ Bibel, Sara (July 10, 2013). "New Reality Series 'Bad Ink' to Premiere Sunday, August 11 on A&E". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on October 19, 2013.
- ^ Lawrence, Christopher (August 11, 2013). "On 'Bad Ink,' tattoo artists fix body art gone wrong, bantering all the way". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ Prevatt, Mike (July 10, 2013). "Dirk Vermin's 'Bad Ink' coming to TV in August". Las Vegas CityLife. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (January 8, 2014). "A&E's 'Bad Ink' Season 2 to Premiere Monday, January 20 at 9 PM". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (August 13, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Breaking Bad' Wins Night, 'True Blood', 'Low Winter Sun', 'Devious Maids', 'Dexter', 'The Newsroom' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (August 20, 2013). "Site Logo ' Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Breaking Bad' Wins Night + 'True Blood', 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', NASCAR, 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (August 27, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'MTV Video Music Awards' Dominates + 'Breaking Bad', 'Real Housewives of NJ', 'Catfish', 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 10, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Breaking Bad' Wins Night + 'NFL Countdown' 'Dexter', 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (September 17, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Breaking Bad' Wins Night, 'Real Housewives', 'Dexter, 'Devious Maids', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'The Newsroom' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (September 19, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Bad Ink', 'Key & Peele', 'The Challenge', 'For Better or Worse' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (October 3, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Bad Ink',' South Park', 'Miley: The Movement', 'The Bridge' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 10, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Beats 'American Horror Story: Coven' + MLB Baseball, 'Bad Ink', 'South Park' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (October 17, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'American Horror Story', 'Bad Ink', 'Key & Peele','Top Chef' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop' Wins Night, 'WWE Raw', 'Single Ladies', 'Klondike', 'The Fosters' & More". TV by the Numbers. January 22, 2014. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night RAW' Tops Night + 'Love & Hip Hop', 'Fast N Loud', 'Single Ladies' & More". TV by the Numbers. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Love and Hip Hop' Wins Night, 'WWE Raw', 'Single Ladies', 'Teen Wolf', 'Switched at Birth' & More". TV by the Numbers. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop' Leads Night + 'Monday Night RAW', 'Single Ladies', 'Swamp People' & More". TV by the Numbers. February 11, 2014. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Monday Cable Ratings:'WWE Raw' Wins Night, 'Basketball Wives', 'Single Ladies', 'Teen Wolf', 'Switched at Birth' & More". TV by the Numbers. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night RAW' Tops Night + 'Swamp People', 'Basketball Wives', 'Single Ladies' & More". TV by the Numbers. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' & Little League World Series Win Night, 'Suits', 'Franklin & Bash', 'Bring It!', 'The Bridge' & More". TV by the Numbers. August 21, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.
- General references
- "Bad Ink on History Channel". TV Guide. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- "Shows A-Z - bad ink on history". the Futon Critic. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- "Bad Ink: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved March 15, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- "Bad Ink: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved March 15, 2014.