LA Ink
| LA Ink | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the show | |
| Starring | Kat Von D Corey Miller Hannah Aitchison (Season 1-2) Kim Saigh (Season 1-2) Pixie Acia (Season 1) Dan Smith (Season 3-) Liz Friedman (Season 3) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 63 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TLC |
| Release | August 7, 2007 – Present |
| Related | |
| Miami Ink London Ink | |
LA Ink is a reality show on TLC that follows the events of High Voltage Tattoo, and American Electric, both tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California.[1] The spin-off of TLC's Miami Ink, it premiered on August 7, 2007.[2][3]
Overview
Some have felt that the shows path has followed Miami Ink, which was the same thing that caused the show to go off the air.
Background
After being fired from the hit program Miami Ink due to a dispute with her fellow cast members, Kat Von D moved back to Los Angeles to open her own tattoo shop and was offered her spin off. Initially, she hired her close friend Pixie Acia to be the shop manager, and also her good friend Corey Miller as the tattoo artist. After considering many more artists for the job, Kat hired Hannah Aitchison and Kim Saigh to work for her, as well. The cameras follow her as she opens the shop, while capturing everything that unfolds in between.
Each customer coming into the shop usually has a story or reason behind their tattoo. On occasion, even known celebrities make an appearance to get tattooed by Kat or one of the other artists.
Inevitably, as the show progressed, changes occurred throughout the series. Kat fired Pixie during the second part of season 1 and Kim and Hannah left the show after the season 2 finale. The first part of season three premiered with a new shop manager, former Rock of Love competitor Aubry Fisher but was fired by Kat at the beginning of the second part of season 3 after getting into a lot trouble with most of the people at the shop.[4] In addition, Kat broke a Guinness world record on the show, tattooing 400 people in 24 hours, giving the money raised to charity.
In season three, Nikko Hurtado can be seen as a guest artist on the show several times while Kat's sister Karoline and her brother Michael also make appearances on the show.
After Aubry was fired from LA Ink, Kat hired Liz Friedman after going through several of the girls' resumes who were trying out to become the new shop manager.
Liz Friedman was fired on the April 29, 2010 episode due to lies she told about Kat Von D.
Ratings
LA Ink premiered on August 7, 2007, averaging 2.9 million total viewers at its timeslot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the number makes the show the most-watched series debut for the cable channel since the premiere of the US version of What Not to Wear in January 2003. This is also the highest-rated series premiere in the history of TLC among adults 18-34, with a rating of 2.6 and a viewer count of 1.5 million. The premiere was also the highest-rated basic cable primetime program last Tuesday among several major adult demographics, including 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54[5].
Main cast
Shop Owner
Tattoo Artists
- Corey Miller
- Hannah Aitchison (Season 1-2)
- Kim Saigh (Season 1-2)
- Dan Smith (Season 3-)
- Ruth Pineda
Shop Managers
- Pixie Acia (Season 1)
- Aubry Fisher (Season 3)
- Liz Friedman (Season 3) And she was fired on the 4/29/2010 episode.
Overview
| Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Part 1 | 13 | August 07, 2007 | October 30, 2007 | |
| 1: Part 2 | 13 | January 8, 2008 | April 3, 2008 | |
| 2 | 13 | October 9, 2008 | January 22, 2009 | |
| 3: Part 1 | 13 | July 09, 2009 | October 1, 2009 | |
| 3: Part 2 | 11 | February 18, 2010 | April 29, 2010 | |
Season 1: 2007–2008
| Part 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | # | Title | Original Airdate |
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome Home Kat" | August 7, 2007 |
| 2 | 2 | "Nowhere to Work" | August 14, 2007 |
| 3 | 3 | "LA Ink Grand Opening" | August 21, 2007 |
| 4 | 4 | "Boobs Rule" | August 28, 2007 |
| 5 | 5 | "Master Cleanse" | September 4, 2007 |
| 6 | 6 | "Corey's Vasectomy" | September 11, 2007 |
| 7 | 7 | "Pixie's Surgery" | September 18, 2007 |
| 8 | 8 | "Kat's Gnarly Day" | September 25, 2007 |
| 9 | 9 | "Kim Looks For Love" | October 2, 2007 |
| 10 | 10 | "Kat's in Love" | October 9, 2007 |
| 11 | 11 | "Holly's Here" | October 16, 2007 |
| 12 | 12 | "Pixie's Got the Blues" | October 23, 2007 |
| 13 | 13 | "Big Decisions" | October 30, 2007 |
| Part 2 | |||
| 1 | 14 | "Kat's Back but Where's Hannah" | January 8, 2008 |
| 2 | 15 | "Pixie Moonlights" | January 15, 2008 |
| 3 | 16 | "Kat Cleans Up" | January 22, 2008 |
| 4 | 17 | "New Beginings" | January 29, 2008 |
| 5 | 18 | "Novelty Girls" | February 5, 2008 |
| 6 | 19 | "Skate Ramp" | February 12, 2008 |
| 7 | 20 | "Kat's World Record" | February 19, 2008 |
| 8 | 21 | "Kat Gets a Scare" | February 28, 2008 |
| 9 | 22 | "Corey's Dilema" | March 6, 2008 |
| 10 | 23 | "The Worst Day Ever" | March 13, 2008 |
| 11 | 24 | "Life After Pixie" | March 20, 2008 |
| 12 | 25 | "Orbi's Secret" | March 27, 2008 |
| 13 | 26 | "On the Rocks" | April 3, 2008 |
Season 2: 2008-2009
| # | # | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | "Help Wanted" | October 9, 2008 |
| 2 | 28 | "Comic Relief" | October 16, 2008 |
| 3 | 29 | "Cruefest" | October 23, 2008 |
| 4 | 30 | "Cover Girl" | October 30, 2008 |
| 5 | 31 | "Corey's Fort" | November 6, 2008 |
| 6 | 32 | "Kat Gets Hypnotized" | November 13, 2008 |
| 7 | 33 | "Kim's Big Deal" | November 20, 2008 |
| 8 | 34 | "Kat Tales" | December 4, 2008 |
| 9 | 35 | "Hannah and Corey Jam Session" | December 11, 2008 |
| 10 | 36 | "Funny Farm" | December 18, 2008 |
| 11 | 37 | "It's All About Family" | January 8, 2009 |
| 12 | 38 | "66 Nikkis" | January 15, 2009 |
| 13 | 39 | "First Anniversary" | January 22, 2009 |
Season 3: 2009–2010
| Part 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | # | Title | Original Airdate |
| 1 | 40 | "Kat's Back" | July 9, 2009 |
| 2 | 41 | "Stranger in my Shop" | July 16, 2009 |
| 3 | 42 | "Kat Bares It All" | July 23, 2009 |
| 4 | 43 | "Aubry Tries to Help" | June 7, 2009 |
| 5 | 44 | "Tick, Tock, Biological Clock" | August 6, 2009 |
| 6 | 45 | "While Kat's Away, Aubry Will Play" | August 13, 2009 |
| 7 | 46 | "Feelings Rule" | August 20, 2009 |
| 8 | 47 | "Tramp Stamp of Approval" | August 27, 2009 |
| 9 | 48 | "Sobriety & Sisterhood" | September 3, 2009 |
| 10 | 49 | "Outside Interests" | September 10, 2009 |
| 11 | 50 | "Blonde Ambition" | September 17, 2009 |
| 12 | 51 | "LA Pink" | September 24, 2009 |
| 13 | 52 | "The Final Showdown" | October 1, 2009 |
| Part 2 | |||
| 1 | 53 | "Showdown at the Shop" | February 18, 2010 |
| 2 | 54 | "Training Day" | February 24, 2010 |
| 3 | 55 | "What's Wrong Kat" | March 4, 2010 |
| 4 | 56 | "Whose Party Is It?" | March 11, 2010 |
| 5 | 57 | "Gone Too Far" | March 18, 2010 |
| 6 | 58 | "Enough is Enough" | March 25, 2010 |
| 7 | 59 | "Challenge for Kat" | April 1, 2010 |
| 8 | 60 | "Feeling the Heat" | April 8, 2010 |
| 9 | 61 | "Tension Between Friends" | April 15, 2010 |
| 10 | 62 | "Caught in a Lie" | April 22, 2010 |
| 11 | 63 | "Time is Up" | April 29, 2010 |
Celebrity clientèle
The following celebrities have appeared on LA Ink:
- Eric Balfour, actor (Six Feet Under, 24), singer of Born as Ghosts
- Steve-O, "celebrity prankster" (Jackass)
- Ralph Saenz, lead singer of Steel Panther
- Eve, rapper
- Jesse Metcalfe, actor (Desperate Housewives)
- Mike V, skateboarder, and vocalist for Mike V and the Rats
- Emerson Drive, Canadian country band
- Audrey Truelove, High Voltage Tattoo
- Scott Ian, guitarist of Anthrax
- Frank Iero, rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance
- Jesse Hughes, lead vocals and guitarist of Eagles of Death Metal
- Jenna Jameson, pornstar
- Jeffree Star, MySpace celebrity and singer
- Matt Skiba, singer/ guitarist of Alkaline Trio
- Sebastian Bach, vocalist of Skid Row
- Toryn Green, singer of Fuel
- Margaret Cho, actress-comedian
- Rita Haney, Dimebag Darrell`s widow
- Derek Hess, artist
- Candice Michelle, actress, former WWE Diva
- Mike Escamilla, professional BMX rider
- Jared Leto, actor, and vocalist and rhythm guitarist of 30 Seconds To Mars
- Bam Margera, professional skateboarder, actor, prankster
- Ville Valo, vocalist and frontman for HIM
- Tom Green, comedian, actor
- Joanna Angel, pornstar
- Ja Rule, rapper
- The Game, Gangster-rapper
- Brennan Tiffany, vocalist and frontman of Space Station Wagon
- Amanda Beard, 7 time Olympic gold medal winner in swimming
- Blake Lewis, American Idol season 6 finalist
- Nikki Sixx - bassist of Mötley Crüe
- Lucas Silveira, lead singer/guitarist of The Cliks
- Tim Lambesis, lead singer of As I Lay Dying
- Jeph Howard, bassist of The Used
- Tim Lopez, guitarist of Plain White T's
- Jonas Jizay, Trash Comedian/Porn King
- Patty Schemel, drummer of Hole
- Dave Navarro, guitarist
- Ronnie Radke, vocalist and ex-lead singer of Escape the Fate, now Falling in Reverse
- Wes Borland, guitarist for Limp Bizkit and guitarist and vocalist of Black Light Burns
- Lemmy, bassist and vocalist of Motörhead
- Lamar Odom, professional basketball player of the Los Angeles Lakers
- Nick Wheeler, guitarist of The All-American Rejects
- Natasha Kai - professional soccer player, Olympic Gold medal winner
- Allen Alvarado *His Father Received a Tattoo of Allen* - Actor in popular Discovery Channel Series Flight 29 Down
- Matt Sorum, drummer for Velvet Revolver
- Crispin Earl vocalist for The Veer Union
- Phil Plait, astronomer and author
- Jason Mraz, singer/songwriter
- Otep Shamaya, singer of Otep and poet/actress
- Lady Gaga, singer
- Aaron Lewis, lead singer of Staind
- Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, rapper and record producer
- Shontelle, singer/songwriter
- Chantal Claret, vocalist for Morningwood
- Eddie Bravo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner and Musician
References
- ^ Sorlie, Amy, "LA Ink", American Way Magazine, retrieved February 14, 2010
- ^ "LA Ink - About the Show". TLC.Discovery.com. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ LA Ink at IMDb
- ^ Huff, Richard (July 7, 2009). "'L.A. Ink' turns for the worse with addition of 'Rock of Love' castoff Aubry Fisher". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ Claustro, Lisa (August 14, 2007). "'LA Ink' Premiere Scores High Ratings". BuddyTV. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
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