Best Ink

Best Ink
Genre Reality competition
Presented by
Judges
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 30
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Jonathan Murray
  • Gil Goldschein
  • Rick DeOliveira
  • Erin Cristall
  • Lisa Fletcher
  • Zach Kozek
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s) Bunim/Murray Productions
Release
Original network Oxygen
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27) – February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)
External links
Website

Best Ink is an American reality competition series on Oxygen. The series premiered on March 27, 2012.[1] In May 2012, Oxygen announced that the series has been renewed for second season with Pete Wentz[2] and Hannah Aitchison joining the series.[3][4] The second season debuted on April 3, 2013.[5][6] Best Ink was renewed for a third season in June 2013,[7] with the season premiering on December 4, 2013.[8]

Cast

Format

The series follows a group of tattoo artists from various cities in the United States. The winner of the competition wins a $100,000 cash prize and a cover article of a well-known tattoo-related magazine. The show was hosted by Kimberly Caldwell during Season 1 and by Pete Wentz in Season 2.[9] After each challenge, tattoo artist and the shows judges, along with different guest judge every week, critique the tattoos to find the contestant with the "Best Ink".

Flash challenge

Typically a task that does not necessarily has anything to do with tattooing itself, but is used to showcase the contestants' artistic skills using different mediums, subjects and "canvases." This is to show how different art forms can translate into the tattooing art world. Usually these skills tested in the Flash Challenge will be compulsory judging factor in the Elimination Tattoo.

Elimination tattoo

This stage starts with the winner of the Flash Challenge getting a privilege in this second stage, these perks can be first/only choice of which "skin" (client) they would like to tattoo or extra time, but is predetermined by the shows production team. Once each "Skin" is allocated to a contestant, a consultation period between artist and "skin" is given (typically in a set amount of time) and followed by chance to create the artwork overnight before tattooing the next day. The Elimination tattoos are performed simultaneously by all contestants and within a set amount of time. The judges then commences their critique where the best (and worst) tattoos of the week are recognized, the contestant that produces the worst tattoo is eliminated from the show until the final episode where one tattoo artist can claim ultimate bragging rights for "Best Ink."

Contestants

Season 1

  • Alexis Kovacs
  • Christina "Charlie" Petty
  • Jessica Rotwein
  • Jon Mesa
  • Kyle Giffen
  • Brittan "London" Reese
  • Meghan Pagliaroni
  • Nicky Hennerez
  • Roman Abrego
  • Tiffany Perez

Season 2

  • Alli Baker[10]
  • Brittany Elliott love Mafalda Meneses[10]
  • Derek Rubright[10]
  • DJ Tambe[10]
  • Jerod Ray[10]
  • Jordan "Dollars" Ginsberg[10]
  • Kelly McEvoy[10]
  • Melvin Todd[10]
  • Ralph Giordano[10]
  • Teresa Sharpe[10]
  • Tylor Schwarz[10]

Season 3

  • Alayna Magnan[8]
  • Amy Zager[8]
  • Anthony Zamora[8]
  • Carey Matthews[8]
  • Danny Lepore[8]
  • Darnell Waine[8]
  • Izzi Echo[8]
  • Joseph Matisa[8]
  • Karly Cleary[8]
  • Amy "May May" Yaeger[8]
  • Romeo Lacoste[8]
  • Rudy Hetzer[8]
  • Willy Cutlip[8]
  • Lara Slater[8]

Contestant progress

Season 1

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Flash Challenge
Winner 		Charlie Roman Kyle Alexis Alexis Charlie London N/A
London WIN IN IN LOW LOW LOW WIN WINNER
Alexis IN HIGH IN WIN HIGH HIGH IN RUNNER-UP
Jon HIGH IN BTM2 LOW WIN WIN BTM2 3RD PLACE
Charlie IN IN WIN IN BTM2 BTM2 OUT
Nicky IN LOW IN IN IN OUT
Kyle IN BTM2 IN BTM2 OUT
Jessica LOW LOW LOW OUT
Roman IN WIN OUT
Meghan BTM2 OUT
Tiffany OUT
     (WINNER) The contestant won Best Ink.
     (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up.
     (WIN) The contestant won best tattoo of the week.
     (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best tattoos of the week, but did not win.
     (IN) The contestant was safe.
     (LOW) The contestant had one of the best tattoos of the week, but was voted into the bottom.
     (LOW) The contestant had one of the worst tattoos of the week, but was the first to be called safe.
     (BTM2) The contestant had one of the worst tattoos of the week and was the last to be called safe.
     (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

Season 2

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Flash Challenge
Winner 		Melvin Jerod DJ Dollarz Tylor Jerod Teresa DJ Jerod N/A
Teresa HIGH IN WIN HIGH WIN HIGH HIGH IN BTM2 WINNER
DJ WIN IN IN WIN HIGH HIGH WIN HIGH WIN RUNNER-UP
Jerod IN HIGH LOW BTM2 HIGH LOW IN WIN WIN 3RD PLACE
Alli IN IN IN HIGH IN IN BTM2 BTM2 OUT
Brittany IN WIN IN IN BTM2 WIN IN OUT
Derek HIGH IN HIGH LOW LOW BTM2 OUT
Tylor IN HIGH IN IN IN OUT
Ralph IN IN HIGH IN OUT
Dollarz IN LOW BTM2 OUT
Kelly BTM2 BTM2 OUT
Melvin LOW OUT
Carolyn OUT

Bold The contestant won immunity the previous week and was automatically safe the preceding week.

     (WINNER) The contestant won Best Ink.
     (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up.
     (WIN) The contestant won best tattoo of the week, and received automatic immunity for the next week's Ink Challenge.
     (WIN) The contestant won best tattoo of the week, but did not receive automatic immunity for the next week's Ink Challenge.
     (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best tattoos of the week, but did not win.
     (IN) The contestant was safe.
     (LOW) The contestant had one of the worst tattoos of the week, but was the first to be called safe.
     (BTM2) The contestant had one of the worst tattoos of the week and was the last to be called safe.
     (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

Best Ink: Redemption

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DJ WIN WIN
Jerod WIN OUT
Brittany WIN WIN OUT
Alli OUT
Tylor WIN WIN OUT
Derek OUT
Ralph WIN OUT
Melvin WIN WIN WIN OUT
Dollarz OUT
Kelly OUT
Carolyn OUT
     The contestant won Best Ink Redemption.
     The contestant defeated the opposing contestant and was automatically sent to the next round.
     The contestant lost to the opposing contestant and was eliminated from Best Ink Redemption.

Season 3

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Flash Challenge
Winner 		Amy May
May		 Willy Darnell Joe Danny Darnell Karly Alayna Karly Darnell N/A
Karly WIN IN IN HIGH IN IN WIN WIN IN BTM2 WIN WINNER
Darnell HIGH IN IN WIN IN IN HIGH IN WIN HIGH BTM2 RUNNER-UP
Alayna IN IN IN BTM2 WIN IN HIGH HIGH HIGH IN WIN 3RD PLACE
Willy IN WIN HIGH IN HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH IN WIN OUT
Lara LOW IN IN IN IN HIGH BTM2 LOW BTM2 OUT
Joe IN HIGH WIN HIGH HIGH WIN IN1 BTM2 OUT
Romeo IN IN IN IN IN BTM2 HIGH OUT
Danny IN IN IN LOW BTM2 LOW OUT
May May HIGH LOW LOW IN LOW OUT
Anthony IN BTM2 IN IN OUT
Amy IN HIGH BTM2 OUT
Izzi BTM2 IN OUT
Rudy IN OUT
Carey OUT

Bold The contestant won immunity the previous week and was automatically safe the preceding week.

     (WINNER) The contestant won Best Ink.
     (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up.
     (WIN) The contestant won best tattoo of the week, and received automatic immunity for the next week's Ink Challenge.
     (WIN) The contestant won best tattoo of the week, but did not receive automatic immunity for the next week's Ink Challenge.
     (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best tattoos of the week, but did not win.
     (IN) The contestant was safe.
     (LOW) The contestant had one of the worst tattoos of the week, but was the first to be called safe.
     (BTM2) The contestant had one of the worst tattoos of the week and was the last to be called safe.
     (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

Episodes

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 8 March 27, 2012 May 15, 2012
2 10 April 3, 2013 June 5, 2013
3 12 December 4, 2013 February 26, 2014

Season 1 (2012)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11"Something to Hide"March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)0.46[11]
22"Pin-up Showdown"April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)0.33[12]
33"Emotional Skin-Pact"April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10)0.36[13]
44"Tattoo Virgins"April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17)0.31[14]
55"Face Off"April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)0.53[15]
66"Purrfect Ink"May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)0.52[16]
77"The King of Ink"May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)0.44[17]
88"For the Love of Ink"May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)0.44[18]

Season 2 (2013)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
91"Bigger and Badder"April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03)0.49[19]
102"I've Got a Secret"April 10, 2013 (2013-04-10)0.33[20]
113"A Family Affair"April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)0.49[21]
124"Live Out Loud"April 24, 2013 (2013-04-24)0.38[22]
135"A Good Laugh"May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)0.35[23]
146"I'm Sexy and I Know It"May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08)0.44[24]
157"Brand New Life"May 15, 2013 (2013-05-15)0.58[25]
168"Be Ready For Anything"May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)0.51[26]
179"True Love"May 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)0.37[27]
1810"Full Body of Work"June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05)N/A

Season 3 (2013-14)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
191"The Seven Deadly Sins"December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)N/A
202"Playing Dirty"December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)N/A
213"Fight Club"December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18)N/A
224"Pain in the Ribs"January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)N/A
235"Quittin' Time"January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08)N/A
246"Science Friction"January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)0.35[28]
257"Man and the Machine"January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)N/A
268"Life's a Beach"January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)N/A
279"Sexy Pin-ups"February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)N/A
2810"Shock and Awe"February 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)N/A
2911"Crash and Burn"February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19)0.56[29]
3012"The $100,000 Tattoo"February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Best Ink Episode: "Something to Hide"". Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pete Wentz Twitter Status". Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "'Best Ink' Renewed for a Second Season by Oxygen Media". Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Oxygen Media Expands Original Programming Slate with New and Returning Series". Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ Bibel, Sara. "'Best Ink' Season 2 to Premiere Wednesday, April 3 on Oxygen". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Tattoos and Art Collide When Oxygen's "Best Ink" Returns for Season Two with New Host Pete Wentz on Wednesday, April 3, at 10 PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. February 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 3, 2013). "'Best Ink' Renewed by Oxygen for Third Season". TV by the Numbers.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Kondolojy, Amanda (October 22, 2013). "'Best Ink' Season Three Premieres Wednesday, December 4 at 10PM". TV by the Numbers.
  9. ↑ "Best Ink 2: Coming this Spring!". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 , Season 2 Contestants
  11. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Tosh.0" Continues Demo Reign". The Futon Critic. March 28, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Tosh.0" Wraps Spring Run on Top". The Futon Critic. April 4, 2012.
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  14. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Deadliest Catch," NBA Share Top Honors". The Futon Critic. April 18, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: Another Week, Another "Deadliest" Win". The Futon Critic. April 25, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Continue Surge on TNT". The Futon Critic. May 2, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs, "Deadliest Catch" Lead the Night". The Futon Critic. May 10, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Continue TNT's Reign". The Futon Critic. May 16, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Still Unstoppable for A&E". The Futon Critic. April 4, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: A&E's "Duck Dynasty" Overshadows the Competition". The Futon Critic. April 11, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Crushes the Competition". The Futon Critic. April 18, 2013.
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  23. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: TNT Rides NBA Playoffs to Top Spots". The Futon Critic. May 2, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs, "Psych" Top Charts". The Futon Critic. May 9, 2013.
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  26. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Pacers/Heat Opener Dominates for TNT". The Futon Critic. May 23, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Blackhawks/Red Wings Finale Tops Originals". The Futon Critic. May 30, 2013.
  28. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 16, 2014). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Tops Night + 'American Horror Story', 'Crazy Hearts: Nashville', & More". TV by the Numbers.
  29. ↑ Yanan, Travis (February 20, 2014). "Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Minds," "Idol" Can't Catch Winter Games". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
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