Bad Ink

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Bad Ink
Genre Reality
StarringDirk Vermin
Rob Ruckus
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Adler
  • Evan Lerner
  • Larry Hochberg
  • Lily Neumeyer
  • Matt Sharp
Running time22 minutes
Production companySharp Entertainment
Release
Original network A&E
Original releaseAugust 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) –
August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)
External links
Website

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]

Contents

Characters

Timeline
NameSeasons
12
Dirk VerminMAIN
Rob RuckusMAIN

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 14August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)
2 10January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)

Season 1 (2013)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProduction codeU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"A Damsel and a Nerd in Need"August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)1001.57 [5]
22"Monkey Business"August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)1011.38 [5]
33"Terrible Tattoo Showdown"August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)1061.62 [6]
44"Who Needs a Tattervention?"August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)1031.36 [6]
55"When Animal Tattoos Attack"August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)1041.16 [7]
66"Tattoo Crimes and Misdemeanors"August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)1051.01 [7]
77"All is Fair in Love and Ink"September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08)1081.34 [8]
88"Baby Mama Tattoo Drama"September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08)1071.27 [8]
99"The Family that Inks Together..."September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15)1091.24 [9]
1010"Tramp Stamps Gone Wild"September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15)1021.24 [9]
1111"Girls Gone Tattoo Wild"September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)1114.06 [10]
1212"Show Me Your Tats"October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)1103.68 [11]
1313"Close Encounters of the Butt Kind"October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)1123.00 [12]
1414"Model Misbehavior"October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)1133.22 [13]

Season 2 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProduction codeU.S. viewers
(millions)
151"Turning the Other Butt Cheek"January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)2011.44 [14]
162"Lost in Tattoo Translation"January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)2021.29 [14]
173"Babes in Tattooland"January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)2031.13 [15]
184"Tat's My Mom"January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)2041.04 [15]
195"Last Man Stamping"February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)2061.01 [16]
206"Tat in the Hat"February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)2050.94 [16]
217"Oops, I Tatted Again"February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)2071.07 [17]
228"Tat-Too Hot for TV"February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)2081.08 [18]
239"Tat's Ink-redible!"February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)2091.06 [19]
2410"It Takes Two to Tattoo"August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)2100.83 [20]

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  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
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