Series synopsis
LA Ink is an American reality television series that premiered on TLC on August 7, 2007. It ended on September 15, 2011. It stars Kat Von D.
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that followed the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California. The spin-off of TLC's Miami Ink, it premiered on August 7, 2007.
In August 2011, TLC announced that the show will end production, with Season 4 being its last and that the series is cancelled.
Premise
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that followed the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California. The spin-off of TLC's Miami Ink, it premiered on August 7, 2007.
In August 2011, TLC announced that the show will end production, with Season 4 being its last and that the series is cancelled.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kat Von D as Self
Guest cast
- Eric Balfour as Self
- Jenna Jameson as Self
- Toryn Green as Self
- Jesse Hughes as Self
- Scott Ian as Self
- Matt Skiba as Self
- Jesse Metcalfe as Self
- Nikki Sixx as Self
- Mike Vallely as Self
- Lemmy Kilmister as Self
- Jeffree Star as Self
- Brandon Richardson as Self
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 85 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | August 18, 2010 | August 18, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 26 | August 7, 2007 | April 3, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 9, 2008 | January 22, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 24 | July 9, 2009 | April 29, 2010 |
| Season 4 | 21 | August 11, 2010 | September 15, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh Ink: Welcome Home Kat | August 18, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welcome Home Kat Kat Von D is back in her hometown of LA and she's fulfilling her dream of opening her own tattoo shop. She found a hot location and she plans to make it the coolest shop in town. As construction gets underway, Kat looks everywhere for her dream team. |
August 7, 2007 |
| 2 |
Nowhere To Work Kat's nailed down her dream team, but the shop's not ready when Hannah and Kim arrive to work in LA. Hannah's worried Kim might drop out. Fortunately, Corey agrees to let the entire crew work out of his shop until LA Ink opens. |
August 14, 2007 |
| 3 |
LA Ink Grand Opening LA Ink is open for business and Kat Von D and her crew celebrate with a huge rock n roll bash! It's been a struggle getting her dream shop off the ground but it's done and now the whole city will see if Kat has what it takes to run her own business. |
August 21, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Help Wanted Everyone is stressed out keeping the shop growing and running smoothly. Kat needs to hire more help, but struggles whether to hire another friend as manager. While rocker Dave Navarro wants to memorialize his mom with a pinup portrait. |
October 9, 2008 |
| 2 |
Comic Relief Hannah tries transforming the crew at the shop into larger than life comic book characters. The new manager, Naheed, tries to bond with the crew while managing the shop at the same time. |
October 16, 2008 |
| 3 |
Cruefest Kat and crew rock out when Kat gets a surprise visit from Mötley Crüe musician Nikki Sixx, who wants a portrait of his friend and fellow band member Mick Mars. |
October 23, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kat's Back Kat has been gone for months on her book tour and now returns to LA Ink. The shop has gotten more sucessful, even with Hannah and Kim gone. |
July 9, 2009 |
| 2 |
Stranger In My Shop With her business expanding, Kat is forced to go against her policy and hire some strangers. She brings in a new tattooist named Amy to see how she fits in around the shop. |
July 16, 2009 |
| 3 |
Kat Bares It All Kat uses her new cosmetic line to make herself completely tattooless in a racy New York photo shoot promotion. Meanwhile Kat's friend, Nikko stuns everyone with a gory portrait while he guest spots. |
July 23, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kat Loses Her Rock Corey quits High Voltage (i.e. "LA Ink") after an encounter with Kat. However, it appartently is short lived when he asks for his job back and Kat has to decide between the friendship and the shop. While at American Electric, Craig's new tattoo artist and Amy aren't getting along. |
August 11, 2010 |
| 2 |
Kat's New Journey Kat consults with the rest of the LA Ink team in order to decide whether to allow Corey to come back. Ruthless and Amy continue to disagree at American Electric. |
August 18, 2010 |
| 3 |
The Return of the Rock? Kat has still not made a decision about Corey's return to the shop and he unsure what to do concerning his clients in Hollywood. His frustration with waiting causes him to start looking at other options. |
August 25, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TLC |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 7, 2007 |
| Last aired | September 15, 2011 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |