Background LA Ink
high voltage tattoo in west hollywood, california
after leaving hit program miami ink because of dispute fellow cast members, kat von d moved los angeles open own tattoo shop , offered spin-off show. initially, hired close friend amber pixie acia shop manager, , friend corey miller tattoo artist. after considering many more artists job, von d hired hannah aitchison , kim saigh work well. cameras follow opens shop, while capturing unfolds in between.
each customer coming shop has story or reason behind tattoo. on occasion, known celebrities make appearance tattooed kat or 1 of other artists.
inevitably, show progressed, changes occurred. von d fired acia during second part of season 1. saigh , aitchison left show after season 2 finale. season 3 premiered new shop manager, former rock of love competitor aubry fisher, fired von d in mid-season 3 premiere after getting lot of trouble of people @ shop.
tattoo artist amy nicoletto hired on trial basis, left work @ american electric, owned craig jackman. tattoo artist paulie tattoo hired , quit go american electric, because of lack of work. fisher joined them shop helper @ american electric after got fired high voltage. fisher left pursue dream of becoming make-up artist without telling craig , later fired american electric, make appearance 2 episodes in fourth season when appeared @ shop s 11th anniversary guest.
von d broke guinness world record on show, tattooing 400 people la part of la ink logo in 24 hours, giving money raised charity. record broken in june 2008 kat s ex-husband oliver peck tattooed 415 tattoos of number 13 .
during season 3, nikko hurtado appears guest artist on show several times while von d s sister karoline , brother michael make appearances on show.
american electric competitor tattoo shop high voltage during season 3 , first half of season 4.
ratings
la ink premiered on august 7, 2007, averaging 2.9 million total viewers @ time slot. according hollywood reporter, number had made show most-watched series debut cable channel @ time since premiere of u.s. version of not wear in january 2003. highest-rated series premiere in history of tlc among adults 18–34, rating of 2.6 , viewer count of 1.5 million. premiere highest-rated basic cable prime-time program august 7 among several major adult demographics, including 18–34, 18–49 , 25–54.
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