Black Ink Crew
Black Ink Crew (alternatively Black Ink Crew: New York) is an American reality television series that premiered on January 7, 2013 on VH1.[1] It has aired eight seasons and chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American–owned and operated tattoo shop in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.[2]
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| Genre | Reality television |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 142 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 42–43 minutes |
| Production companies | Big Fish Entertainment (2013–2020) VH1 Productions |
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| Original network | VH1 |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 7, 2013 – present |
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| Related shows | Black Ink Crew: Chicago Black Ink Crew: Compton |
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The show's success has resulted in similar spin-off series based in Chicago and Compton.[3][4]
Cast
- David "Ceaser" Emanuel (Season 1–present) – Owner of Black Ink (113th, 125th, Atlanta, New Orleans and Brooklyn), Dutchess's ex-fiancée, Crystal's daughter's father.
- Cristana "Dutchess" Lattimore (Seasons 1–5) — Tattoo artist for Black Ink, owner of Pretty N Ink and Ceaser's ex-fiancée.
- Paul "Puma" Robinson (Seasons 1–4, 8–present) (recurring in season 7) (guest in season 6) — Former public relations manager, owner of Art2Ink.
- JaKeita "Sky" Days (Season 3–present) (recurring in seasons 1–2) — Former receptionist, former manager of Black Ink Atlanta, Teddy's ex-fling.
- Shariff "Teddy Ruks" Homer (Season 4–present) (recurring in seasons 1–3) — Former Assistant manager, Ceaser's cousin, Tatiana's ex-boyfriend, and Donna, Sky, Jadah & London's ex-flings.
- Taylor “Donna Marie Lombardi” Pinckney (Season 4–present) (recurring in season 3) — Former apprentice of Ceaser & Dutchess, ex-tattoo artist, ex-piercer for Art2Ink and Alex's fiancee.
- Walt Miller (Season 6–present) (recurring in seasons 1–5) — Assistant Manager of Black Ink 113th, ex-fling of Jadah Blue & husband of Jessica.
- Young Bae (Season 6–present) (recurring in season 5) — Tattoo artist for Black Ink.
- Karis “Miss Kitty“ Phill (Season 8–present) (recurring in seasons 5–7) — Former brand ambassador for Black Ink, Ceaser's ex-fling.
- Richard "O'S**t" Duncan (Seasons 1–5) (recurring in seasons 6–8) — Tattoo artist for Black Ink.
- Ashley Nicole "Sassy" Bermudez (Seasons 1–3) (recurring in seasons 4, 8)— Former manager of Black Ink, manager of Art2Ink.
- Alex Estevez (Seasons 1–2) — Former receptionist of Black Ink.
- Melody Mitchell (Seasons 6–7) (recurring in seasons 4–5) — Tattoo artist and manager for Black Ink.
Timeline of cast members
| Cast member | Seasons | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Sassy Bermudez | Main | Recurring | Recurring | |||||
| O'Shit Duncan | Main | Recurring | ||||||
| Ceaser Emanuel | Main | |||||||
| Alex Estevez | Main | |||||||
| Dutchess Lattimore | Main | |||||||
| Puma Robinson | Main | Guest | Recurring | Main | ||||
| Sky Days | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Teddy Ruks | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Donna Lombardi | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Walt Miller | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Melody Mitchell | Recurring | Main1 | ||||||
| Young Bae | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Miss Kitty | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Cast member | Seasons | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Quani Robinson | Recurring | Recurring | ||||||
| Kathie Arseno | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Naeem Shareef | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Young Phoenix | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Nikki Duncan | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Kevin Laroy | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Tiffany Perez | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
| Jadah Blue | Recurring | |||||||
| Tatiana | Recurring | |||||||
| Alex | Recurring | |||||||
| Tokie Renet | Recurring | |||||||
| Dessalines | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
| Genesis | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
| Mama Bae | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||||
| Krystal | Recurring | |||||||
| Charmaine Walker | Recurring | |||||||
| Q | Recurring | |||||||
| Mike | Recurring | |||||||
| London | Recurring | |||||||
| Rok | Recurring | |||||||
| Jessica | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
| Crystal | Guest | Guest | Recurring | |||||
| Euni Ruks | Recurring | |||||||
Note:
- ^ Only appears in the opening credits from episodes one to fourteen on season seven.
Production
Black Ink Crew's second season premiered on September 23, 2013,[5] with the season returning on March 31, 2014, for five more episodes.[6] The third season premiered on January 26, 2015,[7] with the season returning August 24, 2015 for eight more episodes and a reunion special on October 19, 2015.[8] The show was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on April 4, 2016. In December 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on January 18, 2017. The sixth season premiered on December 6, 2017. On August 20, 2018, the series was renewed for a seventh season, which premiered on September 19, 2018, with the season returning March 13, 2019, for eight more episodes. On July 24, 2019, the series was renewed for an eighth season, which premiered on August 14, 2019, with the season returning on February 26, 2020 for ten more episodes.[9]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 13 | January 7, 2013 | March 25, 2013 | ||
| 2 | 18 | September 23, 2013 | April 28, 2014 | ||
| 3 | 21 | January 26, 2015 | October 19, 2015 | ||
| 4 | 12 | April 4, 2016 | June 27, 2016 | ||
| 5 | 19 | January 18, 2017 | July 12, 2017 | ||
| 6 | 21 | December 6, 2017 | May 9, 2018 | ||
| 7 | 22 | September 19, 2018 | May 1, 2019 | ||
| 8 | 26 | August 14, 2019 | April 29, 2020 | ||
See also
References
- "VH1 Rings in the New Year with New Series and Returning Favorites". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- "VH1 Greenlights New Series 'Grand River Singers Project,' 'Black Ink' and New '100 Greatest Kid Stars' Special, Beloved Series 'Best Week Ever' Returns To VH1 To Anchor Humor Block On Friday Nights". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- "'Black Ink Crew' Expands Franchise West with 'Black Ink Crew: Compton'". The Futon Critic. June 27, 2019.
- "VH1's 'Black Ink Crew: New York' Returns Wednesday, August 14". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2019.
- "VH1 Reaps a Harvest of New Series and Returning Favorites This Fall". the Futon Critic (Press release). August 27, 2013.
- "VH1's "Black Ink Crew" Heads Back to the Shop for a Touch Up". The Futon Critic (Press release). VH1. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- Baron, Steve (2015-01-20). "'Black Ink Crew' Season 3 to Premiere Monday, January 26 on VH1 – Page 353152 – TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- TV News Desk (2015-08-24). "New Season of VH1's BLACK INK CREW Premieres Tonight". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- vh1 (2015-08-31). "Get Your First Look at VH1's Newest Series, Black Ink Crew: Chicago". VH1. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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