LA Ink

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After leaving the hit program Miami Ink because of a dispute with her fellow cast members, Kat Von D moved back to Los Angeles to open her own tattoo shop and was offered a spin-off show. Initially, she hired her close friend Amber "Pixie" Acia to be the shop manager, and her good friend Corey Miller as a tattoo artist. After considering many more artists for the job, Von D hired Hannah Aitchison and Kim Saigh to work for her as well. The cameras follow her as she opens the shop, while capturing everything that unfolds in between.

Each customer coming into the shop usually has a story or reason behind their tattoo. On occasion, even known celebrities make an appearance to get tattooed by Kat or one of the other artists.

Inevitably, as the show progressed, changes occurred. Von D fired Acia during the second part of Season 1. Saigh and Aitchison left the show after the Season 2 finale. Season 3 premiered with a new shop manager, former Rock of Love competitor Aubry Fisher, but she was fired by Von D in the mid-season 3 premiere after getting into a lot of trouble with most of the people at the shop.{{cite web| last = Huff| first = Richard| title = 'L.A. Ink' turns for the worse with addition of 'Rock of Love' castoff Aubry Fisher| work = Daily News|location=New York| date = July 7, 2009| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/08/2009-07-08_la_ink_turns_for_the_worse_with_addition_of_.html| access-date = February 14, 2010}}

Tattoo artist Amy Nicoletto was hired on a trial basis, but left to work at American Electric, owned by Craig Jackman.{{cite web| title = American Electric Tattoo| url = http://americanelectrictattoo.com/artists.html}} Tattoo artist Paulie Tattoo was also hired and quit to go to American Electric, because of lack of work. Fisher soon joined them as a "shop helper" at American Electric after she got fired from High Voltage. Fisher left to pursue her dream of becoming a make-up artist without telling Craig and was later fired from American Electric, but does make an appearance for two episodes in the fourth season when she appeared at the shop's 11th Anniversary as a guest.

Von D broke a Guinness world record on the show, tattooing 400 people with the "LA" part of the LA Ink logo in 24 hours, giving the money raised to charity. The record was broken in June 2008 by Kat's ex-husband Oliver Peck who tattooed 415 tattoos of the number "13".[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25167829 Inkfest! Guinness record for Texas tattoo artist: Oliver Peck wins award after applying 415 tattoos in 24 hours], Associated Press, June 15, 2008 (retrieved September 12, 2010 from NBC News)

During Season 3, Nikko Hurtado appears as a guest artist on the show several times while Von D's sister Karoline and her brother Michael also make appearances on the show.

American Electric was the competitor tattoo shop to High Voltage during Season 3 and the first half of Season 4.

LA Ink premiered on August 7, 2007, averaging 2.9 million total viewers at its time slot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the number had made the show the most-watched series debut for the cable channel at the time since the premiere of the U.S. version of What Not to Wear in January 2003. This was also the highest-rated series premiere in the history of TLC among adults 18–34, with a rating of 2.6 and a viewer count of 1.5 million. The premiere was also the highest-rated basic cable prime-time program August 7 among several major adult demographics, including 18–34, 18–49 and 25–54.{{cite web| last = Nordyke| first = Kimberly| title = 'L.A. Ink' bow paints pretty picture for TLC | work = The Hollywood Reporter| date = August 9, 2007| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-ink-bow-paints-pretty-147164| access-date = January 14, 2015}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

Shop owner

• Kat Von D (High Voltage Tattoo)
• Craig Jackman (American Electric) (seasons 3–4)

Shop managers

• Pixie Acia (season 1)
• Naheed Simjee (season 2)
• Aubry Fisher (season 3)
• Liz Friedman (season 3)
• Adrienne Ironside (seasons 3–4)

Merchandising

• Michael Drachenberg (seasons 3–4)

Kat's Personal Assistant

• Karoline Drachenberg

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Tattoo artists

• Corey Miller
• Hannah Aitchison (seasons 1–2)
• Kim Saigh (seasons 1–2)
• Dan Smith (seasons 3–4)
• Nikko Hurtado (seasons 3–4)
• Amy Nicoletto (seasons 3–4)
• Paulie Tattoo (season 3)
• Ruth "Ruthless" Pineda (season 4)
• Jeff Ward (season 4)
• Khoi Nguyen (season 4)
• Adam Forman (season 4)

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• Ahmad Harhash (season 4)

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| Title = Nowhere to Work

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = LA Ink Grand Opening

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Boobs Rule

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| Title = Master Cleanse

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| Title = Corey's Vasectomy

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Kim Looks For Love

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Holly's Here

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| Title = Pixie's Got the Blues

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Big Decisions

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Kat's Back but Where's Hannah

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Pixie Moonlights

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = Kat Cleans Up

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| Title = New Beginnings

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Novelty Girls

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = Skate Ramp

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = Kat's World Record

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Kat Gets a Scare

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| EpisodeNumber = 22

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = Corey's Dilema

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 23

| Title = The Worst Day Ever

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 24

| Title = Life After Pixie

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 25

| Title = Orbi's Secret

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 26

| Title = On the Rocks

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Help Wanted

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Comic Relief

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Crüe Fest

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Cover Girl

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Corey's Fort

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Kat Gets Hypnotized

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| EpisodeNumber = 33

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Kim's Big Deal

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Kat Tales

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Hannah and Corey Jam Session

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Funny Farm

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|12|18}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 37

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = It's All About Family

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| EpisodeNumber = 38

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = 66 Nikkis

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|15}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 39

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = First Anniversary

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Kat's Back

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| EpisodeNumber = 41

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Stranger in my Shop

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Kat Bares It All

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| EpisodeNumber = 43

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Aubry Tries to Help

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| EpisodeNumber = 44

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Tick, Tock, Biological Clock

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| EpisodeNumber = 45

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = While Kat's Away, Aubry Will Play

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Feelings Rule

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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Tramp Stamp of Approval

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| EpisodeNumber = 48

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Sobriety & Sisterhood

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| EpisodeNumber = 49

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Outside Interests

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| EpisodeNumber = 50

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Blonde Ambition

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| LineColor = 005E80

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| EpisodeNumber = 51

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = LA Pink

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| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 52

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = The Final Showdown

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|10|1}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 53

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Showdown at the Shop

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| LineColor = 005E80

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| EpisodeNumber = 54

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Training Day

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|2|24}}

| LineColor = 005E80

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| EpisodeNumber = 55

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = What's Wrong Kat

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| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 56

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Whose Party Is It?

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|3|11}}

| LineColor = 005E80

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| EpisodeNumber = 57

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Gone Too Far

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 58

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = Enough is Enough

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 59

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = Challenge for Kat

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|1}}

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 60

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Feeling the Heat

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|8}}

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 61

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = Tension Between Friends

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|15}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 62

| EpisodeNumber2 = 23

| Title = Caught in a Lie

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|22}}

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 63

| EpisodeNumber2 = 24

| Title = Time is Up

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|29}}

| LineColor = 005E80

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| EpisodeNumber = 64

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Kat Loses Her Rock

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|8|11}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 65

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Kat's New Journey

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|8|18}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 66

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = The Return of the Rock?

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 67

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = The Rock Rolls

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 68

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Truce

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|9|8}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 69

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Strictly Business

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|9|15}}

| LineColor = 979797

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| EpisodeNumber = 70

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = The Black Widow

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|9|22}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 71

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Oh Brother

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|9|29}}

| LineColor = 979797

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| EpisodeNumber = 72

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Rock and Ink

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|6}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 73

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = The Missing Piece

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|13}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 74

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Wet Paint

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|20}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 75

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Kat Minus Sixx

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|27}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 76

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Kat in Wonderland

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|3}}

| LineColor = 979797

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| EpisodeNumber = 77

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = New Beginnings

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|28}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 78

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Kat's New Roommate

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|8|4}}

| LineColor = 979797

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| EpisodeNumber = 79

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = Tats for Japan

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|8|11}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 80

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Addicted

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|8|18}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 81

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Photo Finish

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|8|25}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 82

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = Kat & Jesse in Baja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|1}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 83

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = While Kat's Away

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|8}}

| LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 84

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Nothing Is Forever, Not Even Tattoos

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|15}}

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• List of tattoo TV shows

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Commons|LA Ink}}

• {{official website|http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/la-ink/la-ink.html}}
• {{IMDb title|1039922}}
• [http://highvoltagetattoo.com High Voltage Tattoo website]
• [http://www.katvond.net Kat Von D website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081202071636/http://www.dv.com/features/features_item.php?articleId=196603713 Making LA Ink], DV Magazine
• [http://inkedmag.com/inked_people/18/ Members of the cast], Inked Magazine
• [http://www.yuppiepunk.org/2007/09/qa-pixie-acia-of-la-ink.html Q&A with Pixie Acia of LA Ink]
• [http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/detail/206/kim-saigh-icon/ Kim Saigh], Inked Magazine

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