Oxygen’s so pleased with Best Ink that they’re bringing the tattoo competition series back for a third season. Season three will premiere during the winter of 2013 with Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy back as the show’s host and Joe Capobianco, Sabina Kelley, and Hannah Aitchison back judging the competition.
According to Oxygen, casting is currently underway for the upcoming season which will find tattoo artists competing for $100,000 and a Tattoo magazine cover story.
“Best Ink has been a proven hit and our viewers have connected with the tattoo artists’ and their skins’ (clients) emotional stories. Season three will deliver bigger challenges, higher emotional stakes and contestants that will stop at nothing to prove they have the Best Ink,” stated Rod Aissa, Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development, Oxygen Media. He added, “We want to continue to super-serve the audience by expanding our slate, delving further into the world of tattooing and the extreme and unexpected environments of the culture.”
Oxygen also revealed details on two new tattoo shows – Tattoos After Dark and Break Up Tattoos:
Tattoos After Dark (working title)
Tattoos After Dark uncovers the extreme, wild and crazy shenanigans that take place after 10 PM at tattoo parlors in the hottest party towns. Nothing is off-limits as the cameras capture the late night chaos from the incredibly talented artists to the over-the-top clients looking to get inked. This loud after-hours show is sure to shock, as you never know who is going to stumble in or what they will look like when they walk out.
Break Up Tattoos (Working Title)
Break Up Tattoos will reunite ex-couples for the opportunity to re-do a tattoo that once represented their love. Sitting in opposing chairs, the former flames will have to rehash the past while artists fix their once-permanent tattoos and ink them with a brand new one.
