Spike TV is going deeper into the tattoo business. The Viacom-owned cable network has ordered 10 episodes of a new, one-hour series entitled, Tattoo Rescue. The show centers on renowned tattoo expert Joey Germinario, better known as Joey Tattoo, and his team of experts as they travel the country transforming failing tattoo studios into profitable ventures. It will join a newly granted second season of World's Worst Tenants on Spike's reality-heavy schedule next summer. This is the latest look at the $2.3 billion-plus industry, with Spike already airing Ink Master and Tattoo Nightmares. In this
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- 11/13/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tattoo Rescue follows New Jersey tattoo artist Joey Germinario as he and his team travel the country turning failing ink studios into profitable ones, dealing with belligerent owners, obstinate artists and grungy shops with serious health code violations along the way. Spike TV has ordered 10 episodes of the one-hour series, from Charlie Corwin’s Original Media. The series is set to debut next summer. Sweatshop Media also exec produces. The network also announced it has picked up a second season of World’s Worst Tenants, which follows eviction specialist Todd Howard as he and his team forcibly remove problem tenants from the properties they manage. The first season of the half-hour original series, which aired over the summer, averaged 1 million viewers and grew its time slot in key demos. Barry Poznick and John Stevens of Zoo Productions are producers. Justin Lacob is Spike’s Executive in Charge of Production for...
- 11/13/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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