The premise involves artists competing in various challenges to prove they’re the best tattooer.Īrtists are eliminated weekly by judges - tattoo enthusiast and guitarist Dave Navarro and renowned tattoo artists Chris Nuñez and Oliver Peck - until the last person standing wins the title, a feature in Inked magazine, and $100,000. The tattooing reality TV competition series Ink Master premiered on Paramount and then Spike in 2012. ‘Ink Master’ got the ax after 13 seasons and 3 spinoffs ‘Ink Master’ Season 9 live finale | Brad Barket/Getty Images for Spike Does that mean Ink Master will return? Here’s what we know. As part of Paramount’s rebranding efforts, the network scrapped popular reality series such as Ink Master and moved other shows to focus more on made-for-TV movies.īut the rebrand is now on hold. READ THE REST OF THE STORY HERE AT HollywoodReporter.Originally known as the Nashville Network (TNN) before relaunching as Spike TV in 2003 and Paramount Network in 2018, the ViacomCBS-owned basic cable channel was slated to relaunch as Paramount Movie Network in 2020. Hopefully they’ll sample us and stick with the other things.” Each of these has something special to offer. When we tested it, 35- to 49-year-old men loved it. We went with Waco first because it’s a big, broad show but feels like it still resonates with Spike viewers and then broadens our audience,” Kay said. We’re not that far off as we’ve ended Spike. “We don’t want the Spike audience to go away we want the audience 50-50 male-female. Kay reiterated that Paramount Network’s goal is to reach the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic. That will be followed by Heathers, an hourlong dark comedic reboot of the cult hit 1988 movie starring Christian Slater and Winona Ryder, that TV Land and Paramount Network president of development Keith Cox developed for the former another TV Land-turned-Paramount Network series, half-hour scripted 1970s-set feminist comedy American Woman starring Alicia Silverstone and Mena Suvari and Kevin Costner starrer Yellowstone, picked up straight to series as the cabler’s first show developed specifically for it. Its unscripted offerings also include Spike holdovers Ink Master and Bar Rescue. On the scripted side, its first offering will be Waco, the six-part miniseries about David Koresh and the Branch Davidians starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. with a live, Michael Jackson-themed installment of Lip Sync Battle, Spike’s signature show. Paramount Network will officially launch Jan. Paramount Network: A Guide to All the Programming (and Who’s Calling the Shots) … We’re a premium network without the premium subscription price.” “Our goal is to change the game of how viewers experience high-end scripted on basic cable. 18, Spike TV will become the first major basic cable network to rebrand itself in the Peak TV era of nearly 500 scripted originals.Topped by president Kevin Kay, who was charged with leading the rebranding while also overseeing fellow Viacom cable networks TV Land and CMT, Paramount Network executives, showrunners and stars previewed what to expect from the cabler on Monday during its first appearance before press at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour.Kay opened the day by noting that Paramount Network’s official launch was a mere 72 hours away, telling the gathered press that he hoped the general entertainment network - launching with a roster of four scripted series and unscripted hits from Spike, would become a destination for “big, bold, high-quality, compelling and relatable” fare.”We want to be the definitive new home for premium storytelling,” said Kay, who reports directly to Viacom CEO Bob Bakish. The executives, showrunners and stars from the cabler’s first four scripted shows met the press Monday at TCA. 18, when Viacom launches its general entertainment destination.
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