![]() ![]() Though Spike continued to experiment with original programming throughout the years, most viewers likely regarded Spike as that channel with 24/7 MMA fights by the end of its run. The network fiddled with the formula and focused its targeting over the next decade, dropping the “TV” from its name and trying out new logos in 20. Then there’s the ahead-of-its-time blend of reality TV and satire to which Nathan Fielder owes an enormous debt, The Joe Schmoe Show, which had a regular dude cluelessly compete against paid actors in what he thought was a reality contest. Take, for example, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, where the conceit of dubbing comedic commentary over a retro Japanese obstacle course show was genius enough for most people to ignore some of its more problematic jokes. While some of that content was craven nostalgia-bait ( Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon") or puerile quasi-smut ( Stripperella), a few diamonds were sprinkled into the rough. However, the hit reality series Bar Rescue and the popular music-based competition show Lip Sync Battle didn’t get the ax.Though its schedule was padded with Star Trek reruns and TV-edited James Bond films, the network churned out a surprising amount of original programming in its early era. It was thought Ink Master could find another home as well. It aired its 12th and final season in 2020. The family-based reality show Wife Swap initially premiered on ABC before making its way to Paramount Network. Hosted by The Bachelorette couple JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers, the show aired on Paramount for only three episodes before the network pulled it and posted the remaining episodes online. ![]() The reality competition series Battle of the Fittest Couples invited 12 “swolemates” to compete in challenges for $100,000. The network had already canceled Cops after 32 seasons in June 2020 due to mounting protests after the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. Additionally, the ViacomCBS-owned network intended to phase out unscripted shows, including Ink Master, Wife Swap, and Battle of the Fittest Couples. In 2020, the company wanted to launch one movie per week and a scripted show or miniseries once a quarter. ‘Ink Master’: Is the Show Scripted? Season 13 Contestant Jessa Bigelow Weighs inĪccording to Variety, Paramount Network planned to rebrand as Paramount Movie Network and specialize in made-for-TV movies with known celebrities instead of long-form series television. ![]() More recently, former contestants got their revenge on their biggest rival in Ink Master: Grudge Match. Several of the 13 seasons include twists such as rivals, a battle of the sexes, and “turf wars,” where the artists team up based on where they live.Īdditionally, the show’s success spun off Ink Master: Redemption, in which contestants are tasked with covering up unwanted tattoos.Īnd Ink Master: Angels follows four fan-favorite female artists from Season 8 as they look for someone to compete in Season 10. 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. 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.
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