Steve Tefft Named Season 2 Winner of “Ink Master”

December 19th, 2012 by faziod

 STEVE TEFFT NAMED SEASON 2  WINNER OF “INK MASTER”

IN LIVE SERIES FINALE

 

Season 2 Wins $100,000, Feature in Inked Magazine &

Bragging Rights Title of ‘Ink Master’

 

New York, NY, December 19, 2012 – In a live finale that was filled with both controversy and surprises, Steve Tefft was named the winner of season 2 of “Ink Master.”   Teft wins a cash prize of $100,000, a feature article in the premiere tattoo publication Inked and the ultimate bragging rights title of ‘Ink Master.’  In a first-ever series twist during the live telecast, viewers went online and voted one artist, Tatu Baby, back for a second chance which will put them into competition for “Ink Master” season 3 airing next year.

Sixteen of the top tattoo artists from around the country battled it out in permanent ink each week, competing in various tattoo challenges that not only tested the artists’ technical skills, but also their on-the-spot creativity where they had to create and execute an original tattoo on a ‘human canvas.’  The challenges focused on different tattooing techniques and styles.  The masterpieces these artists created will last forever, but so will their mistakes.

After every challenge the contestants faced a tough panel made up of Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction), renowned tattoo artists Chris Nunez (“Miami Ink”) and Oliver Peck (Elm Street Tattoo) and a roster of guest judges including tattoo legends Forrest Cavacco, Freddy Negrette, Mike Rubendahl, Richard Stell and Bob Tyrell.   Each individual artist’s work was critiqued and each week at least one contestant was sent home.

The final three contestants: Sarah Miller, owner and tattoo artist at Wyld Chyld Tattoo in Pittsburgh, PA, Sebastian Murphy, tattoo artist at Detroit Ink in Mt. Clemens, MI and Steve Tefft, owner and artist at 12 Tattoos in Groton, CT were each assigned their own master canvas.   They were sent back to their home bases to complete a 24-hour tattoo, where they had four, six-hour sessions with their master canvas to create a tattoo design that was completely left up to the discretion of each artist.

In last night’s finale Miller, Murphy and Tefft revealed their master canvases to the judges and America.   Murphy was eliminated from the competition after receiving the lowest number of votes based on season-long online fan voting.  In a surprise twist, season 2 contestant Tatu Baby was voted by viewers to get a second chance at the “Ink Master” title, by awarding them a spot in the Season 3 competition.

In the end, it came down to Miller and Tefft with the judges in a close call, ultimately naming Tefft the season 2 winner of “Ink Master.”

“Ink Master” is produced for Spike by Original Media, with Charlie Corwin, Jay Peterson, and Andrea Richter as Executive Producers of the series.  Original Media currently has seventeen television series on air including the hit shows “NY Ink,” “Comic Book Men,” “The Rachel Zoe Project,” “Swamp People,” “BBQ Pitmasters,” “Dual Survival” and “Mudcats.”  Headquartered in New York, Original Media is a subsidiary of Endemol USA.

Sharon Levy is Spike TV’s Executive Vice President, Original Series and Chris Rantamaki and is Vice President of Original Programming for Spike TV and oversees production of “Ink Master.”

About Spike TV:

Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks.  A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.  Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press.  Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.

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Debra Fazio-Rutt        Spike               212-767-8649              debra.fazio@spiketv.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Big Easy Justice” Returns With Eight New Episodes Starting 7/23

July 9th, 2012 by faziod

“BIG EASY JUSTICE” RETURNS TO SPIKE TV WITH EIGHT BRAND

NEW EPISODES STARTING MONDAY, JULY 23

Tat-2 Gets Ready To Hit The Streets Of New Orleans Again With Weekly Back-To-Back Episodes 

New York, NY, July 9, 2012 – In New Orleans, he is the top dog of bounty hunters.  Spike TV’s unscripted original series “Big Easy Justice” centers on the gritty underworld of post-Katrina New Orleans and follows legendary bounty hunter Tat-2 as he hunts down some of the city’s most elusive criminals and brings them back to justice.  “Big Easy Justice” returns to Spike for eight brand new half-hour episodes starting Monday, July 23, with back-to-back episodes at 11:00 and 11:30 PM, ET/PT.

With the support of local law enforcement and deep knowledge of the streets as a New Orleans native, Tat-2 (real name is Gene Thacker) has a single mission, to keep his city safe by keeping the bad guys off the street.  A military veteran as well as a former police officer from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana, Tat-2 shows no fear on the job and utilizes any means, either physical or psychological, to apprehend his prey.  Over his 12 year bounty hunting career, he’s brought back more than 10,000 fugitives to jail, whose crimes range from armed robbery, murder, drug possession, domestic abuse and assault, among other crimes.

As a bounty hunter, otherwise known as bail enforcement agent, Tat-2’s job is to track down and bring back fugitives who fail to honor their obligations of bond with the court system.  The series chronicles Tat-2 and his Elite Fugitive Recovery Team consisting of his right-hand man Viper, tech-savvy Wally and newbie agent Arsenio. Spike TV follows them as they kick down doors, go on stakeouts and put their lives directly in the line of fire as they track down criminals and bring them back to justice.  The hours are long and grueling and the work is extremely tough, but Tat-2 and his teams are what hardened criminals fear most in The Big Easy.

Viewers can join in the conversation about “Big Easy Justice” by following @SPIKE_TV on Twitter and using #BigEasyJustice. Biographies, photo galleries, Q&A videos with Tat-2 and his Elite Fugitive Recovery Team and more can be found on Spike.com’s dedicated “Big Easy Justice” destination, bigeasyjustice.spike.com. Content will be updated regularly throughout the season to the site, including full episodes, video clips and blog posts.

“Big Easy Justice” is executive produced by Jennifer Lopez and Simon Fields of Nuyorican Productions, Al Roker of Al Roker Entertainment in association with C. Russell Muth of CRM Entertainment as well as Joshua Ackerman, Benjamin Nurick and Zachary Werner of Bodega Pictures.  Sharon Levy is Spike TV’s Executive Vice President of Original Programming. Tim Duffy and Alex Eastburg serve as the network’s Executives in Charge of Production.

About Nuyorican Productions:

Nuyorican Productions is the Los Angeles-based film, television, and New Media division of Jennifer Lopez Enterprises. Founded by Lopez and her business partner Simon Fields, Nuyorican is behind the ultra-successful talent search show “Q Viva!” and additional unscripted fare including “South Beach Tow.”  This fall, Nuyorican will begin production on am adaptation of “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego” and is developing a remake of “Overboard.”  Additionally, Nuyorican has formed a partnership with AOL and Believe Entertainment to bring the Tiger Beat brand into the new media realm, as an entertainment news and lifestyle show for teens, which will launch spring 2012.

About Al Roker Entertainment:

Formed in 1994, Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. (ARE) is a thriving multimedia company based in NYC involved in the development and production of projects for network, cable, and digital platforms.  Al Roker is CEO.  ARE produces programming for a diverse clientele.  For more information, visit www.alrokerentertainment.com.

About Bodega Pictures:

Bodega Pictures is a Los Angeles based production company run by Executive Producers Joshua Ackerman, Benjamin Nurick, and Zachary Werner specializing in alternative TV, documentary and scripted material. Currently Bodega is in production on the second season of the hit show ‘South Beach Tow’ and other TV credits include ‘The Making of a Game Show.’  In addition to their television and film work, Bodega has produced commercials, promos and viral video content for companies like Target, Grey Advertising, Oribe Hair Care, GCI Health, Fox Sports, NBC, and Bravo.  For more information visit www.bodegapictures.com

About Spike TV:

Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks.  A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.  Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press.  Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.

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Press Contacts:

Debra Fazio                 Spike TV                     212-767-8649          debra.fazio@spiketv.com

Gina Salese                  Rubenstein (ARE)   212-843-9334            gsalese@rubenstein.com

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Spike TV Evicts Nightmare Neighbors With New Original Series “World’s Worst Tenants”

May 8th, 2012 by SPIKE Press

SPIKE TV EVICTS NIGHTMARE NEIGHBORS WITH NEW ORIGINAL SERIES “WORLD’S WORST TENANTS”

Series Follows Professional Evictor Todd Howard and Team as They Remove Unscrupulous Tenants from Their Property

Show Premieres Tuesday, June 12 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT

Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 2012 – Spike TV beats down the door of the most despicable, outrageous, dangerous and insane tenants in the new original series, “World’s Worst Tenants.”  Premiering Tuesday, June 12 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT, the half-hour series follows Todd Howard, along with his team of eviction specialists, business partner Rick Moore and wife Randye, as they forcibly remove problematic tenants from any of the residential, commercial and retail units in which they manage.

Howard and his team will take viewers behind closed doors into the most heated, high-stakes disputes between landlords and their tenants. Each mission documents the process and procedure that allows this no-holds-barred team to operate within legal guidelines to resolve each case on behalf of their clients.  In season one, viewers will see Howard, Rick, and Randye step into several tumultuous situations, including an organized illegal fight club, a marijuana grow farm, and an unlicensed cosmetic surgery clinic, amongst many others.

Born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Todd Howard, 47, joined the U.S. Marines in 1983 at the age of 18.  Following four years of duty, Howard left the Marines and relocated his home base to California, where he continued to work as a personal trainer and nutritionist.  In 1990, Howard met his wife Randye in Palm Springs, CA while at a bodybuilding competition.  In 1996, Howard was introduced to property management by his future business partner Rick Moore after selling him his home.  Soon after the two started their San Diego County based business, which currently owns and manages over 100 properties with a portfolio that includes commercial, resident, and raw land development projects. The series showcases the most compelling stories in his career through reenactments of many of the actual confrontations that Howard and his team have experienced over the years.

Spike TV will telecast 10 episodes of “World’s Worst Tenants,” produced by Barry Poznick and John Stevens of Zoo Productions.  Sharon Levy is Spike TV’s Executive Vice President, Original Series, Tim Duffy is Senior Vice President of Original Series for Spike TV and Jeff Savaiano and Chris Rantamaki serve as the Executives in Charge of Production.

Spike TV is available in 99.8 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks.  A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.  Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press.  Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.

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Kevin Sornatale          Spike TV         310/407-4745              kevin.sornatale@spike.com

Salil Gulati                    Spike TV         212/767-8705              salil.gulati@mtvstaff.com

 

 

 

 

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Host of Spike TV’s “All Access Weekly” Breaks Guinness World Records Title

April 17th, 2012 by SPIKE Press

HOST OF SPIKE TV’S “ALL ACCESS WEEKLY” BREAKS THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLE FOR “THE MOST HIGH-FIVES IN ONE MINUTE”

Katie Linendoll Holds The Current Guinness World Record With 107 High-Fives

Episode Airs This Thursday, April 19 at Midnight, ET/PT

New York, NY, April 17, 2012 – Spike TV announced today that Katie Linendoll, host of the network’s new tech-centric show “All Access Weekly,” has attempted and succeeded in breaking the current Guinness World Records® of the “Most High-Fives in One Minute.”  Perfectly executed in anticipation of National High-Five Day on Thursday, April 19, Linendoll slapped 107 hands in just 60 seconds to earn the Official Record Holder title.  The full Guinness World Records® Official Attempt will air in an upcoming segment on this Thursday’s upcoming episode of “All Access Weekly.”

“I always wondered how hard it would be to break a Guinness World Record – this was pretty intense!” said Katie Linendoll.  “This has been one of the most fun experiences, and I’m excited to have done it as a part of Spike’s ‘All Access Weekly’ team.”

According to Guinness World Records, nearly 50,000 Record Attempts are submitted each year and less than 5 percent succeed.  Guinness World Record Adjudicators were on-location to verify the Guinness World Records Official Attempt and presented Linendoll with a certificate upon her successful completion.

The previous Guinness World Record Holder is Marcus Jahrling a.k.a. Mr. Giggles, a clown from the United Kingdom, who achieved the record on June 2011 with 101 high-fives in one minute.

Fans can watch Katie’s successful attempt, as well as complete episodes and extended interviews on Spike’s “All Access Weekly” page, allaccessweekly.spike.com, and can also follow the conversation on Twitter using #allaccess.

Spike’s “ALL ACCESS” provides exclusive access to events that matter most: E3, Comic-Con, and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).  But what about the other 49 weeks of the year?  The answer is Spike’s “All Access: Weekly,” which focuses on all the tech, gadgets, gaming and entertainment that guys care about all year-round.  The show brings in the products that everyone’s talking about and the technology that no one even knew existed.  “All Access Weekly” airs on Thursdays at midnight ET/PT only Spike.

Spike TV is available in 99.8 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks.  A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.  Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press.  Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.

Guinness World Records (GWR) is the global authority on record-breaking achievements. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records™ book has become one of the biggest-selling copyright titles of all time, selling 120 million copies to date in 22 languages and in more than 100 countries. The internationally renowned brand is now also available across a number of platforms – GWR’s global television shows are watched by 250 million viewers annually; digital media and online record-processing services attract more than 50 million visitors a year; and the live events team annually entertains and inspires 1.5 million people around the world. GWR receives more than 1,000 applications each week and has a specialized team of multi-language record managers and adjudicators who travel the globe to verify official record attempts.

Press Contact(s):   

Claire Delacruz           310.907.2379              claire.delacruz@mtvn.com

Jamie Panas                 718.513.7263              jamie.panas@guinnessworldrecords.com

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