Black Ink Crew season 5
| Black Ink Crew | |
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| Season 5 | |
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| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | January 18 – May 3, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the reality television series Black Ink Crew aired on VH1 from January 18, 2017 until May 3, 2017.[1] It chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American-owned and operated tattoo shop in Harlem, New York.[2]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Ceaser Emanuel
- Dutchess Lattimore
- O'Shit Duncan
- Sky Day
- Donna Lombardi
- Ted Ruks
Recurring
[edit]- Walt Miller
- Melody Mitchell
- Miss Kitty
- Young Bae
- Tiffany Perez
- Nikki Ducan
- Kevin Laroy
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 65 | 1 | "Hail Ceaser!" | January 18, 2017 | 1.33[3] | |
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Ceaser has a grand opening party at his new shop; Teddy becomes the executive manager; Donna learns that Max is still involved with his ex. | |||||
| 66 | 2 | "Teddy's Playhouse" | January 18, 2017 | 1.39[3] | |
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O'S..t returns with a new name; Ted turns Ceaser's old office into a "boom boom room"; Kitty incites a brawl. | |||||
| 67 | 3 | "Bianca" | January 25, 2017 | 1.03[4] | |
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After learning Kitty was jumped, Ceaser confronts his employees; Young Bae goes into attack mode over a rumor; Nikki agrees to let Richard work; Sky plots to get Donna back. | |||||
| 68 | 4 | "Welcome to Hell" | February 1, 2017 | 1.24[5] | |
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Dutchess plans a 24-hour tattoo-a-thon, but a fight between Sky and Tiffany causes trouble; Nikki races to the Bronx courthouse; Donna sells an asset. | |||||
| 69 | 5 | "Serving Wedding Realness" | February 8, 2017 | 1.26[6] | |
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Sky ends up with stitches; Melody wants to return to Black Ink; Sky shares a secret with Ceaser; Richard and Nikki's wedding celebration turns ugly. | |||||
| 70 | 6 | "Dushi or Don't She" | February 15, 2017 | 1.34[7] | |
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Walt urges Richard to take care of his legal situation; Donna wants her job back; Dutchess returns to New York to celebrate her magazine cover. | |||||
| 71 | 7 | "The Ring Didn't Mean a Thing" | February 22, 2017 | 1.18[8] | |
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Ceaser is shocked when Dutchess leaves him; Sky asks her female co-workers for a very personal favor; Walt and Sky introduce Young Bae to online dating; Sky fears for her safety when a man from her past shows up at the shop. | |||||
| 72 | 8 | "Ride The Sky Train" | February 28, 2017 | 1.28[9] | |
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The crew takes Ceaser to Miami for some sun, sand and senoritas; Richard battles it out in court with Kathie over custody of their son; Dutchess receives a disturbing phone call that has her questioning her decision to leave NYC. | |||||
| 73 | 9 | "The Wilds of New Jersey" | March 8, 2017 | 1.18[10] | |
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The crew goes on a camping trip for some team-building exercises, but all hell breaks loose when an unexpected guest shows up; Dutchess wants proof of Ceaser's affair; Sky and Donna uncover dark secrets from Nikki's past. | |||||
| 74 | 10 | "Puppies Are Magic" | March 8, 2017 | 1.31[10] | |
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The crew tries to convince Ceaser to reopen the shop; Dutchess finds something on Ceaser's computer; Sky attacks Teddy about his behavior. | |||||
| 75 | 11 | "Buenos Dias Puerto Rico!" | March 15, 2017 | 1.47[11] | |
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The crew travels to Puerto Rico, but Teddy's mistake threatens to derail the trip; Melody loses her cool over Lalo's refusal to commit; Ceaser and Dutchess come face-to-face. | |||||
| 76 | 12 | "Miss Kitty, P.I." | March 22, 2017 | 1.36[12] | |
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The crew parties on a boat off the coast of Puerto Rico; Ceaser exposes the truth about Nikki's past; Melody and Lalo commit; Dutchess makes a plea. | |||||
| 77 | 13 | "The Grand Re-Opening" | March 29, 2017 | 1.20[13] | |
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The crew celebrates the grand reopening of Black Ink; Ted is defensive when Melody makes a power play; shocking information about Nikki; Melody catches Ceaser in a compromising position. | |||||
| 78 | 14 | "He Signs Your Checks..." | April 5, 2017 | 1.26[14] | |
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Ceaser and the crew attend DMX's birthday party; Sky wants to prevent Kitty from becoming Ceaser's new woman; someone from Nikki's past shows up; a fancy dinner ends in a trashed table. | |||||
| 79 | 15 | "Foodie With the Booty" | April 12, 2017 | 1.21[15] | |
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Miss Kitty confronts Ceaser about sleeping with Allison; Richard rushes to the hospital; Dutchess gets her groove back. | |||||
| 80 | 16 | "Ruff Times" | April 19, 2017 | 1.25[16] | |
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Sky shares big news; Ceaser attempts damage control with Miss Kitty; Sky pitches her new workout; Donna believes Sky does not deserve her promotion. | |||||
| 81 | 17 | "Say it, Don’t Spray It" | April 26, 2017 | 1.37[17] | |
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Ceaser learns something shocking about his relationship with Dutchess; after the loss of their baby, Richard's wife, Nikki, hits her breaking point; Kitty attempts to make peace with Dutchess; Bae is caught up in a new romance. | |||||
| 82 | 18 | "Black Ink Crew: Atlanta" | May 3, 2017 | 1.15[18] | |
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Miss Kitty refuses to back down from Dutchess; Ceaser wants to cozy up to Karlie Redd; Richard must make a decision about his marriage; Ceaser celebrates the newest shop in his franchise. | |||||
| 83 | 19 | "Behind the Ink" | July 12, 2017 | 0.59[19] | |
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