How Far Is Tattoo Far?

Reality television show

Nicole Polizzi
Nico Tortorella
Justina Valentine

Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes30ProductionExecutive producers

Arthur Borman
Dan Cesareo
Fernando Mills
John Varela
Lucilla D'Agostino
Shelley Sinha

Production companies

Big Fish Entertainment
Gobstopper Television

Original releaseNetworkMTVReleaseOctober 11, 2018 (2018-10-11) –
October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)

How Far Is Tattoo Far? is an American reality television series hosted by Nicole Polizzi (Justina Valentine was added on as a host during the second season for Polizzi's maternity leave) and Nico Tortorella that premiered October 11, 2018 on MTV.^[1]^[2] It is the US version of the UK series Just Tattoo of Us. Each episode features pairs of friends or family who have each designed a tattoo for the other. The tattoo isn't revealed to the recipient until the end of the show, keeping them and the viewer in suspense.^[3]

Casting

The first season featured: Nilsa Prowant and Aimee Hall from Floribama Shore; Angelina Pivarnick from Jersey Shore with her then-fiancee Chris Larangeira; Cara Maria Sorbello and Paulie Calafiore from The Challenge; and Soju from RuPaul's Drag Race.^[4]^[5]

Th second season featured: Cheyenne Floyd and Cory Wharton from Teen Mom OG; Codi Butts and Kirk Medas from Floribama Shore; Zach Holmes and Chad Tepper from Too Stupid to Die; Tony Raines and Alyssa Giacone from Real World: Skeletons; Kailah Casillas from Real World: Go Big or Go Home along with Mikey P from From G's to Gents.^[6]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	10	October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
2	20	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)

Season 1 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Secrets from the Shore"	October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)	0.61^[7]
2	2	"Politics That Stink"	October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)	0.54^[7]
3	3	"Drunk Lessons"	October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)	0.48^[8]
4	4	"Mamma Knows Best"	October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)	0.46^[8]
5	5	"Bama Babes Bust Out"	October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)	0.61^[9]
6	6	"Freaks on Fleek"	October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)	0.56^[9]
7	7	"Down in the Dumps"	November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)	0.58^[10]
8	8	"Balls Deep Challenge"	November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)	0.56^[10]
9	9	"Payback for a Lifetime"	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)	0.62^[11]
10	10	"Money Where Your Mouth Is"	November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)	0.56^[11]

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
11	1	"Rev My Engine"	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)	0.50^[12]
12	2	"Kirk and Codi's Bama Bro-down"	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)	0.46^[12]
13	3	"Shit Hits the Fan"	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)	0.45^[12]
14	4	"Deadly Secret"	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)	0.40^[12]
15	5	"Kailah Exposes the Truth"	May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)	0.30^[13]
16	6	"Free the Nipple"	May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)	0.24^[13]
17	7	"A Permanent Proposition"	June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)	0.27^[14]
18	8	"Tony's Ultimate Challenge"	June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)	0.31^[14]
19	9	"Worst Appointment Ever"	June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)	0.36^[15]
20	10	"Suck on This"	June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)	0.36^[15]
21	11	"Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater"	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	0.42^[16]
22	12	"Liar, Liar, Ass on Fire"	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	0.40^[16]
23	13	"Feeling Crabby"	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	0.35^[16]
24	14	"Throuple or Nah?"	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	0.31^[16]
25	15	"Cutting the Cord"	September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)	0.28^[17]
26	16	"Pick Up your Baggage"	September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)	0.24^[17]
27	17	"Who's Crying Now?"	September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)	0.21^[18]
28	18	"Karma's a Bitch"	September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)	0.26^[18]
29	19	"Not Too Stupid To Tattoo"	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)	0.27^[19]
30	20	"Crappy Situation"	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)	0.32^[19]

References

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^ Ossad, Jordana. "This Woman Is Going Tattoo Far to Prove She's the HBIC". MTV. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ Blanton, Kayla. "Snooki's New Reality Show About Getting Tattoos Might Be Wilder Than 'Jersey Shore'". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
^ Ossad, Jordana. "Aimee And Nilsa Are Putting Their Floribama Friendship To The Test". MTV. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
^ Ossad, Jordana. "Cara Maria and Paulie Just Had a Relationship Breakthrough (Thanks to Some Tattoos)". MTV. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
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MTV original programming

Current
All Star Shore (since 2023) Catfish: The TV Show (since 2012) Caught in the Act: Unfaithful (since 2023) The Challenge (since 1998) Couples Retreat (since 2023) MTV Cribs (2000–2011; since 2021) Ex on the Beach (since 2018) The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (since 2023) Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship! (since 2022) Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (since 2018) Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (since 2023) Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Run It Back (since 2023) The Love Experiment (since 2023) MTV Unplugged (since 1989) The Real Friends of WeHo (since 2023) Ridiculousness (since 2011) RuPaul's Drag Race (since 2023) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (since 2023) Siesta Key (since 2017) Teen Mom: Family Reunion (since 2022) Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (since 2022) Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (since 2022)

Current

All Star Shore (since 2023)
Catfish: The TV Show (since 2012)
Caught in the Act: Unfaithful (since 2023)
The Challenge (since 1998)
Couples Retreat (since 2023)
MTV Cribs (2000–2011; since 2021)
Ex on the Beach (since 2018)
The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (since 2023)
Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship! (since 2022)
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (since 2018)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (since 2023)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Run It Back (since 2023)
The Love Experiment (since 2023)
MTV Unplugged (since 1989)
The Real Friends of WeHo (since 2023)
Ridiculousness (since 2011)
RuPaul's Drag Race (since 2023)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (since 2023)
Siesta Key (since 2017)
Teen Mom: Family Reunion (since 2022)
Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (since 2022)
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (since 2022)

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