VH1'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT HIT "BLACK INK CREW: CHICAGO" RETURNS JANUARY 2ND AT 9PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, NY - December 10, 2018 - VH1, in partnership with Big Fish Entertainment, announced today that its ratings juggernaut "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" will return on Wednesday, January 2nd at 9PM ET/PT. Last season, "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" dominated Wednesday nights as the #1 cable program in its time period with P18-49.

This season, as new artists emerge and familiar faces return, the crew strives to salvage the true identity of 9Mag. Ryan reclaims his throne as the shop's boss and Chicago's tattoo kingpin. He is also finally putting himself first professionally and personally after recently becoming single. Van is still wearing his 9Mag tattoo with pride and refuses to be excluded from the team. Charmaine tries to navigate life after Loyal Ink, but misses the excitement of the old crew. Don is repairing his marriage and stepping up as a leader in the shop. After making strides in his music career, Phor is hopeful about the future of 9Mag. Lily has a renewed focus on her work, but won't tolerate disloyalty.

Be sure to 'like' "Black Ink Crew" on Facebook, follow @BlackInkCrew on Twitter and Instagram and #BlackInkCHI to join the conversation.

Season 4 full episodes are currently available on VH1.com and the VH1 App for fans to catch-up on the relevant storylines of the upcoming season.

"Black Ink Crew: Chicago" is executive produced by Dan Cesareo, Rasheed J. Daniel, Eric Cyphers and Kim Osorio and co-executive produced by Melanie Collier-Lodge for Big Fish Entertainment, an MGM Company. Nina L. Diaz and Daniel Blau Rogge are executive producers for VH1.

About Big Fish Entertainment

Big Fish Entertainment, an MGM Company, is a full service production company that creates multi-platform, visually driven content that compels and entertains audiences with the "unexpected." Founded in 2006 by President Dan Cesareo, Big Fish has since produced more than 750 hours of award-winning and top-rated programming in the live, unscripted reality, lifestyle and documentary space. Current Big Fish series include #1 unscripted crime series Live PD and Live PD Presents: PD Cam for A&E; Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol for Lifetime; mega-hit franchise Black Ink Crew New York and Chicago for VH1; culinary docu-series Hustle & Soul for WE tv; Chris Paul's Chapter 3 for ESPN; Tattoo Girls for TLC, How Far Is Tattoo Far? for MTV and mental health special In Session Live With Dr. Jess for VH1. With other credits including Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan and the Gates Foundation Reality PD public schools project, Big Fish captures and relates extraordinary worlds, characters and stories for such networks as Lifetime, A&E, VH1, WE tv, Discovery, TLC, MTV, E!, National Geographic, Oxygen, Travel Channel and Paramount Network. For more information, visit bigfishusa.com.

About VH1

VH1 is the dominant pop culture brand for adults 18-34. The network is available in 86 million U.S. households and has an array of digital channels and services including the VH1 App, VH1.com and @VH1. VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

Source: Nielsen, P18-49, P18-34, W18-34, W18-49, Live+3, ranked on average impressions, Wednesday 8pm-9pm, 05/30/18-09/19/18 (excludes 07/04/18)