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Network : SPIKE
Category / Genre: Reality
Broadcast Airs : Wednesday, 10:00pm
Country : United States
Original Language : English
Episode Length : 60 Minutes
Show Status : Returning Series

Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17

Ink Master Synopsis

Hosted by rock legend Dave Navarro and judged by icons of the tattoo world, Chris Nunez and Oliver Peck, 10 of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists descend on NYC to compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of "INK MASTER". The stakes couldn't be higher with 'Living Canvasses' donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.

Ink Master is currently airing Season 17

The season started on Wednesday 29th October 2025

Ink Master Series Guide

Season 17 Episodes
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- 17 1 Hometown Throwdown 30th Oct '25 - 12:00am AIRED
- 17 2 Back to the Drawing Board 30th Oct '25 - 1:00am AIRED
- 17 3 Gut Check 30th Oct '25 - 2:00am AIRED
- 17 4 Season 17, Episode 4 6th Nov '25 - 3:00am UNAIRED
- 17 5 Season 17, Episode 5 13th Nov '25 - 3:00am UNAIRED
- 17 6 Season 17, Episode 6 20th Nov '25 - 3:00am UNAIRED
- 17 7 Season 17, Episode 7 27th Nov '25 - 3:00am UNAIRED
- 17 8 Season 17, Episode 8 4th Dec '25 - 3:00am UNAIRED
- 17 9 Season 17, Episode 9 11th Dec '25 - 3:00am UNAIRED
- 17 10 Season 17, Episode 10 18th Dec '25 - 3:00am UNAIRED

Season 16 Episodes
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- 16 1 Divide of the Decade 24th Oct '24 - 12:00am AIRED
- 16 2 Money Where Your Mouth Is 24th Oct '24 - 1:00am AIRED
- 16 3 Out of the Box, Onto the Skin 24th Oct '24 - 2:00am AIRED
- 16 4 Inked in Gold 31st Oct '24 - 2:00am AIRED
- 16 5 A Sin in Tattooing 7th Nov '24 - 3:00am AIRED
- 16 6 At Your Service 14th Nov '24 - 3:00am AIRED
- 16 7 Monsters Ink 21st Nov '24 - 3:00am AIRED
- 16 8 Face Your Fears 28th Nov '24 - 3:00am AIRED
- 16 9 Mash Up Mayhem 5th Dec '24 - 3:00am AIRED
- 16 10 OGs vs Young Gun 11th Dec '24 - 3:00am AIRED

Season 15 Episodes
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- 15 1 The New Ink Class 2nd Nov '23 - 12:00am AIRED
- 15 2 Skull & Bones 2nd Nov '23 - 1:00am AIRED
- 15 3 Put Me In, Coach! 2nd Nov '23 - 2:00am AIRED
- 15 4 Don't Fork It Up 9th Nov '23 - 3:00am AIRED
- 15 5 Teams Transformed 16th Nov '23 - 3:00am AIRED
- 15 6 Saddle Up, Buttercup 23rd Nov '23 - 3:00am AIRED
- 15 7 Fight Fire with Fire 30th Nov '23 - 3:00am AIRED
- 15 8 Competition Shattered 7th Dec '23 - 3:00am AIRED
- 15 9 Instant Karma 14th Dec '23 - 3:00am AIRED
- 15 10 Fifteen's Finale 21st Dec '23 - 3:00am AIRED

Season 14 Episodes
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- 14 1 Legends Return 8th Sep '22 - 1:00am AIRED
- 14 2 A Work of Art 8th Sep '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 3 Devil's in the Details 14th Sep '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 4 Match a Master 22nd Sep '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 5 Master Mash Ups 29th Sep '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 6 Up in Flames 6th Oct '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 7 Panes of Pressure 13th Oct '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 8 Let the Sparks Fly 20th Oct '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 9 Finale Part 1 27th Oct '22 - 2:00am AIRED
- 14 10 Finale Part 2 3rd Nov '22 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 13 Episodes
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- 13 1 Rep Your Region 8th Jan '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 2 Clash of the Collages 15th Jan '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 3 Teamwork Makes the Dream Work 22nd Jan '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 4 Battle Lines 29th Jan '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 5 Out of Your Element 5th Feb '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 6 Off the Chain 12th Feb '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 7 Head Spin 19th Feb '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 8 Sugar Rush 26th Feb '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 9 Artistry on the Line 4th Mar '20 - 3:00am AIRED
- 13 10 Every Artist for Themselves 11th Mar '20 - 2:00am AIRED
- 13 11 From Toast to Toast 18th Mar '20 - 2:00am AIRED
- 13 12 Last Draw 25th Mar '20 - 2:00am AIRED
- 13 13 There Can Only Be One 1st Apr '20 - 2:00am AIRED
- 13 14 Compose Yourself 8th Apr '20 - 2:00am AIRED
- 13 15 Race to the Finish 15th Apr '20 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 12 Episodes
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- 12 1 The Ink Will Speak for Itself 12th Jun '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 2 A Storm Is Brewin' 19th Jun '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 3 Down to the Wire 26th Jun '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 4 The Hunter & the Hunted 3rd Jul '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 5 The Art Stands Alone 10th Jul '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 6 Art of War 17th Jul '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 7 Sabotage 24th Jul '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 8 Pins & No Needles 31st Jul '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 9 Drawing Alliances 7th Aug '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 10 By Accident or By Design 14th Aug '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 11 Roll of the Dice 21st Aug '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 12 Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is 28th Aug '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 13 Moving Pictures 4th Sep '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 14 Unfriendly Fire 11th Sep '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 15 Step Up or Shut Up 18th Sep '19 - 2:00am AIRED
- 12 16 Battle of the Sexes Finale 25th Sep '19 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 11 Episodes
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- 11 1 Opening Shots 29th Aug '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 2 Not on My Watch 5th Sep '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 3 Right on Target 12th Sep '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 4 No Wrist, No Reward 19th Sep '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 5 That's Gonna Leave a Mark 26th Sep '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 6 Fight Your Own Battles 3rd Oct '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 7 No Wasted Space 10th Oct '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 8 Chalk This Way 17th Oct '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 9 Tipping the Scales 24th Oct '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 10 Put Up or Shut Up 31st Oct '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 11 11 In Deep Waters 14th Nov '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 11 12 Too Hot to Handle 21st Nov '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 11 13 Who's Got the Power? 28th Nov '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 11 14 What Are You Crayon About? 5th Dec '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 11 15 Prelude to a Bloodbath 12th Dec '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 11 16 Grudge Match Finale 19th Dec '18 - 3:00am AIRED

Season 10 Episodes
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- 10 1 Pick Your Side 10th Jan '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 2 Fill'er Up 17th Jan '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 3 Divine Proportion 24th Jan '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 4 Step It Up 31st Jan '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 5 Ink On the Dotted Line 7th Feb '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 6 Chin Up 14th Feb '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 7 Eye Of The Tiger 21st Feb '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 8 Pane in the Glass 28th Feb '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 9 Ink Raider 7th Mar '18 - 3:00am AIRED
- 10 10 Some Assembly Required 14th Mar '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 10 11 Quit Buggin' Me 21st Mar '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 10 12 Total Meltdown 28th Mar '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 10 13 Monkey See, Monkey Do 4th Apr '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 10 14 No Stain, No Gain 11th Apr '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 10 15 Final Exam 18th Apr '18 - 2:00am AIRED
- 10 16 Return of the Masters Finale 25th Apr '18 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 9 Episodes
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- 9 1 Fire & Ice 7th Jun '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 2 Crossing the Line 14th Jun '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 3 Unnatural Disasters 21st Jun '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 4 Lend Me Your Ear 28th Jun '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 5 War and Ink 12th Jul '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 6 Get the Flock Outta Here 19th Jul '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 7 On the Bubble 26th Jul '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 8 Masterpiece Mayhem 2nd Aug '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 9 Pin-Up Panic Attack 9th Aug '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 10 Drill Baby, Drill 16th Aug '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 11 Grim Inker 23rd Aug '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 12 Pit Fall 30th Aug '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 13 Sell Out 6th Sep '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 14 Casting the First Stone 13th Sep '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 15 Marathon to the Finale 20th Sep '17 - 2:00am AIRED
- 9 16 Shop Wars Finale 27th Sep '17 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 8 Episodes
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- 8 1 Weeding Out the Weak 24th Aug '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 2 The Game Begins 31st Aug '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 3 Ruffled Feathers 7th Sep '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 4 Put On Your Armor 14th Sep '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 5 Sparks Fly 21st Sep '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 6 Sticky Situation 28th Sep '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 7 New School, Old Scars 5th Oct '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 8 Bent Out of Shape 12th Oct '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 9 Head Games 19th Oct '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 10 Like Sand Through the Hour Glass 26th Oct '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 11 Duck and Cover Up 2nd Nov '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 8 12 Road to the Finale 9th Nov '16 - 3:00am AIRED
- 8 13 Heavy Lifting 16th Nov '16 - 3:00am AIRED
- 8 14 Bio-Mechanical Failure 23rd Nov '16 - 3:00am AIRED
- 8 15 No One Is Safe 30th Nov '16 - 3:00am AIRED
- 8 16 Peck vs. Nunez Live 7th Dec '16 - 3:00am AIRED

Season 7 Episodes
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- 7 1 Initiation 2nd Mar '16 - 3:00am AIRED
- 7 2 One Man's Trash 9th Mar '16 - 3:00am AIRED
- 7 3 Salt in the Wound 16th Mar '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 4 The Devil's in the Details 23rd Mar '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 5 New School, Old Artist 30th Mar '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 6 Under Pressure 6th Apr '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 7 Knuckle Sandwich 13th Apr '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 8 Breathing Fire 20th Apr '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 9 Sink or Soar 27th Apr '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 10 Shipwrecked 4th May '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 11 Head in the Game 11th May '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 12 Turning the Tables 18th May '16 - 2:00am AIRED
- 7 13 Revenge Live 25th May '16 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 6 Episodes
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- 6 1 Meet Your Maker 24th Jun '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 2 Fight or Flight 1st Jul '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 3 Sink or Swim 8th Jul '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 4 Tut for Tat 15th Jul '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 5 Problem Parts 29th Jul '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 6 Firing Lines 5th Aug '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 7 Predator/Prey 12th Aug '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 8 Composed and Exposed 19th Aug '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 9 Like a Moth to the Flame 26th Aug '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 10 Hell on Wheels 2nd Sep '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 11 Hail Mani 9th Sep '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 12 Slitting Throats 16th Sep '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 13 Player's Choice 23rd Sep '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 14 Active Duty 30th Sep '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 15 Go Big or Go Home 7th Oct '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 16 Master vs. Apprentice Live 14th Oct '15 - 2:00am AIRED
- 6 17 Hallowink 28th Oct '15 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 5 Episodes
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- 5 1 Inking with the Enemy 3rd Sep '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 2 Pin up Pittfalls 10th Sep '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 3 Head to Headache 17th Sep '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 4 Geishas Gone Wrong 24th Sep '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 5 Glass on Blast 1st Oct '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 6 Cheek to Cheek 8th Oct '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 7 Three's a Crowd 15th Oct '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 8 Ink My Oosik 22nd Oct '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 9 Virgin Blood 29th Oct '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 5 10 Cold Blooded 5th Nov '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 5 11 Up in Smoke 12th Nov '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 5 12 Heads Will Roll 19th Nov '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 5 13 Painstaking Portraits 26th Nov '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 5 14 Firing Squad 3rd Dec '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 5 15 Fight to the Finale 10th Dec '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 5 16 Ink Live 17th Dec '14 - 3:00am AIRED

Season 4 Episodes
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- 4 1 Earn It! 26th Feb '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 4 2 Bug Out 5th Mar '14 - 3:00am AIRED
- 4 3 Tatt Ganged 12th Mar '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 4 Nude & Tattooed 19th Mar '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 5 X-Men's Hugh Jackman 26th Mar '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 6 2 on 1 Tat-Astrophe 2nd Apr '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 7 Artist Slaughter 9th Apr '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 8 Ink Master Explosion 16th Apr '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 9 Fighting Dirty 23rd Apr '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 10 Tag Team Tatt 30th Apr '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 11 Karma's a Bitch 7th May '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 12 Fight to the Finish 14th May '14 - 2:00am AIRED
- 4 13 Ink Master Live 21st May '14 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 3 Episodes
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- 3 1 Baby Got Back 17th Jul '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 2 Thrills for Grills 24th Jul '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 3 Fire and Lace 31st Jul '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 4 Elysium Challenge 7th Aug '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 5 Baby Beat-Down 14th Aug '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 6 Animal Instinct 21st Aug '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 7 Monumental Mistakes 28th Aug '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 8 Baby Don't Go 4th Sep '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 9 Skulls and Villains 11th Sep '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 10 Eyes of the Beholder 18th Sep '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 11 Heroes and Heads 25th Sep '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 12 Enduring the Pain 2nd Oct '13 - 2:00am AIRED
- 3 13 The Epic Finale 9th Oct '13 - 2:00am AIRED

Season 2 Episodes
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- 2 1 Tattooing the Dead 10th Oct '12 - 2:00am AIRED
- 2 2 Semi Nude 911 10th Oct '12 - 2:00am AIRED
- 2 3 The 80 Year Old Virgin 17th Oct '12 - 2:00am AIRED
- 2 4 Tattoo Her What? 24th Oct '12 - 2:00am AIRED
- 2 5 Trick or Freak 31st Oct '12 - 2:00am AIRED
- 2 6 Half Naked and Fully Loaded 7th Nov '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 2 7 Star Wars Forever 14th Nov '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 2 8 Holy Ink 21st Nov '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 2 9 Buck Off 28th Nov '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 2 10 Blowing Chunks 5th Dec '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 2 11 Better Than Words? 12th Dec '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 2 13 Ink Master Live 19th Dec '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 2 12 The Bigger They Are 19th Dec '12 - 3:00am AIRED

Season 1 Episodes
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- 1 1 Fresh Meat 18th Jan '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 1 2 Botched Head Tattoo 25th Jan '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 1 3 Pasties and a Cameltoe 1st Feb '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 1 4 Ink Disaster Piece 8th Feb '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 1 5 Game On 15th Feb '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 1 6 Permanent Mistakes 22nd Feb '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 1 7 Picture Imperfect 29th Feb '12 - 3:00am AIRED
- 1 8 Ink Master Revealed 7th Mar '12 - 3:00am AIRED