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Ink Master
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An estimated 40 million Americans have at least one tattoo. So who is the country's preeminent tattoo artist? Ink Master is the first-ever tattoo competition series featuring some of the nation's top tattoo artists on a quest to determine who is the best at their craft and win a huge cash prize. The stakes are high as the artists showcase their irrevocable artwork on real people's bodies. The dramatic tension is ever-present as the artists will ultimately face the opinion of the living canvas who now bears a permanent souvenir of the Ink Master etched into his or her skin.
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13 this season · 230 totals04e01 Earn It! 2014-02-26 03:00
Earn It!
The artists learn they must earn their spot in the 'Ink Master' competition in a convention-style challenge, but that is only the beginning of their fight for the house.
s04e02 Bug Out 2014-03-05 03:00
Bug Out
Live poisonous scorpions and tarantulas are muses in a dimension Flash Challenge, and one artist is eyeing the exit. Black and White expert Tommy Montoya serves as guest judge.
s04e03 Tatt Ganged 2014-03-12 02:00
Tatt Ganged
A trip to Coney Island tests the artists' consistency in a team-based Flash Challenge on a single pair of twin canvasses; an injury sends a competitor to the emergency room.
s04e04 Nude & Tattooed 2014-03-19 02:00
Nude & Tattooed
Canvases bare all in a highly revealing Flash Challenge. New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia judges artists' tattoo placement in the Elimination Challenge.
s04e05 X Men's Hugh Jackman 2014-03-26 02:00
X Men's Hugh Jackman
'X-Men' superfans are tough customers when the artists must tattoo mutant superpowers in the Flash Challenge. Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, helps judge Elimination Tattoos.
s04e06 2 on 1 Tat-Astrophe 2014-04-02 02:00
2 on 1 Tat-Astrophe
Artists are forced to work together in teams of two in the elimination challenge, and things get tense when a canvas passes out. Guest judge: Greg Christian.
s04e07 Artist Slaughter 2014-04-09 02:00
Artist Slaughter
The artists' ability to adapt is tested when they must cover-up images that remind canvases of their exes. Guest judge Freddy Corbin helps eliminate two more competitors.
s04e08 Ink Master Explosion 2014-04-16 02:00
Ink Master Explosion
An artist reaches his breaking point; the Flash Challenge explodes when the artists use gunpowder to make art. Rob Zombie judges gory and horror Elimination Tattoos.
s04e09 Fighting Dirty 2014-04-23 02:00
Fighting Dirty
Champion boxer Brandon Rios tasks the artists with designing him new mouth grills; words between an artist and canvas ends badly. An artist is accused of plagiarizing images.
s04e10 Tag Team Tatt 2014-04-30 02:00
Tag Team Tatt
Relationships between competing artists are tested with a collaboration challenge. Traditional tattoo expert Luke Wessman is on hand to send the next artist packing.
s04e11 Karma's a Bitch 2014-05-07 02:00
Karma's a Bitch
A boat trip is no cruise when the artists are tasked with a life study of the Statue of Liberty. Japanese tattooing expert Taki helps to judge snake-themed Elimination Tattoos.
s04e12 Fight to the Finish 2014-05-14 02:00
Fight to the Finish
The artists help breast cancer survivors with tattoos that help the women reclaim their bodies; the season comes full circle in a convention tattoo cover-up challenge.
s04e13 Ink Master Live 2014-05-21 02:00
Ink Master Live
Artists and judges reflect on their experiences during the season, and America's votes are tallied. As a new Ink Master is crowned, the season three winner inks a canvas.