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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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17 this season · 230 totals06e01 Meet Your Maker 2015-06-24 02:00
Meet Your Maker
In the season premiere, apprentices battle their masters to prove they are the best – and for the first tattoo, the playing field is level as the Judges will critique blind.
s06e02 Fight or Flight 2015-07-01 02:00
Fight or Flight
Oliver Peck's mentor guest judges, delivering a smack down when the artists take on his specialty. A massive twist puts the power in the hands of the Artists and tests loyalties.
s06e03 Sink or Swim 2015-07-08 02:00
Sink or Swim
It's sink or swim when the artists team up to ink underwater ocean scenes on the back of canvas' hands. Then, an outrageous head-to-head style sparks an explosive elimination.
s06e04 Tut for Tat 2015-07-15 02:00
Tut for Tat
Teams get cutthroat adorning sarcophaguses and one artist's vicious skull picks for Egyptian tattoos infuriates the competition. TUT star, Avan Jogia, guest judges.
s06e05 Problem Parts 2015-07-29 02:00
Problem Parts
Naked models are used to create mind-blowing illusions, and a cutthroat artist gets a chance at vengeance. Tattoos on challenging body parts causes panic amongst the competition.
s06e06 Firing Lines 2015-08-05 02:00
Firing Lines
Heads roll when artists must take on a legend in the elimination challenge. A Skull pick heats up the competition, forcing an artist to face an insanely demanding canvas.
s06e07 Predator/Prey 2015-08-12 02:00
Predator/Prey
In the most insane challenge yet, Artists must tattoo 4 on 1 to transform Canvases into wild animals. An unexpected twist surprises the judges and results in a shocking elimination.
s06e08 Composed and Exposed 2015-08-19 02:00
Composed and Exposed
An insane new tattoo style pushes the Artists' limits, resulting in mind-blowing masterpieces and mind-boggling mistakes. Tension soars between two top dogs as allies and enemies are made.
s06e09 Like a Moth to the Flame 2015-08-26 02:00
Like a Moth to the Flame
The flash challenge gets explosive when the artists paint with fire. As the competition tightens, strategy kicks into high gear and the pressure causes major mishaps.
s06e10 Hell on Wheels 2015-09-02 02:00
Hell on Wheels
The stakes soar when the artists paint their most valuable canvas yet and one artist's lies raise suspicions. Judges lay the smackdown when drawing skills are put to the test.
s06e11 Hail Mani 2015-09-09 02:00
Hail Mani
The artists give religious tattoo virgins their first fingernail tattoos. Enemies go head to head tattooing works of art and the smallest errors turn masterpieces into failures.
s06e12 Slitting Throats 2015-09-16 02:00
Slitting Throats
The artists join forces with inspiring guests in a high stakes challenge and Chris forces an artist to prove loyalty. Painful throat tattoos throw artists off their game.
s06e13 Player's Choice 2015-09-23 02:00
Player's Choice
Professional football players call the shots in the elimination tattoo, knocking the artists off their game. The loft lights up when Tyler is warned about Chris' dirty strategy.
s06e14 Active Duty 2015-09-30 02:00
Active Duty
Artists fight for a spot in the top four and must tattoo portraits of active military and their loved ones before they are separated for deployment.
s06e15 Go Big or Go Home 2015-10-07 02:00
Go Big or Go Home
The last four artists standing fight for a spot in the live finale, but first must survive a tattoo marathon. A huge twist is announced that lets America call the shots in the finale.
s06e16 Master vs. Apprentice Finale 2015-10-14 02:00
Master vs. Apprentice Finale
For the first time ever, the final three artists tattoo live for $100K. Eliminated artists return to confront each other and fierce former artists return for a huge announcement.