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s17e10 · 2025-12-17
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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 totals07e01 Initiation 2016-03-02 03:00
Initiation
The battle for $100,000 begins as new artists compete in the most intense Flash Challenge to date; the competition heats up when the first veteran artist returns seeking revenge.
s07e02 One Man's Trash 2016-03-09 03:00
One Man's Trash
Egos collide when the artists get their hands dirty in a team Flash Challenge; another veteran returns.
s07e03 Salt in the Wound 2016-03-16 02:00
Salt in the Wound
Some of the artists have a tough time working in teams of two for the Flash Challenge; a veteran artist schemes to take back control.
s07e04 The Devil's in the Details 2016-03-23 02:00
The Devil's in the Details
The artists face the most extreme test of detail ever attempted; a veteran artist returns and sparks old rivalries.
s07e05 New School, Old Artist 2016-03-30 02:00
New School, Old Artist
The artists use plenty of color during a contortionist body painting Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns and adds a new-school twist to an old subject.
s07e06 Under Pressure 2016-04-06 02:00
Under Pressure
Bonds are tested and new alliances are formed during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran joins the New Artist Alliance to take down a common enemy.
s07e07 Knuckle Sandwich 2016-04-13 02:00
Knuckle Sandwich
Alliances are broken during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns to prove his merit through the ultimate precision test.
s07e08 Breathing Fire 2016-04-20 02:00
Breathing Fire
The artists are pushed to their limits in the Flash Challenge; the final veteran artist returns to the competition for a challenge in legibility.
s07e09 Sink or Soar 2016-04-27 02:00
Sink or Soar
The remaining artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back tattoos, testing texture and each other's nerves.
s07e10 Shipwrecked 2016-05-04 02:00
Shipwrecked
Alliances are tested for the remaining six artists when they have to complete tattoos in teams of three.
s07e11 Head in the Game 2016-05-11 02:00
Head in the Game
The stakes are high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo; rival alliances vie for control of the game.
s07e12 Turning the Tables 2016-05-18 02:00
Turning the Tables
The tables are turned on the veterans when the new artists call the shots in the Elimination Tattoo and finally get their revenge; the battle for a spot in the live finale is more intense than ever before
s07e13 Revenge Live 2016-05-25 02:00
Revenge Live
The final three Artists reveal two 24-hour master canvases. Eliminated Artists return to confront each other live for the first time since the competition. America helps crown the winner of $100k and the title of Ink Master.