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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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16 this season · 230 totals08e01 Weeding Out the Weak 2016-08-24 02:00
Weeding Out the Weak
The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nunez.
s08e02 The Game Begins 2016-08-31 02:00
The Game Begins
In the first Flash Challenge this season, Team Peck & Team Nunez must work together in one of the most intense tattoo challenges the competition has seen. The losing team must battle each other in the Elimination Tattoo.
s08e03 Ruffled Feathers 2016-09-07 02:00
Ruffled Feathers
Team Nunez is out for revenge in the Flash Challenge; an artist betrays Team Peck in the elimination.
s08e04 Put on Your Armor 2016-09-14 02:00
Put on Your Armor
No artist is safe when both teams must transform canvases into warriors.
s08e05 Sparks Fly 2016-09-21 02:00
Sparks Fly
Team Nunez has their legibility tested in an electrifying Flash Challenge; a gendered alliance has the women out for blood.
s08e06 Sticky Situation 2016-09-28 02:00
Sticky Situation
A conflicted Team Peck fights for control in a Flash Challenge that tests contrast; one artist turns the tables on the girls' alliance.
s08e07 New School, Old Scars 2016-10-05 02:00
New School, Old Scars
The artists tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life in the Flash Challenge; the six artists on Team Nuñez battle for a spot in the team's top five.
s08e08 Bent Out of Shape 2016-10-12 02:00
Bent Out of Shape
The artists must manipulate metal in the Flash Challenge; the remaining Team Peck artists fight for the final spot in their team's top five.
s08e09 Head Games 2016-10-19 02:00
Head Games
The artists quickly adapt before tattooing an excruciatingly painful spot on the head.
s08e10 Like Sand Through the Hour Glass 2016-10-26 02:00
Like Sand Through the Hour Glass
It's all in the details when the artists create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers; the clock is ticking in the Elimination Tattoo.
s08e11 Duck and Cover Up 2016-11-02 02:00
Duck and Cover Up
One artist cracks under pressure after one of the most difficult Flash Challenges ever; artists must tastefully cover up lower back tattoos.
s08e12 Road to the Finale 2016-11-09 03:00
Road to the Finale
Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final six artists in the Peck vs. Nunez competition; with new footage a a deeper look at the season's most talked about moments
s08e13 Heavy Lifting 2016-11-16 03:00
Heavy Lifting
The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge; head-to-head portraits in the Elimination Tattoo adds to the fire.
s08e14 Bio-Mechanical Failure 2016-11-23 03:00
Bio-Mechanical Failure
Stakes are high when the artists work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.
s08e15 No One is Safe 2016-11-30 03:00
No One is Safe
The top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.
s08e16 Peck vs. Nunez (LIVE) 2016-12-07 03:00
Peck vs. Nunez (LIVE)
The final three artists tattoo for America's vote, and the eliminated artists return for a fiery confrontation; a 24-hour chest tattoo determines the winner.