A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists 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.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
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In the season premiere, tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America’s best shops arrive ready to battle it out for a massive $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.
The episode was rated 7.49 from 435 votes.
Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.
The episode was rated 7.52 from 367 votes.
An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears, and the alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of veterans return to battle it out for the title.
The episode was rated 7.54 from 398 votes.
The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos. Not one but two veteran artists return.
The episode was rated 7.55 from 392 votes.
One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.
The episode was rated 7.55 from 393 votes.
Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.
The episode was rated 7.57 from 395 votes.
With only 5 shops left, the fight for $200K and the title of Master Shop intensifies. In a deity Elimination Tattoo, some shops reach for the heavens while one is sent packing to hell.
The episode was rated 7.58 from 365 votes.
A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 378 votes.
The Artists can't find any relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge. Things only get hairier during the Elimination Tattoo when the Artists are faced with the infamous Pin-Up challenge.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 384 votes.
In the live season finale, the final three shops battle it out for $200,000 and the first ever title of Master Shop.
The episode was rated 7.68 from 305 votes.
The final veteran shop returns to fight for the title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing aliance.
The episode was rated 7.69 from 387 votes.
A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.
The episode was rated 7.69 from 363 votes.
With no flash challenge, the artists think they've got it all figured out until a massive twist sends them reeling; Four Horsemen tattoos bring on the end of days for one pair of artists.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 386 votes.
The competition puts the old saying, "the customer is always right," to the test when the artists must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.
The episode was rated 7.79 from 351 votes.
The competition is more intense than ever as the top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale, $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.
The episode was rated 7.90 from 328 votes.
