Ink Master
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, April 21
Initiation
Season 7 • Episode 1
The new artists have the most intense Flash Challenge to date; the first veteran artist returns.
Sunday, April 21
One Man's Trash
Season 7 • Episode 2
Egos collide when the artists get their hands dirty in a Flash Challenge; another veteran returns.
Sunday, April 21
Salt in the Wound
Season 7 • Episode 3
Some of the artists have a tough time working in teams; a veteran schemes to take back control.
Sunday, April 21
The Devil's in the Details
Season 7 • Episode 4
The artists face the most extreme test of detail ever attempted; a veteran sparks old rivalries.
Sunday, April 21
New School, Old Artist
Season 7 • Episode 5
A contortionist body painting Flash Challenge; a veteran adds a new-school twist to an old subject.
Sunday, April 21
Under Pressure
Season 7 • Episode 6
New alliances are formed during the Flash Challenge; a veteran joins the new artists.
Sunday, April 21
Knuckle Sandwich
Season 7 • Episode 7
Alliances are broken during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran competes in a precision test.
Sunday, April 21
Breathing Fire
Season 7 • Episode 8
The artists are pushed to their limits in the Flash Challenge; the final veteran artist returns.
Monday, April 22
Sink or Soar
Season 7 • Episode 9
The remaining artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back tattoos.
Monday, April 22
Shipwrecked
Season 7 • Episode 10
Alliances are tested as the remaining six artists tattoo in teams of three.
Monday, April 22
Head in the Game
Season 7 • Episode 11
The stakes are high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo.
Monday, April 22
Turning the Tables
Season 7 • Episode 12
The tables are turned on the veterans when the new artists call the shots in the Elimination Tattoo.
Monday, April 22
Revenge Live
Season 7 • Episode 13
The final three artists reveal two master canvases; eliminated artists return.
Monday, April 22
Meet Your Maker
Season 6 • Episode 1
Apprentices battle their masters to prove their skills; the judges must critique blind.
Monday, April 22
Fight or Flight
Season 6 • Episode 2
Guest judge Oliver Peck delivers a smack down when artists take on his specialty.
Monday, April 22
Sink or Swim
Season 6 • Episode 3
Artists join teams to create underwater ocean scenes on the back of canvas' hands; new rivalries.
Monday, April 22
Tut for Tat
Season 6 • Episode 4
Teams must create beautiful Egyptian tattoos; one artist's skull picks infuriate the competition.
Monday, April 22
Problem Parts
Season 6 • Episode 5
Creating mind-blowing illusions using naked models; tattoos on challenging body parts.
Monday, April 22
Firing Lines
Season 6 • Episode 6
Artists go head to head with a legend in the Elimination Challenge; an insanely demanding canvas.
Monday, April 22
Predator/Prey
Season 6 • Episode 7
Artists work together to transform canvases into wild animals; an unexpected twist.
Monday, April 22
Composed and Exposed
Season 6 • Episode 8
Artists create mind-blowing masterpieces and mistakes using an insane new tattoo style.
Monday, April 22
Like a Moth to the Flame
Season 6 • Episode 9
Artists paint with fire in the Flash Challenge; mounting pressure causes major mishaps.
Monday, April 22
Hell on Wheels
Season 6 • Episode 10
Artists have to paint their most valuable canvas yet; drawing skills are put to the test.
Monday, April 22
Hail Mani
Season 6 • Episode 11
Religious tattoo virgins get their first ink -- on their fingernails; tattooing famous works of art.
Monday, April 22
Slitting Throats
Season 6 • Episode 12
Artists and guests join forces; an artist must prove loyalty to Chris; painful throat tattoos.
Monday, April 22
Player's Choice
Season 6 • Episode 13
Professional football players call the shots; superfans get inked with permanent autographs.
Monday, April 22
Active Duty
Season 6 • Episode 14
Portraits of active military and their loved ones before they are separated for deployment.
Monday, April 22
Go Big or Go Home
Season 6 • Episode 15
The last four artists fight for a spot in the finale, but must survive a tattoo marathon first.
Monday, April 22
Master vs. Apprentice Finale
Season 6 • Episode 16
The three final artists tattoo live for $100,000; eliminated artists confront each other.
Sunday, April 28
The Ink Will Speak for Itself
Season 12 • Episode 1
Eighteen artists arrive ready to fight for themselves but find out they must work in teams.
Sunday, April 28
A Storm Is Brewin'
Season 12 • Episode 2
Leaders emerge in a twist that sends the Artists a wake-up call and shakes up the competition.
Sunday, April 28
Down to the Wire
Season 12 • Episode 3
Artists must fight even harder to win the Battle of the Sexes as the competition intensifies.
Sunday, April 28
The Hunter & the Hunted
Season 12 • Episode 4
The artists are out for blood with full color neo-traditional animal tattoos.
Sunday, April 28
The Art Stands Alone
Season 12 • Episode 5
It's every man or woman for themselves when the artists are subject to a blind critique.
Sunday, April 28
Art of War
Season 12 • Episode 6
The artists must put needle to skin consistently to take out their competitors.
Sunday, April 28
Sabotage
Season 12 • Episode 7
The artists must prove their strength by facing off against each other.
Sunday, April 28
Pins & No Needles
Season 12 • Episode 8
The judges test the artists' understanding of color theory; two coaches take the artists to school.
Sunday, April 28
Drawing Alliances
Season 12 • Episode 9
The teams are out of balance as the artists cross enemy battle lines to pick secret alliances.
Sunday, April 28
By Accident or By Design
Season 12 • Episode 10
The battle for the grand prize continues as the judges test the artist's adaptability.
Monday, April 29
Roll of the Dice
Season 12 • Episode 11
The Artists find themselves in a dicey situation with their coaches Josh Payne and Nikki Simpson.
Monday, April 29
Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is
Season 12 • Episode 12
The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves.
Monday, April 29
Moving Pictures
Season 12 • Episode 13
The artists are on their own in a test of finesse as the remaining competitors fight for the prize.
Monday, April 29
Unfriendly Fire
Season 12 • Episode 14
The men's team takes aim at the women in an illustrative portrait challenge.
Monday, April 29
Step Up or Shut Up
Season 12 • Episode 15
The last four artists battle it out in a tattoo marathon to secure their spot in the finale.
Monday, April 29
Battle of the Sexes Finale
Season 12 • Episode 16
Three finalists reveal their 35-hour Master Canvas tattoos; one artist wins the title of Ink Master.