Ink Master
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, May 5
Baby Got Back
Season 3 • Episode 1
16 new artists find themselves tattooing in prison; the human canvases vote to eliminate one artist.
Sunday, May 5
Thrills for Grills
Season 3 • Episode 2
The artists create gruesome tattoos of blood and guts; guest judge running back Chris Johnson.
Sunday, May 5
Fire and Lace
Season 3 • Episode 3
Skimpy lingerie heats up the flash challenge; a difficult canvas leads to a shocking elimination.
Sunday, May 5
Elysium Challenge
Season 3 • Episode 4
The canvases get crooked bar code tattoos when the artists assemble tattoo machines from scratch.
Sunday, May 5
Baby Beat-Down
Season 3 • Episode 5
The artists ink over scars as they create "Day of the Dead" tattoos.
Sunday, May 5
Animal Instinct
Season 3 • Episode 6
Models and jungle animals mix for a challenge; Asian tattoos send the judges reeling.
Sunday, May 5
Monumental Mistakes
Season 3 • Episode 7
Artists clash over working on Dave Navarro; allies become enemies and the destruction is permanent.
Sunday, May 5
Baby Don't Go
Season 3 • Episode 8
The artists must tattoo each other; last season's artists return to get inked.
Monday, May 6
Skulls and Villains
Season 3 • Episode 9
The artists engrave human skulls; the artists must make tattoos of DC Comics characters.
Monday, May 6
Eyes of the Beholder
Season 3 • Episode 10
The artists have a difficult time with eyelid tattoos; the Human Canvas Jury ends in tears.
Monday, May 6
Heroes & Heads
Season 3 • Episode 11
The Artists honor military heroes; complex head tattoos; Oliver has a meltdown.
Monday, May 6
Enduring the Pain
Season 3 • Episode 12
All four finalists tattoo the same canvas simultaneously to win a place in the final.
Monday, May 6
The Epic Finale
Season 3 • Episode 13
The second chance vote winner is revealed; the Ink Master is crowned.
Monday, May 6
Crossing the Line
Season 9 • Episode 2
A twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking challenge puts relationships to the test.
Monday, May 6
Unnatural Disasters
Season 9 • Episode 3
A veteran artist returns to take the competition by storm; a Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses.
Monday, May 6
Lend Me Your Ear
Season 9 • Episode 4
The artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos; two veteran artists return.
Monday, May 6
War and Ink
Season 9 • Episode 5
Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.
Monday, May 6
Get the Flock Outta Here
Season 9 • Episode 6
Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.
Monday, May 6
On the Bubble
Season 9 • Episode 7
One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.
Monday, May 6
Masterpiece Mayhem
Season 9 • Episode 8
An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears; veterans target the Alliance.
Monday, May 6
Pin-Up Panic Attack
Season 9 • Episode 9
The artists can't find relief in a sculptural flash challenge; artists face the Pin-Up challenge.
Monday, May 6
Drill Baby, Drill
Season 9 • Episode 10
The final veteran shop returns to fight for the first title of Master Shop.
Monday, May 6
Grim Inker
Season 9 • Episode 11
The artists have no flash challenge, but a massive twist sends them reeling.
Monday, May 6
Pit Fall
Season 9 • Episode 12
A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.
Monday, May 6
Sell Out
Season 9 • Episode 13
The artists must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.
Monday, May 6
Casting the First Stone
Season 9 • Episode 14
With the field down to only five shops, the fight for the first title of Master Shop intensifies.
Monday, May 6
Marathon to the Finale
Season 9 • Episode 15
The top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale.
Monday, May 6
Shop Wars Finale
Season 9 • Episode 16
The final three shops battle it out for the first Master Shop title.
Sunday, May 12
Inking with the Enemy
Season 5 • Episode 1
Rival artists are forced to ink with their enemy; pressure is high and one rival gets sent packing.
Sunday, May 12
Pin up Pittfalls
Season 5 • Episode 2
Semi-nude models and a game changing twist; Josh is back with a vengeance and rivalries flare.
Sunday, May 12
Head to Headache
Season 5 • Episode 3
Josh ignites rivalries and sparks fly; two artists receive an advantage no one else has received.
Sunday, May 12
Geishas Gone Wrong
Season 5 • Episode 4
Artists feel the pressure when they tattoo Nunez's specialty; one artist loses his cool.
Sunday, May 12
Glass on Blast
Season 5 • Episode 5
The artists must make art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams.
Sunday, May 12
Cheek to Cheek
Season 5 • Episode 6
Artists must complete 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos and must finish each others' tattoos.
Sunday, May 12
Three's a Crowd
Season 5 • Episode 7
Artists must work in teams to take on Oliver's specialty and put one of their own on the line.
Sunday, May 12
Ink My Oosik
Season 5 • Episode 8
The artists must scrimshaw walrus penises and face their pickiest canvases to date.
Sunday, May 12
Virgin Blood
Season 5 • Episode 9
Virgin canvases get their first tattoos; Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the block.
Sunday, May 12
Cold Blooded
Season 5 • Episode 10
Artists use blood for ink in the Flash Challenge, then go up against guest judge Tommy Montoya.
Monday, May 13
Up in Smoke
Season 5 • Episode 11
Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were; Josh causes controversy.
Monday, May 13
Heads Will Roll
Season 5 • Episode 12
The opportunity to ink football player Deangelo Williams as he honors his mother.
Monday, May 13
Painstaking Portraits
Season 5 • Episode 13
Artists tattoo the same portrait on two family members; Jason fights to survive.
Monday, May 13
Firing Squad
Season 5 • Episode 14
Artists battle for the top four spots; a top artist designs the tattoo that determines who stays.
Monday, May 13
Fight to the Finale
Season 5 • Episode 15
The last four artists battle it out with emotional outbursts, fights and fails.
Monday, May 13
Ink Finale
Season 5 • Episode 16
The final three artists reveal their 35-hour back tattoos; all 18 rival artists return.