Ink Master
Cast & Crew

Joel Madden Host

DJ Tambe Judge

Ryan Ashley Judge

Nikko Hurtado Judge

Freddie Albrighton Contestant

Joel Mejia Contestant

Jon Mesa Contestant

Aaron Davis-Holloway Contestant

Bobby Johnson Contestant

Bryan Black Contestant

Charlene Ngo Contestant

Dave Patel Contestant

David Martinez Contestant

Glenn Cuzen Contestant

Jenna Kerr Contestant

Jessica Valentine Contestant

Jozzy Camacho Contestant

Koral Ladna Contestant

Sydney Dyer Contestant

Glenda Hersh Executive Producer

Steven Weinstock Executive Producer

Andrea Richter Executive Producer

Daniel Blau Rogge Executive Producer

Ivanna Palance Executive in Charge of Production
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, March 21
Meet Your Maker
Season 6 • Episode 1
Apprentices battle their masters to prove their skills; the judges must critique blind.
Friday, March 21
Fight or Flight
Season 6 • Episode 2
Guest judge Oliver Peck delivers a smack down when artists take on his specialty.
Friday, March 21
Sink or Swim
Season 6 • Episode 3
Artists join teams to create underwater ocean scenes on the back of canvas' hands; new rivalries.
Friday, March 21
Tut for Tat
Season 6 • Episode 4
Teams must create beautiful Egyptian tattoos; one artist's skull picks infuriate the competition.
Friday, March 21
Problem Parts
Season 6 • Episode 5
Creating mind-blowing illusions using naked models; tattoos on challenging body parts.
Friday, March 21
Firing Lines
Season 6 • Episode 6
Artists go head to head with a legend in the Elimination Challenge; an insanely demanding canvas.
Friday, March 21
Predator/Prey
Season 6 • Episode 7
Artists work together to transform canvases into wild animals; an unexpected twist.
Friday, March 21
Composed and Exposed
Season 6 • Episode 8
Artists create mind-blowing masterpieces and mistakes using an insane new tattoo style.
Friday, March 21
Like a Moth to the Flame
Season 6 • Episode 9
Artists paint with fire in the Flash Challenge; mounting pressure causes major mishaps.
Friday, March 21
Hell on Wheels
Season 6 • Episode 10
Artists have to paint their most valuable canvas yet; drawing skills are put to the test.
Friday, March 21
Hail Mani
Season 6 • Episode 11
Religious tattoo virgins get their first ink -- on their fingernails; tattooing famous works of art.
Friday, March 21
Slitting Throats
Season 6 • Episode 12
Artists and guests join forces; an artist must prove loyalty to Chris; painful throat tattoos.
Friday, March 21
Player's Choice
Season 6 • Episode 13
Professional football players call the shots; superfans get inked with permanent autographs.
Friday, March 21
Active Duty
Season 6 • Episode 14
Portraits of active military and their loved ones before they are separated for deployment.
Friday, March 21
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.
Friday, March 21
Master vs. Apprentice Finale
Season 6 • Episode 16
The three final artists tattoo live for $100,000; eliminated artists confront each other.
Sunday, March 23
Weeding Out the Weak
Season 8 • Episode 1
The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nunez.
Sunday, March 23
The Game Begins
Season 8 • Episode 2
Team Peck and Team Nunez must work together in an intense tattoo challenge.
Sunday, March 23
Ruffled Feathers
Season 8 • Episode 3
Team Nunez is out for revenge in the Flash Challenge; an artist betrays Team Peck.
Sunday, March 23
Put on Your Armor
Season 8 • Episode 4
No artist is safe when both teams must transform canvases into warriors.
Sunday, March 23
Sparks Fly
Season 8 • Episode 5
Team Nunez has their legibility tested; an alliance has the women out for blood.
Sunday, March 23
Sticky Situation
Season 8 • Episode 6
A conflicted Team Peck fights for control in a Flash Challenge that tests contrast.
Sunday, March 23
New School, Old Scars
Season 8 • Episode 7
The artists tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life in the Flash Challenge.
Sunday, March 23
Bent Out of Shape
Season 8 • Episode 8
The artists must manipulate metal in the Flash Challenge; Team Peck artists fight for the last spot.
Sunday, March 23
Head Games
Season 8 • Episode 9
The artists quickly adapt before tattooing an excruciatingly painful spot on the head.
Sunday, March 23
Like Sand Through the Hour Glass
Season 8 • Episode 10
It's all in the details when the artists create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers.
Sunday, March 23
Duck and Cover Up
Season 8 • Episode 11
One artist cracks under pressure after one of the most difficult Flash Challenges ever.
Sunday, March 23
Road to the Finale
Season 8 • Episode 12
Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final six artists in the competition.
Sunday, March 23
Heavy Lifting
Season 8 • Episode 13
The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge; head-to-head portraits.
Monday, March 24
Bio-Mechanical Failure
Season 8 • Episode 14
Stakes are high when the artists work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.
Monday, March 24
No One Is Safe
Season 8 • Episode 15
The top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.
Monday, March 24
Peck vs. Nunez Live
Season 8 • Episode 16
The final three artists tattoo for America's vote, and the eliminated artists return.
Monday, March 24
Fire & Ice
Season 9 • Episode 1
Tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America's best shops arrive ready to battle.
Monday, March 24
Crossing the Line
Season 9 • Episode 2
A twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking challenge puts relationships to the test.
Monday, March 24
Unnatural Disasters
Season 9 • Episode 3
A veteran artist returns to take the competition by storm; a Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses.
Monday, March 24
Lend Me Your Ear
Season 9 • Episode 4
The artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos; two veteran artists return.
Monday, March 24
War and Ink
Season 9 • Episode 5
Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.
Monday, March 24
Get the Flock Outta Here
Season 9 • Episode 6
Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.
Monday, March 24
On the Bubble
Season 9 • Episode 7
One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.
Monday, March 24
Masterpiece Mayhem
Season 9 • Episode 8
An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears; veterans target the Alliance.
Monday, March 24
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, March 24
Drill Baby, Drill
Season 9 • Episode 10
The final veteran shop returns to fight for the first title of Master Shop.
Monday, March 24
Grim Inker
Season 9 • Episode 11
The artists have no flash challenge, but a massive twist sends them reeling.
Monday, March 24
Pit Fall
Season 9 • Episode 12
A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.
Monday, March 24
Sell Out
Season 9 • Episode 13
The artists must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.
Monday, March 24
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, March 24
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, March 24
Shop Wars Finale
Season 9 • Episode 16
The final three shops battle it out for the first Master Shop title.
Friday, March 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.
Friday, March 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.
Friday, March 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.
Friday, March 28
The Hunter & the Hunted
Season 12 • Episode 4
The artists are out for blood with full color neo-traditional animal tattoos.
Friday, March 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.
Friday, March 28
Art of War
Season 12 • Episode 6
The artists must put needle to skin consistently to take out their competitors.
Friday, March 28
Sabotage
Season 12 • Episode 7
The artists must prove their strength by facing off against each other.
Friday, March 28
Pins & No Needles
Season 12 • Episode 8
The judges test the artists' understanding of color theory; two coaches take the artists to school.
Friday, March 28
Drawing Alliances
Season 12 • Episode 9
The teams are out of balance as the artists cross enemy battle lines to pick secret alliances.
Friday, March 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.
Friday, March 28
Roll of the Dice
Season 12 • Episode 11
The Artists find themselves in a dicey situation with their coaches Josh Payne and Nikki Simpson.
Friday, March 28
Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is
Season 12 • Episode 12
The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves.
Friday, March 28
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.
Friday, March 28
Unfriendly Fire
Season 12 • Episode 14
The men's team takes aim at the women in an illustrative portrait challenge.
Friday, March 28
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.
Friday, March 28
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.
Sunday, March 30
Opening Shots
Season 11 • Episode 1
This season brings back bad blood with teams coached by Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One.
Sunday, March 30
Not on My Watch
Season 11 • Episode 2
Team Christian and Team Cleen face their first Flash Challenge; the Elimination Tattoo is a clock.
Sunday, March 30
Right on Target
Season 11 • Episode 3
The teams fall apart and one artist falls down for good as the grudge match continues.
Sunday, March 30
No Wrist, No Reward
Season 11 • Episode 4
Cleen and Christian must tattoo head to head to save their artists from elimination.
Sunday, March 30
That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Season 11 • Episode 5
The artists must tattoo their canvases in difficult spots during the Elimination Tattoo round.
Sunday, March 30
Fight Your Own Battles
Season 11 • Episode 6
It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head.
Sunday, March 30
No Wasted Space
Season 11 • Episode 7
Cleen and Christian tattoo canvases in a head-to-head marathon; the artists must tattoo galaxies.
Sunday, March 30
Chalk This Way
Season 11 • Episode 8
The artists must create mind-bending masterpieces with sidewalk chalk.
Sunday, March 30
Tipping the Scales
Season 11 • Episode 9
The coaches face off to save their artists from elimination; mermaid tattoos.
Sunday, March 30
Put Up or Shut Up
Season 11 • Episode 10
Pitting the artists against the opposing coach, the competition tests the artists' finesse.
Sunday, March 30
In Deep Waters
Season 11 • Episode 11
The artists must compose an incredible work of art that is completely invisible.
Sunday, March 30
Too Hot to Handle
Season 11 • Episode 12
The tools are hot but the competition is on fire as the artists battle for control.
Monday, March 31
Who's Got the Power?
Season 11 • Episode 13
The battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master is more intense than ever before.
Monday, March 31
What Are You Crayon About?
Season 11 • Episode 14
There's nowhere to hide when the artists are tested in precision portraiture; one artist goes home.
Monday, March 31
Prelude to a Bloodbath
Season 11 • Episode 15
Cleen and Christian are one step closer to settling the score in the ultimate grudge match.
Monday, March 31
Grudge Match Finale
Season 11 • Episode 16
Top three artists reveal their master canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.
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