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Ink Master (2012–present) on Paramount+
The answer: Between seasons — last episode December 17, 2025, no return date announced yet.
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17seasons
227episodes
6.8/ 10
About Ink Master
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.
Ink Master episode schedule
227 aired
Aired · 227
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | S17·E10 | Hometown Hero |
| December 10, 2025 | S17·E9 | Tat For Tat |
| December 3, 2025 | S17·E8 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered |
| November 26, 2025 | S17·E7 | All Scars Will Heal |
| November 19, 2025 | S17·E6 | No Day at the Beach |
| November 12, 2025 | S17·E5 | It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint |
| November 5, 2025 | S17·E4 | Bottled Up |
| October 29, 2025 | S17·E2 | Back to the Drawing Board |
| October 29, 2025 | S17·E3 | Gut Check |
| October 29, 2025 | S17·E1 | Hometown Throwdown |
| December 11, 2024 | S16·E10 | OG's vs Young Gun |
| December 4, 2024 | S16·E9 | Mash Up Mayhem |
| November 27, 2024 | S16·E8 | Face Your Fears |
| November 20, 2024 | S16·E7 | Monster's Ink |
| November 13, 2024 | S16·E6 | At Your Service |
| November 6, 2024 | S16·E5 | A Sin in Tattooing |
| October 30, 2024 | S16·E4 | Inked in Gold |
| October 23, 2024 | S16·E3 | Out of the Box, Onto the Skin |
| October 23, 2024 | S16·E1 | Divide of the Decade |
| October 23, 2024 | S16·E2 | Money Where Your Mouth Is |
| December 20, 2023 | S15·E10 | Fifteen's Finale |
| December 13, 2023 | S15·E9 | Instant Karma |
| December 6, 2023 | S15·E8 | Competition Shattered |
| November 29, 2023 | S15·E7 | Fight Fire with Fire |
| November 22, 2023 | S15·E6 | Saddle Up, Buttercup |
| November 15, 2023 | S15·E5 | Teams Transformed |
| November 8, 2023 | S15·E4 | Don't Fork It Up |
| November 1, 2023 | S15·E2 | Skull & Bones |
| November 1, 2023 | S15·E3 | Put Me In, Coach! |
| November 1, 2023 | S15·E1 | The New Ink Class |
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| November 2, 2022 | S14·E10 | Finale, Part 2 |
| October 26, 2022 | S14·E9 | Finale, Part 1 |
| October 19, 2022 | S14·E8 | Let the Sparks Fly |
| October 12, 2022 | S14·E7 | Panes of Pressure |
| October 5, 2022 | S14·E6 | Up in Flames |
| September 28, 2022 | S14·E5 | Master Mash Ups |
| September 21, 2022 | S14·E4 | Match a Master |
| September 14, 2022 | S14·E3 | Devil's in the Details |
| September 7, 2022 | S14·E2 | A Work of Art |
| September 7, 2022 | S14·E1 | Legends Return |
| April 14, 2020 | S13·E15 | Race to the Finish |
| April 7, 2020 | S13·E14 | Compose Yourself |
| March 31, 2020 | S13·E13 | There Can Only Be One |
| March 24, 2020 | S13·E12 | Last Draw |
| March 17, 2020 | S13·E11 | From Toast to Toast |
| March 10, 2020 | S13·E10 | Every Artist for Themselves |
| March 3, 2020 | S13·E9 | Artistry on the Line |
| February 25, 2020 | S13·E8 | Sugar Rush |
| February 18, 2020 | S13·E7 | Head Spin |
| February 11, 2020 | S13·E6 | Off the Chain |
| February 4, 2020 | S13·E5 | Out of Your Element |
| January 28, 2020 | S13·E4 | Battle Lines |
| January 21, 2020 | S13·E3 | Teamwork Makes the Dream Work |
| January 14, 2020 | S13·E2 | Clash of the Collages |
| January 7, 2020 | S13·E1 | Rep Your Region |
| September 24, 2019 | S12·E16 | Battle of the Sexes Finale |
| September 17, 2019 | S12·E15 | Step Up Or Shut Up |
| September 10, 2019 | S12·E14 | Unfriendly Fire |
| September 3, 2019 | S12·E13 | Moving Pictures |
| August 27, 2019 | S12·E12 | Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is |
| August 20, 2019 | S12·E11 | Roll Of The Dice |
| August 13, 2019 | S12·E10 | By Accident Or By Design |
| August 6, 2019 | S12·E9 | Drawing Alliances |
| July 30, 2019 | S12·E8 | Pins & No Needles |
| July 23, 2019 | S12·E7 | Sabotage |
| July 16, 2019 | S12·E6 | Art of War |
| July 9, 2019 | S12·E5 | The Art Stands Alone |
| July 2, 2019 | S12·E4 | The Hunter & The Hunted |
| June 25, 2019 | S12·E3 | Down to the Wire |
| June 18, 2019 | S12·E2 | A Storm Is Brewin' |
| June 11, 2019 | S12·E1 | The Ink Will Speak For Itself |
| December 18, 2018 | S11·E16 | Grudge Match Finale |
| December 11, 2018 | S11·E15 | Prelude to a Bloodbath |
| December 4, 2018 | S11·E14 | What Are You Crayon About? |
| November 27, 2018 | S11·E13 | Who's Got The Power? |
| November 20, 2018 | S11·E12 | Too Hot to Handle |
| November 13, 2018 | S11·E11 | In Deep Waters |
| October 30, 2018 | S11·E10 | Put Up Or Shut Up |
| October 23, 2018 | S11·E9 | Tipping the Scales |
| October 16, 2018 | S11·E8 | Chalk This Way |
| October 9, 2018 | S11·E7 | No Wasted Space |
| October 2, 2018 | S11·E6 | Fight Your Own Battles |
| September 25, 2018 | S11·E5 | That's Gonna Leave A Mark |
| September 18, 2018 | S11·E4 | No Wrist, No Reward |
| September 11, 2018 | S11·E3 | Right On Target |
| September 4, 2018 | S11·E2 | Not On My Watch |
| August 28, 2018 | S11·E1 | Opening Shots |
| April 24, 2018 | S10·E16 | Return of the Masters Finale |
| April 17, 2018 | S10·E15 | Final Exam |
| April 10, 2018 | S10·E14 | No Stain, No Gain |
| April 3, 2018 | S10·E13 | Monkey See, Monkey Do |
| March 27, 2018 | S10·E12 | Total Meltdown |
| March 20, 2018 | S10·E11 | Quit Buggin' Me |
| March 13, 2018 | S10·E10 | Some Assembly Required |
| March 6, 2018 | S10·E9 | Ink Raider |
| February 27, 2018 | S10·E8 | Pane in the Glass |
| February 20, 2018 | S10·E7 | Eye of the Tiger |
| February 13, 2018 | S10·E6 | Chin Up |
| February 6, 2018 | S10·E5 | Ink on the Dotted Line |
| January 30, 2018 | S10·E4 | Step It Up |
| January 23, 2018 | S10·E3 | Divine Proportion |
| January 16, 2018 | S10·E2 | Fill'er Up |
| January 9, 2018 | S10·E1 | Pick Your Side |
| September 26, 2017 | S9·E16 | Shop Wars Finale |
| September 19, 2017 | S9·E15 | Marathon to the Finale |
| September 12, 2017 | S9·E14 | Casting the First Stone |
| September 5, 2017 | S9·E13 | Sell Out |
| August 29, 2017 | S9·E12 | Pit Fall |
| August 22, 2017 | S9·E11 | Grim Inker |
| August 15, 2017 | S9·E10 | Drill Baby, Drill |
| August 8, 2017 | S9·E9 | Pin-Up Panic Attack |
| August 1, 2017 | S9·E8 | Masterpiece Mayhem |
| July 25, 2017 | S9·E7 | On the Bubble |
| July 18, 2017 | S9·E6 | Get the Flock Outta Here |
| July 11, 2017 | S9·E5 | War and Ink |
| June 27, 2017 | S9·E4 | Lend Me Your Ear |
| June 20, 2017 | S9·E3 | Unnatural Disasters |
| June 13, 2017 | S9·E2 | Crossing the Line |
| June 6, 2017 | S9·E1 | Fire & Ice |
| December 6, 2016 | S8·E16 | Peck vs. Nunez (LIVE) |
| November 29, 2016 | S8·E15 | No One is Safe |
| November 22, 2016 | S8·E14 | Bio-Mechanical Failure |
| November 15, 2016 | S8·E13 | Heavy Lifting |
| November 8, 2016 | S8·E12 | Road to the Finale |
| November 1, 2016 | S8·E11 | Duck and Cover Up |
| October 25, 2016 | S8·E10 | Like Sand Through the Hour Glass |
| October 18, 2016 | S8·E9 | Head Games |
| October 11, 2016 | S8·E8 | Bent Out of Shape |
| October 4, 2016 | S8·E7 | New School, Old Scars |
| September 27, 2016 | S8·E6 | Sticky Situation |
| September 20, 2016 | S8·E5 | Sparks Fly |
| September 13, 2016 | S8·E4 | Put on Your Armor |
| September 6, 2016 | S8·E3 | Ruffled Feathers |
| August 30, 2016 | S8·E2 | The Game Begins |
| August 23, 2016 | S8·E1 | Weeding Out the Weak |
| May 24, 2016 | S7·E13 | Revenge Live |
| May 17, 2016 | S7·E12 | Turning the Tables |
| May 10, 2016 | S7·E11 | Head in the Game |
| May 3, 2016 | S7·E10 | Shipwrecked |
| April 26, 2016 | S7·E9 | Sink or Soar |
| April 19, 2016 | S7·E8 | Breathing Fire |
| April 12, 2016 | S7·E7 | Knuckle Sandwich |
| April 5, 2016 | S7·E6 | Under Pressure |
| March 29, 2016 | S7·E5 | New School, Old Artist |
| March 22, 2016 | S7·E4 | The Devil's in the Details |
| March 15, 2016 | S7·E3 | Salt in the Wound |
| March 8, 2016 | S7·E2 | One Man's Trash |
| March 1, 2016 | S7·E1 | Initiation |
| October 13, 2015 | S6·E16 | Master vs. Apprentice Finale |
| October 6, 2015 | S6·E15 | Go Big or Go Home |
| September 29, 2015 | S6·E14 | Active Duty |
| September 22, 2015 | S6·E13 | Player's Choice |
| September 15, 2015 | S6·E12 | Slitting Throats |
| September 8, 2015 | S6·E11 | Hail Mani |
| September 1, 2015 | S6·E10 | Hell on Wheels |
| August 25, 2015 | S6·E9 | Like a Moth to the Flame |
| August 18, 2015 | S6·E8 | Composed and Exposed |
| August 11, 2015 | S6·E7 | Predator/Prey |
| August 4, 2015 | S6·E6 | Firing Lines |
| July 28, 2015 | S6·E5 | Problem Parts |
| July 14, 2015 | S6·E4 | Tut for Tat |
| July 7, 2015 | S6·E3 | Sink or Swim |
| June 30, 2015 | S6·E2 | Fight or Flight |
| June 23, 2015 | S6·E1 | Meet Your Maker |
| December 16, 2014 | S5·E16 | Ink Live |
| December 9, 2014 | S5·E15 | Fight to the Finale |
| December 2, 2014 | S5·E14 | Firing Squad |
| November 25, 2014 | S5·E13 | Painstaking Portraits |
| November 18, 2014 | S5·E12 | Heads Will Roll |
| November 11, 2014 | S5·E11 | Up in Smoke |
| November 4, 2014 | S5·E10 | Cold Blooded |
| October 28, 2014 | S5·E9 | Virgin Blood |
| October 21, 2014 | S5·E8 | Ink My Oosik |
| October 14, 2014 | S5·E7 | Three's a Crowd |
| October 7, 2014 | S5·E6 | Cheek to Cheek |
| September 30, 2014 | S5·E5 | Glass on Blast |
| September 23, 2014 | S5·E4 | Geishas Gone Wrong |
| September 16, 2014 | S5·E3 | Head to Headache |
| September 9, 2014 | S5·E2 | Pin Up Pittfalls |
| September 2, 2014 | S5·E1 | Inking with the Enemy |
| May 20, 2014 | S4·E13 | Ink Master Live |
| May 13, 2014 | S4·E12 | Fight to the Finish |
| May 6, 2014 | S4·E11 | Karma's a Bitch |
| April 29, 2014 | S4·E10 | Tag Team Tatt |
| April 22, 2014 | S4·E9 | Fighting Dirty |
| April 15, 2014 | S4·E8 | Ink Master Explosion |
| April 8, 2014 | S4·E7 | Artist Slaughter |
| April 1, 2014 | S4·E6 | 2 on 1 Tat-Astrophe |
| March 25, 2014 | S4·E5 | X Men's Hugh Jackman |
| March 18, 2014 | S4·E4 | Nude & Tattooed |
| March 11, 2014 | S4·E3 | Tatt Ganged |
| March 4, 2014 | S4·E2 | Bug Out |
| February 25, 2014 | S4·E1 | Earn It! |
| October 8, 2013 | S3·E13 | The Epic Finale |
| October 1, 2013 | S3·E12 | Enduring the Pain |
| September 24, 2013 | S3·E11 | Heroes and Heads |
| September 17, 2013 | S3·E10 | Eyes of the Beholder |
| September 10, 2013 | S3·E9 | Skulls and Villains |
| September 3, 2013 | S3·E8 | Baby Don't Go |
| August 27, 2013 | S3·E7 | Monumental Mistakes |
| August 20, 2013 | S3·E6 | Animal Instinct |
| August 13, 2013 | S3·E5 | Baby Beat-Down |
| August 6, 2013 | S3·E4 | Elysium Challenge |
| July 30, 2013 | S3·E3 | Fire and Lace |
| July 23, 2013 | S3·E2 | Thrills for Grills |
| July 16, 2013 | S3·E1 | Baby Got Back |
| December 18, 2012 | S2·E13 | Ink Master Live |
| December 18, 2012 | S2·E12 | The Bigger They Are |
| December 11, 2012 | S2·E11 | Better Than Words? |
| December 4, 2012 | S2·E10 | Blowing Chunks |
| November 27, 2012 | S2·E9 | Buck Off |
| November 20, 2012 | S2·E8 | Holy Ink |
| November 13, 2012 | S2·E7 | Star Wars Forever |
| November 6, 2012 | S2·E6 | Half Naked and Fully Loaded |
| October 30, 2012 | S2·E5 | Trick or Freak |
| October 23, 2012 | S2·E4 | Tattoo Her What? |
| October 16, 2012 | S2·E3 | The 80 Year Old Virgin |
| October 9, 2012 | S2·E1 | Tattooing the Dead |
| October 9, 2012 | S2·E2 | Naked 911 |
| March 6, 2012 | S1·E8 | Ink Master Revealed |
| February 28, 2012 | S1·E7 | Picture Imperfect |
| February 21, 2012 | S1·E6 | Permanent Mistakes |
| February 14, 2012 | S1·E5 | Game On |
| February 7, 2012 | S1·E4 | Ink Disaster Piece |
| January 31, 2012 | S1·E3 | Pasties and a Cameltoe |
| January 24, 2012 | S1·E2 | Botched Head Tattoo |
| January 17, 2012 | S1·E1 | Fresh Meat |
