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Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes2014

Ink Master

Rivals

16 top tattoo artists from across the country will compete in extreme challenges proving their skill and grit in an epic battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

Episodes
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Inking With The Enemy
Episode 142 min2014-09-02

Inking With The Enemy

18 Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy.

Pin Up Pittfalls
Episode 242 min2014-09-09

Pin Up Pittfalls

Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.

Head to Headache
Episode 342 min2014-09-16

Head to Headache

Josh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.

Geishas Gone Wrong
Episode 442 min2014-09-23

Geishas Gone Wrong

Vendettas have the artists at each others' throats. The skull pick gets personal and the pressure is on when the artists tattoo Nunez's specialty.

Glass On Blast
Episode 542 min2014-09-30

Glass On Blast

The artists must make incredible art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams. Rivalries explode when they tattoo head to head.

Cheek To Cheek
Episode 642 min2014-10-07

Cheek To Cheek

In one of the craziest challenges ever, the artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one artist the competition.

Three's A Crowd
Episode 742 min2014-10-14

Three's A Crowd

The pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it’s tripled when they have to work in teams.

Ink My Oosik
Episode 842 min2014-10-21

Ink My Oosik

The artists are taken out of their comfort zone when they must scrimshaw walrus penises. One artist totally loses their cool while another artist loses their shot at $100K.

Virgin Blood
Episode 942 min2014-10-28

Virgin Blood

Picky virgin canvases get inked and Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out. The artists battle head to head and Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the chopping block.

Cold Blooded
Episode 1042 min2014-11-04

Cold Blooded

In the flash challenge, the artists use a different kind of ink to make art... blood. Then, they go head-to-head against guest judge Tommy Montoya while Emily goes over the edge.

Up In Smoke
Episode 1142 min2014-11-11

Up In Smoke

Josh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition for good. The Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were.

Heads Will Roll
Episode 1242 min2014-11-18

Heads Will Roll

The artists fight for an opportunity to ink NFL star DeAngelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send one human canvas over the edge.

Painstaking Portraits
Episode 1342 min2014-11-25

Painstaking Portraits

Artists go head to head tattooing the same portrait on two family members. Some family members are left with jacked tattoos as the portrait subject overlooks.

Firing Squad
Episode 1442 min2014-12-02

Firing Squad

It's down to the wire as the artists battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticizing their every move.

Fight To The Finale
Episode 1542 min2014-12-09

Fight To The Finale

Emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and epic fails. It’s the end of the line and the sparks fly as the last 4 Artists standing battle it out for a spot in the Live Finale and a shot at $100K.

Ink Live
Episode 1642 min2014-12-16

Ink Live

The final 3 artists reveal their 35 hour back pieces and the sparks fly when all 18 rival artists return to give the lowdown on whose rivalries still burn.

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