Dave Navarro
Self - Host
Series SeasonSeason 9 episodes2017
Ink Master
Shop Wars
Season nine of Ink Master reaches new heights as tattoo shops from across the country go to war. As 19 shops enter the competition, in the end only one will be left standing, winning the title of ‘Master Shop’ and $200,000.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 138 min2017-06-06
Fire & Ice
In the season premiere, tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America’s best shops arrive ready to battle it out for a massive $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.
Episode 238 min2017-06-13
Crossing the Line
A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts relationships to the test.
Episode 338 min2017-06-20
Unnatural Disasters
A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops.
Episode 439 min2017-06-27
Lend Me Your Ear
The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos. Not one but two veteran artists return.
Episode 539 min2017-07-11
War and Ink
Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.
Episode 639 min2017-07-18
Get the Flock Outta Here
Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.
Episode 738 min2017-07-25
On the Bubble
One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.
Episode 838 min2017-08-01
Masterpiece Mayhem
An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears, and the alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of veterans return to battle it out for the title.
Episode 939 min2017-08-08
Pin-Up Panic Attack
The Artists can't find any relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge. Things only get hairier during the Elimination Tattoo when the Artists are faced with the infamous Pin-Up challenge.
Episode 1039 min2017-08-15
Drill Baby, Drill
The final veteran shop returns to fight for the title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing aliance.
Episode 1138 min2017-08-22
Grim Inker
With no flash challenge, the artists think they've got it all figured out until a massive twist sends them reeling; Four Horsemen tattoos bring on the end of days for one pair of artists.
Episode 1239 min2017-08-29
Pit Fall
A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.
Episode 1339 min2017-09-05
Sell Out
The competition puts the old saying, "the customer is always right," to the test when the artists must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.
Episode 1439 min2017-09-12
Casting the First Stone
With only 5 shops left, the fight for $200K and the title of Master Shop intensifies. In a deity Elimination Tattoo, some shops reach for the heavens while one is sent packing to hell.
Episode 1538 min2017-09-19
Marathon to the Finale
The competition is more intense than ever as the top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale, $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.
Episode 1641 min2017-09-26
Shop Wars Finale
In the live season finale, the final three shops battle it out for $200,000 and the first ever title of Master Shop.