Ink Master

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.

A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts Shop relationships to the test. The battle continues for the title of Master Shop and the largest prize in Ink Master history.

A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the Competition by storm. A difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the Shops, and the battle continues for 200K and the title of Master Shop.

The Competition gets even tougher when the Artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos. Not one but two Veteran Artists return.

Some Shops lose their composure as they butt heads through a grueling Elimination Tattoo. The battle heats up for 200K and the title of Master Shop.

Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies. The battle continues for 200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

One of the Competition's most infamous Veterans returns to shake up the game. The battle continues for 200K and the title of Master Shop.

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.

The artists can't find relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge, and in honor of one veteran artist's return, the artists must team up to tackle the infamous pinup tattoo.

The final Veteran shop returns to fight for the first ever title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing alliance as the battle for 200K continues.

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.

The artists must tackle painful coordinating armpit tattoos, and Chris Nunez and Oliver Peck take charge of doling out canvases to the artists for the Elimination Tattoo.

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.

With the field down to only 5 shops remaining, the fight to 200K and the first ever title of Master Shop intensifies. In a deity Elimination Tattoo, some shops reach for the heavens while one shop is sent packing to hell.

The competition is more intense than ever before 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.

In the live season finale, the final three shops battle it out for 200k and the first ever title of Master Shop.