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13 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Tue, Oct 9, 201242 mins
A visit to the morgue launches 16 of the best tattoo artists into a brutal competition to determine who's #1. Tattoo virgins get their first taste of ink, with one ending in a permanent disaster.
Episode 2
Tue, Oct 16, 201242 mins
Semi nude women heat up the competition, a medical emergency threatens the future of one artist, and NFL Linebacker Terrell Suggs is a guest judge.
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 23, 201242 mins
A botched American flag and a backwards eagle tattoo cause veterans patriotic tempers to flare and a third artist loses their shot at USD100,000 dollars and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 23, 201242 mins
A face-off leaves Sarah in tears and the artists are pushed to their limits when one canvas demands a tattoo on her private parts and another has a meltdown, which causes a fight in the loft. The NBA's Matt Barnes guest judges.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 30, 201242 mins
Halloween gets freaky when the artists tattoo inside mouths. One artist reveals shocking news that lands him in in the hospital fighting for his life. Human canvases want tattoos of dismembered bodies and zombies.
Episode 6
Tue, Nov 6, 201242 mins
One artist makes a plan for revenge; some artists botch their pinup tattoos, leaving their human canvases scarred and the judges mad.
Episode 7
Tue, Nov 13, 201242 mins
The artists must use their Jedi powers to ink highly critical super-fans with Star Wars tattoos. Star Wars creator, George Lucas, has a special treat for the winner of the Flash Challenge.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 20, 201242 mins
Alliances are made and betrayed when the artists team up to work in pairs and one team must ink a priest. Tatu Baby gets a surprise advantage that angers the rest of the artists. Tattoo legend Freddy Negrete is guest judge.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 27, 201242 mins
The artists burn designs onto skin tight chaps worn by smokin' hot cowgirls. The pressure is on when the artists try to impress Nunez by tattooing in his style- Japanese. Another artist is forced to close shop.
Episode 10
Tue, Dec 4, 201242 mins
Dave Navarro ups the stakes when he gives the artists his personal guitars to paint for the Flash Challenge. One Human Canvas can't stop puking. Animal tattoos leave two artists going head to head and the judges split 50/50.
Episode 11
Tue, Dec 11, 201242 mins
The artists tattoo head-to-head against Oliver in the Flash Challenge. The portrait challenge leaves some canvases with unrecognizable family members permanently inked on their skin. Another artist is forced to close shop.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 18, 201242 mins
The artists lose control when pro-athlete canvases choose them. Tattoo pain has these NFL & MMA pros on the floor. The judges choose the final three and the unbelievable final challenge is revealed. Live finale follows.
Episode 13
Tue, Dec 18, 201242 mins
This season's artists and human canvases confront each other live. America's votes & insane twists are announced, master canvases are revealed, and the judges choose the next Ink Master.