Ink Master Season 9

Ink Master Season 9 has become appointment viewing on and for anyone who enjoys watching people under real pressure. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 90 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Dave Navarro is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Ink Master Season 9 earns its spot. Ink Master Season 9 understands that the format only works if the people in it feel real. 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. Dave Navarro and Chris Núñez lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. Ink Master Season 9 understands the difference between manufactured drama and the real thing, and leans on the latter. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Ink Master Season 9 is impossible to watch casually — expect strong opinions. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. The casting and production never let it go stale. The kind of thing that disappears an evening without you noticing.

🎬 Ink Master Season 9 — Episode Guide

Fire & Ice

2017-06-06

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.

Crossing the Line

2017-06-13

A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts relationships to the test.

Unnatural Disasters

2017-06-20

A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops.

Lend Me Your Ear

2017-06-27

The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos. Not one but two veteran artists return.

War and Ink

2017-07-11

Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.

Get the Flock Outta Here

2017-07-18

Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.

On the Bubble

2017-07-25

One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.

Masterpiece Mayhem

2017-08-01

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.

Pin-Up Panic Attack

2017-08-08

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.

E10

Drill Baby, Drill

2017-08-15

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.

E11

Grim Inker

2017-08-22

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.

E12

Pit Fall

2017-08-29

A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.

E13

Sell Out

2017-09-05

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.

E14

Casting the First Stone

2017-09-12

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.

E15

Marathon to the Finale

2017-09-19

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.

E16

Shop Wars Finale

2017-09-26

In the live season finale, the final three shops battle it out for $200,000 and the first ever title of Master Shop.

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