Episode Guide
Season 9
Episode Guide
Fire & Ice
S9
E1
Jun 05, 2017
Artists from nine of America's best tattoo shops arrive to battle it out for $200,000, the title of Ink Master and the first-ever Master Shop title.
Crossing the Line
S9
E2
Jun 12, 2017
A massive twist shakes up the competition, a painstaking Flash Challenge puts shop relationships to the test, and a tough Elimination Tattoo tests the artists' fundamentals.
Unnatural Disasters
S9
E3
Jun 19, 2017
A veteran artist returns to take the competition by storm, a difficult Flash Challenge exposes the artists' weaknesses, and the artists tag-team an Elimination Tattoo.
Lend Me Your Ear
S9
E4
Jun 26, 2017
The competition intensifies when the artists are tested on technical application, and two veteran artists make their returns.
War and Ink
S9
E5
Jul 10, 2017
Some shops lose their composure during a grueling color realism Elimination Tattoo, and a difficult canvas threatens one shop's spot in the competition.
Get the Flock Outta Here
S9
E6
Jul 17, 2017
The competition intensifies as another veteran artist returns, and artists must take on the ultimate test of artistry as they freehand their Elimination Tattoos.
On the Bubble
S9
E7
Jul 24, 2017
One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game, and the pressure is on when the artists are tasked with a new-school Elimination Tattoo.
Masterpiece Mayhem
S9
E8
Jul 31, 2017
An emotional Flash Challenge brings the artists to tears, and the alliance becomes a target when a bulletproof pair of veterans returns to battle it out for the title.
Pin-Up Panic Attack
S9
E9
Aug 07, 2017
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.
Drill Baby, Drill
S9
E10
Aug 14, 2017
The final veteran artist's return sparks an old rivalry, the shops struggle to work together during a woodworking Flash Challenge, and artist Tommy Montoya is a guest judge.
Grim Inker
S9
E11
Aug 21, 2017
A massive twist in the Elimination Challenge sends the artists reeling, and Four Horsemen tattoos bring the end of days for one pair of artists.
Pit Fall
S9
E12
Aug 28, 2017
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.
Sell Out
S9
E13
Sep 04, 2017
The six remaining shops must use their sales skills to win over the canvases for the chance to tattoo, and the judges send one more shop packing.
Casting the First Stone
S9
E14
Sep 11, 2017
The artists create cohesive designs by painting nude models in the Flash Challenge, and some shops miss the mark on an Asian deity-themed Elimination Tattoo.
Marathon to the Finale
S9
E15
Sep 18, 2017
The final four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for a spot in the finale, a chance at $200,000 and the first-ever title of Master Shop.
Shop Wars Finale
S9
E16
Sep 25, 2017
In the live finale, the final three shops compete for $200,000 and the first-ever title of Master Shop.