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THE TOP FIVE
01
9.5
PICK YOUR SIDE
S10E01
02
9.3
FIRE & ICE
S09E01
03
9.0
ACTIVE DUTY
S06E14
04
9.0
INITIATION
S07E01
05
9.0
ONE MAN'S TRASH
S07E02
THE LOW
TATT GANGED · S04E03
SERIES AVG
8.2
BEST SEASON
S16
SEASONS
17
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S01E01 Fresh Meat — 8.0
8.0
S01E02 Botched Head Tattoo — 7.5
7.5
S01E03 Pasties and a Cameltoe — 7.5
7.5
S01E04 Ink Disaster Piece — 7.5
7.5
S01E05 Game On — 7.5
7.5
S01E06 Permanent Mistakes — 8.0
8.0
S01E07 Picture Imperfect — 8.0
8.0
S01E08 Ink Master Revealed — 8.0
8.0
S02E01 Tattooing the Dead — unrated
S02E02 Naked 911 — unrated
S02E03 The 80 Year Old Virgin — unrated
S02E04 Tattoo Her What? — unrated
S02E05 Trick or Freak — unrated
S02E06 Half Naked and Fully Loaded — unrated
S02E07 Star Wars Forever — unrated
S02E08 Holy Ink — 8.0
8.0
S02E09 Buck Off — 8.0
8.0
S02E10 Blowing Chunks — 8.0
8.0
S02E11 Better Than Words? — 8.0
8.0
S02E12 The Bigger They Are — 7.5
7.5
S02E13 Ink Master Live — 8.0
8.0
S03E01 Baby Got Back — unrated
S03E02 Thrills for Grills — unrated
S03E03 Fire and Lace — unrated
S03E04 Elysium Challenge — unrated
S03E05 Baby Beat-Down — unrated
S03E06 Animal Instinct — unrated
S03E07 Monumental Mistakes — unrated
S03E08 Baby Don't Go — 7.5
7.5
S03E09 Skulls and Villains — unrated
S03E10 Eyes of the Beholder — 7.5
7.5
S03E11 Heroes and Heads — 7.0
7.0
S03E12 Enduring the Pain — 8.0
8.0
S03E13 The Epic Finale — 8.5
8.5
S04E01 Earn It! — 7.5
7.5
S04E02 Bug Out — 7.5
7.5
S04E03 Tatt Ganged — 5.7
5.7
S04E04 Nude & Tattooed — 7.5
7.5
S04E05 X Men's Hugh Jackman — unrated
S04E06 2 on 1 Tat-Astrophe — 7.5
7.5
S04E07 Artist Slaughter — 7.0
7.0
S04E08 Ink Master Explosion — 7.5
7.5
S04E09 Fighting Dirty — 7.5
7.5
S04E10 Tag Team Tatt — 7.5
7.5
S04E11 Karma's a Bitch — 7.5
7.5
S04E12 Fight to the Finish — 7.5
7.5
S04E13 Ink Master Live — 7.5
7.5
S05E01 Inking with the Enemy — 8.0
8.0
S05E02 Pin Up Pittfalls — 8.0
8.0
S05E03 Head to Headache — 7.5
7.5
S05E04 Geishas Gone Wrong — 8.0
8.0
S05E05 Glass on Blast — 8.0
8.0
S05E06 Cheek to Cheek — 8.0
8.0
S05E07 Three's a Crowd — 7.5
7.5
S05E08 Ink My Oosik — 8.0
8.0
S05E09 Virgin Blood — 7.5
7.5
S05E10 Cold Blooded — 8.0
8.0
S05E11 Up in Smoke — 8.0
8.0
S05E12 Heads Will Roll — 7.5
7.5
S05E13 Painstaking Portraits — 8.0
8.0
S05E14 Firing Squad — 7.5
7.5
S05E15 Fight to the Finale — 8.5
8.5
S05E16 Ink Live — 7.5
7.5
S06E01 Meet Your Maker — unrated
S06E02 Fight or Flight — unrated
S06E03 Sink or Swim — unrated
S06E04 Tut for Tat — unrated
S06E05 Problem Parts — unrated
S06E06 Firing Lines — unrated
S06E07 Predator/Prey — unrated
S06E08 Composed and Exposed — unrated
S06E09 Like a Moth to the Flame — unrated
S06E10 Hell on Wheels — unrated
S06E11 Hail Mani — unrated
S06E12 Slitting Throats — unrated
S06E13 Player's Choice — 8.0
8.0
S06E14 Active Duty — 9.0
9.0
S06E15 Go Big or Go Home — 8.5
8.5
S06E16 Master vs. Apprentice Finale — 8.5
8.5
S07E01 Initiation — 9.0
9.0
S07E02 One Man's Trash — 9.0
9.0
S07E03 Salt in the Wound — 8.0
8.0
S07E04 The Devil's in the Details — 6.3
6.3
S07E05 New School, Old Artist — 8.0
8.0
S07E06 Under Pressure — 8.0
8.0
S07E07 Knuckle Sandwich — 8.5
8.5
S07E08 Breathing Fire — 8.0
8.0
S07E09 Sink or Soar — 8.0
8.0
S07E10 Shipwrecked — 9.0
9.0
S07E11 Head in the Game — 8.5
8.5
S07E12 Turning the Tables — 9.0
9.0
S07E13 Revenge Live — 7.5
7.5
S08E01 Weeding Out the Weak — 8.0
8.0
S08E02 The Game Begins — 8.0
8.0
S08E03 Ruffled Feathers — 9.0
9.0
S08E04 Put on Your Armor — 8.0
8.0
S08E05 Sparks Fly — 7.5
7.5
S08E06 Sticky Situation — 7.5
7.5
S08E07 New School, Old Scars — 8.0
8.0
S08E08 Bent Out of Shape — 8.7
8.7
S08E09 Head Games — 8.3
8.3
S08E10 Like Sand Through the Hour Glass — 8.0
8.0
S08E11 Duck and Cover Up — 8.0
8.0
S08E12 Road to the Finale — 6.7
6.7
S08E13 Heavy Lifting — 7.0
7.0
S08E14 Bio-Mechanical Failure — 8.0
8.0
S08E15 No One is Safe — 8.0
8.0
S08E16 Peck vs. Nunez (LIVE) — 8.5
8.5
S09E01 Fire & Ice — 9.3
9.3
S09E02 Crossing the Line — 7.5
7.5
S09E03 Unnatural Disasters — 7.5
7.5
S09E04 Lend Me Your Ear — 7.5
7.5
S09E05 War and Ink — 8.0
8.0
S09E06 Get the Flock Outta Here — 7.5
7.5
S09E07 On the Bubble — 8.0
8.0
S09E08 Masterpiece Mayhem — 8.0
8.0
S09E09 Pin-Up Panic Attack — 8.5
8.5
S09E10 Drill Baby, Drill — 8.0
8.0
S09E11 Grim Inker — 8.0
8.0
S09E12 Pit Fall — 8.5
8.5
S09E13 Sell Out — 8.0
8.0
S09E14 Casting the First Stone — 8.0
8.0
S09E15 Marathon to the Finale — 8.5
8.5
S09E16 Shop Wars Finale — 9.0
9.0
S10E01 Pick Your Side — 9.5
9.5
S10E02 Fill'er Up — 8.0
8.0
S10E03 Divine Proportion — 6.0
6.0
S10E04 Step It Up — 8.0
8.0
S10E05 Ink on the Dotted Line — 8.5
8.5
S10E06 Chin Up — 8.5
8.5
S10E07 Eye of the Tiger — 8.0
8.0
S10E08 Pane in the Glass — 8.0
8.0
S10E09 Ink Raider — 9.0
9.0
S10E10 Some Assembly Required — 8.0
8.0
S10E11 Quit Buggin' Me — 8.0
8.0
S10E12 Total Meltdown — 8.0
8.0
S10E13 Monkey See, Monkey Do — unrated
S10E14 No Stain, No Gain — unrated
S10E15 Final Exam — 9.0
9.0
S10E16 Return of the Masters Finale — 9.0
9.0
S11E01 Opening Shots — 9.0
9.0
S11E02 Not On My Watch — 8.7
8.7
S11E03 Right On Target — 8.0
8.0
S11E04 No Wrist, No Reward — 7.8
7.8
S11E05 That's Gonna Leave A Mark — 8.3
8.3
S11E06 Fight Your Own Battles — 8.3
8.3
S11E07 No Wasted Space — 8.3
8.3
S11E08 Chalk This Way — 8.3
8.3
S11E09 Tipping the Scales — 8.3
8.3
S11E10 Put Up Or Shut Up — 8.3
8.3
S11E11 In Deep Waters — 8.3
8.3
S11E12 Too Hot to Handle — 8.0
8.0
S11E13 Who's Got The Power? — 8.7
8.7
S11E14 What Are You Crayon About? — 8.7
8.7
S11E15 Prelude to a Bloodbath — 8.0
8.0
S11E16 Grudge Match Finale — 8.3
8.3
S12E01 The Ink Will Speak For Itself — 8.0
8.0
S12E02 A Storm Is Brewin' — 8.5
8.5
S12E03 Down to the Wire — 8.5
8.5
S12E04 The Hunter & The Hunted — 8.5
8.5
S12E05 The Art Stands Alone — 8.5
8.5
S12E06 Art of War — 8.5
8.5
S12E07 Sabotage — 8.5
8.5
S12E08 Pins & No Needles — 8.0
8.0
S12E09 Drawing Alliances — 8.5
8.5
S12E10 By Accident Or By Design — 8.5
8.5
S12E11 Roll Of The Dice — 8.5
8.5
S12E12 Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is — 8.3
8.3
S12E13 Moving Pictures — 9.0
9.0
S12E14 Unfriendly Fire — 8.7
8.7
S12E15 Step Up Or Shut Up — 8.7
8.7
S12E16 Battle of the Sexes Finale — 8.7
8.7
S13E01 Rep Your Region — 8.3
8.3
S13E02 Clash of the Collages — 8.0
8.0
S13E03 Teamwork Makes the Dream Work — 8.7
8.7
S13E04 Battle Lines — 8.7
8.7
S13E05 Out of Your Element — 8.3
8.3
S13E06 Off the Chain — 8.3
8.3
S13E07 Head Spin — 9.0
9.0
S13E08 Sugar Rush — 9.0
9.0
S13E09 Artistry on the Line — 9.0
9.0
S13E10 Every Artist for Themselves — 8.7
8.7
S13E11 From Toast to Toast — 8.7
8.7
S13E12 Last Draw — 8.5
8.5
S13E13 There Can Only Be One — 8.5
8.5
S13E14 Compose Yourself — 8.5
8.5
S13E15 Race to the Finish — 8.5
8.5
S14E01 Legends Return — 8.6
8.6
S14E02 A Work of Art — 8.8
8.8
S14E03 Devil's in the Details — 9.0
9.0
S14E04 Match a Master — 8.8
8.8
S14E05 Master Mash Ups — 8.8
8.8
S14E06 Up in Flames — 8.8
8.8
S14E07 Panes of Pressure — 8.8
8.8
S14E08 Let the Sparks Fly — 8.6
8.6
S14E09 Finale, Part 1 — 9.0
9.0
S14E10 Finale, Part 2 — 8.4
8.4
S15E01 The New Ink Class — 8.6
8.6
S15E02 Skull & Bones — 8.3
8.3
S15E03 Put Me In, Coach! — 8.3
8.3
S15E04 Don't Fork It Up — 8.8
8.8
S15E05 Teams Transformed — 8.5
8.5
S15E06 Saddle Up, Buttercup — 8.5
8.5
S15E07 Fight Fire with Fire — 8.5
8.5
S15E08 Competition Shattered — 8.8
8.8
S15E09 Instant Karma — 8.8
8.8
S15E10 Fifteen's Finale — 9.0
9.0
S16E01 Divide of the Decade — 8.8
8.8
S16E02 Money Where Your Mouth Is — 8.8
8.8
S16E03 Out of the Box, Onto the Skin — 9.0
9.0
S16E04 Inked in Gold — 8.8
8.8
S16E05 A Sin in Tattooing — 8.8
8.8
S16E06 At Your Service — 8.5
8.5
S16E07 Monster's Ink — 8.8
8.8
S16E08 Face Your Fears — 8.8
8.8
S16E09 Mash Up Mayhem — 8.8
8.8
S16E10 OG's vs Young Gun — 8.8
8.8
S17E01 Hometown Throwdown — 8.3
8.3
S17E02 Back to the Drawing Board — 8.0
8.0
S17E03 Gut Check — 8.3
8.3
S17E04 Bottled Up — 8.3
8.3
S17E05 It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint — 8.0
8.0
S17E06 No Day at the Beach — 8.0
8.0
S17E07 All Scars Will Heal — 8.7
8.7
S17E08 Signed, Sealed, Delivered — 8.0
8.0
S17E09 Tat For Tat — 8.0
8.0
S17E10 Hometown Hero — 8.0
8.0
AVG
7.8
7.9
7.7
7.3
7.8
8.5
8.2
8.0
8.1
8.3
8.3
8.5
8.6
8.8
8.6
8.8
8.2
RATING SCALE
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7.5
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Episode ratings grid for Ink Master: 197 rated episodes across 17 seasons, ratings 5.7–9.5. Peak: S10E01 Pick Your Side, 9.5.
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