Ink Master — Season 16
Which generation will conquer the competition?
About this season
A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.
Episodes (10)
1. Divide of the Decade
10.0Aired 23 October 2024 • 44 min
16 new Artists enter the competition, divided into two teams based on how long they've been tattooing. The Artists must fight for a spot on their team. The Young Guns are up first and the battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master begins.
2. Money Where Your Mouth Is
Aired 23 October 2024 • 45 min
With the Young Guns Team set, the OGs must now battle it out for a spot on their Team in another brutal double elimination. The battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master continues.
3. Out of the Box, Onto the Skin
Aired 23 October 2024 • 45 min
The battle for $250,000 intensifies as the Young Guns and OGs go head to head for the first time. The team dynamics are put to the test in the first Flash Challenge and basic lettering tattoos push the Artists' creativity to the limit.
4. Inked in Gold
Aired 30 October 2024 • 45 min
From trash to treasure, the teams must use their ingenuity to create recycled masterpieces in the Flash Challenge; metallic tattoos have the artists struggling to shine; a shocking elimination shakes up the competition.
5. A Sin in Tattooing
Aired 6 November 2024 • 45 min
Massive murals have the teams struggling to keep their composure in the Flash Challenge; the battle for the title of Ink Master continues with Japanese Samurai tattoos, and a backwards hand sparks a heated debate.
6. At Your Service
Aired 13 November 2024 • 45 min
Artists tattoo service dogs and face a twist battling for $250K and the title.
7. Monsters Ink
Aired 20 November 2024 • 44 min
Artists feel the pressure when a monstrous tattoo tests loyalties. The battle heats up.
8. Face Your Fears
Aired 27 November 2024 • 44 min
The Artists' loyalties become transparent in a glass painting Flash Challenge. There is nowhere to hide when the Artists must tattoo faces in a high stakes Elimination Tattoo. The battle for $250,000 continues.
9. Mash Up Mayhem
Aired 4 December 2024 • 45 min
In the epic fight to the finale, the final five Artists battle it out with mash up tattoos. A jaw-dropping twist puts their versatility to the test. Who will be the last three artists standing in the Ink Master Finale?
10. OGs vs Young Gun
Aired 11 December 2024 • 45 min
The 3 Finalists reveal their Master Canvas tattoos Familiar faces return in a final twist, and an unexpected surprise leaves the Artists in tears. One Artist will win $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.