Ink Master — Season 8
Which generation will conquer the competition?
About this season
In season eight, 8 returning artists and 8 top tattoo artists from around the country will compete in extreme challenges proving their skill and grit in an epic battle for 100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Episodes (16)
1. Weeding Out The Weak
5.0Aired 23 August 2016 • 42 min
The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nunez.
2. The Game Begins
5.0Aired 30 August 2016 • 42 min
In the first Flash Challenge, Team Peck and Team Nunez must work together in an intense tattoo challenge.
3. Ruffled Feathers
5.0Aired 6 September 2016 • 42 min
Team Nunez seeks revenge in the next Flash Challenge and an artist betrays Team Beck in their first Elimination Tattoo.
4. Put On Your Armor
5.0Aired 13 September 2016 • 42 min
No Artist is safe when both Team Peck and Team Nunez must transform Canvases into Warriors in the Elimination Tattoo. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
5. Sparks Fly
5.0Aired 20 September 2016 • 42 min
Team Nunez fries in an electrifying Flash Challenge testing legibility. A gendered alliance has the girls out for blood. The battle intensifies for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
6. Sticky Situation
5.0Aired 27 September 2016 • 42 min
A conflicted Team Peck fights for control of the game in a Flash Challenge testing contrast. One Artist turns the tables on the girls’ alliance. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
7. New School, Old Scars
5.0Aired 4 October 2016 • 42 min
In a powerful Flash Challenge, the artists must tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life.
8. Bent Out Of Shape
5.0Aired 11 October 2016 • 42 min
The battle for the skull pick heats up in the Flash Challenge when artists must manipulate metal.
9. Head Games
5.0Aired 18 October 2016 • 42 min
No one is safe when the artists must use adaptability to tattoo an excruciatingly painful spot: the head.
10. Like Sand Through The Hour Glass
5.0Aired 25 October 2016 • 42 min
It's all in the details when the artists must create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers.
11. Duck and Cover Up
5.0Aired 1 November 2016 • 42 min
One artist cracks after a difficult Flash Challenge in which the artists try to rework tramp stamps.
12. Road To The Finale
5.0Aired 8 November 2016 • 42 min
Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final 6 artists from Team Peck and Team Nuñez.
13. Heavy Lifting
5.0Aired 15 November 2016 • 42 min
The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge, leading to an unexpected win.
14. Bio-Mechanical Failure
5.0Aired 22 November 2016 • 42 min
Stakes are at a competition-high when the artists must work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.
15. No One Is Safe
3.0Aired 29 November 2016 • 42 min
The battle comes to a head as the top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.
16. Peck Vs. Nuñez Live
5.0Aired 6 December 2016 • 42 min
The final 3 artists tattoo live for America's vote and the eliminated artists return for a confrontation.