Ink Master: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An estimated 40 million Americans have at least one tattoo. So who is the country's preeminent tattoo artist? Ink Master is the first-ever tattoo competition series featuring some of the nation's top tattoo artists on a quest to determine who is the best at their craft and win a huge cash prize. The stakes are high as the artists showcase their irrevocable artwork on real people's bodies. The dramatic tension is ever-present as the artists will ultimately face the opinion of the living canvas who now bears a permanent souvenir of the Ink Master etched into his or her skin.

Series details

• Title: Ink Master
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-01-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Paramount+
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1321

Cast and credited roles

• Dave Navarro — Judge
• Chris Nuñez — Judge
• Oliver Peck — Judge
• DJ Tambe — Judge
• Nikko Hurtado — Judge
• Ryan Ashley — Judge
• Ami James — Judge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-01-17; final listed air date 2012-03-06; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-10-09; final listed air date 2012-12-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2013-07-16; final listed air date 2013-10-08; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2014-02-25; final listed air date 2014-05-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2014-09-02; final listed air date 2014-12-16; episode order: 16.
• Season 6: premiered 2015-06-23; final listed air date 2015-10-13; episode order: 17.
• Season 7: premiered 2016-03-01; final listed air date 2016-05-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 8: premiered 2016-08-23; final listed air date 2016-12-06; episode order: 16.
• Season 9: premiered 2017-06-06; final listed air date 2017-09-26; episode order: 16.
• Season 10: premiered 2018-01-09; final listed air date 2018-04-24; episode order: 16.
• Season 11: premiered 2018-08-28; final listed air date 2018-12-18; episode order: 16.
• Season 12: premiered 2019-06-11; final listed air date 2019-09-24; episode order: 16.
• Season 13: premiered 2020-01-07; final listed air date 2020-04-14.
• Season 14: premiered 2022-09-07; final listed air date 2022-11-02.
• Season 15: premiered 2023-11-01; final listed air date 2023-12-20; episode order: 10.
• Season 16: premiered 2024-10-23; final listed air date 2024-12-11; episode order: 10.
• Season 17: premiered 2025-10-29; final listed air date 2025-12-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ink Master on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.