The BEST episodes of Ink Master season 8

Every episode of Ink Master season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ink Master season 8!

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.

Last Updated: 4/26/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

7.82

375 votes

#1 - Bio-Mechanical Failure

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/22/2016

Stakes are at a competition-high when the artists must work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.

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7.77

378 votes

#2 - Duck and Cover Up

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/1/2016

One artist cracks after a difficult Flash Challenge in which the artists try to rework tramp stamps.

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7.76

378 votes

#3 - No One Is Safe

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/29/2016

The battle comes to a head as the top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.

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7.76

361 votes

#4 - Head Games

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/18/2016

No one is safe when the artists must use adaptability to tattoo an excruciatingly painful spot: the head.

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7.69

361 votes

#5 - New School, Old Scars

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/2016

The artists tatoo former smokers who have been scarred for life and the artists on Team Nuñez fight for spots in their top five.

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7.69

378 votes

#6 - Weeding Out the Weak

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/2016

The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nuñez.

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7.68

364 votes

#7 - Peck vs. Nunez Live

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/6/2016

The final three artists tattoo for America's vote, and the eliminated artists return for a fiery confrontation; a 24-hour chest tattoo determines the winner.

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7.68

367 votes

#8 - Put On Your Armor

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2016

No artist is safe when both Team Peck and Team Nuñez must transform canvases into warriors.

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7.66

375 votes

#9 - Bent Out of Shape

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/2016

The battle for the skull pick heats up in the Flash Challenge when artists must manipulate metal.

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7.64

362 votes

#10 - Like Sand Through the Hour Glass

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2016

It’s all in the details when the artists must create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers.

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7.63

362 votes

#11 - Sticky Situation

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2016

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.

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7.54

401 votes

#12 - Heavy Lifting

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/15/2016

The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge, leading to an unexpected win.

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7.53

382 votes

#13 - The Game Begins

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2016

In the first Flash Challenge, Team Peck and Team Nuñez must work together in an intense tattoo challenge.

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7.50

340 votes

#14 - Ruffled Feathers

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2016

Team Nuñez seeks revenge in the next Flash Challenge and an artist betrays Team Peck in their first Elimination Tattoo.

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7.29

359 votes

#15 - Sparks Fly

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2016

Team Nuñez 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.

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6.60

268 votes

#16 - Road to the Finale

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/8/2016

Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final 6 artists from Team Peck and Team Nuñez.

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