The BEST episodes of Ink Master season 9

Every episode of Ink Master season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ink Master season 9!

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: 12/6/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing
Marathon to the Finale
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7.90
335 votes

#1 - Marathon to the Finale

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/19/2017

The final four shops compete in a two-part tattoo marathon that will determine who goes to the live finale.

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Sell Out
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7.80
357 votes

#2 - Sell Out

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/5/2017

The artists put the saying, "the customer is always right," to the test when they must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.

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Grim Inker
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7.72
393 votes

#3 - Grim Inker

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/22/2017

With no flash challenge, the artists think they've got it all figured out until a massive twist sends them reeling. Four Horsemen tattoos bring on the end of days for one pair of artists.

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Pit Fall
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7.70
367 votes

#4 - Pit Fall

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/29/2017

A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.

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Drill Baby, Drill
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7.70
391 votes

#5 - Drill Baby, Drill

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/15/2017

The final Veteran shop returns to fight for the first ever title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing alliance as the battle for 200K continues.

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Shop Wars Finale
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7.68
308 votes

#6 - Shop Wars Finale

Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/26/2017

The final three shops battle it out for $200k and the first ever title of Master Shop.

Pin-Up Panic Attack
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7.61
391 votes

#7 - Pin-Up Panic Attack

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/8/2017

The artists can't find any relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge. Things only get hairier during the Elimination Tattoo when the artists are faced with the infamous Pin-Up challenge.

Unnatural Disasters
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7.60
383 votes

#8 - Unnatural Disasters

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/20/2017

A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops.

War and Ink
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7.59
401 votes

#9 - War and Ink

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2017

Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.

On the Bubble
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7.57
397 votes

#10 - On the Bubble

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/2017

One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.

Casting the First Stone
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7.57
372 votes

#11 - Casting the First Stone

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/12/2017

With the field down to only 5 shops remaining, the fight to 200K and the first ever title of Master Shop intensifies.

Lend Me Your Ear
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7.57
398 votes

#12 - Lend Me Your Ear

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2017

The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos; two veteran artists return.

Get the Flock Outta Here
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7.54
371 votes

#13 - Get the Flock Outta Here

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2017

Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.

Masterpiece Mayhem
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7.52
404 votes

#14 - Masterpiece Mayhem

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/1/2017

An emotional Flash Challenge brings the artists to tears, and the Alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of veterans return to battle it out for the title.

Fire & Ice
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7.48
442 votes

#15 - Fire & Ice

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2017

In the season premiere, tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America’s best shops arrive ready to battle it out for a massive $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

Crossing the Line
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7.42
432 votes

#16 - Crossing the Line

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/13/2017

A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts relationships to the test.