The BEST episodes of NY Ink

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

NY Ink follows Ami James as he puts it all on the line to become the Tattoo King of New York. Always looking for his next big challenge, Ami's new shop will be opening up right in the heart of SoHo. A new shop means hiring a whole new crew, and with that, a whole new set of problems.

Last Updated: 4/29/2025Network: TLCStatus: Ended
Kings of NY
star
8.96
46 votes

#1 - Kings of NY

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/2011

The Wooster Street Social Club (aka NY Ink) is finally a success and now new problem are in the future including the balance of work and family.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Love and Hate
star
8.50
12 votes

#2 - Love and Hate

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/2012

Ami is missing his little girl and he takes Tommy to South Beach. They stop in and hang out with the crew from Love/Hate (aka Miami Ink).

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Boiling Point
star
8.28
40 votes

#3 - Boiling Point

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/2/2012

The tensions between Ami and Billy break and Billy must now decide between friendship and his apprenticeship. The girls set Robear up on a speed dating event.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Last Man Standing
star
8.23
44 votes

#4 - Last Man Standing

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/21/2011

The season ends with Ami finally having enough with Chris and Megan finds herself stuck in between. The crew's future together is uncertain when youngest female Survivor winner Jenna Morasca arrives for a tattoo.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
New Kids on the Block
star
8.11
19 votes

#5 - New Kids on the Block

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2013

In the Season 3 premiere, new staff members at the Wooster St. Social Club are introduced; country-music singer Brantley Gilbert gets a sleeve tattoo; and Megan needs help with a client who doesn't speak English.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Fight or Flight
star
8.10
40 votes

#6 - Fight or Flight

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/1/2012

Ami confronts Chris regarding the trash talk of Wooster Street, while Megan decides whether to follow love or career. Ami is looking for a partner to help run the shop and asks Tim to fill the role.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Movin' On Up
star
8.00
45 votes

#7 - Movin' On Up

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/9/2012

Now that Billy has quit Wooster Street Social Club, he needs to make it as a tattoo artist and asks for Chris's help. Megan is falling in love with a friend and worries it will ruin the friendship if it doesn't work out.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Achy Breaky Back & Yoji's Bathroom Bound
star
8.00
45 votes

#8 - Achy Breaky Back & Yoji's Bathroom Bound

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2013

Rodrigo's back pain makes working difficult, so he and Yoji search for an acupuncturist in Chinatown for relief. Meanwhile, a practical joke backfires.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Granny Is Inked and Ami Is Angry!
star
8.00
15 votes

#9 - Granny Is Inked and Ami Is Angry!

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2013

More than 100 customers have lined up to see Tim Hendricks but are annoyed after he doesn't show up. Tommy's tattoo skills are put to the test when a octogenarian comes for her first tattoo.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Think Again
star
7.91
127 votes

#10 - Think Again

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/7/2011

Ami must be brutally honest with Jessica when a photoshoot threatens to interfere with her work at the shop and Tommy's constant pranks are upsetting Robear.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Boobs, Burlesque and a Crotch Tattoo
star
7.88
17 votes

#11 - Boobs, Burlesque and a Crotch Tattoo

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2013

A female customer comes storming into the shop claiming that Lee offered her a free tattoo while he was drunk. Lee also has to deal with figuring out if he cheated on his girlfriend or not. A client informs Megan about her future with her boyfriend.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Dis-Appointment
star
7.86
124 votes

#12 - Dis-Appointment

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2011

Megan's partying is affecting her work and Tim Hendricks' easy going attitude is interfering with the business.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Gloves Are Off
star
7.84
125 votes

#13 - The Gloves Are Off

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2011

With the shop's rough opening week, Chris Torres is causing problems and Ami decides whether to fire his first employee already.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Out of the Box
star
7.83
97 votes

#14 - Out of the Box

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2011

The shop isn't financially stable and Ami is worried. Jessica tries to help but makes things worse.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Blood is Thicker Than Ink
star
7.83
95 votes

#15 - Blood is Thicker Than Ink

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2011

Billy, Ami's apprentice and friend, is reaching his breaking point. When Megan's boyfriend cheats with her best friend, Chris sees an opportunity for romance.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Roosters and Romance
star
7.82
98 votes

#16 - Roosters and Romance

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2011

The shop is floundering with the lack of appointments and former Miami Ink apprentice Yoji arrives for a visit. As Chris's relationship with Megan is heating up, his behaviour is getting worse.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
While Ami's Away, the Clients Will Pay
star
7.76
41 votes

#17 - While Ami's Away, the Clients Will Pay

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2013

One of the newer employees, Lee gets orders from Tommy to help tattoo when the shop gets busy despite Ami stating that Lee isn't supposed tattoo real clients.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Back in a New York Groove
star
7.62
160 votes

#18 - Back in a New York Groove

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2011

NY Ink follows Ami as he puts it all on the line to become the Tattoo King of New York. Always looking for his next big challenge, Ami's new shop, Wooster Street Social Club, will be opening up right in the heart of SoHo. A new shop means hiring a whole new crew, and with that, a whole new set of problems.

Directors: Marvin Blunt
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Big Money, Big Dreams
star
7.56
43 votes

#19 - Big Money, Big Dreams

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2012

With the shop doing so well, Ami throws a party to celebrate and it turns bad when Megan invites Chris without asking Ami first. Jessica tries again to move closer to becoming a tattoo artist someday.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Paying Dues
star
7.56
43 votes

#20 - Paying Dues

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2012

Ami has been allowing Billy to do small tattoo for a short time and now it is his chance to work on a more elaborate one. Tila Tequila wants a tattoo to memorialize her parents andsuggestive pictures of Megan are creating a big stir.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Living the Dream
star
7.48
42 votes

#21 - Living the Dream

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2012

Megan gets a NY apartment, Tim misses California and wants to go surfing and drags Ami with him. Tommy sees the tattoos Jessica has been doing on the side and ruffles feathers at the shop.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Now or Never
star
7.37
38 votes

#22 - Now or Never

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2012

Ami must decide whether to fire or train Jessica to tattoo, when it comes out that she has been tatttooing out of her house. Megan moves into the apartment she found, however Joey (her new boyfriend) has his own thoughts for them.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Give and Take
star
7.26
43 votes

#23 - Give and Take

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/26/2012

Ami is inspired to give back to troubled teens by inviting them to the shop. However when the crew's joking upsets Robear, his fury almost ruins the good will.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV