Ink Master
"Which generation will conquer the competition?"
A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.
First Aired
January 17, 2012
Last Aired
December 17, 2025
Original Language
en
Popularity
12
Type
Reality
Official Website
Production Companies
Original Media
MTV Entertainment Studios
Truly Original
Seasons & Episodes
Episodes
The first season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master debuted on Spike on January 17 and concluded on March 6, 2012 with a total of 8 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner received a $100,000 prize, a feature in Inked Magazine and the title of Ink Master.
Cast
Dave Navarro
Self - Host, Self - Master of Chaos
Chris Núñez
Self - Judge
Oliver Peck
Self - Judge
Joel Madden
Self - Host
Ryan Ashley Malarkey
Self - Judge
Nikko Hurtado
Self - Judge
Ami James
Self - Judge
DJ Tambe
Self - Judge
Hugh Jackman
Himself - Guest Judge
Ton Jones
Himself - Guest Judge
Todd Weinberger
Himself - Guest Judge
Scott Campbell
Himself - Guest Judge
Similar TV Shows
Tattoo Highway
2009
Bad Ink
2013
Permanent Mark
2011
Tattoo Girls
2017
Rumble & Hum
2017
Blindspot
2015
Les tatoueuses
2021