Ink Master - Season 16: OGs vs Young Guns

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Divide of the Decade

1 - Divide of the Decade

Air Date: October 23, 2024

16 new Artists enter the competition, divided into two teams based on how long they've been tattooing. The Artists must fight for a spot on their team. The Young Guns are up first and the battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master begins.

Money Where Your Mouth Is

2 - Money Where Your Mouth Is

Air Date: October 23, 2024

With the Young Guns Team set, the OGs must now battle it out for a spot on their Team in another brutal double elimination. The battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master continues.

Out of the Box, Onto the Skin

3 - Out of the Box, Onto the Skin

Air Date: October 23, 2024

The battle for $250,000 intensifies as the Young Guns and OGs go head to head for the first time. The team dynamics are put to the test in the first Flash Challenge and basic lettering tattoos push the Artists' creativity to the limit.

Inked in Gold

4 - Inked in Gold

Air Date: October 30, 2024

From trash to treasure, the teams must use their ingenuity to create recycled masterpieces in the Flash Challenge; metallic tattoos have the artists struggling to shine; a shocking elimination shakes up the competition.

A Sin in Tattooing

5 - A Sin in Tattooing

Air Date: November 6, 2024

Massive murals have the teams struggling to keep their composure in the Flash Challenge; the battle for the title of Ink Master continues with Japanese Samurai tattoos, and a backwards hand sparks a heated debate.

At Your Service

6 - At Your Service

Air Date: November 13, 2024

Artists tattoo service dogs and face a twist battling for $250K and the title.

Monsters Ink

7 - Monsters Ink

Air Date: November 20, 2024

Artists feel the pressure when a monstrous tattoo tests loyalties. The battle heats up.

Face Your Fears

8 - Face Your Fears

Air Date: November 27, 2024

The Artists' loyalties become transparent in a glass painting Flash Challenge. There is nowhere to hide when the Artists must tattoo faces in a high stakes Elimination Tattoo. The battle for $250,000 continues.

Mash Up Mayhem

9 - Mash Up Mayhem

Air Date: December 4, 2024

In the epic fight to the finale, the final five Artists battle it out with mash up tattoos. A jaw-dropping twist puts their versatility to the test. Who will be the last three artists standing in the Ink Master Finale?

OGs vs Young Gun

10 - OGs vs Young Gun

Air Date: December 11, 2024

The 3 Finalists reveal their Master Canvas tattoos Familiar faces return in a final twist, and an unexpected surprise leaves the Artists in tears. One Artist will win $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.