Ink Master, Pin Up Pitfalls

Eighteeen Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy. The pressure is intense and one rival gets sent packing. (S5, ep1)

Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Josh proves he's back with a vengeance. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath and rivalries flare. True Blood's Joe Manganiello is Guest Judge. (S5, ep2)

Josh ignites rivalries and sparks fly. Two Artists receive an advantage that no one in the competition has ever had, and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring. (S5, ep3)

Vendettas have the Artists at each other's throats. One Artist loses his cool while the others move one step closer to 100k and the title of Ink Master. (S5, ep4)

The Artists must make incredible art by sand blasting glass. When they tattoo head to head, rivalries explode. Emily makes a new enemy and another Artist loses a shot at 100K. (S5, ep5)

The Artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one Artist the competition. When they have to finish each others' glute tattoos, Emily plays dirty. (S5, ep6)

The pressure is on when the Artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it's tripled when they have to work in teams. Plus, the teams have to put one of their own on the chopping block. (S5, ep7)

The Artists are taken out of their comfort zone when they must scrimshaw walrus p*****s. One Artist totally loses their cool while another Artist loses their shot at 100K. (S5, ep8)

Picky virgin canvases get their first ink and Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out. Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the chopping block, and another Artist is eliminated. (S5, ep9)

In the Flash Challenge, the Artists use a different kind of ink to make art... blood. Then Artists go head to head against guest judge Tommy Montoya and Emily goes over the edge. (S5, ep10)

Josh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition. The Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were, and the last rivals standing battle it out head to head. (S5, ep11)

The Artists compete to ink NFL RB DeAngelo Williams as he honours his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send a Canvas over the edge, causing a medical emergency. (S5, ep12)

Artists go head to head tattooing the same portrait on two family members. Some family members are left with jacked tattoos as the portrait subject overlooks. (S5, ep13)

The Artists take it down to the wire as they battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticising their every move. A top Artist designs the tattoo that determines who stays for their shot at 100K. (S5, ep14)

Emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and epic fails. The sparks fly as the final 4 Artists battle it out for a spot in the Live Finale and a shot at 100K. (S5, ep15)

The final 3 Artists reveal their 35 hour back pieces. Sparks fly when all 18 Rival Artists return to give the lowdown on whose rivalries still burn and one artist becomes Ink Master. Fan Favorite Sausage returns for a special live tattoo. (S5, ep16)

Four of the best artists ever compete in a Christmas special: Tatu Baby, Sausage, Jime Litwalk and James Vaughn vie for redemption and a shot at 10k as they ink Christmas obsessed canvases. (S5, ep17)

It's a clash of big egos when Josh Hibbard, Gentle Jay, Al Fliction, and Cee Jay return to battle for redemption and 10k. These New Year's Canvases want a new start and so do the Artists! (S5, ep18)

Relive the craziest Ink Master moments with Dave Navarro - wild fights, busted tattoos and epic eliminations. See what the viewers voted for as the most insane moment! (S5, ep20)