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Ink Master: Redemption - Episode Guide

Season 1

Hula Girls & Garter Belts

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2015

Hula Girls & Garter Belts

Unhappy canvases return for a chance at a new tattoo; Tim Leez and ES face hostile canvases.

Mystical Mistakes

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2015

Mystical Mistakes

Mystical Mike and Don return for redemption; egos collide when they have to tag team with a fan favorite.

Walk-Outs

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2015

Walk-Outs

Tatu Baby, Jason Clay Dunn and Julia face canvases that walked out on them; artists and canvases try to see eye to eye to get redemption.

Fool Me Twice

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2015

Fool Me Twice

Canvases who have been tattooed two times return and face their original artists; Emily Elegado, Angel, Bubba and Jim return.

Settling the Score

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2015

Settling the Score

Josh Hibbard and Kyle Dunbar, and brothers Robbie and Jayvo return; only one will receive a shot at redemption.

Mind Over Master

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2015

Mind Over Master

Nick Deangelo, Ryan Eternal, Jason Clay Dunn and Steve Tefft return to impress their canvases for a shot at redemption.

Season 2

Triple Threat

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2016

Triple Threat

Kito is faced with not one, but three unhappy canvases, including one of the show's most infamous; Kito must keep his cool or lose his shot at redemption.

Two Right Feet

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2016

Two Right Feet


James Vaughn returns to redeem one of the most infamous pin-up mistakes; Kyle Dunbar and Sebastian Murphy try to keep their cool when faced with unhappy canvases.

Behind Every Inked Man

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2016

Behind Every Inked Man

Unhappy canvases bring loved ones to help face artists Ashley B. and Ally Lee in the Ink Master shop.

Cheetah Print Pain

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2016

Cheetah Print Pain

After their canvas tapped out, Big Ceeze, Chris Blinston, Dave Clark, and Katie McGowan try to prove they deserve a second chance.

Stained Glass from the Past

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2016

Stained Glass from the Past

Sarah Miller returns to call out Steve Teffet; Miami Burgess calls out Big Ceeze for the tattoo that sent him home.

The Witch is Back

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2016

The Witch is Back

Emily Elegado has to swallow her pride when she returns to redeem not one, but three unhappy canvases.

Two Heads Are Better

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2016

Two Heads Are Better

Duffy Fortner comes back and gets help from former Ink Master Kruseman; rivals Cris Element and Angel return.

Reinking History

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2016

Reinking History

St. Marq and Ty'Esha Reels return to the shop to fix their unhappy canvases' tattoos.

You Get What You Pay For

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Apr 26, 2016

You Get What You Pay For

Things get rough when Gentle Jay returns to the shop to face three canvases unhappy with their tattoos.

Inked in Honor

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: May 3, 2016

Inked in Honor

A past human canvas returns to let Lydia Bruno know that he hasn't found an artist willing to fix her overworked tarantula tattoo. Lalo returns to redeem his mistakes on an unhappy veteran canvas with a messed up flag.

Spousal Support

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: May 10, 2016

Spousal Support

Jesse Smith and Clint Cummings return to face unhappy canvases and their bitter significant others.

Nice Guys Finish Last?

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: May 17, 2016

Nice Guys Finish Last?

Customer service gets put to the test when Randy Vollink and Mark Longenecker are confronted by their unhappy canvases.

Season 3

Master Canvas Call Out

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2016

Master Canvas Call Out

Runner-up master canvases defend their tattoos against the artists who robbed them of the title; Cleen Rock One, Anthony Michaels, Jime Litwalk, and Joey Hamilton return.

Finish What You Started

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2016

Finish What You Started

Tatu Baby and King Ruck return and must overcome their nerves to complete the work they started on their unhappy canvases.

One Tatt Wonders

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2016

One Tatt Wonders

Artists that were eliminated first get some help from gues judge Tommy Montoya to ensure they don't make the same mistakes twice on their upset canvases.

Peace Out, Cub Scout

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2016

Peace Out, Cub Scout

Season 5 artist Julia Carlson is back for a shot at redemption with not 1, not 2, but 3 unhappy canvases.

X-rated Blunders

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2016

X-rated Blunders

Scarred with tattoos that look like private parts, two canvases are ready to confront their artists.

Coming in Hot

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2016

Coming in Hot

Ty'Esha Reels and Duffy Fortner return and face angry canvases and their overprotective loved ones.

Road Show

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2016

Road Show

Fan favorite Tatu Baby flips the tables and seeks out her unhappy canvases in their hometowns.

Master of Horror

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2016

Master of Horror

Artists Don Peddicord and Sebastian Murphy return to fix horror tattoos their canvases hate with the help of past winner and horror master Steve Teft.

Don't Butcher My Baby

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2016

Don't Butcher My Baby

Emotions run high when upset canvases return with an overprotective parent; Keith Diffenderfer and Aaron Is return.

Massacred Memorials

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2016

Massacred Memorials

Canvases with memorial tattoos they'd rather forget return to confront the artist who wronged them; artists Jesse Smith and King Rock return.

High Anxiety

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2016

High Anxiety

Nervous Alex Rockoff returns to the Ink Master shop and must swallow his pride when facing three unhappy canvases.

Birds of Prey

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2016

Birds of Prey

Two upset canvases with bird tattoos return to the Ink Master shop with their spouses; Mark Longenecker and Made Rich try to make it right.

Season 4

Declaration of Ink-dependence

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2017

Declaration of Ink-dependence

Two canvases with political portraits return to the shop to settle the score; artists Christian Buckingham, Megan Jean Morris and Sarah Miller return.

Coach Cleen

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2017

Coach Cleen

Artists Ashley Velazquez and Tim Less return for their shots at redemption with help from fan favorite Cleen Rock One.

Third Time's the Charm

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2017

Third Time's the Charm

Hoping the third time is the charm, canvases return to confront their artists, including Ron Givens, Randy Vollink, St. Marq, and Kruseman.

The Key to Redemption

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Jul 11, 2017

The Key to Redemption

Tensions run high when two angry canvases return to confront both of their artists from a botched team challenge; four artists return, but only two get a shot at redemption.

Bury the Redemption Hatchet

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Jul 18, 2017

Bury the Redemption Hatchet

Three veteran artists, Christian Buckingham, Duffy Fortner and Jime Litwalk, return to face new angry canvases.

Tuff Redemption

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2017

Tuff Redemption

Two angry canvases return with their equally upset loved ones as Tuff Tito and Miami Burgess fight for a second shot.

Redemption Showdown

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2017

Redemption Showdown

When a 2-on-1 canvas leaves unhappy, twice as many artists get blamed, but only one will get a shot at redemption; old wounds get reopened when artists E.S., King Ruck, John Collins and Sirvone return to settle a score.

A Redemption Best Served Cold

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2017

A Redemption Best Served Cold

Two angry canvases return to the shop with family back-up to confront artists Nick 'Angelo and Robbie Ripoll.

Holy Trinity of Redemption

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2017

Holy Trinity of Redemption

One of the show's most divine artists returns with three unhappy canvases.

Redemption Rescue

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2017

Redemption Rescue

Veteran artists Dave Clarke and E.S. return to the shop looking for another shot at redemption.

Down the Redemption Highway

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2017

Down the Redemption Highway

Craig Foster and Dave Navarro take redemption out of the Ink Master Shop and onto the street in search of unhappy canvases.

A Master Redemption

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2017

A Master Redemption

Ink Master Anthony Michaels steps back into the Ink Master ring to coach two artists who didn't make it past the first bell.

Are You a Champion?

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2017

Are You a Champion?

Early season artists Bili Vegas and Mark Matthews return to prove they've grown as people, but the pressure is on when their unhappy canvases return with angry loved ones.

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