Ink Master (season 9) | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Release | |
Original network | Spike |
Original release | June 6, 2017 | –
Host(s) | Dave Navarro |
Judges | Oliver Peck Chris Nunez |
No. of contestants | 36 |
Season chronology |
Ink Master: Shop Wars is the ninth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on June 6, 2017 on Spike at 10/9c. Host Dave Navarro returned alongside co-judges Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez. Season 9 features teams of two sorted by their tattoo shops going head-to-head in a tag team elimination-style competition. The winning shop will receive $200,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of "Ink Master". In addition, the winning shop will also receive the title of "Master Shop".
Similar to Season 7, This season features nine rookie shops battling nine veteran shops each week while tackling a skill that exposes each veterans' shortcoming from the last time they competed.
The judge listing types are: