Ink Master season 1
| Ink Master | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Dave Navarro |
| Judges | Chris Núñez Oliver Peck |
| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Shane O'Neill |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Spike |
| Original release | January 17 – March 6, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
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.
The winner of the first season of Ink Master was Shane O'Neill, with Tommy Helm being the runner-up.
Contestants
Names, ages, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane O'Neill | 39 | Middletown, Delaware | Winner |
| Tommy Helm | 38 | Brentwood, New York | Runner-up |
| James Vaughn | 38 | Asheboro, North Carolina | 3rd place |
| Josh Woods | 30 | Nashville, Tennessee | 4th place |
| Léa Vendetta | 40 | Boca Raton, Florida | 5th place |
| Bili Vegas | 29 | New York, New York | 6th place |
| Heather Sinn | 41 | Los Angeles, California | 7th place |
| Al Fliction | 42 | Brooklyn, New York | 8th place |
| Jeremy Miller | 27 | Austin, Texas | 9th place |
| Brian "B-TAT" Robinson | 30 | East Orange, New Jersey | 10th place |
Contestant progress
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Shane O'Neill | TOP2 | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | WIN | Winner |
| Tommy Helm | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | TOP2 | Runner-up |
| James Vaughn | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | BTM3 | BTM2 | Eliminated |
| Josh Woods | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | WIN | TOP2 | ELIM | |
| Léa Vendetta | SAFE | BTM3 | HIGH | WIN | BTM2 | ELIM | ||
| Bili Vegas | SAFE | HIGH | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||
| Heather Sinn | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
| Al Fliction | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||
| Jeremy Miller | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
| B-TAT | ELIM | |||||||
- The contestant won Ink Master.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant finished third in the competition.
- The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.
- The contestant was among the top.
- The contestant received positive critiques.
- The contestant received negative critiques.
- The contestant was in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Fresh Meat" | January 17, 2012 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | "Botched Head Tattoo" | January 24, 2012 | 0.8 |
| 3 | 3 | "Pasties and a Camel Toe" | January 31, 2012 | 0.6 |
| 4 | 4 | "Ink Disaster Piece" | February 7, 2012 | 1.0 |
| 5 | 5 | "Game On" | February 14, 2012 | 0.9 |
| 6 | 6 | "Permanent Mistakes" | February 21, 2012 | 0.9 |
| 7 | 7 | "Picture Imperfect" | February 28, 2012 | 1.3 |
| 8 | 8 | "Ink Master Revealed" | March 6, 2012 | 1.1[1] |
References
- ^ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Tosh.0' on Top + 'The Game', 'Storage Wars Texas', 'Southland' & More". TVBytheNumbers. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.