Black Ink Crew Chicago

In the Season 1 premiere, the crew celebrates 9 Mag's one-year anniversary and honor the memory of Ryan's late sister. Later, a surprise visitor shows up and starts drama.

The crew plans a surprise party for Ryan; Don tries to fix things with Ashley; Charmaine confronts Don about text messages.

Phor puts everything on the line to pursue a relationship with Kat; Van's future at 9 Mag is in jeopardy; Ashley confronts Charmaine.

Ryan steps up his boss game when he learns that his staff is taking advantage of him. Kat betrays 9 Mag in order to take her Kat Tat brand to the next level. Don’s old college fling claims that he’s the father of her child, threatening his engagement to Ashley. Meanwhile, when the crew turns up for the biggest performance of Phor’s career, all hell breaks loose.

The shop is up in arms after Ryan hires a new tattoo artist. Fists fly when Kat learns that Charmaine threw her personal items in the trash. Don takes a paternity test hoping to squash the rumors that he fathered a love child. Van is finally released from boot camp but rising tensions in the shop could put a damper on his happy homecoming.

Don’s paternity test results send him on a downward spiral as Ryan dips his toes back in the dating pool. Van has an emotional reunion with his daughter after being separated from her for four months. Danielle’s birthday celebration turns into chaos when Ashley and her friends crash the party and attack Charmaine.

Ryan battles his staff over their growing disrespect towards him while Don and Ashley's marital bliss is threatened. Kat leaves Chicago for LA and Van starts a brawl at the 9Mag anniversary party.

Ashley looks to the heavens to help Don control his anger while Danielle confronts Kat about being a bad friend. Van discovers he's been intentionally locked out of the shop.

Danielle confronts Ryan about firing her and later Ryan causes a melee after he rehires a former employee. Kat shocks the crew when she unexpectedly shows up in Chicago.

After Kat’s banishment, Ryan has disappeared. 9 Mag grapples with the new status quo. Phor plays the biggest show of his rap career. A snapchat video finally makes Ashley leave Don. Van tries to keep his temper in check as Ryan drops a bomb on 9 Mag.

Unable to take over the lease for 9MAG, Van and the crew hold one last party at the shop, Phor gets a recording opportunity in L.A., and Ashley confronts Don's mistress.

Don tries to keep Ashley from moving their kids to Texas, Van puts together a fashion show, and someone from Terrence’s past threatens his engagement to Danielle.

Weeks after Ryan's dramatic takeover of 9MAG, tensions run high between Phor and Don, Ryan and Rachel reach the end of the road, and Charmaine undergoes a medical procedure.

Lily becomes a reluctant co-parent when Bella moves in, Charmaine gabs about Phor's sexts on the radio, and Van finally forgives Ryan for past betrayals.

Lily flirts with the shop's new guest artist, Don is forced to kick a resentful Brittany out of the shop, and Van's new apprentice rubs the ladies of 9MAG the wrong way.

Charmaine teams with a new partner to start her own shop after leaving 9MAG, Ryan tries balancing work and co-parenting, and Ashley gets distressing news.

Don and Ashley nervously await the results of her biopsy, Charmaine and Neek resist wedding pressure from both their moms, and Ryan reckons with past trauma.

Charmaine announces her pregnancy to the 2nd City crew and tries to appease her mother-in-law; Jess announces a pajama party at her house and gets a dose of reality.