Things are going to get very competitive on “Ink Master” this season.
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‘Houdini’
Watch the second half of the Adrien Brody-starring miniseries about the world’s first escape artist as he tangles with spiritualists and more modern audiences.
9 p.m., HISTORY
‘The Colbert Report’
Colbert welcomes actor Mandy Patinkin to the show, where he will undoubtedly reveal all that happens in the upcoming season of “Homeland.” Well, maybe not all.
11:30 p.m., COMEDY CENTRAL
‘Rock Docs’
Atlanta’s rise as an important city for hip hop is examined, with interviews with such luminaries as Ludacris, Usher and T.I.
10 p.m., VH1
‘Ink Master’
The fifth season premieres as a new batch of tattoo artists attempt to ink their way to a $100,000 prize. And the eternal glory of winning a reality series, of course.
SEASON PREMIERE, 10 p.m., SPIKE
