Nip/Tuck 339955 225836404 2008-07-15T16:59:08Z Tubesurfer 6332572 {{Infobox Television | show_name = Nip/Tuck | image = [[Image:Niptucklogo.png|200px]] | caption = The ''Nip/Tuck'' title card. | rated = [[Image:TVMA-LSV.gif|50px]] | format = [[Medical drama]] | picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]])<br/>[[720p]] ([[HDTV]]) | runtime = 42-65 minutes per episode (season premiers are longer) | creator = [[Ryan Murphy (writer)|Ryan Murphy]] | starring = [[Dylan Walsh]]<br/>[[Julian McMahon]]<br/>[[John Hensley]]<br/>[[Roma Maffia]]<br/>[[Kelly Carlson]]<br/>[[Joely Richardson]] | opentheme = A Perfect Lie by The Engine Room | country = {{Flag|United States}} | location = [[Hollywood, California]]<ref>[http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/insider/#about Nip/Tuck<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | network = [[FX Networks]] | first_aired = [[July 22]], [[2003]] | last_aired = present | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = 73 | list_episodes = List of Nip/Tuck episodes | website = http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck_s5/ | imdb_id = 361217 | tv_com_id = 17095 }} '''''Nip/Tuck''''' is an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] award-winning [[United States|American]] [[television series|television]] [[medical drama]] series created by [[Ryan Murphy (writer)|Ryan Murphy]] for [[FX Networks]]. The show follows the lives of two [[plastic surgery|plastic surgeons]], [[Sean McNamara (Nip/Tuck)|Sean McNamara]] ([[Dylan Walsh]]) and [[Christian Troy]] ([[Julian McMahon]]). The show was set in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] in Seasons 1 through to 4 but a plot-related development led to the show moving location to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] from Season 5 onwards. Although previously set in Miami, the show was never filmed there; moving the setting to LA has brought it in line with its place of production. In its debut season, ''Nip/Tuck'' was the highest-[[Nielsen Ratings|rated]] new series on [[United States|American]] [[Cable television|basic cable]], and the highest rated basic cable series of all time for the 18-49 and 25-54 age demographics. <!-- The first season averaged about 3.25 million viewers an episode. -->The fourth season of the series premiered on [[September 5]] [[2006]] on FX Networks.<ref>[http://spoilerfix.com/othershows.php [SpoilerFix.com&#93; Other Shows Spoilers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The latest season to be released on DVD was the fourth on [[September 4]] [[2006]]. The fifth season premiered on [[October 30]], [[2007]], and was to consist of 22 episodes,<ref>[http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ryanmurphydealniptuckrenewal,0,3768386.story 'Nip/Tuck' Creator Cuts New Deal - Murphy stays with FX show, will develop for FOX - Zap2it<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> making it the longest season of the show yet, with [[Joely Richardson]] returning for 15 of those episodes.<ref name="J">{{cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Niptuck-Puts-Rich/800017510 |title=''Nip/Tuck'' Puts the "Rich" in Joely Richardson |work=TVGuide.com |accessdate=2007-06-25}}</ref> Contrary to rumor, the fifth season was not cut short due to the WGA strike, and was always intended to end after 14 episodes. The remaining eight episodes of the 22-episode pick-up will air in January 2009 and is considered season six. The show inspired the creation of the [[plastic surgery]] [[reality show]] [[Dr. 90210]].<ref>[http://www.dentalplans.com/Dental-Health-Articles/The-Women-In-The-Life-Of-Dr-Robert-Rey.asp Dr. Robert Ray - The Women in the Life of Dr Robert Rey<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> At the 2008 TCA Press Tour, it was announced that 8 new episodes of Nip/Tuck - the remainder of Season 5 - will begin to air in January 2009. The sixth and final season of Nip/Tuck will consist of 19 episodes and will premiere in 2011. Ryan Murphy will remain as a showrunner throughout the final episodes. <ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Fall-Tv-Preview/800043277 |title=Fall TV Press Tour: Nip/Tuck Gets Cancelled |work=TVGuide.com |accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> '''[[Taglines]]:'''<br/>''Tell me what you don't like about yourself...?''<br/>''A disturbingly perfect new drama.''<br/>''Beauty isn't all it's cracked up to be.''<br/>''Change what you can. Hide what you can't.''<br/>''Beauty is a curse on the world.''<br/>''Truth is only skin deep''<br/>''The deeply superficial series returns.'' ==Characters and cast== {{main|List of Nip/Tuck characters}}{{see also|List of Nip/Tuck episodes}}{{see also|List of Nip/Tuck cast members}} ===Primary Characters=== {| class="wikitable" !Character !Actor !Information (Starring from) |- |[[Sean McNamara (Nip/Tuck)|Sean McNamara]] |[[Dylan Walsh]] |Season 1 - |- |[[Christian Troy]] |[[Julian McMahon]] |Season 1 - |- |[[Matt McNamara]] |[[John Hensley]] |Season 1 - |- |[[Liz Cruz]] |[[Roma Maffia]] |Season 1 - |- |[[Kimber Henry]] |[[Kelly Carlson]] |Season 1 - |- |[[Julia McNamara]] |[[Joely Richardson]] |Season 1 - |- |[[Grace Santiago]] |[[Valerie Cruz]] |Season 1 |- |[[Escobar Gallardo]] |[[Robert LaSardo]] |Season 1 - 2, 4 |- |[[Ava Moore]] |[[Famke Janssen]] |Season 2 |- |[[Quentin Costa]] |[[Bruno Campos]] |Season 3 <small>(Season 2; guest)</small> |- |[[Gina Russo]] |[[Jessalyn Gilsig]] |Season 3 <small>(Season 1 - 2, 4 - 5; recurring)</small> |- |[[James (Nip/Tuck)|James]] |[[Jacqueline Bisset]] |Season 4 |- |[[Eden Lord]] |[[AnnaLynne McCord]] |Season 5 |- |[[Colleen Rose]] |[[Sharon Gless]] |Season 5 |} ===Secondary Characters=== {| class="wikitable" !Character !Actor !Information |- |[[Annie McNamara]] |Kelsey Batelaan |Season 1 - |- |Wilber Russo-Troy |Joshua Henry |Season 2, 4 - |- |[[Nurse Linda]] |[[Linda Klein]] |Season 1 - |- |Dr. Merrill Bobolit |[[Joey Slotnick]] |Season 1 - 2, 4 |- |Mrs. Hedda Grubman |Ruth Williamson |Season 1 - 2, 4 |- |Jude Watson |[[Phillip Rhys]] |Season 1 - 3 |- |Megan O'Hara |[[Julie Warner]] |Season 1 - 2, 4 |- |[[Adrian Moore]] |[[Seth Gabel]] |Season 2 |- |[[Dr. Erica Noughton]] |[[Vanessa Redgrave]] |Season 2 - 3 |- |[[Kit McGraw]] |[[Rhona Mitra]] |Season 3 |- |[[Ariel Alderman]] |[[Brittany Snow]] |Season 3 |- |[[Michelle Landau]] |[[Sanaa Lathan]] |Season 4 |- |Dawn Budge |[[Rosie O'Donnell]] |Season 4 - 5 |- |[[Marlowe Sawyer]] |[[Peter Dinklage]] |Season 4 |- |[[Olivia Lord]] |[[Portia de Rossi]] |Season 5 |} ==Controversy== :''Main article:'' ''[[Issues addressed in Nip/Tuck]]'' The [[Parents Television Council]] has criticized the show.<ref>[http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1726 NIP/TUCK - Parents Television Council Family TV Guide Show Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The show is, however, shown at a [[watershed (television)|late hour]] with multiple 'Viewer Discretion Advised' warnings now between every commercial break. A particular scene involving a foursome pushed the PTC into starting a campaign to get the show taken off the air by writing to the sponsors of the show and threatening to boycott their products.<ref>[http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=1701 Sleazy ‘Nip/Tuck’ Show Back On FX<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/campaigns/niptuck/sonyletter.htm :: Nip/Tuck Advertiser Letter ::<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Another scene the PTC criticized depicted a funeral home worker removing and assembling body parts from dead women, including his sister's head, then sewing them together to make "the ideal woman." The PTC President described it in a decency hearing as "[[incestuous]] [[necrophilia]]."<ref>[http://www.industryears.com/press.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164223296&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& Press Center<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Awards== *'''Emmy Awards (2006):''' **Nominated - Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series **Nominated - Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special **Nominated - Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic). *'''Golden Globe Awards (2005):''' **'''Won''' - Best Television Series - Drama. **Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama ([[Julian McMahon]]) **Nominated - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama ([[Joely Richardson]]). *'''Emmy Awards (2005):''' **Nominated - Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series **Nominated - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series ([[Jill Clayburgh]]) **Nominated - Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special **Nominated - Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic). *'''Golden Globe Awards (2004):''' **Nominated - Best Television Series - Drama **Nominated - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama ([[Joely Richardson]]). *'''Emmy Awards (2004):''' **'''Won''' - Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Prosthetic). **Nominated - Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series **Nominated - Outstanding Main Title Design **Nominated - Outstanding Main Title Theme Music **Nominated - Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic). ==Real-life basis for surgeries== Series creator Ryan Murphy has stated that the medical cases featured on the show are "100 percent based on fact".<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1102552_3||233618|1_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly]</ref> * In Episode 1.13 ("Escobar Gallardo"), the featured surgery involved a druglord who had his appearance heavily changed. In July 1997, [[Amado Carrillo Fuentes]], one of the world's most powerful drug traffickers at the time, died while having plastic surgery to drastically alter his face (and while having 3 1/2 gallons of fat sucked from his body).<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/mexico/stories/970712.htm Washington Post]</ref> * In Episode 2.4, ("Mrs. Grubman"), the featured surgery involves a patient addicted to plastic surgery. [[Plastic surgery#Addiction to cosmetic surgery|Plastic surgery addiction]] is a real phenomenon, and is believed to stem from a psychological condition called [[Body dysmorphic disorder]] in many cases. * In Episode 2.9 ("Rose and Raven Rosenberg"), the featured surgery concerned the separation of two adult [[conjoined twins]] (played by [[Lori and Reba Schappell]]). While there have been many cases of conjoined twin separation, the surgery featured in this episode shares some details with the 2000 separation of [[Gracie and Rosie Attard]], which resulted in the death of Rosie.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/16/ntwin16.xml Surviving Siamese twin Gracie goes home to Gozo]</ref> * In Episode 2.10 ("Kimber Henry"), a surgery in the show involved a male writer/humorist getting breast implants as resource material for a new book. This shares some similarities with the story of Canadian [[Brian Zembic]], who in the year 2000 got breast implants to win a $100,000 USD (£50,000) bet. Unlike the patient on Nip/Tuck, Zembic decided to keep his breasts, and later displayed them to the world on an episode of [[The Man Show]].<ref>[http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_95989.html?nav_src=newsIndexHeadline Man has breasts fitted for a bet] Ananova</ref> * In Episode 3.1 ("Momma Boone"), the featured surgery appears to have been based on a 480-pound Florida resident [[Gayle Laverne Grinds]], who died after emergency workers tried to separate her from the couch she had lived on for 3 years.<ref>[http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html WFTV 480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch]</ref> * In Episode 3.13 ("Joy Kringle"), the featured surgery involves a woman who unknowingly has carried a petrified fetus inside of her for 17 years. [[Lithopedion]]s (or "stone babies") are a real, albeit rare phenomenon that result when a [[fetus]] dies during an [[ectopic pregnancy]]. Two recent cases reported in the news include a 49-year-old fetus found in a 76-year-old woman (2000), and a 39-year-old fetus in a 67-year-old (1999).<ref>http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/20000106/20000106s5.html Taiwan News</ref> ==U.S. television ratings== Viewer numbers (based on average total viewers per episode) of ''Nip/Tuck'' on [[FX Networks|FX]]. {| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E0E0E0" ! rowspan="2" | Season ! rowspan="2" width="8%" | Timeslot ! colspan="3" | Season Premiere ! colspan="3" | Season Finale ! rowspan="2" width="10%" style="background:#003366;color:#ffffff;" | Viewers<br/>Total<br/>(in millions) ! rowspan="2" width="10%" style="background:#003366;color:#ffffff;" | Viewers<br/>Age 18-49<br/>(in millions) |- style="background-color:#E0E0E0" ! | Date ! width="7%" span style="font-size: smaller;font-weight: bold;line-height: 100%" | Viewers Total<br/>(in millions) ! width="7%" span style="font-size: smaller;font-weight: bold;line-height: 100%" | Viewers<br/>18-49<br/>(in millions) ! | Date ! width="7%" span style="font-size: smaller;font-weight: bold;line-height: 100%" | Viewers Total<br/>(in millions) ! width="7%" span style="font-size: smaller;font-weight: bold;line-height: 100%" | Viewers<br/>18-49<br/>(in millions) |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 1: 2003|1st]]''' ! rowspan="5" style="background:#F9F9F9;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%" | Tuesday 10:00PM | [[July 22]] [[2003]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.7'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.0'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> | [[October 21]] [[2003]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.99'''<ref name="2003finale">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/newswire.aspx?id=6210|source=The Futon Critic|date=October 23, 2003|title=The Futon Critic: Cable Movies, Series Not Unhinged by Fall Season}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.1'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.25'''<ref name="2003finale">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/newswire.aspx?id=6210|source=The Futon Critic|date=October 23, 2003|title=The Futon Critic: Cable Movies, Series Not Unhinged by Fall Season}}</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.2'''<ref name="2003finale">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/newswire.aspx?id=6210|source=The Futon Critic|date=October 23, 2003|title=The Futon Critic: Cable Movies, Series Not Unhinged by Fall Season}}</ref> |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 2: 2004|2nd]]''' | [[June 22]] [[2004]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.8'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.7'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> | [[October 5]] [[2004]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''5.2'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.6'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.8'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.6'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 3: 2005|3rd]]''' | [[September 20]] [[2005]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''5.3'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.7'''<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01|source=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2005|title=The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)}}</ref> | [[December 20]] [[2005]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''5.7'''<ref name="2005finale">{{cite news|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C99210%7C1%7C,00.html|source=Zap2It|date=December 21, 2005|title=Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.9'''<ref name="2005finale">{{cite news|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C99210%7C1%7C,00.html|source=Zap2It|date=December 21, 2005|title=Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX}}</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.9'''<ref name="2005finale">{{cite news|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C99210%7C1%7C,00.html|source=Zap2It|date=December 21, 2005|title=Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX}}</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.7'''<ref name="2005finale">{{cite news|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C99210%7C1%7C,00.html|source=Zap2It|date=December 21, 2005|title=Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX}}</ref> |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 4: 2006|4th]]''' | [[September 5]] [[2006]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''4.8'''<ref name="2006premiere">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003118929|source=Mediaweek|date=September 8, 2006|title=Mediaweek: The Programming Insider}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.4'''<ref name="2006premiere">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003118929|source=Mediaweek|date=September 8, 2006|title=Mediaweek: The Programming Insider}}</ref> | [[December 12]] [[2006]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.38'''<ref name="variety06">[http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117956082&categoryid=14&cs=1 'Survivor' finale cooks in ratings - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.38'''<ref name="medialife06">[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=483&num=9246 Media Life Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.9''' ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.75'''<ref name="variety06"/> |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 5: 2007-2008|5th]]''' | [[October 30]] [[2007]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''4.3''' <ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-cable-1029-11407-mnf-destroys-competition/1639 Top 20 Cable TV Show Weekly Nielsen Ratings October 29-November 4, 2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''3.5''' | [[February 19]] [[2008]] ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''???''' ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''2.41'''<ref name="medialife07">[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Cable_20/Envelope_Please_Gary_Busey_for.asp Media Life Magazine - 'Envelope, Please: Gary Busey for . . .'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''???''' ! style="background:#99ccff;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''???''' |} ''Nip/Tuck'' became an instant basic cable hit from its 2003 series premiere. For its third season, FX aired ''Nip/Tuck'' solely in the fall of 2005, instead of during the summer season like the two years prior. John Landgraf, president of FX, stated that such a move was a "huge risk" since it stacked up "against the full barrage of fall network competition."<ref name="2005finale">{{cite news|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C99210%7C1%7C,00.html|source=Zap2It|date=December 21, 2005|title=Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX}}</ref> Despite some critical backlash on its third season, like the grade of D+ from ''Entertainment Weekly'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/tv/0,6115,1136295_3_0_,00.html|source=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 2, 2005|title=Entertainment Weekly: TV Review: Nip/Tuck, Grade: D+}}</ref> the story arc involving [[Carver (Nip/Tuck)|The Carver]] attracted an audience to the series larger than any season before, culminating in a [[December 20]] [[2005]] two-hour season finale, entitled ''Cherry Peck / Quentin Costa'', which became the most-watched scripted program in the history of the [[FX Networks|FX]] network. Including ''Cherry Peck / Quentin Costa'', three episodes of ''Nip/Tuck'' rank as the three most-watched scripted programs ever on [[FX Networks|FX]]. The second season finale, entitled ''Joan Rivers'', which aired on [[October 5]] [[2004]], drew 5.2 million viewers. It was then eclipsed on [[September 20]] [[2005]] when the third season premiere, entitled ''Momma Boone'', drew roughly 5.3 million viewers.<ref>[http://www.vnuemedia.com/mw/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=Qdl1svpWW4UWrsmvyewxbdL2I2mdsWBaJy%2FJtV9DwiFTVUJ0w04ifD6wNrfdqrM%2F9k8PGszJA8pni0xEeWzVBgylWpEBn92LHFL903t6WkfdjF9K9YBGdvFUj8CrHgwhYzD3798NRtsG1jtA9LpCMxKpTq9sKgYakOf9rnCiB5ngLjf2VXgZvRG%2BYwOwoqhkTeGZu792W0CVpAzVngX6s1h8jKqd%2F3l8pJ%2FUUEDfFe65Iah7DNdd9EeB3WIxXNfrlWsBheGenJY%3D Media Week]</ref> Exactly three months later on [[December 20]] [[2005]], the aforementioned third season finale, entitled ''Cherry Peck / Quentin Costa'', drew 5.7 million viewers. Of those 5.7 million viewers, 3.9 million viewers were in the 18-49 age group demographic, "making the finale the No. 1 episode among the key advertising demographic of any cable series in 2005. It's also the largest demographic number for any single telecast in the network's history,"<ref name="2005finale">{{cite news|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C99210%7C1%7C,00.html|source=Zap2It|date=December 21, 2005|title=Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX}}</ref> according to [http://www.zap2it.com Zap2It].<!-- making it the highest watched cable series for 2005.<ref>[http://imdb.com/news/wenn/#celeb1 Movie & TV News @ IMDb]</ref> --> According to the [[September 8]] [[2006]] [http://www.mediaweek.com Mediaweek] column ''The Programming Insider'', "the fourth season-premiere on Tuesday, [[September 5]] [[2006]], from 10-11:10 pm averaged a stellar 4.8 million total viewers and 3.4 million adults 18-49, building over its season three average by 25 percent and 26 percent, respectively. ''Nip/Tuck''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s performance among adults 18-49 ranks as basic cable’s top-rated season-premiere in the demo for 2006, as of [[September 8]] [[2006]]."<ref name="2006premiere">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003118929|source=Mediaweek|date=September 8, 2006|title=Mediaweek: The Programming Insider}}</ref> ==Soundtrack== For complete listing and details, see [[Nip / Tuck: Original TV Soundtrack]]. ==References== <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count: 2; column-count: 2;"> <references/> </div> ==External links== {{wikiquote}} * Mundofox: [http://www.mundofox.com/ar/series/nip-tuck/ ''Nip/Tuck'' Official website Lat] * FX Network: [http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/ ''Nip/Tuck'' Official website] * MySpace: [http://myspace.com/38442424 Official ''Nip/Tuck'' MySpace Page] * {{imdb title|id=0361217|title=Nip/Tuck}} * Warner Video: [http://www.warnervideo.com/niptuck4/index2.html ''Nip/Tuck'' Official website] * Nip/Tuck French Website: [http://niptuckfrance.com/ Nip/Tuck France] * TVGuide: [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/niptuck/100325/ TVGuide's Nip/Tuck Page] * TV.com: [http://www.tv.com/nip-tuck/show/17095/summary.html Nip/Tuck TV Show] * CTV.ca [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20040512/Niptuck-default/20080219/ ''Nip/Tuck'' CTV.ca website] {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[24 (TV series)|24]] | title = [[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Series, Drama|Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Drama]] | years = [[2005]] | after = [[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]}} {{end box}} {{Nip/Tuck Box}} [[Category:2003 television series debuts]] [[Category:2000s American television series]] [[Category:Nip/Tuck| ]] [[Category:FX network shows]] [[Category:American drama television series]] [[Category:Medical television series]] [[Category:Serial drama television series]] [[Category:Best Drama Series Golden Globe winners]] [[Category:Television series by Warner Bros. 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