Nip/Tuck
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| Format | Medical drama |
| Created by | Ryan Murphy |
| Starring | Dylan Walsh Julian McMahon Joely Richardson John Hensley Roma Maffia Kelly Carlson Jessalyn Gilsig Bruno Campos Valerie Cruz |
| Opening theme | "A Perfect Lie" by The Engine Room |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk Lyn Greene Michael M. Robin Richard Levine Sean Jablonski Jennifer Salt |
| Location(s) | Miami, Florida (seasons 1–4) Hollywood, California (seasons 5–6)[1] |
| Running time | 45–50 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Stu Segall Productions Ryan Murphy Productions The Shephard-Robin Company Warner Bros. Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FX |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | July 18, 2003 – March 3, 2010 |
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Nip/Tuck is an American drama series created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States between July 18, 2003 and March 3, 2010. The series focuses on McNamara/Troy, a controversial plastic surgery practice, and especially its founders, Sean McNamara and Christian Troy. Each episode involves the plastic surgeries of one or more patients, most of which appear for more popular procedures such as breast lifts as well as more bizarre procedures such as external appearance disease removals that were never as well known before. It also features the tumultuous personal lives of its main cast.
The show began in July 22, 2003, and concluded on March 3, 2010, with the 100th episode.[2] While the show was initially set in Miami, at the end of the fourth season it was relocated to Los Angeles and many of the characters have followed along. The show has earned 45 award nominations, winning one Golden Globe and one Emmy Award.[3] Series creator Ryan Murphy has said that the medical cases on the show are "100 percent based on fact".[4]
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Overview [edit]
This drama is set in a plastic surgery center, McNamara/Troy, centering around the two doctors who own it. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) is often found having problems at home due to being seduced by beautiful women on a daily basis, and thus tries to keep his family together by patching up the rocky road he and his family are living in. On the other hand, partner Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) uses his charm to bring in potential female candidates and conducts vain business deals, almost never failing and ending up with dozens of women in bed. While Sean takes his job seriously, he is often found having to fix some of Christian's clumsy mistakes.
Production [edit]
In its debut season, Nip/Tuck was the highest-rated new series on American basic cable, and the highest rated basic cable series of all time for the 18–49 and 25–54 age demographics. The fifth season premiered on October 30, 2007,[5] though production was affected by the 2007 Writers Strike. Accordingly, the second half of the fifth season was not screened until January 6, 2009 in the U.S. Another 19 episodes were picked up by FX, which began airing on October 14, 2009. After a 3-week hiatus for the Christmas holidays, the show resumed in January 2010 and concluded on March 3, 2010 with its 100th episode.[6][7][8] Nip/Tuck filmed its 100th and final episode on June 12, 2009, without creator Ryan Murphy,[9] who was, at the time, in India scouting locations for his film version of the memoir Eat, Pray, Love.
The show inspired the creation of the plastic surgery reality show Dr. 90210.[10]
Characters and cast [edit]
Main cast [edit]
| Character | Actor | Information |
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| Sean McNamara | Dylan Walsh | All Seasons |
| Christian Troy | Julian McMahon | All Seasons |
| Julia McNamara | Joely Richardson | All Seasons |
| Matt McNamara | John Hensley | All Seasons |
| Grace Santiago | Valerie Cruz | Season 1 |
| Liz Cruz | Roma Maffia | Seasons 2–6 (Season 1, recurring) |
| Kimber Henry | Kelly Carlson | Seasons 3–6 (Seasons 1–2, recurring) |
| Gina Russo | Jessalyn Gilsig | Season 3 (Seasons 1–2, recurring; 4–5, guest) |
| Quentin Costa | Bruno Campos | Season 3 (Season 2, guest) |
Major supporting characters [edit]
| Character | Actor | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Annie McNamara | Kelsey Batelaan | All Seasons (recurring) |
| Wilber Troy | Joshua & Josiah Henry | Seasons 2, 4–6 (recurring) |
| Nurse Linda | Linda Klein | All Seasons (recurring) |
Major recurring characters [edit]
| Character | Actor | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Escobar Gallardo | Robert LaSardo | (Seasons 1 & 4, recurring; 2,5 & 6 guest) |
| Mrs. Hedda Grubman | Ruth Williamson | (Season 1, recurring; 2 & 4, guest) |
| Dr. Merrill Bobolit | Joey Slotnick | (Season 1, recurring; 2 & 4, guest) |
| Jude Sawyer | Phillip Rhys | (Season 1, recurring; 2–3, guest) |
| Megan O'Hara | Julie Warner | (Season 1, recurring; 2 & 4, guest) |
| Dr. Erica Noughton | Vanessa Redgrave | (Seasons 2–3, recurring; 6, guest) |
| Ava Moore | Famke Janssen | (Season 2, recurring; 3 & 6, guest) |
| Adrian Moore | Seth Gabel | (Season 2, recurring) |
| Kit McGraw | Rhona Mitra | (Season 3, recurring) |
| Ariel Alderman | Brittany Snow | (Season 3, recurring) |
| Michelle Landau | Sanaa Lathan | (Season 4, recurring) |
| James LeBeau | Jacqueline Bisset | (Season 4, recurring) |
| Marlowe Sawyer | Peter Dinklage | (Season 4, recurring) |
| Dawn Budge | Rosie O'Donnell | (Seasons 4–5, recurring) |
| Dr. Mike Hamoui | Mario Lopez | (Seasons 4–6, recurring) |
| Kate Tinsley | Paula Marshall | (Season 5, recurring) |
| Aidan Stone | Bradley Cooper | (Season 5, recurring) |
| Olivia Lord | Portia de Rossi | (Season 5, recurring) |
| Eden Lord | AnnaLynne McCord | (Season 5, recurring) |
| Colleen Rose | Sharon Gless | (Season 5, recurring) |
| Ram Peters | John Schneider | (Season 5, recurring) |
| Dr Theodora "Teddy" Rowe | Katee Sackhoff | (Seasons 5, recurring) |
| Dr Theodora "Teddy" Rowe | Rose McGowan | (Seasons 6, recurring) |
| Dr Curtis Ryerson | George Newbern | (Season 6, recurring) |
| Ramona Perez | Melonie Diaz | (Season 6, recurring) |
Seasons and episodes [edit]
Main crew [edit]
- Michael M. Robin
- Elodie Keene (10 episodes, 2003–2007)
- Ryan Murphy (8 episodes, 2003–2006)
- Charles Haid (8 episodes, 2006–2008)
- Craig Zisk (6 episodes, 2003–2008)
- Nelson McCormick (4 episodes, 2003–2006)
- Richard Levine (4 episodes, 2006–2009)
- Jamie Babbit (3 episodes, 2003–2004)
- Greer Shephard (3 episodes, 2004–2005)
- Sean Jablonski (3 episodes, 2006–2008)
- Brad Falchuk (3 episodes, 2007–2009)
- Scott Brazil (2 episodes, 2003–2004)
- Jeremy Podeswa (2 episodes, 2005)
- Dirk Craft (2 episodes, 2008–2009)
- Jennifer Salt (15 episodes, 2003–2009)
- Sean Jablonski (13 episodes, 2003–2008)
- Lynnie Greene (3 episodes, 2006–2009)
- Hank Chilton
Awards and nominations [edit]
- Emmy Awards (2010):
- Nominated – Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Emmy Awards (2009):
- Nominated – Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Nominated – Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic).
- Emmy Awards (2008):
- Nominated – Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Sharon Gless)
- Nominated – Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Oliver Platt)
- Emmy Awards (2007):
- Nominated – Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- 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).
U.S. television ratings [edit]
Viewer numbers (based on average total viewers per episode) of Nip/Tuck on FX.
| Season | Timeslot | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Viewers Total (in millions) |
Viewers Age 18–49 (in millions) |
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Viewers 18–49 (in millions) |
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| 1st | Tuesday 10:00 PM | July 22, 2003 | 3.7[11] | 2.0[11] | October 21, 2003 | 2.99[12] | 2.1[11] | 3.25[12] | 2.2[12] |
| 2nd | June 22, 2004 | 3.8[11] | 2.7[11] | October 5, 2004 | 5.2[11] | 3.6[11] | 3.8[11] | 2.6[11] | |
| 3rd | September 20, 2005 | 5.3[11] | 3.7[11] | December 20, 2005 | 5.7[13] | 3.9[13] | 3.9[13] | 2.7[13] | |
| 4th | September 5, 2006 | 4.8[14] | 3.4[14] | December 12, 2006 | 3.38[15] | 2.38[16] | 3.9 | 2.75[15] | |
| 5th – Part I | October 30, 2007 | 4.3[17] | 3.5 | February 19, 2008 | ??? | 2.41[18] | ??? | ??? | |
| 5th – Part II | January 6, 2009 | 3.1[19] | 2.4[19] | March 3, 2009 | 3.8 | 2.4 | ??? | ??? | |
| 6th | Wednesday 10:00PM | October 14, 2009 | 2.9[20] | 1.9[21] | March 3, 2010 | 1.8 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Nip/Tuck became an instant 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."[13] And despite some criticism on its third season, like the grade of D+ from Entertainment Weekly,[22] the story arc involving The Carver attracted even more of an audience to the series than any of the seasons before, reaching its climax 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 network.[citation needed]
Including Cherry Peck / Quentin Costa, three episodes of Nip/Tuck rank as the three most-watched scripted programs ever on 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. 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,"[13] according to Zap2It.
According to the September 8, 2006 Mediaweek column The Programming Insider, "the fourth season-premiere on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 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'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."[14]
International broadcasts [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Nip/Tuck[dead link]
- ^ "Nip/Tuck: The Sixth and Final Season". Amazon.com. March 27, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ "The Internet Data Datatbase" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361217/
- ^ Entertainment Weekly[dead link]
- ^ "'Nip/Tuck' Creator Cuts New Deal – Murphy stays with FX show, will develop for FOX – Zap2it". Zap2it.com. February 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272625700.shtml
- ^ "For 'Nip/Tuck', beauty fades". LAtimes.com. June 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "Dr. Robert Ray – The Women in the Life of Dr Robert Rey". Dentalinsurancequotes.org. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Futon Critic: NIP/TUCK Season Three Premiere Delivers Beautiful Ratings (Released by FX)". The Futon Critic. September 21, 2005.
- ^ a b c "The Futon Critic: Cable Movies, Series Not Unhinged by Fall Season". The Futon Critic. October 23, 2003.
- ^ a b c d e f "Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX". Zap2It. December 21, 2005.
- ^ a b c "Mediaweek: The Programming Insider". Mediaweek. September 8, 2006.
- ^ a b By (December 19, 2006). "'Survivor' finale cooks in ratings – Entertainment News, TV News, Media – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Toni. "Media Life Magazine". Medialifemagazine.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Top 20 Cable TV Show Weekly Nielsen Ratings October 29 – November 4, 2007". Tvbythenumbers.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Toni. "Media Life Magazine – 'Envelope, Please: Gary Busey for . . .'". Medialifemagazine.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b "‘Nip/Tuck’ Carves Up Competition in Winter Premiere". TV Week. 07-01-2009.
- ^ "Cable Rating 'Nip/Tuck' returns to 2.92 million and a 1.4 adults 18–49 rating". Tvbythenumbers.com. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Make it or Break it sets record for ABC family". Tvbythenumbers.com. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly: TV Review: Nip/Tuck, Grade: D+". Entertainment Weekly. December 2, 2005. [dead link]
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