Nip/Tuck
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| Nip/Tuck | |
 The Nip/Tuck title card. |
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| Format | Medical drama |
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| Created by | Ryan Murphy |
| Starring | Dylan Walsh Julian McMahon John Hensley Roma Maffia Kelly Carlson Joely Richardson |
| Opening theme | "A Perfect Lie" by The Engine Room |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 81 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Hollywood, California[1] |
| Running time | 42-65 minutes per episode (season premieres are longer) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FX Networks |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | July 22, 2003 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Nip/Tuck is an American television drama series created by Ryan Murphy and broadcast on FX Networks. The show is set at the McNamara/Troy plastic surgery practice, and follows the professional and personal lives of its owners, Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy (played by Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon respectively). The first four seasons of the show were set in Miami, but the characters relocated to Los Angeles for the fifth season onwards.
The show is known for its graphic depictions of sex, violence and surgical operations.[2]
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[edit] Overview
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 fourth season of the series premiered on September 5, 2006 on FX Networks.[3] The fourth season DVD was released in North America on September 4, 2007; The fifth and longest season premiered on October 30, 2007[4], with Joely Richardson returning for all of those episodes.[5] The show inspired the creation of the plastic surgery reality show Dr. 90210.[6]
The remaining eight unaired episodes of season five premiered January 6, 2009. Another 19 episodes were picked up by FX, and will be split into two halves airing from both October 2009[7] and from a later date, marking the end of the series with an even 100 episodes[8]. Ryan Murphy will remain as a showrunner throughout the final episodes. Nip/Tuck finished filming its 100th and final episode on June 12, 2009[9].
[edit] Characters and cast
[edit] Primary characters
| Character | Actor | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Sean McNamara | Dylan Walsh | all Seasons |
| Christian Troy | Julian McMahon | all Seasons |
| Matt McNamara | John Hensley | all Seasons |
| Julia McNamara | Joely Richardson | all Seasons |
| Liz Cruz | Roma Maffia | Season 2+ (Season 1; recurring) |
| Kimber Henry | Kelly Carlson | Season 3+ (Season 1-2; recurring) |
| Grace Santiago | Valerie Cruz | Season 1 |
| Gina Russo | Jessalyn Gilsig | Season 3 (Season 1 - 2, 5; recurring) |
| Escobar Gallardo | Robert LaSardo | Season 1 - 2, 4 |
| Ava Moore | Famke Janssen | Season 2 (Season 3; guest) |
| Quentin Costa | Bruno Campos | Season 3 (Season 2; guest) |
| Kit McGraw | Rhona Mitra | Season 3 |
| James | Jacqueline Bisset | Season 4 |
| Michelle Landau | Sanaa Lathan | Season 4 |
| Eden Lord | AnnaLynne McCord | Season 5 |
| Colleen Rose | Sharon Gless | Season 5 |
[edit] Secondary characters
| Character | Actor | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Annie McNamara | Kelsey Batelaan | Season 1 - |
| Wilber Troy | Joshua & Josiah 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 Sawyer | 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 |
| Ariel Alderman | Brittany Snow | Season 3 |
| Dawn Budge | Rosie O'Donnell | Season 4 - 5 |
| Marlowe Sawyer | Peter Dinklage | Season 4 |
| Olivia Lord | Portia de Rossi | Season 5 |
| Kate Tinsley | Paula Marshall | Season 5 |
| Dr. Theodora (Teddy) Rowe | Katee Sackhoff | Season 5 |
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Main crew
- 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)
- Lynnie Greene (2 episodes, 2006-2009)
- Dirk Craft (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Jennifer Salt (15 episodes, 2003-2009)
- Sean Jablonski (13 episodes, 2003-2008)
- Lynnie Greene (13 episodes, 2003-2007)
- Richard Levine
- Hank Chilton
[edit] Controversy
- Main article: Issues addressed in Nip/Tuck
The Parents Television Council (PTC) has criticized the show.[10] The show is shown at a late hour with multiple 'Viewer Discretion Advised' warnings 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.[11][12] 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."[13] More recently, the PTC took issue with an episode featuring a woman whose mother and sister died of breast cancer performing a mastectomy on herself using an electric turkey carving knife in the middle of the McNamara/Troy lobby.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 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).
[edit] 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".[14]
[edit] U.S. television ratings
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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| Date | Viewers Total (in millions) |
Viewers 18-49 (in millions) |
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Viewers 18-49 (in millions) |
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| 1st | Tuesday 10:00PM | July 22, 2003 | 3.7[15] | 2.0[15] | October 21, 2003 | 2.99[16] | 2.1[15] | 3.25[16] | 2.2[16] |
| 2nd | June 22, 2004 | 3.8[15] | 2.7[15] | October 5, 2004 | 5.2[15] | 3.6[15] | 3.8[15] | 2.6[15] | |
| 3rd | September 20, 2005 | 5.3[15] | 3.7[15] | December 20, 2005 | 5.7[17] | 3.9[17] | 3.9[17] | 2.7[17] | |
| 4th | September 5, 2006 | 4.8[18] | 3.4[18] | December 12, 2006 | 3.38[19] | 2.38[20] | 3.9 | 2.75[19] | |
| 5th - Part I | October 30, 2007 | 4.3 [21] | 3.5 | February 19, 2008 | ??? | 2.41[22] | ??? | ??? | |
| 5th - Part II | January 6, 2009 | 3.1[23] | 2.4[23] | March 3, 2009 | 3.8 | 2.4 | TBD | TBD | |
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."[17] Despite some critical backlash on its third season, like the grade of D+ from Entertainment Weekly,[24] the story arc involving 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 network.
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.[25] 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,"[17] according to Zap2It.
According to the September 8, 2006 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'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."[18]
[edit] References
- ^ Nip/Tuck[dead link]
- ^ [1]
- ^ "[SpoilerFix.com] Other Shows Spoilers". Spoilerfix.com. http://spoilerfix.com/othershows.php. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ February 16, 2007. "'Nip/Tuck' Creator Cuts New Deal - Murphy stays with FX show, will develop for FOX - Zap2it". Zap2it.com. http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ryanmurphydealniptuckrenewal,0,3768386.story. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Nip/Tuck Puts the "Rich" in Joely Richardson". TVGuide.com. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Niptuck-Puts-Rich/800017510. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
- ^ "Dr. Robert Ray - The Women in the Life of Dr Robert Rey". Dentalplans.com. http://www.dentalplans.com/Dental-Health-Articles/The-Women-In-The-Life-Of-Dr-Robert-Rey.asp. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272625700.shtml
- ^ "For 'Nip/Tuck', beauty fades". LAtimes.com. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-niptuck20-2009jun20,0,6890685.story. Retrieved on 2009-06-20.
- ^ "NIP/TUCK - Parents Television Council Family TV Guide Show Page". Parentstv.org. http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1726. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ Traditional Values Coalition. "Sleazy ‘Nip/Tuck’ Show Back On FX". Traditionalvalues.org. http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=1701. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ ":: Nip/Tuck Advertiser Letter ::". Parentstv.org. http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/campaigns/niptuck/sonyletter.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Press Center". Industryears.com. http://www.industryears.com/press.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164223296&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly
- ^ 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)". September 21, 2005. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20050921fx01.
- ^ a b c "The Futon Critic: Cable Movies, Series Not Unhinged by Fall Season". October 23, 2003. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/newswire.aspx?id=6210.
- ^ a b c d e f "Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX". December 21, 2005. http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C99210%7C1%7C,00.html.
- ^ a b c "Mediaweek: The Programming Insider". September 8, 2006. http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003118929.
- ^ a b By. "'Survivor' finale cooks in ratings - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety". Variety.com. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117956082&categoryid=14&cs=1. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Toni. "Media Life Magazine". Medialifemagazine.com. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=483&num=9246. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Top 20 Cable TV Show Weekly Nielsen Ratings October 29-November 4, 2007". Tvbythenumbers.com. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-cable-1029-11407-mnf-destroys-competition/1639. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Toni. "Media Life Magazine - 'Envelope, Please: Gary Busey for . . .'". Medialifemagazine.com. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Cable_20/Envelope_Please_Gary_Busey_for.asp. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b "‘Nip/Tuck’ Carves Up Competition in Winter Premiere". TV Week. 07-01-2009. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/01/niptuck_carves_up_competition.php.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly: TV Review: Nip/Tuck, Grade: D+". December 2, 2005. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/tv/0,6115,1136295_3_0_,00.html.
- ^ Media Week
[edit] External links
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- Nip/Tuck at the Internet Movie Database
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- Warner Video: Nip/Tuck Official website
- TVGuide: TVGuide's Nip/Tuck Page
- TV.com: Nip/Tuck TV Show
- CTV.ca Nip/Tuck CTV.ca website
- HollywoodReporter
- SunSentinel
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Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Drama 2005 |
Succeeded by Lost |
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