Nip/Tuck
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| Nip/Tuck | |
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 Nip/Tuck title cover |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Creator(s) | Ryan Murphy |
| Starring | Dylan Walsh Julian McMahon John Hensley Roma Maffia Kelly Carlson Joely Richardson |
| Opening theme | A Perfect Lie by The Engine Room (Gabriel & Dresden remix) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 59 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 46 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FX Networks |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | July 22, 2003 – present |
Nip/Tuck is an American television drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks.
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[edit] Overview
Nip/Tuck follows the lives of two Miami plastic surgeons, Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Christian Troy (Julian McMahon). The show, while not strictly a soap opera, has some story arcs. 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 for the 18-49 and 25-54 age demographics. The fourth season of the series premiered on September 5, 2006 on FX Networks.[1] The fifth season will have its premiere in fall 2007, and will consist of 22 episodes,[2] making it the longest season of the show yet.
[edit] Characters and cast
- See also: List of Nip/Tuck episodes
[edit] Starring
- Sean McNamara - Dylan Walsh
- Christian Troy - Julian McMahon
- Matt McNamara - John Hensley
- Liz Cruz - Roma Maffia
- Kimber Henry - Kelly Carlson
- Terrell Jones - Michael Dunham * season 5
[edit] Formerly starring
- Julia McNamara - Joely Richardson (Seasons 1-4)
- Grace Santiago - Valerie Cruz (Season 1)
- Quentin Costa - Bruno Campos (Recurring Season 2, Regular Season 3)
- Gina Russo - Jessalyn Gilsig (Recurring Seasons 1-2, Regular 3, Cameo Season 4)
[edit] Antagonists
- Escobar Gallardo - Robert LaSardo (Seasons 1, 2, and 4)
- Ava Moore - Famke Janssen (Season 2, Cameo Season 3)
- The Carver - Bruno Campos & Rhona Mitra (Seasons 2 and 3)
- James - Jacqueline Bisset (Season 4)
[edit] Controversy
- Main article: Issues addressed in Nip/Tuck
The Parents Television Council has criticized the show for what they perceive to be an irresponsible or insensitive approach to these issues, especially when children might be watching.[3] The show is, however, shown at a late hour with multiple 'Viewer Discretion Advised' warnings. A particular scene involving a foursome pushed them 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.[4][5]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."[6] Sony, arguably the biggest sponsor, continues to support the show.[7]
[edit] Awards
- 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).
- 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).
- 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 (2004):
- Nominated - Best Television Series - Drama
- Nominated - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama (Joely Richardson).
- 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).
[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".[8]
- In Episode 1.13 ("Escobar Gallardo"), the featured surgery involved a druglord changing his appearance via plastic surgery. 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).[9]
- In Episode 2.4, ("Mrs. Grubman"), the featured surgery involves a patient addicted to plastic 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.[10]
- 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 (£45,000) 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.[11]
- 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 6 years.[12]
- 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. Lithopedions (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).[13]
[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) |
Date | Viewers Total (in millions) |
Viewers 18-49 (in millions) |
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| 1st | Tuesday 10:00PM | July 22, 2003 | 3.7 [14] | 2.0 [14] | October 21, 2003 | 2.99 [15] | 2.1 [14] | 3.25 [15] | 2.2 [15] |
| 2nd | June 22, 2004 | 3.8 [14] | 2.7 [14] | October 5, 2004 | 5.2 [14] | 3.6 [14] | 3.8 [14] | 2.6 [14] | |
| 3rd | September 20, 2005 | 5.3 [14] | 3.7 [14] | December 20, 2005 | 5.7 [16] | 3.9 [16] | 3.9 [16] | 2.7 [16] | |
| 4th | September 5, 2006 | 4.8 [17] | 3.4 [17] | December 12, 2006 | 3.38 [18] | 2.38 [19] | 3.9' | 2.75 [18] | |
Nip/Tuck became an instant basic cable hit from its 2003 series premiere and has grown in audience ever since.
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."[16] Despite some critical backlash on its third season, like the grade of D+ from Entertainment Weekly,[20] 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 program in the history of the FX network.
Including Cherry Peck / Quentin Costa, three episodes of Nip/Tuck rank as the three most-watched 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.[21]. 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,"[16] 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 p.m. 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]."[17]
[edit] International broadcasters
Nip/Tuck has been broadcast on the following television networks:
| Country | Alternate title/Translation | TV Network(s) | Season Premiere | Season & Weekly Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Digi+/Digitalb (Albanian subtitles) | 2005 | ||
 Argentina |
Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) and Artear´s Channel 13 (dubbed in Spanish) | August 17, 2004 | Season 4 - Thursdays at 22:00pm | |
 Australia |
Nine Network (first run) and Arena (Seasons 1 and 2 reruns) |
December 1, 2003 | Season 3 - Mondays 9:30pm (Now cancelled) | |
 Austria |
ATV | December 15, 2004 | ||
 Belgium |
Kanaal Twee (Dutch subtitles) and Be Tv | |||
 Bosnia |
Mreza Plus (Bosnian subtitles) | January 2, 2007 | Season 3 - Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10:00pm | |
 Brazil |
Estética (SBT) | Fox Latin America (Brazilian Portuguese subtitles) and SBT (Dubbed in Portuguese) | August 17, 2004 (Fox) and December 17, 2006 (SBT) | Season 3 - Tuesdays 10:00pm (Fox) and Season 1 - Sundays 11:00pm (SBT) |
 Bulgaria |
Клъцни/Срежи | Nova TV and Fox life | Autumn, 2005 | Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:00pm. |
 Canada |
CTV and Séries+ | March 3 & March 4, 2007 | Season - 4 Saturdays or Sundays 10:00pm, in all time zones. Season 2 - Saturdays & Sundays Midnight (in French) | |
 Chile |
TVN (Dubbed in Spanish) and Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) | August 17, 2004 | ||
 Colombia |
RCN TV (Dubbed in Spanish) and Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) | |||
 Costa Rica |
Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) | |||
 Croatia |
Reži me (Cut me) |
RTL Televizija (Croatian subtitles) | April 3, 2007 | Season 1 - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:40pm |
 Czech Republic |
Plastická chirurgie s.r.o. (Plastic surgery inc.) |
TV NOVA | ||
 Denmark |
Kanal 4 (Danish subtitles) | Saturdays | ||
 Dominican Republic |
Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) | |||
 Ecuador |
Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) and Ecuavisa (Dubbed in Spanish) |
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 El Salvador |
Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) | |||
 Estonia |
Kanal 2 (Estonian subtitles) | |||
 Finland |
Muodon vuoksi (For the Shape) | MTV3 (Finnish subtitles) | September 20, 2004 | |
 France |
Paris Première and M6 | September 22, 2004 | ||
 Galicia (Spain) |
Quita e pon | TVG (Dubbed in Galician) | August 1, 2005 | |
 Germany |
Nip/Tuck - Schönheit hat ihren Preis ("Nip/Tuck - Beauty has its price") |
Pro 7 and Premiere (pay-TV) |
December 21, 2004 | |
 Greece |
Πλαστική Ομορφιά ("Plastic Beauty") |
Filmnet (Greek subtitles) | ||
 Hong Kong |
zh:凹凸容醫(TVB Pearl) zh:整形春秋(AXN) |
(TVB Pearl), (AXN) | Thursdays 10:35pm and Mondays midnight. | |
 Hungary |
Kés/Alatt ("Under the knife") |
ViaSat3 | September 10, 2004 | |
 Iceland |
Klippt og skorið ("Cut and sliced") |
Stöð 2 (Icelandic subtitles) | March 9, 2004 | |
 India |
AXN | |||
 Ireland |
TG4 and Sky One (original English broadcast) | November 16, 2007 | Season 4 (TG4 only) Thursdays at 21:05. Repeated following the Monday at 22:30. | |
 Israel |
Channel 2/Xtra HOT | |||
 Italy |
Italia 1 (Full translation)/Jimmy (Full translation or English original audio) | March 5, 2004 and April 12, 2006 | Tuesdays & Fridays 10:50pm and Wednesdays 10:00pm. | |
 Japan |
NIP/TUCK マイアミ整形外科医 ("Nip/Tuck: Miami Plastic Surgery") |
FOX and SKY PerfecTV! (Japanese subtitles) | ||
 Lithuania |
Grožio Peilis ("Beauty Knife") |
LNK (Dubbed in Lithuanian) | December 3, 2006 | Sundays 10:20pm |
 Malaysia |
8TV (Malay subtitles) and AXN | Saturdays 11:45pm and Mondays 11:00pm. | ||
 Malta |
Melita Movies | September 1, 2006 | Fridays 11:00pm GMT+1. | |
 Mexico |
Fox Latinamerica (Spanish subtitles), SKY (Spanish subtitles) and Galavisión (Dubbed in Spanish) |
August 16, 2005 | ||
| Middle East | Orbit Network - America Plus Channel | |||
 The Netherlands |
Veronica (Dutch subtitles), VPRO (Dutch subtitles) |
March 17, 2007 | Season 1 Saturdays 9:20pm NED3 | |
 New Zealand |
TV2 | February 7, 2005 | Season 3 Mondays 9:30pm NZDT | |
 Norway |
TV3 (Norwegian subtitles) | June 10, 2004 | ||
 Pakistan |
Orbit Network - America Plus Channel and TNT Asia (Arabian subtitles) | |||
 Panama |
TVMax | |||
 Peru |
Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) Frecuencia Latina (Dubbed in Spanish) | |||
 Philippines |
AXN and Entertainment Central (Original English broadcast) | |||
 Poland |
Bez skazy ("Flawless") | TVN (Seasons 1, 2 and 3) | March 7, 2007 | Season 3 Wednesdays at 0.15am |
 Portugal |
Fox Life (Portuguese subtitles) TVI |
January 15, 2007 | Wednesdays at 0:15am (TVI) | |
 Puerto Rico |
FX Network (original English broadcast) | |||
 Romania |
PRO TV (Romanian subtitles) | Tuesdays 11:45pm | ||
 Russia |
Части Тела ("Body parts") |
STS-Moscow | October 17, 2005 | |
 Singapore |
MediaCorp | Season 3 - Mondays 10:30pm | ||
 South Africa |
M-Net | January 30, 2007 | Season 4 - Tuesdays 9:30pm | |
 Korea |
Catch on | (Korean subtitles) | ||
 Spain: Catalonia |
TV3 (Dubbed in Catalan) | |||
 Spain: Madrid |
Nip/Tuck. A golpe de bisturí | Telemadrid (Dubbed in Spanish) | ||
 Spain: Basque Country |
ETB | |||
| Spain: Andalusia |
Nip/Tuck. A golpe de bisturí | Canal Sur (Dubbed in Spanish) | November 16, 2004 | |
 Sweden |
SVT2 (Swedish subtitles) | April 18, 2004 | ||
 Switzerland |
SF2 | August 30, 2004 | ||
 Taiwan |
zh:整形春秋(AXN) | Videoland MAX-TV (Original English Broadcast with Mandarin subtitles) | ||
 Thailand |
United Broadcasting Corporation and Series Ch. 21 (Thai subtitles) | |||
 Turkey |
CNBC-e (Turkish subtitles) | |||
 United Kingdom |
Sky One (First run), Sky Three (a Freeview Channel that shows it 3 days after it's SkyOne premiere) and Channel 4 (Repeats of Season 1 & 2 only) | January 13, 2004 | ||
 Valencia (Spain) |
Canal 9 | |||
 Venezuela |
Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) |
Main characters: Sean McNamara • Christian Troy • Julia McNamara • Matt McNamara • Liz Cruz • Kimber Henry
Minor characters: Annie McNamara • Gina Russo • Adrian Moore • Barrett Moore • Quentin Costa • Kit McGraw • Burt Landau • Michelle Landau • Marlowe Sawyer
Antagonists: Escobar Gallardo • Ava Moore • The Carver • James
Other: List of Nip/Tuck episodes • Issues addressed in Nip/Tuck • Music featured on Nip/Tuck
[edit] References
- ^ http://spoilerfix.com/othershows.php
- ^ http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ryanmurphydealniptuckrenewal,0,3768386.story
- ^ http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1726
- ^ http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=1701
- ^ http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/campaigns/niptuck/sonyletter.htm
- ^ http://www.industryears.com/press.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164223296&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
- ^ http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=47629
- ^ Entertainment Weekly
- ^ Washington Post
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/16/ntwin16.xml Telegraph
- ^ http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_95989.html?nav_src=newsIndexHeadline Ananova
- ^ http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html WFTV
- ^ http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/20000106/20000106s5.html Taiwan News
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "The Futon Critic: Cable Movies, Series Not Unhinged by Fall Season", October 23, 2003.
- ^ a b c d e f "Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX", December 21, 2005.
- ^ a b c "Mediaweek: The Programming Insider", September 8, 2006.
- ^ a b http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117956082&categoryid=14&cs=1
- ^ http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_9246.asp
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly: TV Review: Nip/Tuck, Grade: D+", December 2, 2005.
- ^ Media Week
[edit] External links
- FX Network: Nip/Tuck Official website
- Nip/Tuck at the Internet Movie Database
- Warner Video: Nip/Tuck Official website
- TvGuide: TvGuide's Nip/Tuck Page
| Preceded by 24 |
Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Drama 2005 |
Succeeded by Lost |
