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{{short description|2003 American medical drama television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Nip-Tuck (Ryan Murphy Television) logo.svg | genre = {{Plainlist| * [[Medical drama]] * [[Serial drama]] * [[Eroticism|Erotic]] * [[Satire]] * [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] * [[Psychological drama]] * [[Crime fiction|Crime]] * [[Black comedy]] }} | creator = [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Dylan Walsh]] * [[Julian McMahon]] * [[John Hensley]] * [[Joely Richardson]] * [[Valerie Cruz]] * [[Roma Maffia]] * [[Kelly Carlson]] * [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] * [[Bruno Campos]] }} | opentheme = {{theme song|"A Perfect Lie"|The Engine Room}} | composer = [[James S. Levine]] | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 6 | num_episodes = 100 | list_episodes = List of Nip/Tuck episodes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Ryan Murphy * [[Brad Falchuk]] * [[Lyn Greene]] * [[Greer Shephard]] * [[Michael M. Robin]] * [[Richard Levine (director)|Richard Levine]] * Sean Jablonski * [[Jennifer Salt]] }} | location = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles]]<ref>[http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/insider/#about Nip/Tuck<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511235908/http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/insider/#about |date=May 11, 2008 }}</ref> | runtime = 38β68 minutes | camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]] | company = {{Plainlist| * Hands Down Entertainment * [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy Productions]] * [[Stu Segall Productions]] * [[The Shephard/Robin Company]] * [[Warner Bros. Television]] }} | network = [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2003|7|22}} | last_aired = {{End date|2010|3|3}} | related = ''[[Mentiras perfectas]]'' | image_alt = | caption = | channel = | released = }} '''''Nip/Tuck''''' is<!-- DO NOT change to "was" as fictional works always remain in present tense regardless of completion --> an American [[medical drama]] television series created by [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] that aired on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] in the United States for six seasons from 2003 to 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of [[crime]], [[black comedy]], [[family drama]], [[satire]], and [[psychological thriller]], focuses on "McNamara/Troy", a cutting-edge, controversial [[plastic surgery]] center, and follows the personal and professional lives of its founders Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy (portrayed by [[Dylan Walsh]] and [[Julian McMahon]], respectively).<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nip_tuck |title=Nip tuck rundown|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2020-08-28}}</ref> Each episode features graphic, partial depictions of the plastic surgeries on one or more patients, as well as developments in the doctors' personal lives. Focus is also given to McNamara/Troy's [[anesthesiologist]] Dr. Liz Cruz, Christian's many sexual partners, and Sean's family. With the exception of the pilot, each episode of the series is named after one of the patients scheduled to receive plastic surgery. Unlike most medical dramas, ''Nip/Tuck'' used serial storytelling and often had story arcs spanning multiple seasons; for example, seasons two and three focused on a serial rapist known as The Carver, who often mutilates his victims' faces, leading McNamara/Troy to provide ''[[pro bono]]'' surgery to the victims. The show premiered on July 22, 2003, and concluded on March 3, 2010, with the 100th episode.<ref name="season 6">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CN5SAY|title=Nip/Tuck: The Sixth and Final Season|work=[[Amazon.com]]|date=March 27, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> Despite being initially set in Miami, at the end of the fourth season, it was relocated to Los Angeles, and many of the characters followed along. The show earned 45 award nominations, winning one [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and one [[Emmy Award]].<ref name=":0">{{IMDb title|0361217}}</ref> Series creator Ryan Murphy said that the medical cases on the show are "100 percent based on fact".<ref name=":2">{{cite magazine |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=September 9, 2005 |title="Nip/Tuck" chief tells why he reupped with FX |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/09/09/niptuck-chief-tells-why-he-reupped-fx/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> ==Overview== The drama is set in a plastic-surgery center, McNamara/Troy, centering on 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 in which his family and himself are living. Partner Christian Troy ([[Julian McMahon]]), though, uses his charm to bring in potential female candidates and conducts vain business deals, almost never failing to end up with them in bed. Sean takes his job seriously and often must fix Christian's mistakes. ==Production== According to [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]], the series was inspired by makeover episodes of the talk shows ''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]'' and ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/like-niptuck-thank-40325/ |title=Like Nip/Tuck? Thank Jenny Jones! |last=Katner |first=Ben |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=August 19, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518205318/https://www.tvguide.com/news/like-niptuck-thank-40325/ |archive-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> In its debut season, ''Nip/Tuck'' was the highest-[[Nielsen ratings|rated]] new series on American [[Cable television|basic cable]], and the highest-rated basic cable series of all time for the 18β49 and 25β54 age demographics. <!-- The first season averaged about 3.25 million viewers an episode{{fact}}. --> The fifth season premiered on October 30, 2007,<ref>{{cite web |date=February 16, 2007 |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ryanmurphydealniptuckrenewal,0,3768386.story |title='Nip/Tuck' Creator Cuts New Deal β Murphy stays with FX show, will develop for FOX β Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=2008-12-31 |archive-date=2013-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925093847/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ryanmurphydealniptuckrenewal,0,3768386.story |url-status=dead }}</ref> though production was affected by the [[2007β2008 Writers Guild of America strike|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; airing on October 14, 2009. Following a three-week hiatus for the Christmas holidays, the show resumed in January 2010, and concluded on March 3, 2010, with its 100th episode.<ref>{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Marc |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/cable-tv/e3i33318fd8458cbc08688e1132dc6af84a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810005841/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/cable-tv/e3i33318fd8458cbc08688e1132dc6af84a |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-08-10 |title=FX at TCA: More Rescue Me; Original Programming Schedule | Adweek |publisher=MediaWeek |access-date=2013-12-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20091201fx01 |title=Breaking News - FX Sets Midseason Lineup |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |access-date=2013-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Beck |first=Marilyn |url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272625700.shtml |title='Nip/Tuck' Cast Feeling the Pangs of Wrapping up For Good, Kelly Carlson Reflects |publisher=National Ledger |date=2009-04-19 |access-date=2013-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424033208/http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272625700.shtml |archive-date=2009-04-24 }}</ref> ''Nip/Tuck'' filmed its 100th and final episode on June 12, 2009, without creator Ryan Murphy,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-niptuck20-2009jun20,0,6890685.story |title=For 'Nip/Tuck', beauty fades |work=Los Angeles Times |date= June 20, 2009|access-date=2009-06-20}}</ref> who was, at the time, in India scouting locations for his [[Eat Pray Love|film version]] of the memoir ''[[Eat Pray Love (book)|Eat, Pray, Love]]''. The show inspired the creation of the plastic-surgery [[reality show]] ''[[Dr. 90210]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dentalinsurancequotes.org/the-women-in-the-life-of-dr-robert-rey/ |title=Dr. Robert Ray β The Women in the Life of Dr Robert Rey |publisher=Dentalinsurancequotes.org |access-date=2008-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921055327/http://www.dentalinsurancequotes.org/the-women-in-the-life-of-dr-robert-rey/ |archive-date=2010-09-21 }}</ref> ==Cast and characters== ===Main cast=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Actor ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character ! scope="col" colspan="6" | Seasons |- !style="width:12%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 1)|1]] !style="width:12%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 2)|2]] !style="width:12%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 3)|3]] !style="width:12%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 4)|4]] !style="width:12%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 5)|5]] !style="width:12%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 6)|6]] |- | [[Dylan Walsh]] | Sean McNamara | colspan="6" {{cMain}} |- | [[Julian McMahon]] | Christian Troy | colspan="6" {{cMain}} |- | [[John Hensley]] | Matt McNamara | colspan="6" {{cMain}} |- | [[Joely Richardson]] | Julia McNamara | colspan="6" {{cMain}} |- | [[Valerie Cruz]] | Grace Santiago | {{cMain}} | colspan="5" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Roma Maffia]] | Liz Cruz | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="5" {{cMain}} |- | [[Kelly Carlson]] | Kimber Henry | colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} | colspan="4" {{cMain}} |- | [[Jessalyn Gilsig]] | Gina Russo | colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} | {{cMain}} | colspan="2" {{cGuest|Special Guest}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[Bruno Campos]] | Quentin Costa | {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest}} | {{cMain}} | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} |} ===Recurring cast=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Actor ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character ! scope="col" colspan="6" | Seasons |- !style="width:10%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 1)|1]] !style="width:10%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 2)|2]] !style="width:10%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 3)|3]] !style="width:10%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 4)|4]] !style="width:10%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 5)|5]] !style="width:10%;"|[[Nip/Tuck (season 6)|6]] |- | Kelsey Batelaan | Annie McNamara | colspan="6" {{cRecurring}} |- | [[Linda Klein]] | Nurse Linda | colspan="6" {{cRecurring}} |- | [[Robert LaSardo]] | Escobar Gallardo | {{cRecurring}} | {{cGuest}} | {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest}} |- | Ruth Williamson | Mrs. Hedda Grubman | {{cRecurring}} | {{cGuest}} | {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Joey Slotnick]] | Dr. Merrill Bobolit | {{cRecurring}} | {{cGuest}} | {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} |- | Phillip Rhys | Jude Sawyer | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{cGuest}} | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Julie Warner]] | Megan O'Hara | {{cRecurring}} | {{cGuest}} | {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} |- | Joshua & Josiah Henry | Wilber Troy | {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} | colspan="3" {{cRecurring}} |- | [[Vanessa Redgrave]] | Dr. Erica Noughton | {{n/a|}} | colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest}} |- | [[Famke Janssen]] | Ava Moore | {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{cGuest|Special Guest}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest|Special Guest}} |- | [[Seth Gabel]] | Adrian Moore | {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Willam Belli]] | Cherry Peck | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Rhona Mitra]] | Kit McGraw | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Brittany Snow]] | Ariel Alderman | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Sanaa Lathan]] | Michelle Landau | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Jacqueline Bisset]] | James LeBeau | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Peter Dinklage]] | Marlowe Sawyer | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{n/a|}} |- | [[Rosie O'Donnell]] | Dawn Budge | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} | colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[Mario Lopez]] | Dr. Mike Hamoui | colspan="3" {{n/a|}} | {{cGuest}} | {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} |- | [[Paula Marshall]] | Kate Tinsley | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[Bradley Cooper]] | Aidan Stone | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[Portia de Rossi]] | Olivia Lord | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[AnnaLynne McCord]] | Eden Lord | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]] | Ram Peters | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[Sharon Gless]] | Colleen Rose | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} | {{n/a|}} |- | [[Katee Sackhoff]] <small>(season 5)</small> <br> [[Rose McGowan]] <small>(season 6)</small> | Dr. Theodora "Teddy" Rowe | colspan="4" {{n/a|}} | colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} |- | [[George Newbern]] | Dr. Curtis Ryerson | colspan="5" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} |- | [[Melonie Diaz]] | Ramona Perez | colspan="5" {{n/a|}} | {{cRecurring}} |} ==Episodes== {{Main|List of Nip/Tuck episodes}} {{Series overview | color1 = #b1c0bd | link1 = <includeonly>List of Nip/Tuck episodes</includeonly>#Season 1 (2003) | episodes1 = 13 | start1 = {{Start date|2003|7|22}} | end1 = {{End date|2003|10|21}} | color2 = #979797 | link2 = <includeonly>List of Nip/Tuck episodes</includeonly>#Season 2 (2004) | episodes2 = 16 | start2 = {{Start date|2004|6|22}} | end2 = {{End date|2004|10|5}} | color3 = #343827 | link3 = <includeonly>List of Nip/Tuck episodes</includeonly>#Season 3 (2005) | episodes3 = 15 | start3 = {{Start date|2005|9|20}} | end3 = {{End date|2005|12|20}} | color4 = #efe0b7 | link4 = <includeonly>List of Nip/Tuck episodes</includeonly>#Season 4 (2006) | episodes4 = 15 | start4 = {{Start date|2006|9|5}} | end4 = {{End date|2006|12|12}} | link5 = <includeonly>List of Nip/Tuck episodes</includeonly>#Season 5 (2007β09) | episodes5 = 22 | color5A = #000f50 | episodes5A = 14 | start5A = {{Start date|2007|10|10}} | end5A = {{End date|2008|2|19}} | color5B = #0d1110 | episodes5B = 8 | start5B = {{Start date|2009|1|6}} | end5B = {{End date|2009|3|3}} | color6 = #9ad3cc | link6 = <includeonly>List of Nip/Tuck episodes</includeonly>#Season 6 (2009β10) | episodes6 = 19 | start6 = {{Start date|2009|10|14}} | end6 = {{End date|2010|3|3}} }} ==Main crew== * [[Michael M. Robin]] * [[Elodie Keene]] (10 episodes, 2003β2007) * [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] (8 episodes, 2003β2006) * [[Charles Haid]] (8 episodes, 2006β2008) * [[Craig Zisk]] (6 episodes, 2003β2008) * [[Nelson McCormick (director)|Nelson McCormick]] (4 episodes, 2003β2006) * Richard Levine (4 episodes, 2006β2009) * [[Jamie Babbit]] (3 episodes, 2003β2004) * [[Greer Shephard]] (3 episodes, 2004β2005) * [[Brad Falchuk]] (3 episodes, 2007β2009) * [[Scott Brazil]] (2 episodes, 2003β2004) * [[Jeremy Podeswa]] (2 episodes, 2005) * Dirk Craft (2 episodes, 2008β2009) * [[Jennifer Salt]] (15 episodes, 2003β2009) * Sean Jablonski (13 episodes, 2003β2008) * [[Lynnie Greene]] (3 episodes, 2006β2009) * Hank Chilton ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !Year ! scope="col" |Award ! scope="col" |Date of the ceremony ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Recipients ! scope="col" |Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Refh}} |- | rowspan="11" |2004 | rowspan="2" |[[Golden Globe Awards]] | rowspan="2" |[[61st Golden Globe Awards|25 January 2004]] |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2004-01-26 |title=By Gollum, itβs βThe Kingβ |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/by-gollum-it-s-the-king-1117899023/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress β Television Series Drama|Best Actress β Television Series Drama]] |[[Joely Richardson]] |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" |[[Satellite Awards]] | rowspan="3" |[[8th Golden Satellite Awards|21 February 2004]] |[[Satellite Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maldonado |first=Ryan |date=2003-12-18 |title=Satellites pix picked |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/satellites-pix-picked-1117897313/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Satellite Award for Best Actor β Television Series Drama|Best Actor β Television Series Drama]] |[[Julian McMahon]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Satellite Award for Best Actress β Television Series Drama|Best Actress β Television Series Drama]] |Joely Richardson |{{nom}} |- |[[GLAAD Media Award|GLAAD Media Awards]] |[[15th GLAAD Media Awards|12 April 2004]] |[[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-19 |title=GLAAD: Antonio Banderas, John Waters, "Bend it Like Beckham," "Angels in America," Honored at 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by ABSOLUT VODKA in Los Angeles |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119203029/http://www.glaad.org/media/release_detail.php?id=3637&PHPSESSID=85aa222bb4c8d2b8780aa36bd1e82098 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5" |[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | rowspan="5" |[[56th Primetime Emmy Awards|19 September 2004]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] |[[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] (for "Pilot") | {{nom}} | rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series 2004 - Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004/outstanding-directing-for-a-drama-series |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design|Outstanding Main Title Design]] |Eric Anderson, Vince Haycock, Paul Matthaeus and Paul Schneider | {{nom}} |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]] |Jeffrey Cain, Cedric Lemoyne and [[Gregory Slay]] | {{nom}} |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]] |[[Thomas R. Burman]], [[Bari Dreiband-Burman]] and James MacKinnon (for "Pilot") | {{won}} |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)]] |[[Eryn Krueger Mekash]], Stephanie A. Fowler, [[Thomas R. Burman]] [[Bari Dreiband-Burman]] (for "Adelle Coffin) | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="17" |2005 | rowspan="3" |[[Golden Globe Awards]] | rowspan="3" |[[62nd Golden Globe Awards|16 January 2005]] |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{won}} | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Gabriel |date=2004-12-13 |title=Globes noms all about booze and Hughes |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/globes-noms-all-about-booze-and-hughes-1117914901/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Television Series Drama|Best Actor β Television Series Drama]] |[[Julian McMahon]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress β Television Series Drama|Best Actress β Television Series Drama]] |[[Joely Richardson]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Producers Guild of America Awards]] |[[16th Producers Guild of America Awards|22 January 2005]] |[[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama|Best Episodic Drama]] | rowspan="2" |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-15 |title=Producers Guild Awards 2005 - The Producers Guild of America |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215034915/http://www.producersguild.org/pg/awards_a/awards2005.asp |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |[[Satellite Awards]] | rowspan="2" |[[9th Golden Satellite Awards|23 January 2005]] |[[Satellite Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] | {{won}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-21 |title=INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY: SATELLITE Awards |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221072610/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- |[[Satellite Award for Best Actress β Television Series Drama|Best Actress β Television Series Drama]] |Joely Richardson |{{nom}} |- |[[Costume Designers Guild]] |[[Costume Designers Guild Awards 2004|19 February 2005]] |[[Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television|Excellence in Contemporary Television]] |[[Lou Eyrich]] | {{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jenn |date=2005-02-21 |title=Costume nods draped on βAquatic,β βSnicketβ |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/costume-nods-draped-on-aquatic-snicket-1117918259/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[Saturn Awards]] | rowspan="2" |[[31st Saturn Awards|3 May 2005]] |[[Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series|Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series]] |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-25 |title=The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050725081254/http://www.saturnawards.org/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- |[[Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television|Best Actor on Television]] |Julian McMahon | {{nom}} |- |[[BMI Film & TV Awards]] |18 May 2005 |BMI Cable Award |[[James S. Levine]] | {{won}} | |- | rowspan="4" |[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | rowspan="4" |[[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|18 September 2005]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Jill Clayburgh]] (for "Bobbi Broderick" and "Naomi Gaines") | {{nom}} | rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series 2005 - Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-guest-actress-in-a-drama-series |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series|Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series]] |Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer and [[Robert J. Ulrich (casting director)|Robert J. Ulrich]] | {{nom}} |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]] |[[Eryn Krueger Mekash]], Stephanie A. Fowler, Mary Kay Morse, [[Thomas R. Burman]], [[Bari Dreiband-Burman]] (for "Christian Troy") | {{nom}} |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)]] |[[Eryn Krueger Mekash]] and Stephanie A. Fowler (for "Julia McNamara") | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" |[[Satellite Awards]] | rowspan="3" |[[10th Satellite Awards|17 December 2005]] |[[Satellite Award for Best Television Series β Drama|Best Television Series β Drama]] |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{won}} | rowspan="3" | |- |[[Satellite Award for Best Actor β Television Series Drama|Best Actor β Television Series Drama]] |[[Dylan Walsh]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Satellite Award for Best Actress β Television Series Drama|Best Actress β Television Series Drama]] |Joely Richardson |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="8" |2006 |[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |[[58th Writers Guild of America Awards|4 February 2006]] |[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama|Television: Episodic Drama]] |[[Jennifer Salt]] (for "Rhea Reynolds") | {{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-08 |title=Writers Guild Awards Winners 2012-2006 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408090627/https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners/2012-2006 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- |[[Costume Designers Guild]] |[[Costume Designers Guild Awards 2005|25 February 2006]] |[[Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television|Excellence in Contemporary Television]] |[[Lou Eyrich]] | {{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Maressa |date=2006-02-26 |title=Atwood in fashion at costumersβ kudos |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/atwood-in-fashion-at-costumers-kudos-1117938896/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Awards]] |[[27th Young Artist Awards|25 March 2006]] |Best Performance in a TV series β Guest Starring Young Actor (Comedy or Drama) |Tanner Richie |{{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-04 |title=27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704071111/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.htm |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |[[Saturn Awards]] | rowspan="2" |[[32nd Saturn Awards|2 May 2006]] |[[Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series|Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series]] |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campea |first=John |date=2006-02-17 |title=The 2006 Saturn Awards Nominations |url=http://www.themovieblog.com/2006/02/the-2006-saturn-awards-nominations/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=The Movie Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television|Best Actor on Television]] |[[Julian McMahon]] | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] | rowspan="3" |[[58th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|19 August 2006]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series]] |Liz Kay and Ellen Brill (for "Ben White") |{{nom}} | rowspan="3" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-11-03 |title=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103012348/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]] |[[Eryn Krueger Mekash]], Stephanie A. Fowler, Mary Kay Morse, [[Thomas R. Burman]], [[Bari Dreiband-Burman]] (for "Cherry Peck") | {{nom}} |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)]] |[[Eryn Krueger Mekash|Eryn Krueger]], Stephanie Fowler, Debbie Zoller, and Michele Tyminski (for "Quentin Costa") | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4" |2007 |[[NAACP Image Awards]] |[[38th NAACP Image Awards|2 March 2007]] |[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Sanaa Lathan]] | {{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=NAACP Image Awards 2006 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228153720/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/Nominees_Only.pdf}}</ref> |- |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] |[[59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|8 September 2007]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]] |[[Eryn Krueger Mekash|Eryn Krueger]], Stephanie Fowler, [[Bill Corso]], Mary Kay Witt, [[Christopher Nelson (make-up artist)|Christopher Nelson]], and [[Christien Tinsley]] (for "Conor McNamara") | {{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001910/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/59ptemmys_noms.pdf |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |- |[[AACTA Awards]] |6 December 2007 |[[Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actor|Best Actor β International]] |[[Julian McMahon]] | {{nom}} | align="center" | |- |[[Satellite Awards]] |[[12th Satellite Awards|16 December 2007]] |Best DVD Release of a TV Show |''Nip/Tuck'' | {{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Erin |date=2007-12-17 |title=Satellite Award winners announced |url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/awards/satellite-award-winners-announced-1117977840/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2008 | rowspan="2" |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] | rowspan="2" |[[60th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|13 September 2008]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] |[[Oliver Platt]] | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=60th Primetime Emmy Awards |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920201517/http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/CTA08winners_pressrel.pdf}}</ref> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] |[[Sharon Gless]] | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" |2009 | rowspan="2" |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] | rowspan="2" |[[61st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|12 September 2009]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]] |David Dupuis, [[Thomas R. Burman]] and [[Bari Dreiband-Burman]] (for "Budi Sabri") | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) 2009 - Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-makeup-for-a-single-camera-series |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)]] |[[Eryn Krueger Mekash]] and Stephanie A. Fowler (for "Giselle Blaylock And Legend Chandler") | {{nom}} |- |2010 |[[Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] |[[62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|21 August 2010]] |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]] |Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman, Thomas Floutz, Stephanie A. Fowler, Bart Mixon, Michele Tyminski Schoenbach, Vincent Van Dyke, and Michele Tyminski Schoenbach (for Enigma") | {{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special 2010 - Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2010/outstanding-prosthetic-makeup-for-a-series-miniseries-movie-or-a-special |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</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:#e0e0e0;" ! rowspan="2" | Season ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"| Time slot ! colspan="3" | Season premiere ! colspan="3" | Season finale ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%; background:#036; color:white;"| Viewers<br />Total<br />(in millions) ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%; background:#036; color:white;"| Viewers<br />Age 18β49<br />(in millions) |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! | Date ! span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers Total<br />(in millions) ! span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers<br />18β49<br />(in millions) ! | Date ! span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers Total<br />(in millions) ! span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers<br />18β49<br />(in millions) |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;text-align:center;" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 1: 2003|1st]]''' ! rowspan="6" style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%;" | Tuesday 10:00 pm | 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|work=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"/> | 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|work=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"/> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.25'''<ref name="2003finale"/> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.2'''<ref name="2003finale"/> |- style="background:#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"/> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.7'''<ref name="ratings"/> | October 5, 2004 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''5.2'''<ref name="ratings"/> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.6'''<ref name="ratings"/> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.8'''<ref name="ratings"/> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.6'''<ref name="ratings"/> |- style="background:#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"/> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.7'''<ref name="ratings"/> | 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 |work=Zap2It |date=December 21, 2005 |title=Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030203937/http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1%2C1002%2C271%7C99210%7C1%7C%2C00.html |archive-date=October 30, 2007 }}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.9'''<ref name="2005finale"/> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.9'''<ref name="2005finale"/> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.7'''<ref name="2005finale"/> |- style="background:#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|work=Mediaweek|date=September 8, 2006|title=Mediaweek: The Programming Insider|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118203306/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003118929|archive-date=January 18, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.4'''<ref name="2006premiere"/> | December 12, 2006 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.38'''<ref name="variety06">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117956082&categoryid=14&cs=1 |title='Survivor' finale cooks in ratings β Entertainment News, TV News, Media β Variety |publisher=Variety.com |date= December 19, 2006|access-date=2008-12-31}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.38'''<ref name="medialife06">{{cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Toni |url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=483&num=9246 |title=Media Life Magazine |publisher=Medialifemagazine.com |access-date=2008-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203093751/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=483&num=9246 |archive-date=2009-02-03 }}</ref> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.9''' ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.75'''<ref name="variety06"/> |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;text-align:center;" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 5: 2007β2009|5th β Part I]]''' | October 30, 2007 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''4.3'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-cable-1029-11407-mnf-destroys-competition/1639 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206112113/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/06/top-cable-1029-11407-mnf-destroys-competition/1639 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2007 |title=Top 20 Cable TV Show Weekly Nielsen Ratings October 29 β November 4, 2007 |publisher=TV by the Numbers |access-date=2008-12-31 }}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.5''' | February 19, 2008 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''N/A''' ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.41'''<ref name="medialife07">{{cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Toni |url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Cable_20/Envelope_Please_Gary_Busey_for.asp |title=Media Life Magazine β 'Envelope, Please: Gary Busey for . . .' |publisher=Medialifemagazine.com |access-date=2008-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203093711/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Cable_20/Envelope_Please_Gary_Busey_for.asp |archive-date=2009-02-03 }}</ref> ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''N/A''' ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''N/A''' |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;text-align:center;" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 5: 2007β2009|5th β Part II]]''' | January 6, 2009 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.1'''<ref name=tvw>{{cite web| url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/01/niptuck_carves_up_competition.php| title='Nip/Tuck' Carves Up Competition in Winter Premiere| publisher=TV Week| date=2009-07-01| access-date=2009-01-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116130813/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/01/niptuck_carves_up_competition.php| archive-date=2009-01-16| url-status=dead}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.4'''<ref name=tvw/> | March 3, 2009 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''3.8''' ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.4''' ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''N/A''' ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''N/A''' |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;text-align:center;" | '''[[List of Nip/Tuck episodes#Season 6: 2009β2010|6th]]''' ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%;" | Wednesday 10:00 pm | October 14, 2009 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''2.9'''<ref name="season6premierealladu">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/15/cable-ratings-niptuck-returns-to-2-92-million-and-a-1-4-adults-18-49-rating/30603|title=Cable Rating 'Nip/Tuck' returns to 2.92 million and a 1.4 adults 18β49 rating|publisher=TV by the Numbers|access-date=2010-01-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019083820/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/15/cable-ratings-niptuck-returns-to-2-92-million-and-a-1-4-adults-18-49-rating/30603|archive-date=2009-10-19}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''1.9'''<ref name="season6premierea18-49">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/05/the-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager-and-make-it-or-break-it-set-records-for-abc-family/37729|title=The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Make it or Break it sets record for ABC family|publisher=TV by the Numbers|access-date=2010-01-23|archive-date=2010-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109101020/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/05/the-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager-and-make-it-or-break-it-set-records-for-abc-family/37729|url-status=dead}}</ref> | March 3, 2010 ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | '''1.8''' ! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | ! style="background:#9cf;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;" | |} ''Nip/Tuck'' became an instant cable hit from its 2003 series premiere.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} 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"/> Despite some criticism on its third season, 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|date=February 2011}} Including "Cherry Peck / Quentin Costa", three episodes of ''Nip/Tuck'' rank as the three most-watched scripted programs ever on FX.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} 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. 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 were in the 18β49 age group demographic, "making the finale the number-one 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"/>{{dead link|date=October 2013}} according to [https://web.archive.org/web/20000302171729/http://zap2it.com/ Zap2It].<!-- making it the highest watched cable series for 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/news/wenn/#celeb1|title=Movie & TV News @ IMDb}}</ref> --> According to the September 8, 2006, [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010155411/http://mediaweek.com/ Mediaweek] column "The Programming Insider", "the fourth-season premiere on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, averaged 4.8 million total viewers and 3.4 million adults 18β49, building over its season-three average by 25% and 26%, respectively. ''Nip/Tuck''{{'}}s performance among adults 18β49 ranks as basic cable's top-rated season premiere in the demographic for 2006, as of September 8, 2006."<ref name="2006premiere"/> ==Broadcast== {{unreferenced section|date=August 2015}} In Australia, the series was broadcast on [[Showtime movie channels|Showcase]] and [[Nine Network]]; in Canada on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[Series+]]; in France on [[Paris PremiΓ¨re (Groupe M6) (TV channel)|M6]]; in Ireland on [[TG4]]; in New Zealand on [[TV One (New Zealand)|TV One]], [[TVNZ 2|TV2]] and [[Canterbury Television]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=SΓ©ries sur M6 : Replay en streaming |url=https://www.6play.fr/pp |website=6play}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-04-15 |title=NIP TUCK {{!}} TV2 {{!}} tvnz.co.nz |url=http://tvnz.co.nz:80/view/tv2_minisite_index_skin/tv2_nip_tuck_group |access-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415000043/http://tvnz.co.nz:80/view/tv2_minisite_index_skin/tv2_nip_tuck_group |archive-date=2006-04-15 }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, [[Sky One]] acquired the series just a few weeks ahead of its US debut, on 8 July 2003, and premiered in the 10:00pm time slot on 13 January 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-01-14 |title=Big figures for 'Nip/Tuck' on Sky One |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a13017/big-figures-for-niptuck-on-sky-one/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Deans |first=Jason |date=2003-07-08 |title=Airey snaps up Warner Bros shows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/08/broadcasting1 |access-date=2024-06-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In August 2004, ''Nip/Tuck'' began airing on [[Channel 4]], who had already acquired the free-to-air rights to the series before Sky announced they had the first-run pay TV rights. They only aired the first two seasons before dropping the show from its lineup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-12 |title=channel4.com - E4 - NIP/TUCK |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/N/nip_tuck/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812034020/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/N/nip_tuck/ |archive-date=2004-08-12 }}</ref> In 2007, ''Nip/Tuck'' moved from Sky One to the British version of the show's home network, [[Fox (British and Irish TV channel)|FX]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-07-19 |title=FX nabs 'Nip/Tuck', more in acquisitions spree |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a66735/fx-nabs-niptuck-more-in-acquisitions-spree/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> It has also since aired on [[Sky Living]]. In South Africa the show aired, after the actual running time, on SABC 3. ==Home media== {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%; text-align:center;" |- !colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Title !colspan="3"|Release date !rowspan="2"|Special features |- ![[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] ![[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] ![[DVD region code#4|Region 4]] |- | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| | ''The Complete First Season'' | June 15, 2004 | September 20, 2004 | October 20, 2004 | * 3 making-of documentaries ** ''Giving Melodrama a Facelift'' ** ''Realistic Expectations: The Practice of Plastic Surgery'' ** ''Are They Real or Fake?: Miraculous Makeup Effects of Nip/Tuck'' * Severed Parts gag reel * Cutting room floor deleted scenes * ''A Perfect Lie'' music video. Teaser trailer. |- | style="background:coral;"| | ''The Complete Second Season'' | August 30, 2005 | May 30, 2005 | July 13, 2005 | * Cutting room floor: Deleted scenes * Featurette: ''Recurring Pain: Three Women and Their Man'' |- | style="background:#66CDAA;"| | ''The Complete Third Season'' | August 29, 2006 | May 8, 2006 | May 2, 2007 | * Severed Parts - unaired scenes * 2 featurettes ** ''Chasing the Carver'' ** ''The Perfect Look: Set Design''. |- | style="background:#CD5C5C;"| | ''The Complete Fourth Season'' | September 4, 2007 | August 13, 2007 | July 2, 2008 | * Cutting Room Floor - unaired scenes * Clever casting: The season's guest stars * Sizzle: the sexuality of Nip/Tuck. * The cutting edge: how real-life dramas are incorporated into the show * Severed parts: gag reel |- | style="background:#DEB887;"| | ''The Complete Fifth Season'' | December 30, 2008 <small>(part 1)</small> <br> October 6, 2009 <small>(part 2)</small> | January 18, 2010 | October 28, 2009 | * Hollywood Hedonism: The Transition from Miami to Hollywood * Cutting Room Floor: Unaired scenes * Severed parts: gag reel * Featurette: ''The Science of Beauty'' |- | style="background:#9370D8;"| | ''The Complete Sixth and Final Season'' | June 8, 2010 | September 6, 2010 | February 2, 2011 | * Deleted scenes * Featurette * Gag reel |- | style="background:#fbec5d;"| | ''The Complete Series'' | November 2, 2010 | N/A | N/A | * Special features from individual season box sets |} ==International adaptation== In 2013, the Colombian network [[Caracol TV]] produced the Spanish language adaptation of the series, titled ''[[Mentiras perfectas]]'' (''Perfect Lies'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tiendamovistar.terra.com/capa/co/|title=Movistar Store|website=tiendamovistar.terra.com}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} * {{IMDb title|0361217}} * [https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/niptuck/100325/ ''Nip/Tuck''] at ''[[TV Guide]]'' {{Nip/Tuck Box}} {{Navboxes | title = Awards for ''Nip/Tuck'' | list = {{GoldenGlobeTVDrama 1990-2009}} {{Satellite Award Best Drama Television Series}} }} {{Ryan Murphy}} {{FX network programming}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nip Tuck}} [[Category:Nip/Tuck| ]] [[Category:2003 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2010 American television series endings]] [[Category:2000s American medical drama television series]] [[Category:2010s American medical drama television series]] [[Category:Best Drama Series Golden Globe winners]] [[Category:American English-language television shows]] [[Category:2000s American LGBTQ-related drama television series]] [[Category:FX Networks original programming]] [[Category:Serial drama television series]] [[Category:Television series by Warner Bros. 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