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==Controversy==
==Controversy==
:''Main article:'' ''[[Issues addressed in Nip/Tuck]]''
:''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.<ref>http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1726</ref> The show is, however, shown at a [[watershed (television)|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.<ref>http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=1701</ref><ref>http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/campaigns/niptuck/sonyletter.htm</ref> Another scene the PTC criticized depicted a funeral home worker removing and assembling body parts from dead women, including his sister's head, then sewing them together to make "the ideal woman". The PTC president described it in a decency hearing as "[[incestuous]] [[necrophilia]]."<ref>http://www.industryears.com/press.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164223296&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&</ref> [[Sony]], arguably the biggest sponsor, continues to support the show.<ref>http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=47629</ref>
The [[Parents Television Council]] has criticized the show.<ref>http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1726</ref> The show is, however, shown at a [[watershed (television)|late hour]] with multiple 'Viewer Discretion Advised' warnings. A particular scene involving a foursome pushed the PTC into starting a campaign to get the show taken off the air by writing to the sponsors of the show and threatening to boycott their products.<ref>http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=1701</ref><ref>http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/campaigns/niptuck/sonyletter.htm</ref> Another scene the PTC criticized depicted a funeral home worker removing and assembling body parts from dead women, including his sister's head, then sewing them together to make "the ideal woman". The PTC president described it in a decency hearing as "[[incestuous]] [[necrophilia]]."<ref>http://www.industryears.com/press.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164223296&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&</ref> [[Sony]], arguably the biggest sponsor, continues to support the show.<ref>http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=47629</ref>
Nip/Tuck's fans stand behind it, arguing in its defense that, from a fictional perspective, the show has explored things that have already happened and continue to happen and have been documented in historical newspaper stories anyone could read.
Nip/Tuck's fans stand behind it, arguing in its defense that, from a fictional perspective, the show has explored things that have already happened and continue to happen and have been documented in historical newspaper stories anyone could read.


Revision as of 05:25, 27 June 2007

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck title cover
Created byRyan Murphy
StarringDylan Walsh
Julian McMahon
John Hensley
Roma Maffia
Kelly Carlson
Joely Richardson
Opening themeA Perfect Lie by The Engine Room (Gabriel & Dresden remix)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes59 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time46 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkFX Networks
ReleaseJuly 22, 2003 –
present

Nip/Tuck is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks.

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, with Joely Richardson returning for 15 of those epsisodes.[3]

Characters and cast

Main article: List of Nip/Tuck characters
See also: List of Nip/Tuck episodes
See also: List of Nip/Tuck cast members

Starring

Formerly starring

Antagonists

Controversy

Main article: Issues addressed in Nip/Tuck

The Parents Television Council has criticized the show.[4] The show is, however, shown at a late hour with multiple 'Viewer Discretion Advised' warnings. 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.[5][6] 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."[7] Sony, arguably the biggest sponsor, continues to support the show.[8] Nip/Tuck's fans stand behind it, arguing in its defense that, from a fictional perspective, the show has explored things that have already happened and continue to happen and have been documented in historical newspaper stories anyone could read.

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).

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".[9]

  • 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).[10]
  • 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.[11]
  • In Episode 2.10 ("Kimber Henry"), a surgery in the show involved a male writer/humorist getting breast implants as resource material for a new book. This shares some similarities with the story of Canadian Brian Zembic, who in the year 2000 got breast implants to win a $100,000 USD (£50,000) bet. Unlike the patient on Nip/Tuck, Zembic decided to keep his breasts, and later displayed them to the world on an episode of The Man Show.[12]
  • 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.[13]
  • 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).[14]

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)
Date Viewers Total
(in millions) 		Viewers
18-49
(in millions) 		Date Viewers Total
(in millions) 		Viewers
18-49
(in millions)
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]

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."[17] Despite some critical backlash on its third season, like the grade of D+ from Entertainment Weekly,[21] 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.[22]. 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]

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 Nip/Tuck - Schönheit hat ihren Preis
("Nip/Tuck - Beauty has its price") 		ATV (Dubbed in German) December 15 2004 Season 3 - Finished May 6 2007
 Belgium Kanaal Twee (Dutch subtitles) and Be Tv
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mreza Plus (Bosnian subtitles) Hiatus (Season 4 over)
 Brazil Estética (SBT) Fox Latin America (Brazilian Portuguese subtitles) and SBT (Dubbed in Portuguese) August 17 2004 (Fox) and December 17 2006 (SBT) Season 4 - Wednesdays 10:00pm (Fox) and Season 1 - Sundays 11:00pm (SBT)
 Bulgaria Клъцни/Срежи Nova TV and Fox life Season 1 - September 24 2005 (Nova TV)
Season 3 - June 20 2007 (Nova TV)
and Season 1 - November 26 2006 (Fox life) 		Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:30 (Nova TV)
Thursdays at 22:30 (Fox life)
 Canada CTV and Séries+ TBA Season 5 - TBA; Season 2 - Saturdays & Sundays Midnight (in French)
 Catalonia TV3 (Dubbed in Catalan) Season - 4 Sundays 10.15pm
 Chile Cortes y Puntadas (insitions and stitches)(TVN) 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 2 - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:05pm
 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)
 El Salvador Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles)
 Estonia Kanal 2 (Estonian subtitles) Wednesdays at 10 pm
 Finland Muodon vuoksi (For the Shape or For formality) MTV3 (Finnish subtitles) September 20 2004
 France Paris Première and M6 September 22 2004
 Galicia (Spain) Quita e pon (remove and increase) TVG (Dubbed in Galician) August 1 2005
 Germany Nip/Tuck - Schönheit hat ihren Preis
("Nip/Tuck - Beauty has its price") 		Pro 7 (Dubbed in German) and
Premiere (pay-TV) (Dubbed in German) 		December 21 2004 Wednesdays 11:45pm
 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 (Dubbed in Hungarian) 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 Tuesdays 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
 Netherlands
VPRO (Nederland 3) (Dutch subtitles) 		March 17 2007 Season 1 Saturdays 9:55pm
 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 Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles)TVMax (Dubbed in Spanish)
 Peru Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles)Frecuencia Latina (Dubbed in Spanish) Season 4 - Thursdays at 22:00pm
 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
 South Korea Catch on (Korean subtitles)
 Spain (Madrid) Nip/Tuck. A golpe de bisturí (at scalpel point) Telemadrid (Dubbed in Spanish)
 Basque Country (Spain) ETB
 Andalusia (Spain) Nip/Tuck. A golpe de bisturí Canal Sur (Dubbed in Spanish) November 16 2004
 Sweden SVT2 (Swedish subtitles) April 18 2004
  Switzerland SF2 (Dubbed in German) August 30 2004 Mondays, 22:50h
 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 Season 3 - Sky Three - Tuesdays at 10:00pm
 Valencia (Spain) Canal 9
 Venezuela Fox Latin America (Spanish subtitles) and Televen (Dubbed in Spanish) August 17 2004 Season 4 - Thursdays at 10:00 pm (Fox)
Thursdays at 10:30 pm (Televen)

References

  1. ^ http://spoilerfix.com/othershows.php
  2. ^ http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ryanmurphydealniptuckrenewal,0,3768386.story
  3. ^ "Nip/Tuck Puts the "Rich" in Joely Richardson". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  4. ^ http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/shows/main.asp?shwid=1726
  5. ^ http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=1701
  6. ^ http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/campaigns/niptuck/sonyletter.htm
  7. ^ http://www.industryears.com/press.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164223296&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
  8. ^ http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=47629
  9. ^ Entertainment Weekly
  10. ^ Washington Post
  11. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/16/ntwin16.xml Telegraph
  12. ^ http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_95989.html?nav_src=newsIndexHeadline Ananova
  13. ^ http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html WFTV
  14. ^ http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/20000106/20000106s5.html Taiwan News
  15. ^ 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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |source= ignored (help)
  16. ^ a b c "The Futon Critic: Cable Movies, Series Not Unhinged by Fall Season". October 23, 2003. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |source= ignored (help)
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Zap2It: 'Nip/Tuck' Finale Carves Out Ratings Records for FX". December 21, 2005. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |source= ignored (help)
  18. ^ a b c "Mediaweek: The Programming Insider". September 8, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |source= ignored (help)
  19. ^ a b http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117956082&categoryid=14&cs=1
  20. ^ http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_9246.asp
  21. ^ "Entertainment Weekly: TV Review: Nip/Tuck, Grade: D+". December 2, 2005. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |source= ignored (help)
  22. ^ Media Week
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