List of Nip/Tuck episodes

Last updated June 05, 2025

Nip/Tuck is an American medical drama created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States between 2003 and 2010. The series focuses on "McNamara/Troy", a plastic surgery practice, and follows its founders, Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy (portrayed by Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon respectively). Each episode typically involves the cosmetic procedures of one or more patients, and also features the personal and professional lives of its main cast.

The show began in July 2003 and concluded with the end of the sixth season in March 2010. While the show was initially set in Miami, at the end of the fourth season, the practice was relocated to Los Angeles and many of the characters followed. The fifth season premiered on October 30, 2007, though production was affected by the 2007 Writers Strike. Accordingly, the second half of the fifth season was not screened until January 6, 2009, in the U.S.

The series ran for 100 episodes, concluding with the series finale on March 3, 2010. With the exception of the pilot, each episode is named after the character(s) that are scheduled to have plastic surgery.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
Season	Episodes		First released	Last released
1	13		July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)	October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)
2	16		June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22)	October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)
3	15		September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)	December 20, 2005 (2005-12-20)
4	15		September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)	December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)
5	22	14	October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)	February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)
5	22	8	January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)	March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)
6	19		October 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)	March 3, 2010 (2010-03-03)

Episodes

Season 1 (2003)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Patient portrayer	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Geoffrey Rivas	July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)	475194	3.70^[1]
2	2	"Mandi/Randi"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Caitlin & Melinda Dahl	July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)	176451	3.34^[1]
3	3	"Nanette Babcock"	Lawrence Trilling	Ryan Murphy	Lindsay Hollister	August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05)	176452	3.55^[1]
4	4	"Sofia Lopez"	Michael M. Robin	Sean Jablonski	Jonathan Del Arco	August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)	176453	3.35^[1]
5	5	"Kurt Dempsey"	Elodie Keene	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Vincent Angell	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)	176454	2.96^[1]
6	6	"Megan O'Hara"	Craig Zisk	Jennifer Salt	Julie Warner	September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02)	176455	3.28^[1]
7	7	"Cliff Mantegna"	Scott Brazil	Brad Falchuk	Alex Carter	September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)	176456	3.32^[1]
8	8	"Cara Fitzgerald"	Jamie Babbit	Ryan Murphy	Keri Lynn Pratt	September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)	176457	3.52^[1]
9	9	"Sofia Lopez II"	Nelson McCormick	Sean Jablonski	Jonathan Del Arco	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	176458	3.67^[1]
10	10	"Adelle Coffin"	Michael M. Robin	Dell Chandler & Ryan Murphy	Nan Martin	September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)	176459	3.03^[1]
11	11	"Montana/Sassy/Justice"	Michael M. Robin	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Cheryl White	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)	176460	2.50^[1]
12	12	"Antonia Ramos"	Elodie Keene	Jennifer Salt & Brad Falchuk	Marisol Nichols	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)	176461	2.92^[1]
13	13	"Escobar Gallardo"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Robert LaSardo	October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)	176462	2.99^[1]

Season 2 (2004)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Patient portrayer	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
14	1	"Erica Noughton"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Vanessa Redgrave	June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22)	177601	3.81^[1]
15	2	"Christian Troy"	Jamie Babbit	Sean Jablonski	Julian McMahon	June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29)	177602	3.17^[1]
16	3	"Manya Mabika"	Elodie Keene	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Aisha Tyler	July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06)	177603	3.49^[1]
17	4	"Mrs. Grubman"	Jamie Babbit	Jennifer Salt	Ruth Williamson	July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13)	177604	3.04^[1]
18	5	"Joel Gideon"	Nelson McCormick	Brad Falchuk	Doug Savant	July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20)	177605	3.09^[1]
19	6	"Bobbi Broderick"	Michael M. Robin	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Jill Clayburgh	July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)	177606	3.74^[1]
20	7	"Naomi Gaines"	Craig Zisk	Sean Jablonski	Leslie Bibb	August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03)	177607	3.80^[1]
21	8	"Agatha Ripp"	Michael M. Robin	Ryan Murphy	Sarah Paulson	August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10)	177608	3.88^[1]
22	9	"Rose and Raven Rosenberg"	Elodie Keene	Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk	Lori and Reba Schappell	August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17)	177609	3.45^[1]
23	10	"Kimber Henry"	Nelson McCormick	Jennifer Salt	Kelly Carlson	August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)	177610	3.73^[1]
24	11	"Natasha Charles"	Greer Shephard	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Rebecca Gayheart	August 31, 2004 (2004-08-31)	177611	4.30^[1]
25	12	"Julia McNamara"	Michael M. Robin	Ryan Murphy & Hank Chilton	Joely Richardson	September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)	177612	4.15^[1]
26	13	"Oona Wentworth"	Scott Brazil	Sean Jablonski & Jennifer Salt	Brooks Almy	September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)	177613	3.75^[1]
27	14	"Trudy Nye"	Elodie Keene	Hank Chilton	Lisa Waltz	September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)	177614	3.67^[1]
28	15	"Sean McNamara"	Michael M. Robin	Brad Falchuk	Dylan Walsh	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)	177615	3.85^[1]
29	16	"Joan Rivers"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Joan Rivers	October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)	177616	5.22^[1]

Season 3 (2005)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Patient portrayer	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
30	1	"Momma Boone"	Elodie Keene	Ryan Murphy	Kathy Lamkin	September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)	2T5951	5.29^[1]
31	2	"Kiki"	Elodie Keene	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Kiki (gorilla)	September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)	2T5952	3.91^[1]
32	3	"Derek, Alex, and Gary"	Craig Zisk	Brad Falchuk	Adam Henderson, Aaron Moody and Graham Miller	October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)	2T5953	3.89^[1]
33	4	"Rhea Reynolds"	Greer Shephard	Jennifer Salt	Tara Buck	October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)	2T5954	3.42^[1]
34	5	"Granville Trapp"	Jeremy Podeswa	Sean Jablonski	Erik Passoja	October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)	2T5955	3.84^[1]
35	6	"Frankenlaura"	Michael M. Robin	Hank Chilton	Valentin Siroon	October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)	2T5956	3.54^[1]
36	7	"Ben White"	Jeremy Podeswa	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	John Billingsley	November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)	2T5957	3.33^[1]
37	8	"Tommy Bolton"	Guy Ferland	Brad Falchuk	Blair Williamson	November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)	2T5958	3.42^[1]
38	9	"Hannah Tedesco"	Michael M. Robin	Sean Jablonski	Uncredited	November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)	2T5959	2.83^[1]
39	10	"Madison Berg"	Greg Yaitanes	Jennifer Salt	Hallee Hirsh	November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)	2T5960	2.93^[1]
40	11	"Abby Mays"	Michael M. Robin	Hank Chilton	Rebecca Metz	November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)	2T5961	3.48^[1]
41	12	"Sal Perri"	David Nutter	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Louis Mustillo	December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)	2T5962	3.00^[1]
42	13	"Joy Kringle"	Greer Shephard	Sean Jablonski & Jennifer Salt	Elizabeth Ruscio	December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)	2T5963	3.30^[1]
43	14	"Cherry Peck"	Craig Zisk	Brad Falchuk & Hank Chilton	Willam Belli	December 20, 2005 (2005-12-20)	2T5964	5.68^[1]
44	15	"Quentin Costa"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Bruno Campos	December 20, 2005 (2005-12-20)	2T5965	5.68^[1]

Season 4 (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Patient portrayer	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
45	1	"Cindy Plumb"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy	Kathleen Turner	September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)	3T5001	4.86^[1]
46	2	"Blu Mondae"	Michael M. Robin	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Angela Little	September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)	3T5002	3.86^[1]
47	3	"Monica Wilder"	Elodie Keene	Brad Falchuk	Jennifer Hall	September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)	3T5003	3.45^[1]
48	4	"Shari Noble"	Nelson McCormick	Jennifer Salt	Melissa Gilbert	September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)	3T5004	3.92^[1]
49	5	"Dawn Budge"	Elodie Keene	Hank Chilton	Rosie O'Donnell	October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)	3T5005	3.34^[1]
50	6	"Faith Wolper, Ph.D"	Sean Jablonski	Sean Jablonski	Brooke Shields	October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)	3T5006	3.55^[1]
51	7	"Burt Landau"	Charles Haid	Brad Falchuk	Larry Hagman	October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)	3T5007	3.98^[1]
52	8	"Conor McNamara"	Patrick McKee	Jennifer Salt & Hank Chilton	Spencer Roberts	October 24, 2006 (2006-10-24)	3T5008	3.26^[1]
53	9	"Liz Cruz"	Richard Levine	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Roma Maffia	October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)	3T5009	3.27^[1]
54	10	"Merrill Bobolit"	Charles Haid	Sean Jablonski & Brad Falchuk	Joey Slotnick	November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)	3T5010	3.91^[1]
55	11	"Conor McNamara, 2026"	Craig Zisk	Ryan Murphy	Stark Sands	November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14)	3T5011	3.47^[1]
56	12	"Diana Lubey"	Charles Haid	Sean Jablonski	Catherine Deneuve	November 21, 2006 (2006-11-21)	3T5012	3.30^[1]
57	13	"Reefer"	Lyn Greene	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Charles Haid	November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)	3T5013	3.02^[1]
58	14	"Willy Ward"	Michael M. Robin	Jennifer Salt	Ronn Lucas	December 5, 2006 (2006-12-05)	3T5014	2.84^[1]
59	15	"Gala Gallardo"	Ryan Murphy	Ryan Murphy & Hank Chilton	Idalis DeLeón	December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)	3T5015	3.38^[1]

Season 5 (2007–09)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Patient portrayer	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
Part 1
60	1	"Carly Summers"	Charles Haid	Ryan Murphy	Daphne Zuniga	October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)	3T6401	4.34^[1]
61	2	"Joyce & Sharon Monroe"	Charles Haid	Ryan Murphy	Susan Griffiths & Merilee Brasch	November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)	3T6402	3.33^[1]
62	3	"Everett Poe"	Richard Levine	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Michael Des Barres	November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)	3T6403	3.56^[1]
63	4	"Dawn Budge II"	Charles Haid	Jennifer Salt	Rosie O'Donnell	November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)	3T6404	3.21^[1]
64	5	"Chaz Darling"	Sean Jablonski	Sean Jablonski	Jai Rodriguez	November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)	3T6405	3.40^[1]
65	6	"Damien Sands"	Charles Haid	Hank Chilton	Ian Buchanan	December 4, 2007 (2007-12-04)	3T6406	2.49^[1]
66	7	"Dr. Joshua Lee"	Brad Falchuk	Brad Falchuk	George Coe	December 11, 2007 (2007-12-11)	3T6407	2.52^[1]
67	8	"Duke Collins"	Elodie Keene	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Joel McKinnon Miller	December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18)	3T6408	1.94^[1]
68	9	"Rachel Ben Natan"	Charles Haid	Jennifer Salt	Maggie Siff	January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)	3T6409	2.19^[1]
69	10	"Magda & Jeff"	Craig Zisk	Hank Chilton	Selma Stern & Robert Gant	January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)	3T6410	2.84^[1]
70	11	"Kyle Ainge"	Dirk Wallace Craft	Brad Falchuk & Hank Chilton	Jeff Hephner	January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)	3T6411	2.89^[1]
71	12	"Lulu Grandiron"	Brad Falchuk	Brad Falchuk	Donna Mills	February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)	3T6412	3.34^[1]
72	13	"August Walden"	Sean Jablonski	Sean Jablonski	Stephen J. Oliver	February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)	3T6413	2.71^[1]
73	14	"Candy Richards"	Richard Levine	Jennifer Salt	Jennifer Coolidge	February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)	3T6414	2.98^[1]
Part 2
74	15	"Ronnie Chase"	Brad Falchuk	Ryan Murphy	Michael Scheckenowitz	January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)	3T6415	3.12^[1]
75	16	"Gene Shelly"	Richard Levine	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	John Fleck	January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)	3T6416	2.53^[1]
76	17	"Roxy St. James"	Lyn Greene	Jennifer Salt	Dina Meyer	January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)	3T6417	2.68^[1]
77	18	"Ricky Wells"	John Stuart Scott	Brad Falchuk	Brando Eaton	February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03)	3T6418	2.70^[1]
78	19	"Manny Skerritt"	Dirk Wallace Craft	Ryan Murphy	Misha Collins	February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10)	3T6419	2.33^[1]
79	20	"Budi Sabri"	Hank Chilton	Ryan Murphy & Hank Chilton	Chi Muoi Lo	February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)	3T6420	2.40^[1]
80	21	"Allegra Calderella"	Sean Jablonski	Sean Jablonski	Elaine Hausman	February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)	3T6421	2.10^[1]
81	22	"Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler"	Lyn Greene	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Wendy Glenn & Graham Shiels	March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)	3T6422	2.39^[1]

Season 6 (2009–10)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Patient portrayer	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
82	1	"Don Hoberman"	Brad Falchuk	Ryan Murphy	Mark Atteberry	October 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)	3T7901	2.92^[2]
83	2	"Enigma"	John Stuart Scott	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Parker Croft	October 21, 2009 (2009-10-21)	3T7902	2.23^[1]
84	3	"Briggitte Reinholt"	Dirk Craft	Sean Jablonski	Lee Garlington	October 28, 2009 (2009-10-28)	3T7903	2.20^[1]
85	4	"Jenny Juggs"	Jesse Bochco	Jennifer Salt	Kiersten Warren	November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)	3T7904	2.17^[1]
86	5	"Abigail Sullivan"	John Stuart Scott	Brad Falchuk	Amy Farrington	November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)	3T7905	1.75^[3]
87	6	"Alexis Stone"	Tim Hunter	Hank Chilton	Candis Cayne	November 18, 2009 (2009-11-18)	3T7906	1.89^[4]
88	7	"Alexis Stone II"	John Stuart Scott	Ryan Murphy	Candis Cayne	November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)	3T7907	1.41^[1]
89	8	"Lola Wlodkowski"	Eric Stoltz	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Danica Sheridan	December 2, 2009 (2009-12-02)	3T7908	2.41^[1]
90	9	"Benny Nilsson"	John Stuart Scott	Sean Jablonski	Luke McClure	December 9, 2009 (2009-12-09)	3T7909	1.75^[1]
91	10	"Wesley Clovis"	Tate Donovan	Jennifer Salt	Eric Stonestreet	December 16, 2009 (2009-12-16)	3T7960	2.09^[1]
92	11	"Dan Daly"	Elodie Keene	Ryan Murphy	Wayne Pére	January 6, 2010 (2010-01-06)	3T7961	1.71^[1]
93	12	"Willow Banks"	Tim Hunter	Brad Falchuk	Mini Andén	January 13, 2010 (2010-01-13)	3T7962	1.96^[1]
94	13	"Joel Seabrook"	Tate Donovan	Hank Chilton	Tim Guinee	January 20, 2010 (2010-01-20)	3T7963	1.89^[1]
95	14	"Sheila Carlton"	Craig Zisk	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	Christine Estabrook	January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27)	3T7964	1.81^[1]
96	15	"Virginia Hayes"	Hank Chilton	Hank Chilton	Kate Norby	February 3, 2010 (2010-02-03)	3T7965	1.54^[1]
97	16	"Dr. Griffin"	Tim Hunter	Jennifer Salt	Daniel Benzali	February 10, 2010 (2010-02-10)	3T7967	1.73^[1]
98	17	"Christian Troy II"	Diana Valentine	Sean Jablonski	Julian McMahon	February 17, 2010 (2010-02-17)	3T7966	1.49^[1]
99	18	"Walter & Edith Krieger"	Dirk Craft	Brad Falchuk	Harold Gould & Hildy Brooks	February 24, 2010 (2010-02-24)	3T7968	1.52^[5]
100	19	"Hiro Yoshimura"	John Stuart Scott	Ryan Murphy	Koji Kataoka	March 3, 2010 (2010-03-03)	3T7969	1.88^[6]

References

"Nip/Tuck" Storylines via FX
Episode titles via AOL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 "Nip/Tuck (FX): Ratings Recap". Ratings Ryan. December 21, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
↑ Seidman, Robert (October 15, 2009). "Cable Rating 'Nip/Tuck' returns to 2.92 million and a 1.4 adults 18–49 rating". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
↑ "FX's Sons of Anarchy #1 Scripted Drama Among A18-49 + Other Cable TV Ratings | Your Entertainment Now". yourentertainmentnow.com. November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
↑ Seidman, Robert (November 19, 2009). "Wednesday broadcast & cable finals: Glee, America's Next Top Model tick up". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
↑ Seidman, Robert (February 25, 2010). "Psych Perks Back Up". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
↑ Gorman, Bill (March 5, 2010). "Psych Drops Back Down, Again; Also Nip/Tuck Series Finale Ratings". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

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[Ratings-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 "Nip/Tuck (FX): Ratings Recap". Ratings Ryan. December 21, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

[S6Premiere-2] Seidman, Robert (October 15, 2009). "Cable Rating 'Nip/Tuck' returns to 2.92 million and a 1.4 adults 18–49 rating". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2010.

[3] "FX's Sons of Anarchy #1 Scripted Drama Among A18-49 + Other Cable TV Ratings | Your Entertainment Now". yourentertainmentnow.com. November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[4] Seidman, Robert (November 19, 2009). "Wednesday broadcast & cable finals: Glee, America's Next Top Model tick up". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[5] Seidman, Robert (February 25, 2010). "Psych Perks Back Up". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[6] Gorman, Bill (March 5, 2010). "Psych Drops Back Down, Again; Also Nip/Tuck Series Finale Ratings". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

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