Nip/Tuck is an American television drama series created by Ryan Murphy and broadcast on FX Networks. The show is set at the McNamara/Troy plastic surgery practice, and follows the professional and personal lives of its owners, Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy (played by Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon respectively). The first four seasons of the show were set in Miami, but the characters relocated to Los Angeles for the fifth season onwards. The show is known for its graphic depictions of sex, violence and surgical operations.In its debut season, Nip/Tuck was the highest-rated new series on American basic cable, and the highest rated basic cable series of all time for the 18-49 and 25-54 age demographics. The fourth season of the series premiered on September 5, 2006 on FX Networks. The fourth season DVD was released in North America on September 4, 2007; The fifth and longest season premiered on October 30, 2007 with Joely Richardson returning for all of those episodes. The show inspired the creation of the plastic surgery reality show Dr. 90210. The remaining eight unaired episodes of season five premiered January 6, 2009. Another 19 episodes were picked up by FX, and will be split into two halves airing from both October 14, 2009 and from a later date, marking the end of the series with an even 100 episodes. Ryan Murphy will remain as a showrunner throughout the final episodes. Nip/Tuck finished filming its 100th and final episode on June 12, 2009 without attendance of creator Ryan Murphy. On Tuesday August 11, 2009 the FX network announced that Nip/Tuck will be returning to the network on Wednesday October 14,2009.