'The David Chases ('Sopranos') and Shawn Ryans ('The Shield'), they're taking on social commentary and grand sweeping questions. 'If you tried to do 150 episodes of 'The Sopranos,' you would begin to diminish the quality of those shows,' he said. press tour at the Beverly Hilton.Īsked why he decided to bring 'Nip/Tuck' to an end, Landgraf said he doubts any FX drama would ever run beyond 100 episodes, saying that serialized dramas have a much different storytelling model than nonserialized shows such as 'Law & Order' or 'CSI.' That was one of several announcements that FX president/GM John Landgraf made Tuesday morning during the network's presentation at the Television Critics Assn. The show will end its run with a total of 100 episodes in early 2011, with creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy signed on through the last episode. This was found on a blog that is an extension of the Hollywood Reporter article: Asked why he decided to bring 'Nip/Tuck' to an end, Landgraf said he doubts any FX drama would ever run beyond 100 episodes, saying that serialized dramas have a much different storytelling model than nonserialized shows such as 'Law & Order' or 'CSI.' JFX has ordered 19 additional episodes beyond the current 22-episode season that will mark the plastic surgery drama's final season.

This was found on the Hollywood Reporter:

They are splitting up the season like they did this year, it will be a combined 19 episodes to air between 2010-2011. SO while looking on the web to see when Season 6 would be starting I found some news that makes me really sad - Season 6 will be the final season of Nip/Tuck FOR GOOD!

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