| Season Number: | 2 |
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| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Network: | FX |
| Prev Season: | Season 1 |
| Next Season: | Season 3 |
| Episode List: | List of Nip/Tuck episodes |
The second season of Nip/Tuck premiered on June 22, 2004 and concluded on October 5, 2004. It consisted of 16 episodes.
See also: List of Nip/Tuck episodes.
| Season premiere | Season finale | Viewers total (in millions) | Viewers age 18–49 (in millions) | ||||||||
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| Date | span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;" | Viewers total (in millions) | span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;" | Viewers 18–49 (in millions) | Date | span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;" | Viewers total (in millions) | span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;" | Viewers 18–49 (in millions) | ||
| June 22, 2004 | 3.8[1] | 2.7 | October 5, 2004 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 | ||||
The second season received positive reviews from critics, holding an 86% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes,[2] an increase from the first season.[3] People wrote "The second season of Nip/Tuck seems giddily determined to top the first",[4] whilst David Bianculli of the New York Daily News wrote "The FX series begins its second year with assurance, inventiveness and more than a little boldness. If you're missing the sassy frankness and playfulness of Sex and the City, look no further: The torch has been passed."[5] Brian Lowry of Variety wrote "Program creator Ryan Murphy has consistently made like Fred Astaire, dancing up to the edge of 'too far' without toppling over."[6] Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune gave a less favorable review, saying "Amid this determined luridness, the show tries to stick in some 'real' drama, and the effect is knock-you-off-your-seat disconcerting."[7]