Logo to Air Nip/Tuck

NEW YORK: MTV Networks’ Logo has taken on the off-cable syndication rights for Nip/Tuck in a four-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.

This is the series’ premiere in syndication. The agreement includes all 100 episodes, set to launch on Logo in October. Nip/Tuck will run in a three-episode stacks during prime time. A new block will run each week, presented sequentially.

Nip/Tuck originally launched in July 2003 on the cable network FX and its 100th and final episode aired in March 2010, a seven-season run.

"The celebrity guests, moments of jaw-dropping outrageousness and honest depiction of its gay characters and their friends make the series a perfect fit for our audience," said Marc Leonard, the senior VP of multiplatform programming at Logo. "At the end of the day, we see it as a love story between two straight guys who are challenged by the family that they’ve created—and that’s pretty fierce."

"Nip/Tuck has been a distinctive hit program for many years," added Ken Werner, the president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. "It fits perfectly with Logo’s programming strategy, and we believe it will perform in the way all off-net shows are asked to: deliver a dedicated, enthusiastic audience that reinforces the overall cable brand, as well as enlarge Logo’s traditional audience."