I actually watched Nip/Tuck for the first time this past Tuesday and was blown away by the performances and the show overall (of course, I really tuned in just to see the delicious Leslie Bibb, but that's beside the point). I can't wait to see it next week.
Network TV is chimp entertainment. You gotta be one of the lower primates to actually spend time watching it. The news they provide is geared to the attention span of an inner-city, unemployed single-mom on crack.