FX nabs 'Nip/Tuck', more in acquisitions spree

FX has poached the first-run rights to Nip/Tuck from Sky One as part of a series of high-profile US acquisitions.

The channel will air the fifth - and reportedly final - season of the drama next summer. It has also picked up the rights to the previous four seasons.

Also on the slate are seasons four to six of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the first season of 24, cop drama UC Undercover, seasons four to seven of Family Guy and the final, fifth season of The Wire.

LA Screenings pickups include The Rules For Starting Over, a Fox comedy from the Farrelly Brothers about a group of newly single thirty-somethings, and from Sony, Breaking Bad, a comedic drama starring Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle).

Jason Thorp, vp of broadcast and marketing at FX, said: "These acquisitions are a signal of our intent to build on the recent success of shows like Dexter and NCIS and shore up FX's place as a serious contender in the entertainment genre."