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Masters of Sex

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Masters Of Sex: Season 1

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Masters of Sex

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SHOWTIME | Release Date: September 29, 2013

Summary: Masters of Sex is a Showtime series features Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance and pop culture trajectory, which saw them go from a Midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazineMasters of Sex is a Showtime series features Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance and pop culture trajectory, which saw them go from a Midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and Johnny Carson's couch. Masters, which also stars Caitlin Fitzgerald, Nicholas D'Agosto and Teddy Sears, is an adaptation of Thomas Maier's book, Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How to Love.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

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100

Newsday

Verne Gay

Jul 10, 2015

Season 3 Review: Masters of Sex just gets better and better. Read full review

100

USA Today

Robert Bianco

Sep 26, 2013

Season 1 Review: A few plotlines look rocky, and a few lines of dialogue stumble, but based on the first six episodes, we're being introduced to a show that can enlighten, entertain and contend for Emmys, all in the same breath. Read full review

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jul 9, 2014

Season 2 Review: Masters of Sex is without question in Mad Men’s league as a period drama that looks inward, outward and unsteadily ahead. The performances of Sheen, Caplan, Janney and Bridges rival those in any ongoing TV series. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Tim Goodman

Sep 24, 2013

Season 1 Review: It was comforting to see that Masters of Sex has depth of vision and plenty of dramatic material to delve into without taking the easy way out with a nipple and a romp every 10 minutes. Read full review

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We Got This Covered

Jon Negroni

Sep 12, 2016

Season 4 Review: This is the most entertaining the show has been in quite some time, but for reasons most would never have predicted. Like just about everyone in this episode, Masters of Sex has finally been liberated. Read full review

80

The New Yorker

Emily Nussbaum

Oct 3, 2013

Season 1 Review: The dialogue isn’t always subtle, but it’s often sharp. Read full review

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The Oregonian

Kristi Turnquist

Sep 12, 2016

Season 4 Review: Watching Masters plod around in despair, while Johnson rejects his attentions, doesn't feel suspenseful, since we know at some point these two are going to tie the knot. By this point, it's hard to care about their relationship, or the fate of their sex-research clinic. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: April 8, 2019
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  S5:E1. Flight
  Air Date: April 8, 2019
Season 4

70
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 11, 2016
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: July 12, 2015
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 13, 2014
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 2013