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Masters of Sex (2013-2016) is an American romantic period drama TV series developed by Michelle Ashford. It stars Michael Sheen as Dr. William Masters, Lizzy Caplan as Virginia E. Johnson and Caitlin FitzGerald as Libby Masters. To some extent based on Thomas Maier's book of the same name, the series follows sexologists Dr. Masters and Johnson from 1956 to 1969. It ran for four seasons with 46 episodes in total.

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Does the CBS documentary that is a plot element in Masters of Sex (season 2) exist in reality?

Episodes 10-12 (or thereabout) of season two of Masters of Sex show the production of a CBS documentary in which Masters and Johnson are featured/interviewed. However the Wikipedia page on the real ...
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Why is the child disclaimer incomplete?

The third season of Masters of Sex has a disclaimer that ends by telling us ... the children Tessa, Henry, Johnny, and Jenny are fictional. Thing is, Masters has 3 children in this season. I don't ...
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How close is Masters of Sex to the actual events?

Masters of Sex tells the Story of the research team consisting of William Masters and Virginia Johnson researching sexuality in the 1950s. The persons really existed as well as their study, so I ...
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Why is Libby calling her husband "Daddy"?

In the 2013 TV show "Masters of Sex", Libby Masters calls her husband William "Daddy". Apparently she uses this as a term of endearment. To be honest, I am a little creeped out by this. Does she have ...
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