Numb3rs
Seen it?2005 | 6 seasons | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 7.0 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Without a Trace or The Mentalist, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 6 seasons and 118 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 89 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- A big time investment at 6 seasons.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 192K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 6 is the high point.
Season 12005 · 13 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday
Season 22005 · 24 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday- Season 32006 · 24 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
- Season 42007 · 18 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
- Season 52008 · 23 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
Season 62009 · 16 episodes · 8.4 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
- Rob MorrowDon Eppes
- David KrumholtzCharlie Eppes
- Judd HirschAlan Eppes
- Alimi BallardDavid Sinclair
- Navi RawatAmita Ramanujan
- Aya SumikaLiz Warner
- Dylan BrunoColby Granger
- Sophina BrownNikki Betancourt