As expected, CBS has pulled the plug on their long-running drama, Numb3rs. A mainstay of the Friday night schedule, brothers Charlie and Don Eppes won’t be back next fall with a seventh season.
Numb3rs revolves around an FBI agent (Rob Morrow) and his genius brother (David Krumholtz) who helps solve cases with mathematics. The cast also features Judd Hirsch (as their father), Alimi Ballard, Dylan Bruno, Navi Rawat, Aya Sumika, and Peter MacNicol.
The cancellation doesn’t come as much of a surprise, especially when you look at the figures.
The ratings have dropped quite a bit in recent years. Last season fell to an average of a 2.2 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and 10.2 million total viewers. This season, the ratings dropped further still, to a 1.8 rating and 8.26 million viewers. CBS cut the show’s episode order from 22 to 16 installments last fall. While the official word was that CBS had an overflow of original programming, networks don’t usually cut the orders of successful shows.
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The cast and crew filmed what could serve as a series finale and Morrow and Krumholtz signed on for new TV show pilots. While the actors would be contractually obligated to return to Numb3rs if CBS decided to renew it, ABC and FOX were confident that they wouldn’t.
Last week, it was confirmed that the show’s sets were being dismantled, another sign that Numb3rs was finished. CBS has now made the cancellation official.
On the positive side, Morrow will return next fall in a new series for ABC called The Whole Truth. He’ll play an attorney opposite Joely Richardson. Unfortunately, Krumholtz’s comedy pilot, Tax Man, was not picked up by FOX for the 2010-11 season.
What do you think? Are you satisfied with the way that Numb3rs ended? What will you miss about the show? Will you give The Whole Truth a try?
Image courtesy CBS.
TV show nubers. you should put it back on the air
I think cbs should rethink there thinking process. Mabe the numbers wernt there but it was still one of your best shows. My whole family and myself are big fans of this show. please put it back on the air.
I was very much a latecomer to the show – started watching in syndication and got hooked. I actually had intentionally not started watching the current season because I didn’t want to see them out of sequence. I’ve finally just last week seen every episode prior to the final season, only to find out it’s the end. I’m definitely disappointed the show has been canceled – it’s really been very good at least through Season 5 – there really didn’t seem to be a drop off. The characters are really as well developed as any show I can think of… Read more »
Absolutely loved the show. I feel it teaches young people that there is a place for MATH is this world and it can be important, utilized, and seen everywhere. Awesome actors so many in one show. I looved the show and we watched faithfully every week. SO did friends. Perhaphs your Friday night slot was a problem who wants to stay in on Fridays and watch TV. I DVR every episode and watch it druing my free time but I watch it weekly. One of a favorties. A refreshing look at detective, action shows!!
Thats a good idea Stan. Surprised I didn’t think of that. Having him on Criminal Minds.
I loved Numb3rs. I can’t believe that CBS would cancel a preforming show. I think that any show that is still producing over 8 million viewers on a friday night is a productive show. In my opnion I think Neison should go out of business because I do not think that they way they count views is very good.
Numb3rs was a fabulous series. I really came to love the Epps family… which, of course, included the FBI team and Cal-Sci staff. I think what I loved most about it was the positive relationships in it. It was up-beat, but in a believable way. Every character was well-defined.
And, of course, there wasn’t a single ugly actor on the show, except for maybe Lou Diamond Phillips (Ian Edgerton).
So sorry the series has finished, I loved it, will miss David Krumholtz, pleased to see he got married at the weekend, congratulations.
Great idea Stan. I will miss this show. Every show I enjoy gets canceled after 5 or 6 seasons.
Hey I have a great idea, lets put David Krumholtz on Criminal Minds as a mathmatician. That would put science in with psychology. That will blow the ratings out of the water!
I’m with Jeremy, lets give Rob a try. 🙂
I found the show interesting at times, but it was mostly a big bore. Judd Hirsch was little more than set decoration and the stories were flat.
Loved Numb3rs! Will miss this show….my girls loved to watch it. It showed practical uses for math that they never dreamed of and turned them around from “I hate math” to Math is okay.
I think the show was intellegent but it needed a more CSI-Criminal Minds type of plots where the mathmatics would be more intriguing and move it to Monday when people are home to watch TV and not out partying. Bring the show back and make the writers earn their money. The special effects are great but you lose audio when you show the mathmatics, thats something your tech people need to work on.
No I’m not satisfied but no matter how any series is no one’s ever satisfied. Pretty much what it comes down is, was it canceled prematurely? In this case yes it was. And too bad David’s show was not picked up. But maybe good ridance, I mean its Fox and and as everyone knows and I’ve havent been shy to say, they have the WORST record. But I’ll give Rob’s show a try.