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.
CBS seems to cancel all their good shows just to get a bunch of b.s. pilots for new shows that won’t make it on, maybe 1 out of 30 pilots they run make a semi hit grrr, just as soon as charlie n amita finally get hitched they end it, thats not right.
Terrible Decision to cancel a good program. Families watched it together. Numb3rs appealed to all ages and while may not have had big numbers it still had relevance for parents to encourage their kids to strive for excellence in knowledge.
I know!!!! U can finlly figure out what Charlie said! It help me out
in math a lot!!!!!
Loved the show really bad ending should have ended better.
What a bummer! This is a show that I always looked forward to. I was noticing its absence this fall and finally went searching and found this article. Too bad. One more reason not to watch TV though (I’ll get more done).
I want numb3rs back!!!!
I don’t want to stay up to 1 a.m. on a Saturday!
it’s on NBC. Just to let you numb3ers fans know!
Or you can buy it on DVD. If anyone know where
you can buy it in stores, please tell me! Then I can
get more sleep!
I’m gonna miss Larry’s profound insights and bizzare but meaningful quotes.
I have to agree with the general concensus, the show had not run its course, I for one want int back, but Im also still holding out for the next season of Firefly! Just goes to show TV Exec’s only care about ratings. yep one more reason not to watch CBS
Why did they get rid of the show? They left at the climax!!!! They cant do that!!!
I am p off about that! CBS, are making a wrong choice!
how many of the views need to write that the show was great before you realize that you made a mistake. I’m in the age group that your looking for.
that is not good
i’m very sad to hear that cbs has pulled the plug. i am in the demographic that these so called tv execs are looking for. although shows run their course, couldn’t agree more that “numbers” time had not come!…BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!
ya come bring it back ok
C’mon guys. Numb3rs was getting terrible.
Well, one LESS reason to watch CBS. And as time goes on, is that a surprise? NO, I am over 60, white, and male. Definately not in the demographic that TV execs are currently looking for. When they drive away their constituent audience, they will lose ther jobs and I, for one, will not be sorry. Buh-Bye “Do-Do’s”.
What a crappy way to end a TV series! I was waiting to see what was going to happen next! I really liked the show! Crappy TV execs!
numbers is of the best shows ever. stupid stupid cbs. bring it back . eventually all shows run there course, but this shows time has nnot come