Tonight, Numb3rs finishes off its sixth season with episode 118, “Cause and Effect.” Will the show be back next season? A decision hasn’t been made yet but lots of people are betting that it will be cancelled.
Numb3rs follows FBI Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and his genius brother, Charlie (David Krumholtz), who helps the authorities 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 series debuted in January 2005 and has long been a successful player for CBS on Friday nights. In season one, Numb3rs averaged a 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic and about 11.1 million viewers. They went up in season two, with an average of a 3.3 rating and 11.7 million viewers. Viewership has fallen since then however and last season, Numb3rs scored a 2.2 and 10.2 million.
This season, Numb3rs’ ratings have dropped further still — averaging a 1.8 rating and 8.26 million viewers each week. As a result of the decline in ratings, CBS (which is having a very good season) decided to cut back on the number of episodes and reduced their season order from 22 to 16 installments.
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The official reason for the decrease is that CBS had too much programming and needed space to try out new series. Next week, Numb3rs’ timeslot will be occupied by a new show, Miami Medical.
CBS has maintained that the fate of Numb3rs hasn’t been decided yet but, considering the series’ production costs and ratings, it seems fairly certain that the show is done.
In fact, ABC and FOX are betting on it. The networks have already cast Morrow and Krumholtz in new pilots.
Morrow will star in a dramatic pilot called The Whole Truth for ABC, opposite Joely Richardson. He’ll play a fiercely competitive and successful defense attorney who is close friends with his equally talented courtroom adversary (Richardson). Whole Truth is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Meanwhile, Krumholtz has been cast in a comedy pilot for FOX called Tax Man. The project’s being produced by Ron Howard and stars Krumholtz as an IRS Agent who’s trying to find nobility in his work. Judy Greer recently joined the cast.
If CBS does decide to bring Numb3rs back for another season, both Morrow and Krumholtz will be obligated to return. However, the other networks wouldn’t cast them in new pilots unless they felt it was a very strong possibility that Numb3rs would indeed be cancelled.
What do you think? Would you like to see Numb3rs return for a seventh season or is it time to say goodbye to the Eppes?
Image courtesy CBS.
NUM3ERS is a GREAT show! Very intellectually stimulating,interesting plots! I very much liked the season 6 finale, but would love to see more, and see how things work out. To see Charlie and Amita in their married life, to see Don get married, to see their Dad happy, and fulfilled with his sons being married, and potentially having children. To see Larry make great breakthroughs in his work, and perhaps settled down, etc. In general, please don’t cancel the show. It’s great, and certainly has more to offer!
YES !!! Bring it back!!!
Please please come back Num3ers I dont want it to leave.
I like to have seven season of numbers and eight season of numbers, when there lucky they can have nine season of numers. I like to have gust starts on the show. gust stars of Jennie Turner girl that played on Nothern Explosure, Indian friend from Nothern Explosure. one of full house cast, will they be any of family reunion on the numbers show? you can have a funraiser. Don can doupt a child,
Please at least one more season…….I love this show!!! It’s entertaining and educational at the same time!!!
Though I did feel that the last episode was a closure in a sense, it left openings for the show to go in a new direction. Numb3rs is one of the few quality shows left of TV, the rest has gone to sex and mindless violence; it’s a show that I feel safe watching. I’d give the show at least one more season; don’t substitute ‘season finale’ with ‘series finale’.
DO NOT CANCEL NUMB3RS!!
I think it would bad to take a good show off. I watch it every week and look forward to every week. I have it schedule to come on if you take it off I will probably go to another network to see what they have.
The ratings are no secret, it is because they took some bold chances and did some things that were good for the characters and baaaaaad for the show. This is ok in small doses, but unlike their past record, more than average things stacked up. It bruised the last season and a half, but didn’t spoil it. As I see it they have 4 choices 1) Cancel the beloved show (booo) 2) Take less risks but do a cohesive bold last season that offers closure like this last episode. 3) Go back to the tried and true method and take… Read more »
do not kill a great show.
great show that shouldn’t be cancelled.
I’d love to see a Numb3rs season 7, I’ve truly enjoyed this show and it would be sad to see it go. Maybe it is time to wrap up but I am going to miss it so much, I thought CBS had a good thing going with Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, the three CSI shows and both NCIS shows. It is sad to see even one of those great shows go down, Numb3rs is still solidly above many other shows on NBC, ABC and FOX. I hated it when CBS axed The Unit, it is a true shame to see another… Read more »
I was a die hard Numb3rs fan, but I do think it is time the show came to an end. The writers have made so many mistakes with the characters that it has lost many viewers. I no longer care one way or the other if I catch the episodes. I have actually missed a few here and there and don’t really care, so yeah it’s time for a natural death. I will be interested in seeing the two new shows that the title actors have moved on to. I like both of the actors and would like to see… Read more »
I would love another season. We don’t pay for t.v. anymore since majority of good shows you can watch online. I bet that is why so many shows ratings are falling.
Bring Numb3rs back. The actors are great.
I love this show! Just started watching last year, but I am in front of the TV at 10 on Fridays because I can’t wait to see the next episode. Another quality show bites the dust………