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.
Please, Please don’t cancel Numbers. It is my favorite show. I looked forward to
Fridays just so I could watch this show
oh please , please bring numb3r’s back I looked forward to 10:o’clock Friday’s nite .It was a great show ,I really miss it .The cast was great .
BRING THEM BACK!!!!! Friday night was my FAVORITE night for CBS TV!!!!!!!
Bring it back, and do a show about ratings falling on your favorite show, and how it makes you want to kill someone if the show gets cancelled! Seriously, this is the only show I watch! It is so unique. No other shows combine math and crime drama; Bring it back!!!!!
I am going to simply say bring back Numbers pleassssssssssssssssssssssssss! I can’t take it if you don’t!
I guess this is a done deal, but I really loved this show with all of its explanations. I hope they were real. Sometimes it was like trying to believe the vocabulary on Star Trek Next Generation was real. I am so sad about the loss of this show.
Please. Bring it back! But, it’s all about the numbers, right? Who care what the viewers would like. Just keep those numbers up. Show some and let the fans of “Numbers” have their show back.
Bring Numb3rs back!
OMGosh. When I realized that Numb3rs would not be back this season, I cried. It had everything that you could want in a TV series, without having to screen the show before allowing the children to watch. The numbers may have fallen, but the people that watched were faithful followers and never missed a show. I tape all episodes and watch them over and over again. What have you done?
We’d like to see Numbers continue. Many folks kick back on a Friday night and find such programs a nice way to end a “long week”. Interesting Friday night shows are few and very far between! The characters in Numbers are pleasant, the acting is good and the family/friend/colleague dynamics are interesting. The fact that mathematics can be used in such an interesting way surprised kids and adults alike. I understand that the actors have contracts with other shows at this point, but new actors could be brought in for a new show next season. Bring back Numbers….. Sincerely, Toby… Read more »
Fridays totally suck now!!! I refuse to accept this. Bring it back!!!
Although there is a limit to what you can do with plots using the higher math to solve crimes scenario, this was about the only show on TV that I would never miss watching. It had action, romance, characters I cared about, and it made you think. And unlike all the CSI series, it wasn’t gory. When all the new trendy stuff bombs out, I hope they bring this one back.
Yes bring it back as it was a great show with good character interaction and lots to keep the mind interested.
Bring it back a great show I looked forward to Fridays 10:00 p.m.
bring Numbers back it is a good show, it has murder, comedy, and love stories – what else could you want in a show!! BRING NUMBERS BACK