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Numb3rs (pronounced like the word "numbers") is an American television series produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. It premiered on CBS on Friday, January 23, 2005 at 10:00 pm with its pilot episode. The series is set in Los Angeles, California, and follows the stories of an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team and a mathematics professor, focusing on relationships between FBI Special Agent In Charge Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), his brother Professor Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz) and their father, Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch), and on the brothers' efforts to fight crime. A typical episode begins with a crime, which is subsequently investigated by Don's team and mathematically described by Charlie. The insights provided by Charlie's mathematics are almost always crucial to solving the crime.[1]
As of the current date, 5 seasons consisting of 102 episodes have been broadcast. The first season, a mid-season replacement for Dr. Vegas,[2] was the shortest of the five, and spanned 13 episodes from January to May 2005. Seasons two and three aired from September to May of the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 seasons respectively, but season four was cut short by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Twelve episodes were originally produced and aired from September 2007 to January 2008. Six more episodes were aired in April and May 2008 after the strike ended. Season 5 began airing on October 3, 2008 and will continue through May. Season six is projected to begin in early September 2009.[3] In addition to being broadcast on television, Numb3rs is available on DVD. Seasons one, two, three, and four have been released for Region 1, and seasons one, two, and three have been released for Regions 2 and 4. Individual episodes of Numb3rs can also be purchased by registered members of the US iTunes Store[4] and as video on demand from Amazon Unbox.[5] CBS also streams recently broadcast episodes on its website.[6]
[edit] Series overview
| Season |
Episodes |
Originally aired |
DVD Release |
| Season premiere |
Season finale |
Region 1 |
Region 2 |
Region 4 |
|
1 |
13 |
January 23, 2005 |
May 13, 2005 |
May 30, 2006[7] |
October 2, 2006[8] |
October 5, 2006[9] |
|
2 |
24 |
September 23, 2005 |
May 19, 2006 |
October 10, 2006[10] |
July 9, 2007[11] |
July 7, 2007[12] |
|
3 |
24 |
September 22, 2006 |
May 18, 2007 |
September 25, 2007[13] |
February 9, 2009[14] |
July 10, 2008[15] |
|
4 |
18 |
September 28, 2007 |
May 16, 2008 |
September 30, 2008[16] |
TBD |
TBD |
|
5 |
23 |
October 3, 2008 |
May 15, 2009 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Season 1 (2005)
| Episode # |
Episode # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original US Airdate |
| 1 |
1 |
"Pilot" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Davis Guggenheim, Mick Jackson |
January 23, 2005 |
| 2 |
2 |
"Uncertainty Principle" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
David Von Ancken |
January 28, 2005 |
| 3 |
3 |
"Vector" |
Jeff Vlaming |
David Von Ancken |
February 4, 2005 |
| 4 |
4 |
"Structural Corruption" |
Liz Friedman |
Tim Matheson |
February 11, 2005 |
| 5 |
5 |
"Prime Suspect" |
Doris Egan |
Lesli Linka Glatter |
February 18, 2005 |
| 6 |
6 |
"Sabotage" |
Liz Friedman |
Lou Antonio |
February 25, 2005 |
| 7 |
7 |
"Counterfeit Reality" |
Andrew Dettman |
Alex Zakrzewski |
March 11, 2005 |
| 8 |
8 |
"Identity Crisis" |
Wendy West |
Martha Mitchell |
April 1, 2005 |
| 9 |
9 |
"Sniper Zero" |
Ken Sanzel |
J. Miller Tobin |
April 15, 2005 |
| 10 |
10 |
"Dirty Bomb" |
Andrew Dettman |
Paris Barclay |
April 22, 2005 |
| 11 |
11 |
"Sacrifice" |
Ken Sanzel |
Paul Holahan |
April 29, 2005 |
| 12 |
12 |
"Noisy Edge" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
J. Miller Tobin |
May 6, 2005 |
| 13 |
13 |
"Man Hunt" |
Andrew Dettman |
Martha Mitchell |
May 13, 2005 |
[edit] Season 2 (2005–2006)
| Episode # |
Episode # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original US Airdate |
| 14 |
1 |
"Judgment Call" |
Ken Sanzel |
Alex Zakrzewski |
September 23, 2005 |
| 15 |
2 |
"Better or Worse" |
Andrew Dettman |
J. Miller Tobin |
September 30, 2005 |
| 16 |
3 |
"Obsession" |
Robert Port |
John Behring |
October 7, 2005 |
| 17 |
4 |
"Calculated Risk" |
J. David Harden |
Bill Eagles |
October 14, 2005 |
| 18 |
5 |
"Assassin" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Bobby Roth |
October 21, 2005 |
| 19 |
6 |
"Soft Target" |
Don McGill |
Andy Wolk |
November 4, 2005 |
| 20 |
7 |
"Convergence" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Dennis Smith |
November 11, 2005 |
| 21 |
8 |
"In Plain Sight" |
Julie Hébert |
John Behring |
November 18, 2005 |
| 22 |
9 |
"Toxin" |
Ken Sanzel |
Jefery Levy |
November 25, 2005 |
| 23 |
10 |
"Bones of Contention" |
Ruth Fletcher, Christos Gage |
Jeannot Szwarc |
December 9, 2005 |
| 24 |
11 |
"Scorched" |
Sean Crouch |
Norberto Barba |
December 16, 2005 |
| 25 |
12 |
"The OG" |
Andrew Dettman |
Rod Holcomb |
January 6, 2006 |
| 26 |
13 |
"Double Down" |
Don McGill |
Alex Zakrzewski |
January 13, 2006 |
| 27 |
14 |
"Harvest" |
J. David Harden |
John Behring |
January 27, 2006 |
| 28 |
15 |
"The Running Man" |
Ken Sanzel |
Terrence O'Hara |
February 3, 2006 |
| 29 |
16 |
"Protest" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Dennis Smith |
March 3, 2006 |
| 30 |
17 |
"Mind Games" |
Andrew Dettman |
Peter Markle |
March 10, 2006 |
| 31 |
18 |
"All's Fair" |
Julie Hébert |
Rob Morrow |
March 31, 2006 |
| 32 |
19 |
"Dark Matter" |
Don McGill |
Peter Ellis |
April 7, 2006 |
| 33 |
20 |
"Guns and Roses" |
Robert Port |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
April 21, 2006 |
| 34 |
21 |
"Rampage" |
Ken Sanzel |
J. Miller Tobin |
April 28, 2006 |
| 35 |
22 |
"Backscatter" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Bill Eagles |
May 5, 2006 |
| 36 |
23 |
"Undercurrents" |
J. David Harden |
J. Miller Tobin |
May 12, 2006 |
| 37 |
24 |
"Hot Shot" |
Barry Schindel |
John Behring |
May 19, 2006 |
[edit] Season 3 (2006–2007)
| Episode # |
Episode # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original US Airdate |
| 38 |
1 |
"Spree" |
Ken Sanzel |
John Behring |
September 22, 2006 |
| 39 |
2 |
"Two Daughters" |
Ken Sanzel |
Alex Zakrzewski |
September 29, 2006 |
| 40 |
3 |
"Provenance" |
Don McGill |
David Von Ancken |
October 6, 2006 |
| 41 |
4 |
"The Mole" |
Robert Port |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
October 13, 2006 |
| 42 |
5 |
"Traffic" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
J. Miller Tobin |
October 20, 2006 |
| 43 |
6 |
"Longshot" |
J. David Harden |
John Behring |
October 27, 2006 |
| 44 |
7 |
"Blackout" |
Andrew Dettman |
Scott Lautanen |
November 3, 2006 |
| 45 |
8 |
"Hardball" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Frederick King Keller |
November 10, 2006 |
| 46 |
9 |
"Waste Not" |
Julie Hébert |
J. Miller Tobin |
November 17, 2006 |
| 47 |
10 |
"Brutus" |
Ken Sanzel |
Oz Scott |
November 24, 2006 |
| 48 |
11 |
"Killer Chat" |
Don McGill |
Chris Hartwill |
December 15, 2006 |
| 49 |
12 |
"Nine Wives" |
Julie Hébert |
Julie Hébert |
January 5, 2007 |
| 50 |
13 |
"Finders Keepers" |
Andrew Dettman |
Colin Bucksey |
January 12, 2007 |
| 51 |
14 |
"Take Out" |
Sean Crouch |
Leslie Libman |
February 2, 2007 |
| 52 |
15 |
"End of Watch" |
Mark Llewellyn, Robert Port |
Michael W. Watkins |
February 9, 2007 |
| 53 |
16 |
"Contenders" |
J. David Harden |
Alex Zakrzewski |
February 16, 2007 |
| 54 |
17 |
"One Hour" |
Ken Sanzel |
J. Miller Tobin |
February 23, 2007 |
| 55 |
18 |
"Democracy" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Steve Boyum |
March 9, 2007 |
| 56 |
19 |
"Pandora's Box" |
Andrew Black |
Dennis Smith |
March 30, 2007 |
| 57 |
20 |
"Burn Rate" |
Don McGill |
Frederick King Keller |
April 6, 2007 |
| 58 |
21 |
"The Art of Reckoning" |
Juile Hébert |
John Behring |
April 27, 2007 |
| 59 |
22 |
"Under Pressure" |
Andrew Dettman |
J. Miller Tobin |
May 4, 2007 |
| 60 |
23 |
"Money For Nothing" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
May 11, 2007 |
| 61 |
24 |
"The Janus List" |
Robert Port, Ken Sanzel |
John Behring |
May 18, 2007 |
[edit] Season 4 (2007–2008)
| Episode # |
Episode # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original US Airdate |
| 62 |
1 |
"Trust Metric" |
Ken Sanzel |
Tony Scott |
September 28, 2007 |
| 63 |
2 |
"Hollywood Homicide" |
Andy Dettmann |
Alexander Zakrzewski |
October 5, 2007 |
| 64 |
3 |
"Velocity" |
Cheryl Heuton, Nicolas Falacci |
Frederick King Keller |
October 12, 2007 |
| 65 |
4 |
"Thirteen" |
Don McGill |
Ralph Hemecker |
October 19, 2007 |
| 66 |
5 |
"Robin Hood" |
Robert Port |
J. Miller Tobin |
October 26, 2007 |
| 67 |
6 |
"In Security" |
Sean Crouch |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
November 2, 2007 |
| 68 |
7 |
"Primacy" |
Julie Hébert |
Chris Hartwill |
November 9, 2007 |
| 69 |
8 |
"Tabu" |
Sekou Hamilton |
Alex Zakrzewski |
November 16, 2007 |
| 70 |
9 |
"Graphic" |
Cheryl Heuton, Nicolas Falacci |
John Behring |
November 23, 2007 |
| 71 |
10 |
"Chinese Box" |
Ken Sanzel |
Dennis Smith |
December 14, 2007 |
| 72 |
11 |
"Breaking Point" |
Andrew Dettman |
Craig Ross, Jr. |
January 11, 2008 |
| 73 |
12 |
"Power" |
Julie Hébert |
Julie Hébert |
January 18, 2008 |
| 74 |
13 |
"Black Swan" |
Ken Sanzel |
John Behring |
April 4, 2008 |
| 75 |
14 |
"Checkmate" |
Robert Port |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
April 11, 2008 |
| 76 |
15 |
"End Game" |
Don McGill |
Dennis Smith |
April 25, 2008 |
| 77 |
16 |
"Atomic No. 33" |
Sean Crouch |
Leslie Libman |
May 2, 2008 |
| 78 |
17 |
"Pay to Play" |
Andrew Dettman, Steve Cohen |
Alex Zakrzewski |
May 9, 2008 |
| 79 |
18 |
"When Worlds Collide" |
Cheryl Heuton, Nicolas Falacci |
John Behring |
May 16, 2008 |
[edit] Season 5 (2008–2009)
| Episode # |
Episode # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original US Airdate |
| 80 |
1 |
"High Exposure" |
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton |
Alex Zakrzewski |
October 3, 2008 |
| 81 |
2 |
"The Decoy Effect" |
Ken Sanzel |
Ralph Hemecker |
October 10, 2008 |
| 82 |
3 |
"Blowback" |
Robert Port |
Dennis Smith |
October 17, 2008 |
| 83 |
4 |
"Jack of All Trades" |
Andrew Dettmann |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
October 24, 2008 |
| 84 |
5 |
"Scan Man" |
Don McGill |
Craig Ross Jr. |
October 31, 2008 |
| 85 |
6 |
"Magic Show" |
Sean Crouch |
John Behring |
November 7, 2008 |
| 86 |
7 |
"Charlie Don't Surf" |
Steve Hawk |
Emilio Estevez |
November 14, 2008 |
| 87 |
8 |
"Thirty-Six Hours" |
Julie Hébert |
Rod Holcomb |
November 21, 2008 |
| 88 |
9 |
"Conspiracy Theory" |
Robert Port |
Dennis Smith |
December 5, 2008 |
| 89 |
10 |
"Frienemies" |
Cheryl Heuton, Nicolas Falacci |
Steve Boyum |
December 19, 2008 |
| 90 |
11 |
"Arrow of Time" |
Ken Sanzel |
Ken Sanzel |
January 9, 2009 |
| 91 |
12 |
"Jacked" |
Don McGill |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
January 16, 2009 |
| 92 |
13 |
"Trouble In Chinatown" |
Peter MacNicol |
Julie Hébert |
January 23, 2009 |
| 93 |
14 |
"Sneakerhead" |
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas |
Emilio Estevez |
February 6, 2009 |
| 94 |
15 |
"Guilt Trip" |
Mary Leah Sutton |
Gwyneth Horder-Payton |
February 13, 2009 |
| 95 |
16 |
"Cover Me" |
Andrew Dettmann |
Rob Morrow |
February 27, 2009 |
| 96 |
17 |
"First Law" |
Sean Crouch |
Steve Boyum |
March 6, 2009 |
| 97 |
18 |
"12:01" |
Sean Crouch |
Steve Boyum |
March 13, 2009 |
| 98 |
19 |
"Animal Rites" |
Julie Hebert |
Ron Garcia |
April 10, 2009 |
| 99 |
20 |
"The Fifth Man" |
|
|
April 24, 2009 |
| 100 |
21 |
"Disturbed" |
|
|
May 1, 2009 |
| 101 |
22 |
"Greatest Hits" |
|
|
May 8, 2009 |
| 102 |
23 |
"Angels and Devils" |
|
|
May 15, 2009 |
[edit] References
- General
- "Numb3rs Episodes". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=191696&more=ucepisodelist. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
- Numb3rs – Season 1, (2005), notes from: Booklet. CBS, (2006).
- Numb3rs – Season 2, (2005–2006), notes from: Booklet. CBS, (2006).
- "Numb3rs: Season 3". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/objects/856/856158.html. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- "Numb3rs: Season 4". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/objects/906/906835.html. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- "Numb3rs: Season 5". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/objects/142/14235699.html. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ "About Numb3rs". CBS.com. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/about/. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ Scott Collins (January 2, 2005). "On the prowl for new ways of fighting crime". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/02/entertainment/ca-tvmidseason2. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ Eric Goldman (February 15, 2009). "CBS Renews Big Bang Theory, CSI, Two and a Half Men and More". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/articles/852/852553p1.html. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.
- ^ Candace Lombardi (June 8, 2006). "NCBS adds TV shows to iTunes". CNet. http://news.cnet.com/CBS-adds-TV-shows-to-iTunes/2110-1026_3-6081522.html?tag=txt.17. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ "Amazon.com launches Amazon Unbox". BNet. September 7, 2006. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Sept_7/ai_n26980320. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs Video". CBS.com. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/video/. Retrieved on February 21, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs - The 1st Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 30, 2006. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Numb3rs-Numbers-1st-Season/5669. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs - Season 1 DVD". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Numb3rs-Season-1-DVD/dp/B001D16414/ref=pd_cp_d_h__1/280-9563480-1560413?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=166S0ND2B5BZV3NRQ874&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=212521591&pf_rd_i=B000JU9NUY. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs - Season 1 (Complete)". Big W. October 12, 2006. http://www.bigwentertainment.com.au/product/numb3rs_705875_229972.html. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs - The 2nd Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=5953. Retrieved on 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Numb3rs Season 2". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Numb3rs-Season-2-Rob-Morrow/dp/B000JU9NUY. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs - Season 2 (Complete)". Big W. June 7, 2007. http://www.bigwentertainment.com.au/product/numb3rs_767163_229972.html. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs - The 3rd Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. September 25, 2007. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=6847. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Numb3rs Season 3 DVD; 2006". Amazon.com. February 9, 2009. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Numb3rs-Season-DVD-David-Krumholtz/dp/B001KQO072/ref=pd_cp_d_h__3/280-9563480-1560413?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=166S0ND2B5BZV3NRQ874&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=212521591&pf_rd_i=B000JU9NUY. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
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- ^ "Numb3rs - The Complete 4th Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. September 30, 2008. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=7963. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
