Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
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Rob Morrow
Don Eppes
David Krumholtz
Charlie Eppes
Judd Hirsch
Alan Eppes
Alimi Ballard
David Sinclair
Navi Rawat
Amita Ramanujan
Aya Sumika
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Dylan Bruno
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13 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Jan 23, 2005 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Uncertainty Principle | Jan 28, 2005 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Vector | Feb 4, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Structural Corruption | Feb 11, 2005 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Prime Suspect | Feb 18, 2005 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Sabotage | Feb 25, 2005 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Counterfeit Reality | Mar 11, 2005 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Identity Crisis | Apr 1, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Sniper Zero | Apr 15, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Dirty Bomb | Apr 22, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Sacrifice | Apr 29, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Noisy Edge | May 6, 2005 | 7.3 |
| 13 | Man Hunt | May 13, 2005 | 7.5 |
24 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judgment Call | Sep 23, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Better or Worse | Sep 30, 2005 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Obsession | Oct 7, 2005 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Calculated Risk | Oct 14, 2005 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Assassin | Oct 21, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Soft Target | Nov 4, 2005 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Convergence | Nov 11, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 8 | In Plain Sight | Nov 18, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Toxin | Nov 25, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Bones of Contention | Dec 9, 2005 | 6.1 |
| 11 | Scorched | Dec 16, 2005 | 7.3 |
| 12 | The O.G. | Jan 6, 2006 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Double Down | Jan 13, 2006 | 6.2 |
| 14 | Harvest | Jan 27, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 15 | The Running Man | Feb 3, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Protest | Mar 3, 2006 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Mind Games | Mar 10, 2006 | 7.0 |
| 18 | All's Fair | Mar 31, 2006 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Dark Matter | Apr 7, 2006 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Guns and Roses | Apr 21, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Rampage | Apr 28, 2006 | 8.4 |
| 22 | Backscatter | May 5, 2006 | 8.2 |
| 23 | Undercurrents | May 12, 2006 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Hot Shot | May 19, 2006 | 7.6 |
24 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spree (1) | Sep 22, 2006 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Two Daughters (2) | Sep 29, 2006 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Provenance | Oct 6, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 4 | The Mole | Oct 13, 2006 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Traffic | Oct 20, 2006 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Longshot | Oct 27, 2006 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Blackout | Nov 3, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Hardball | Nov 10, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Waste Not | Nov 17, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Brutus | Nov 24, 2006 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Killer Chat | Dec 15, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Nine Wives | Jan 5, 2007 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Finders Keepers | Jan 12, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Take Out | Feb 2, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 15 | End of Watch | Feb 9, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Contenders | Feb 16, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 17 | One Hour | Feb 23, 2007 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Democracy | Mar 9, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Pandora's Box | Mar 30, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 20 | Burn Rate | Apr 6, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 21 | The Art of Reckoning | Apr 27, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Under Pressure | May 4, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 23 | Money for Nothing | May 11, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 24 | The Janus List | May 18, 2007 | 8.3 |
18 episodes • 2007Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trust Metric | Sep 28, 2007 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Hollywood Homicide | Oct 5, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Velocity | Oct 12, 2007 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Thirteen | Oct 19, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Robin Hood | Oct 26, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 6 | In Security | Nov 2, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Primacy | Nov 9, 2007 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Tabu | Nov 16, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Graphic | Nov 23, 2007 | 5.3 |
| 10 | Chinese Box | Dec 14, 2007 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Breaking Point | Jan 11, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Power | Jan 18, 2008 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Black Swan | Apr 4, 2008 | 8.3 |
| 14 | Checkmate | Apr 11, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 15 | End Game | Apr 25, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Atomic No. 33 | May 2, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Pay to Play | May 9, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 18 | When World's Collide | May 16, 2008 | 8.7 |
23 episodes • 2008Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Exposure | Oct 3, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The Decoy Effect | Oct 10, 2008 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Blowback | Oct 17, 2008 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Jack of All Trades | Oct 24, 2008 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Scan Man | Oct 31, 2008 | 5.4 |
| 6 | Magic Show | Nov 7, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Charlie Don't Surf | Nov 14, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Thirty Six Hours | Nov 21, 2008 | 8.7 |
| 9 | Conspiracy Theory | Dec 5, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Frienemies | Dec 19, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Arrow of Time | Jan 9, 2009 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Jacked | Jan 16, 2009 | 7.2 |
| 13 | Trouble in Chinatown | Jan 23, 2009 | 6.7 |
| 14 | Sneakerhead | Feb 6, 2009 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Guilt Trip | Feb 13, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Cover Me | Feb 27, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 17 | First Law | Mar 6, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 18 | 12:01 A.M. | Mar 13, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Animal Rites | Apr 10, 2009 | 7.7 |
| 20 | The Fifth Man | Apr 24, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 21 | Disturbed | May 1, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Greatest Hits | May 8, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 23 | Angels and Devils | May 15, 2009 | 8.7 |
16 episodes • 2009Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hangman | Sep 25, 2009 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Friendly Fire | Oct 2, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 3 | 7 Men Out | Oct 9, 2009 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Where Credit's Due | Oct 16, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Hydra | Oct 23, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Dreamland | Oct 30, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Shadow Markets | Nov 6, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Ultimatum | Nov 13, 2009 | 8.7 |
| 9 | Con Job | Nov 20, 2009 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Old Soldiers | Dec 4, 2009 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Scratch | Jan 8, 2010 | 8.7 |
| 12 | Arm in Arms | Jan 15, 2010 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Devil Girl | Jan 29, 2010 | 8.7 |
| 14 | And the Winner Is... | Feb 5, 2010 | 8.7 |
| 15 | Growin' Up | Mar 5, 2010 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Cause and Effect | Mar 12, 2010 | 8.2 |
