NUMB3RS (Numbers)

NUMB3RS (Numbers) is an American television show that follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz), who develops formulae to predict the actions of various criminals. It was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, produced by CBS Paramount Network Television, and airs on the CBS network in the US.

The show focuses equally on the relationships between Don Eppes, his brother Charlie Eppes, and their father, Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch) and on the brothers' efforts to fight crime, normally in Los Angeles. A typical episode begins with a crime, which is subsequently investigated by a team of FBI agents led by Don and mathematically described by Charlie, occasionally with the help of Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol) and/or Amita Ramanujan (Navi Rawat). The insights provided by Charlie's mathematics are always in some way crucial to solving the crime.

Several mathematicians work as consultants for each episode. Actual mathematics is presented in the show; the equations on the chalkboards are real, and they are indeed applicable to the situations presented in each show. This phenomenon has been recognized by working mathematicians; see, for example, the article "NUMB3RS gets the math right", published by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the January 21 issue of Math Games in which Ed Pegg, Jr. discusses related issues. e.g. Bayesian search theory, graph theory, combinatorics.

However, at least one mathematician consultant to the show has expressed concern with its use of math and the failure to integrate consultants at various stages in each episode's development, in addition to its portrayal of female mathematicians, and inappropriate aspects of the relationship between Charlie Eppes and his graduate student Amita Ramanujan.

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Numb3rs Episodes

Numb3rs Season 1

1. 1- 1 101 23 Jan 05 Pilot
2. 1- 2 104 28 Jan 05 Uncertainty Principle
3. 1- 3 102 4 Feb 05 Vector
4. 1- 4 105 11 Feb 05 Structural Corruption
5. 1- 5 106 18 Feb 05 Prime Suspect
6. 1- 6 103 25 Feb 05 Sabotage
7. 1- 7 107 11 Mar 05 Counterfeit Reality
8. 1- 8 108 1 Apr 05 Identity Crisis
9. 1- 9 109 15 Apr 05 Sniper Zero
10. 1-10 110 22 Apr 05 Dirty Bomb
11. 1-11 111 29 Apr 05 Sacrifice
12. 1-12 112 6 May 05 Noisy Edge
13. 1-13 113 13 May 05 Man Hunt

Numb3rs Season 2

14. 2- 1 202 23 Sep 05 Judgment Call
15. 2- 2 203 30 Sep 05 Bettor or Worse
16. 2- 3 204 7 Oct 05 Obsession
17. 2- 4 205 14 Oct 05 Calculated Risk
18. 2- 5 201 21 Oct 05 Assassin
19. 2- 6 206 4 Nov 05 Soft Target
20. 2- 7 207 11 Nov 05 Convergence
21. 2- 8 208 18 Nov 05 In Plain Sight
22. 2- 9 209 25 Nov 05 Toxin
23. 2-10 210 9 Dec 05 Bones of Contention
24. 2-11 211 16 Dec 05 Scorched
25. 2-12 212 6 Jan 06 The OG
26. 2-13 213 13 Jan 06 Double Down
27. 2-14 214 27 Jan 06 Harvest
28. 2-15 215 3 Feb 06 The Running Man
29. 2-16 216 3 Mar 06 Protest
30. 2-17 217 10 Mar 06 Mind Games
31. 2-18 218 31 Mar 06 All's Fair
32. 2-19 219 7 Apr 06 Dark Matter
33. 2-20 220 21 Apr 06 Guns and Roses
34. 2-21 221 28 Apr 06 Rampage
35. 2-22 222 5 May 06 Backscatter
36. 2-23 223 12 May 06 Undercurrents
37. 2-24 224 19 May 06 Hot Shot

Numb3rs Season 3

38. 3- 1 301 22 Sep 06 Spree
39. 3- 2 302 29 Sep 06 Two Daughters
40. 3- 3 303 6 Oct 06 Provenance
41. 3- 4 304 13 Oct 06 The Mole
42. 3- 5 305 20 Oct 06 Traffic
43. 3- 6 306 27 Oct 06 Longshot
44. 3- 7 307 3 Nov 06 Blackout
45. 3- 8 308 10 Nov 06 Hardball
46. 3- 9 309 17 Nov 06 Waste Not
47. 3-10 310 24 Nov 06 Brutus
48. 3-11 311 15 Dec 06 Killer Chat
49. 3-12 5 Jan 07 Nine Wives
50. 3-13 12 Jan 07 Finders Keepers
51. 3-14 2 Feb 07 Take Out
52. 3-15 9 Feb 07 End Of Watch
53. 3-16 16 Feb 07 Contenders
54. 3-17 23 Feb 07 One Hour
55. 3-18 9 Mar 07 Democracy
56. 3-19 30 Mar 07 Pandora's Box
57. 3-20 6 Apr 07 Burn Rate

Numb3rs Comments

Author: Phil

I do like the show numb3rs, but I find at times the equations that Charlie does to solve crimes a little stupid. Just a little far fetched..

Date Posted: 4:58 pm, 24 March 2007

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