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Numb3rs

2005TV-146 seasons7.0 / 10

We all use Math every day.

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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Synopsis

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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Episode 1

Judgment Call

44m7.5 / 10

Don and Charlie investigate the murder of a judge's wife who was shot in her garage. It's unclear whether she was the intended target or her husband, who was hearing a death penalty case involving a gang leader. As the investigation continues, Don reconnects with a prosecutor whose life may also be in danger.

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Directed by Alex ZakrzewskiWritten by Ken SanzelGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Marguerite MacIntyre, Sarah Carter, Alan Rosenberg, Gary Perez, Robert Wu, Cristos, Stephen Quadros

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Episode 2

Better or Worse

42m7.8 / 10

Don and his team are called in when a woman attempting to rob a jewelry store in Beverly Hills is shot by a security guard. Charlie assists the FBI by using the keyless remote from the woman's car to help identify her and locate the store owner's kidnapped wife and daughter.

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Directed by J. Miller TobinWritten by Andrew DettmannGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Madison Davenport, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jay Karnes, Claire Lautier, Paulette Ivory, Mike Damus, George Coe

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Episode 3

Obsession

43m6.0 / 10

The FBI becomes involved in the stalking of a popular singer after she is threatened by an intruder in her house and reveals a series of threatening letters she's received through the mail. Charlie determines the letters are from two different people after analyzing the handwriting. When a photographer is found dead near the singer's house, Don believes the photographer was murdered and his death is somehow related to the stalking case.

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Directed by John BehringWritten by Robert PortGuest stars Dylan Bruno, David Moscow, Samaire Armstrong, Chase Hoyt, Johnny Whitworth, Paul Schulze, Pepper Sweeney, Bruce Nozick

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Episode 4

Calculated Risk

45m7.8 / 10

Don and Megan are called to the murder scene when the CFO of a powerful energy company - who was about to testify against her fellow executives - is murdered at her home and her son is the only witness. Knowing there could be thousands of disgruntled ex-employees, Don asks Charlie to narrow the list.

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Directed by Bill EaglesWritten by J. David HardenGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Jeff Perry, Sarah Carter, Richard Fancy, Raphael Sbarge, Sky Soleil, Richard Cox, Grace Phillips

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Episode 5

Assassin

40m7.5 / 10

Don uncovers a secret code that begins the hunt for a skilled and trained assassin, and the efforts by the FBI to save the life of a Colombian exile living in Los Angeles.

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Directed by Bobby RothWritten by Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl HeutonGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Jordi Vilasuso, Elizabeth Peña, Christian Clemenson, Carol Locatell, Ray Proscia, Demetrius Grosse, Nick Roth

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Episode 6

Soft Target

43m7.8 / 10

Don and his team are summoned to locate the person who released potentially lethal gas in the city's subway system.

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Directed by Andy WolkWritten by Don McGillGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Lynn Chen, Christina Chang, John Heard, Scott William Winters, Scott Cohen, Melinda Page Hamilton, Dylan Kenin

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Episode 7

Convergence

42m7.5 / 10

When a father is killed in a home invasion, Don and his team investigate the connection between the murder and a rash of robberies in the upscale community.

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Directed by Dennis SmithWritten by Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl HeutonGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Blake Berris, Cameron Dye, Michael Maize, Colin Hanks, Wayne Péré, James Lancaster, Rebecca Boyd

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Episode 8

In Plain Sight

41m7.7 / 10

Megan feels responsible for an agent's death following an explosion at a meth house the FBI had targeted for a bust. When the kingpin eludes capture, it's discovered he may also be involved in child pornography when one of the photographs on his computer turns out to be a young girl in a sexually explicit position. The picture sends Charlie on a crusade of his own, as he remembers a girl he knew as a young child that he suspected was being abused, and he's determined to save the little girl in the picture.

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Directed by John Behring, J. Miller TobinWritten by Julie HébertGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Hannah Marks, Sarah Carter, Robert Torti, Frederick Koehler, John Mariano, Kurt Caceres, Susan Beaubian

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Episode 9

Toxin

44m8.0 / 10

After four people nearly die from poisoning, Don learns someone is tampering with nonprescription drugs. When the perpetrator publishes a manifesto in a local paper, Don is led to believe the person may be a former employee of the drug company that manufactured the drug.

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Directed by Jefery LevyWritten by Ken SanzelGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Cynthia Preston, Mark Harelik, Connor Trinneer, Elyse Mirto, Kristin Proctor, Lou Diamond Phillips, Patrick O'Connell

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Episode 10

Bones of Contention

41m6.1 / 10

When a researcher who specializes in Native American antiquities is killed at the museum where she works, the FBI is called in because the museum is on federal land.

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Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Christos N. Gage, Ruth Fletcher, Jim SterlingGuest stars Graham Greene, Clyde Kusatsu, Liz Sheridan, Jane Carr, Lorraine Toussaint, Kate Burton, Reed Diamond, Michael Greyeyes

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Episode 11

Scorched

44m7.3 / 10

An arsonist sets a fire at a car dealership that kills a sales person. The name of an extremist environmental group is spray-painted on the scene, but the group denies involvement. It becomes Don's task to determine whether the group or someone else is responsible. Charlie is called in to help figure out if there is a pattern to the fires that would help provide a profile of the arsonist.

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Directed by Norberto BarbaWritten by Sean CrouchGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Sophina Brown, Bill Nye, Blake Bashoff, Kate Burton, Susan Beaubian, Loren Dean, A.J. Trauth

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Episode 12

The O.G.

44m7.0 / 10

When Don and his team are called to the scene of the murder of a Los Angeles gang member, they learn they are investigating the murder of another agent who had been working undercover.

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Directed by Rod HolcombWritten by Andrew DettmannGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Allan Louis, Tamara Taylor, Will Patton, Michelle Nolden, Chastity Dotson, Elijah Kelley, Aldis Hodge

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Episode 13

Double Down

44m6.2 / 10

A murder investigation at a Los Angeles card club leads the FBI to a complicated card-counting scheme involving college students.

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Directed by Alex ZakrzewskiWritten by Don McGillGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Annie Duke, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Taylor Cole, Ethan Phillips, Clara Bryant, Jesse Marchant, Dean Chekvala

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Episode 14

Harvest

44m8.0 / 10

When an Asian teenager is found in the basement of an old downtown hotel where she was apparently being tortured, the investigation soon reveals the girl and three other missing women, are victims of a black market organ-harvesting scheme. Amita assists the FBI by communicating with the girl, who is from the same part of India where Amita's family once lived.

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Directed by John BehringWritten by J. David HardenGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Noureen DeWulf, Gibby Brand, Paul Bates, David Dayan Fisher, Paul Cassell, Mark Tymchyshyn, Jordan Baker

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Episode 15

The Running Man

43m8.0 / 10

When a DNA synthesizer with the capability of customizing diseases is stolen from the campus where Charlie teaches, Don fears the thieves may be terrorists out to start or advance a bio-warfare program and also believes the theft was an inside job.

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Directed by Terrence O'HaraWritten by Ken SanzelGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Sara Botsford, Kirk Acevedo, Daisy Eagan, Steven Flynn, Charlie Hofheimer

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Episode 16

Protest

44m7.3 / 10

Don and his team investigate an anti-war bombing outside an Army recruiting center that resembles the work of a 1970s anti-war activist who disappeared 30 years earlier after being accused of planting a bomb that killed two people. Retired Agent Thomas Larson, who tried to solve the case 30 years ago, returns to help but questions Don's loyalty when it is revealed Alan knew the radical activist and participated in demonstrations with him, thus causing tension within the family.

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Directed by Dennis SmithWritten by Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl HeutonGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Frank Novak, Robert Forster, Mary Kay Place, Patrick J. Adams, Susan Beaubian, Zeberiah Newman, Concetta Tomei

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Episode 17

Mind Games

44m7.0 / 10

Don and his agents are asked to investigate when a search team finds three dead women in the wilderness who were apparently murdered under bizarre circumstances. The case becomes more suspicious when Don learns the search team was led to the crime scene by a psychic. When the psychic offers to help the FBI in solving the crime, Charlie is determined to prove the psychic is a fraud.

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Directed by Peter MarkleWritten by Andrew Dettmann, Andrew Dettmann, Peter MacNicolGuest stars Dylan Bruno, John Glover, Jacob Vargas, Cassandra Freeman, Mirelly Taylor, Darren Pettie, Bill Sage, Curtis Mark Williams

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Episode 18

All's Fair

43m7.7 / 10

In an effort to find the murderer of an Iraqi woman who had been making a documentary that promoted the rights of Muslim women, Don enlists the help of the victim's cousin. Through her cousin, Don uncovers a connection to Saddam Hussein. Back at home, Charlie rekindles a romantic relationship with a former girlfriend when she visits him while on a book signing tour.

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Directed by Rob MorrowWritten by Julie HébertGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Michael Muhney, Sonya Walger, Assaf Cohen, Sayed Badreya, Hiro Koda, Yasmine Delawari, Scott MacDonald

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Episode 19

Dark Matter

44m8.2 / 10

Don and his team investigate a school shooting. He learns two students could have a strong motive, so Charlie uses the school's radio frequency identification system to track the shooters' movements through the school's hallways. When Charlie detects an abnormal pattern, the agents take a look at the evidence and discover a third participant no one had suspected earlier.

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Directed by Peter EllisWritten by Don McGillGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Daniel Booko, Leighton Meester, Christine Estabrook, Marin Mazzie, Jesse Head, Rob Moran, Mary Gordon Murray

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Episode 20

Guns and Roses

44m8.0 / 10

When an ATF agent is found dead under unusual circumstances, Don wants to take the case, which revolves around an elaborate bank robbery, after he learns the victim was his former girlfriend. He then becomes quite introspective as he realizes the impact his career has had on his personal life and decides to turn his attention toward a new woman.

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Directed by Stephen GyllenhaalWritten by Robert Port, Robert Port, Mark LlewellynGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Joshua Leonard, Markus Flanagan, Matthew John Armstrong, Michelle Nolden, Eric Steinberg, Lesley Fera, Bobby Hall

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Episode 21

Rampage

43m8.4 / 10

When an assailant opens fire in the FBI offices, Don and his team must determine his motive and possible connection to a dangerous arms dealer who is on trial. After nearly getting shot, Charlie is shaken and reluctant to return to the offices, which hinders his contribution to the case.

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Directed by J. Miller TobinWritten by Ken SanzelGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Veanne Cox, Robert O'Reilly, Matthew Yang King, Craig Zimmerman, Kevin Carroll, Al Espinosa, William Charlton

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Episode 22

Backscatter

41m8.2 / 10

An FBI investigation into a computer hacking scam that taps into a bank's system to gain access to the identities and financial assets of its customers becomes personal for Don and the Eppes family.

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Directed by Bill EaglesWritten by Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl HeutonGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Markus Flanagan, Matthew John Armstrong, Will Patton, Michelle Nolden, Christopher Michael Moore, Jonno Roberts, Hettienne Park

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Episode 23

Undercurrents

44m6.0 / 10

The FBI becomes involved when the bodies of young Asian girls are washed up on the beach. The situation becomes more critical when it is discovered one girl has avian flu. As the investigation continues, Don and his team discover a connection between the girls and the sex trade industry. Meanwhile, Amita considers a transfer to Harvard University, which causes Charlie to re-evaluate his feelings for her.

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Directed by J. Miller TobinWritten by J. David HardenGuest stars Dylan Bruno, Luna Lauren Vélez, Bob Morrisey, Matt Roth, Russell Wong, Dennis Cockrum, Larry Bates, Jeff Francisco

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Episode 24

Hot Shot

44m7.6 / 10finale

Don investigates the murders of two young women found in their cars outside their homes. Their deaths were made to look like drug overdoses, but Don realizes a serial killer is responsible. Meanwhile, Charlie is having bizarre dreams about his parents. In one dream, his deceased mother appears and tells him he has a question to ask her, but he can't imagine what it could be.

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Directed by John BehringWritten by Barry SchindelGuest stars Dylan Bruno, JoBeth Williams, Sam Trammell, Olympia Dukakis, Cassandra Freeman, Annie Campbell, Tami Tappan Damiano, Gary Carlos Cervantes

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Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026

More about Numb3rs

Cast

Rob MorrowDon Eppes
David KrumholtzCharlie Eppes
Judd HirschAlan Eppes
Alimi BallardDavid Sinclair
Peter MacNicolLarry Fleinhardt
Navi RawatAmita Ramanujan
Aya SumikaLiz Warner
Diane FarrMegan Reeves

Credits

Created by
Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton

Production details

Status
Canceled
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
118
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • CBSUnited States
  • The Barry Schindel CompanyUnited States
  • Post 109 ProductionsUnited States
  • Paramount TelevisionUnited States
  • CBS StudiosUnited States
  • Scott Free ProductionsUnited States

Themes

crime investigationfbigeniuslos angeles, californiamathematician