Numb3rs

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 23, 2005
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
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Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    Jul 8, 2013
    30
    No matter how often we're told how unbearably fascinating it all is, it isn't. It's more likely to trigger horrifying flashbacks to algebra class. [22 Jan 2005]
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Jul 8, 2013
    30
    It is astonishing to me that a television show that stars Rob Morrow, Sabrina Lloyd, David Krumholtz and Judd Hirsch, four of the most interesting and attractive and amusing actors television has ever beamed into a living room, would turn out to be a show that -- on the basis of its pilot, at least -- I would not ever care to watch again.

Awards & Rankings

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#43 Best TV Season of 2005
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#64 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005
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#26 Most Shared TV Season of 2005

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. BigShotJosh
    May 15, 2012
    7
    The acting seems alittle off a first but youl get used to it. Some eposides have action and some don't. Over-all its worth watching if youThe acting seems alittle off a first but youl get used to it. Some eposides have action and some don't. Over-all its worth watching if you have nothing better to do.… Full Review »
  2. drlowdon
    Aug 16, 2023
    7
    A mathematics professor is employed by the Californian branch of the FBI to help solve crimes.
    There can’t be a more common genre on TV than    A mathematics professor is employed by the Californian branch of the FBI to help solve crimes.
    There can’t be a more common genre on TV than police procedural, and whilst Numbers provides a slightly different twist, one season was enough for me to feel like I’d seen everything it has to offer.    … Full Review »
  3. Seriosity
    Mar 20, 2013
    3
    Another crime drama, but this one has a gimmick. Its relationship with and use of mathematics is merely superficial jargon. Meh. Don't watchAnother crime drama, but this one has a gimmick. Its relationship with and use of mathematics is merely superficial jargon. Meh. Don't watch this, there must be something better for you to do.… Full Review »
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