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'Numb3rs' season gets shortened
The numbers keep going up for CBS shows like "NCIS," "How I Met Your Mother," and "The Good Wife," but the opposite is true for the network's Friday night staple "Numb3rs."
According to Variety, CBS has reduced the season's order from 22 to 16, making room at midseason for the return of familiar fare like "Flashpoint" and new shows "Undercover Boss" and "The Bridge."
The series, which features FBI agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) solving crime with the aid of his younger brother, Charlie (David Krumholtz), a mathematical genius and college professor, is in its sixth season.
CBS has now handed out additional episodes to three of its four new shows. Earlier this fall, "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "The Good Wife" each got full-season pickups, along with "Accidentally on Purpose" earlier this week. Still hanging is the medical drama "Three Rivers."
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According to Variety, CBS has reduced the season's order from 22 to 16, making room at midseason for the return of familiar fare like "Flashpoint" and new shows "Undercover Boss" and "The Bridge."
The series, which features FBI agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) solving crime with the aid of his younger brother, Charlie (David Krumholtz), a mathematical genius and college professor, is in its sixth season.
CBS has now handed out additional episodes to three of its four new shows. Earlier this fall, "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "The Good Wife" each got full-season pickups, along with "Accidentally on Purpose" earlier this week. Still hanging is the medical drama "Three Rivers."
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Related:
'NCIS: Los Angeles,' 'Good Wife' get full-season orders
CBS wants more 'Accidentally on Purpose'
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Good. Maybe I can finally be free of this crappy show!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! this is absolutely NOT a crappy show. especially compared to NCIS Los Angeles, but i guess the writing is on the wall that it's in it's last season. sigh.
I agree, not a crappy show at all. I've watched it since episode 1 and am now watching syndication on TNT. Compared with all the other drivel out there, I think its top notch, always has been. Just another example of CBS making the wrong move. i.e. "the Unit". I guess i better enjoy while it lasts, cause i guess this season is it.
While I am a fan, I do think its best days are behind it. It has been stale for awhile now. So, I do think this season is a good time to end it, but I do hope they reconsider on shortening the episode order. The show does deserve to go out with a decent series finale.
I watched through season 4, but the format of the show got old for me. It felt like the same thing week after week. I do believe the numbers are reflecting that.
If this is the last year, the finale should be the wedding.
As much as I like CBS, they don't ever treat shows good when they're coming to their end. Judging Amy, Without a Trace, The Unit... I say no more!
Flashpoint is such a great show. It should have been part of the fall lineup.
Re:Dan. Since Flashpoint is made in Canada and subject to Canadian network scheduling, they can't get it as a regular fall-spring series (we need to get out of that habit anyway). As for Numbers, I was never a huge fan but I always admired CBS for keeping such an intelligent show on the air for so long.
All the boring shows are on CBS!