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The Best Episodes of Numb3rs

Every episode of Numb3rs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Numb3rs!

The Best Episodes of Numb3rs

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...

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  1. Background image for The Janus List
    8.4/10(440 votes)

    #1 - The Janus List

    S3:E24

    In the midst of investigating a serious bomb threat, Don and Charlie uncover a secret that could change their lives and the lives of the team forever.

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  2. Background image for Trust Metric
    8.2/10(376 votes)

    #2 - Trust Metric

    S4:E1

    After the events of "The Janus List," Colby escapes from custody. Don and the team go after him, but everything may not be as it seems.

    Director:Tony Scott
    Writer:Ken Sanzel
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  3. Background image for Con Job
    8.2/10(303 votes)

    #3 - Con Job

    S6:E9

    Charlie and Don reluctantly enlist the help of imprisoned con man John Buckley to help them catch a crook who's using Buckley's M.O. to rob the Diamond Exchange..

    Writer:Don McGill
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  4. Background image for One Hour
    8.1/10(354 votes)

    #4 - One Hour

    S3:E17

    Don talks to his therapist again, and while he's gone, the team races to find an eleven year-old boy being held on a $3 million ransom, and time is running out...

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  5. Background image for When World's Collide
    8.1/10(286 votes)

    #5 - When World's Collide

    S4:E18

    In the season finale, Don and Charlie work together on a case that ends up with them going head to head about their personal beliefs, and one team member will walk away forever.

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  6. Background image for Angels and Devils
    8.1/10(300 votes)

    #6 - Angels and Devils

    S5:E23

    When Amita is abducted, Don and the team’s frantic search for her leads them to the delusional head of a cult, but it is up to a distraught Charlie to discover what the suspect’s bizarre plans for her are.

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  8. Background image for Jacked
    8.0/10(289 votes)

    #7 - Jacked

    S5:E12

    Don and his team must race to save the hostages being held on a hijacked bus.

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  9. Background image for Disturbed
    8.0/10(298 votes)

    #8 - Disturbed

    S5:E21

    Feeling guilty over the stabbing, Charlie puts his attention on finding a serial killer using math theories to help the team solve the case before another life is taken.

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  10. Background image for Ultimatum
    8.0/10(293 votes)

    #9 - Ultimatum

    S6:E8

    While tracking down a felon running a heroin ring inside a prison, Agent Ian Edgerton becomes a murder suspect when the informant he meets with ends up dead, sending a desperate Edgerton over the edge when he takes a member of Don's team hostage.

    Director:Dennis Smith
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  11. Background image for Cause and Effect
    8.0/10(312 votes)

    #10 - Cause and Effect

    S6:E16

    After Charlie and Amita get married and begin preparations for their London adventure, they put a slight hold on their wedded bliss when they assist the team in helping Don track down the whereabouts of his gun after it goes missing.

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  12. Background image for Power
    7.9/10(291 votes)

    #11 - Power

    S4:E12

    A bad case becomes worse when Don and the team must pursue a police officer believed to have committed unspeakable crimes.

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  13. Background image for Scan Man
    7.9/10(291 votes)

    #12 - Scan Man

    S5:E5

    The team investigates a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service; Don questions his faith in the FBI when one of his men is killed on duty.

    Writer:Don McGill
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  14. Background image for Two Daughters (2)
    7.8/10(327 votes)

    #13 - Two Daughters (2)

    S3:E2

    David tries to get information from one of Crystal's old boyfriends, but he isn't helping. Things get personal for the team when Crystal kidnaps one of them.

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  15. Background image for Graphic
    7.8/10(320 votes)

    #14 - Graphic

    S4:E9

    The team investigates the theft of a graphic comic book.

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  16. Background image for Chinese Box
    7.8/10(288 votes)

    #15 - Chinese Box

    S4:E10

    Don and the team are left with little recourse when a former FBI subcontractor takes a team member hostage.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Ken Sanzel
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  17. Background image for The Fifth Man
    7.8/10(264 votes)

    #16 - The Fifth Man

    S5:E20

    Don's life hangs in the balance after he is injured during a raid while investigating a series of home invasions.

    Director:Ken Sanzel
    Writer:Don McGill
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  18. Background image for Greatest Hits
    7.8/10(274 votes)

    #17 - Greatest Hits

    S5:E22

    Don and the team are sent to look into a series of bank robberies and soon name former FBI Agent Roger Bloom as their lead suspect.

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  19. Background image for Old Soldiers
    7.8/10(281 votes)

    #18 - Old Soldiers

    S6:E10

    When the team foils a robbery of an armored car full of Federal Reserve money and recover bills that trace back to the infamous D.B. Cooper heist, they call on Agent Roger Bloom, who worked on the Cooper case, for help with the investigation. Henry Winkler returns as former FBI Agent Roger Bloom, and Michael Hogan, the uncle of the slain armored car driver and a key player in the investigation.

    Director:Ken Sanzel
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  20. Background image for Uncertainty Principle
    7.7/10(499 votes)

    #19 - Uncertainty Principle

    S1:E2

    Charlie accurately predicts where a band of bank robbers will strike next. But when Don and his team confront them, a massive shoot-out occurs leaving four people, including an officer, dead. The outcome disturbs Charlie and he retreats into the family garage to work out an unsolvable math problem that he also plunged into after his mother became ill a year earlier. But Don needs his brother's help and tries to get Charlie to return to the case.

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  21. Background image for Counterfeit Reality
    7.7/10(403 votes)

    #20 - Counterfeit Reality

    S1:E7

    Don learns that counterfeiters are at work producing small-denomination bills, and that they have taken an artist hostage to draw the images for the fake money. If the missing woman isn't located soon, Don fears that she will be killed when her work is finished on the phony cash. The counterfeiters have already murdered at least five people, two of whom stole money from them. The case is made more difficult for Don when his former lover, now a Secret Service agent, is assigned to it.

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  22. Background image for Backscatter
    7.7/10(301 votes)

    #21 - Backscatter

    S2:E22

    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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  23. Background image for Primacy
    7.7/10(287 votes)

    #22 - Primacy

    S4:E7

    When a man is found dead, the team enters the world of alternate reality gaming. However, their investigation leads to a danger for a loved one.

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  24. Background image for Breaking Point
    7.7/10(268 votes)

    #23 - Breaking Point

    S4:E11

    Charlie's life is put in danger when Don brings him in on the case of a missing reporter.

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  25. Background image for Checkmate
    7.7/10(258 votes)

    #24 - Checkmate

    S4:E14

    Don runs into Robin Brooks during an investigation concerning informants and a chess master.

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  26. Background image for Jack of All Trades
    7.7/10(271 votes)

    #25 - Jack of All Trades

    S5:E4

    Don's team helps Agent Bloom, a veteran with the FBI, track down a con man who has eluded Bloom for years. Meanwhile, the final decision on Charlie's clearance is handed down, and it doesn't just affect Charlie. Don's job is on the line as well.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Janus List" is the best rated episode of "Numb3rs". It scored 8.4/10 based on 440 votes. Directed by John Behring and written by Ken Sanzel, Robert Port, it aired on 5/18/2007. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trust Metric".