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Numb3rs S5E8 — Thirty Six Hours
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Numb3rs•Season 5•Episode 8

Thirty Six Hours

7.7/10 · 283 votesNov 21, 200842 min

Ranked #8 of 23 in Season 5•+0.1 vs season avg

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When a passenger train collides with a freight train David (Alimi Ballard), Don, and Colby are called in to help rescue survivors and to investigate the cause of the crash

Directed byRod Holcomb
Written byJulie Hébert
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Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Don Eppes

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Charlie Eppes

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Alan Eppes

Alimi Ballard

Alimi Ballard

David Sinclair

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Larry Fleinhardt

Navi Rawat

Navi Rawat

Amita Ramanujan

Dylan Bruno

Dylan Bruno

Colby Granger

Sophina Brown

Sophina Brown

Nikki Betancourt

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Julie Hébert

Julie Hébert

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Rod Holcomb

Rod Holcomb

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Aaron Rahsaan Thomas

Story Editor

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Jan Northrop

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Ronald Víctor García

Ronald Víctor García

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Thirty Six Hours" is episode 8 of Numb3rs season 5. It scored 7.7/10 from 283 votes, ranking #8 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Rod Holcomb and written by Julie Hébert, it aired on November 21, 2008.

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