It seems as though they knew this for a while. Don is contemplating his future with the FBI; it is obvious. Charlie is getting married; another change. If they tried they could really tie this series up nicely with a one or two part finale. I have watched this show from the beginning and have gotten a little tired of the "explanations" of the math uses. It "really feels" like the end is near and should be.

I really enjoy Numbers. It'a a shame, you get a good show like that, and you pull it.. We have enough CSIS on.. KEEP NUMBERS

pulling for MediuM i hope it gets on that list

I've also watched Numb3rs from the beginning but I've not been enthusiastic about the storylines and the episode direction this season and last season. I also HATE how most of the show (especially scenes set at FBI HQ) is filmed in dark and blues and shadows. I know it's to convey a darkness and heaviness tone but I feel like it's not subtle at all. On the positive side, I love the appearances by Lou Diamond Philips and Henry Winkler - great character adds.

i have a possibly dumb question: HIMYM, BBT, 2.5Men, Criminal Minds, are all established CBS shows; shouldn't they automatically get a full season order? was there a reality show that they dropped or some event they tried to get but lost?

I've watched Numb3rs since the beginning -- inexplicably, really, because I've never been passionate about it. The episodes I've caught this year have been less than stellar.

They hit their syndication mark. Let them ride out this year and be done.

I'm sad to see numb3rs go. I really to enjoy the show, and like the math aspects. But it has been on for a while. Can't last forever.

Big fan of Numb3rs, especially the 'reconcilement of self' arcs that have played out over the course of the series. However, when that is done, you rapidly approach your Jump the Shark moment, when you're reaching deeper and deeper into the bin to find stories. When the two main characters need to be together, and one won't move geographically (Charlie), there isn't a whole heck of a lot more that you can do.

The success of recent series with a definate end point in mind show that you don't have to follow the old school conventional wisdom of keeping a show on for as long as its ratings will support it.

That logic is one that I believe another great procedural, NCIS, is rapidly approaching. We've gone through everyone's back story, one major death, everyone's family history - not much else left. It's time for Tony to get his own team, Gibbs to REALLY retire or move up, McGee to become senior team member, and Ziva to become an American and full fledged agent. After that.....

I like Numb3ers and have watched it from the beginning, but it isn't a show I would be outraged about. I think it has run it's course.

If that is true about Flashpoint, that is freaking awesome!! I love that show!