The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics
By: Keith Devlin and Gary Lorden
Published: August 2007 by Plume Books
Keith Devlin (NPR’s The Math Guy) and Dr Gary Lorden (math consultant for NUMB3RS) use the show as a way to explain how higher maths are used by law enforcement to solve crime.
Season One DVD set:
Set is all thirteen season one episodes on four discs and in widescreen format.
Bonus material:
*Audio commentaries on select episodes
* Crunching NUMB3RS Season 1
* Point of Origin: Inside the unaired pilot
* Audition reels
* Do The Math: The CalTech Analysis
* Charlie Vision: FX Sequences 1.0
* Blooper reel
Release Information:
Region 1 (US and Canada) — May 30, 2006.
Region 2* (Europe) — France October 19, 2006
Germany: November 2, 2006
Netherlands — November 2, 2006
United Kingdom: October 2, 2006
Others: To be Determined
Region 4* (Australia, Mexico, South America) — Australia: October 5, 2006
Others: To be Determined
*NOTE: Region 2 and 4 DVD’s do not have the bonus material, the set is only the thirteen episodes for season 1.
Season Two DVD set:
Set includes all twenty-four episodes of season 2 on six discs and in widescreen format.
Bonus material:
* Audio commentary on select episodes
* Blooper reel
* Behind the Scenes features with Nicolas Falacci and David Krumholtz
* Crunching NUMB3RS season two
Release Information:
Region 1 (US and Canada) — October 10, 2006.
Region 2* (Europe) — Germany — June 7, 2007
France — July 3, 2007
United Kingdom — July 9, 2007
Others — To be determined
Region 4* (Australia, Mexico, South America) — Australia — June 7, 2007
Others — To be determined
*NOTE: Region 2 and 4 DVD’s do not have the bonus material, the set is only the twenty-four episodes for season 2.
Season Three DVD set:
Set includes all twenty-four episodes of season 3 on six discs and in widescreen format.
Bonus material:
* Cast and crew commentary in select episodes
* Crunching NUMB3RS season three
* “Eppes Central” featurette
* Blooper reel
* Tour of the Craftsman house set
Release Information:
Region 1 (US and Canada) — September 25, 2007
Region 2 (Europe) — Belgium — June 2008
France — July 3, 2008
Germany — October 2, 2008
Region 4 (Australia, Mexico, South America) — Australia –July 9, 2008
Others — TBD
Season Four DVD set:
Set includes all eighteen episodes of season 4 on five discs and in widescreen format.
Bonus material:
* Crunching NUMB3RS “Trust Metric” (five featurettes on the making of the season premier)
Release Information:
Region 1 (US and Canada) — September 30, 2008
Region 2 (Europe) — July 13, 2009
Region 4 (Australia, Mexico, South America) — June 30, 2009
Season Five DVD set:
Set includes all twenty-three episodes of season 5 on six discs and in widescreen format.
Bonus material:
* Commentaries on select episodes
* Deleted scenes for episode 508 Thirty-Six Hours
* Crunching NUMB3RS season five
* Celebrating 100
* Blooper reel
Release Information:
Region 1 (US and Canada) — October 20, 2009
Region 2 (Europe) — Netherlands — June 17, 2010
Region 4 (Australia, Mexico, South America) — To be determined
Season Six DVD set:
Set includes all sixteen episodes of season 6 on four discs and in widescreen format.
Bonus material:
* Commentary on select episodes
* Coming Full Circle: NUMB3RS Season 6
* The Women of NUMB3RS
* Pixel Perfect: The Digital Photography of NUMB3RS
* Production Photo Gallery by Nicolas Falacci
Release Information:
Region 1 (US and Canada) — August 10, 2010
Region 2 (Europe) — To be determined
Region 4 (Australia, Mexico, South America) — To be determined