Abstract
This paper examines the US-made television drama series Numb3rs as a key example of what has been called ‘post-9/11’ television – a form of drama production characterized by a strong reinvestment in scientific rationalism as a way of managing complex and often unseen security threats. Comparing and contrasting Numb3rs with CSI, I argue that the particular reinvestment in scientific rationalism that is manifest in Numb3rs is in some ways similar to, but in other ways quite distinct from, the CSI franchise. These differences position Numb3rs as a show less about the trauma and loss associated with the events of 11 September 2001 (as has been argued is the case with CSI), and more about the security cultures that have emerged in the wake of these events.
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