Numbers - The Running Man

Ok, so I watch this show most of the time but even I don't know why... it's not for the hot chicks, it's not for the story, the acting... I don't know why but I keep watching. Every week this FBI guy has to go to his mathematician brother for help and his brother is always able to sove the case wth an equation... Is there some equation we could use to slove the mystery why this show is getting good ratings and Arrested Development is being cancelled?