Eureka (2006 TV series)

Eureka
Also known as	A Town Called Eureka
Genre	Science fiction Comedy drama
Created by	Andrew Cosby Jaime Paglia
Starring	Colin Ferguson Salli Richardson-Whitfield Joe Morton Debrah Farentino Jordan Danger Ed Quinn Erica Cerra Neil Grayston Niall Matter Matt Frewer Tembi Locke James Callis
Theme music composer	Mark Mothersbaugh John Enroth
Opening theme	"Eureka on My Mind"
Ending theme	"Eureka on My Mind" (season 1) "Carter's Theme" (seasons 2–5)
Composers	Bear McCreary Mark Mothersbaugh Mutato Muzika
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	77 (TV episodes) + 8 (webisodes) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jaime Paglia Bruce Miller Matthew Hastings Stephen Welke Paula Yoo Wendy Wallace
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	44 minutes
Production companies	Universal Cable Productions (2008–2012) Universal Media Studios (2007–2008) NBC Universal Television Studio (2006–2007)
Original release
Network	Sci-Fi Channel
Release	July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) – July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)
Related
Warehouse 13
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Eureka (stylized as EUR^eKA) is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Sci-Fi Channel (renamed Syfy in 2009) on July 18, 2006. The fifth and final season ended on July 16, 2012. The show is set in the fictional town of Eureka, Southern Oregon (although in the pilot episode Eureka was located in Washington – and the origin of a diamond in the episode "Best In Faux" was shown as Eureka, California). Most residents of Eureka are scientific geniuses who work for Global Dynamics – an advanced research facility responsible for the development of nearly all major technological breakthroughs since its inception. Each episode featured a mysterious accidental or intentional misuse of technology, which the town sheriff, Jack Carter, dealt with, with the help of the town scientists. Each season also featured a larger story arc that concerned a particular major event or item.

The series was created by Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia and produced by Universal Media Studios. While initially lacking in critical acclaim, Eureka was a ratings success for the network, averaging 3.2 million viewers during the second half of season three.^[1] In 2007, Eureka was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series, and won the Leo Award for Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series.^[2] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the show airs on Syfy and is known as A Town Called Eureka, although it is also shown under its original title on the BT Vision platform.^[3]