High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Surface (originally titled Fathom) is a science fiction television series that premiered on NBC on 19 September 2005. The program aired fifteen episodes before going on hiatus on February 6, 2006 due to NBC`s coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. On May 15, 2006, NBC officially announced the series` cancellation, leaving the outcome of the show`s plot unresolved.