Information about 24 (tv Series)

24
24 intertitle
Created by	Joel Surnow Robert Cochran
Starring	Kiefer Sutherland Carlos Bernard Annie Wersching Mary Lynn Rajskub James Morrison Colm Feore Jeffrey Nordling Bob Gunton Janeane Garofalo Rhys Coiro Cherry Jones
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	144
Production
Running time	43 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Picture format	NTSC 480i (SDTV) PAL 576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) FOX HD 1080i (HDTV) SKY HD
Original run	November 6, 2001 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Common rating
Australia	M
Canada	14+
Germany	16
Great Britain	15
Hungary	16
New Zealand	R16
Singapore	PG
United States	TV-14-V

24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series. Broadcast by Fox Network in the USA and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial thirteen episodes. In January 2007, 24 was made available online to US viewers through Fox on Demand.^[1] It is set in the fictional U.S. government Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU).

24 is presented in real time, with each season depicting a 24-hour period in the life of Jack Bauer, who works with the U.S. Government as it fights threats on her soil. Bauer is often in the field for the fictional Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) as they try to safeguard the nation from terrorist threats. Based in Los Angeles, the show also follows the actions of other CTU agents, government officials and terrorists associated with the plot.

After leading actor Kiefer Sutherland won a Golden Globe for his role in the first 10 episodes, the ratings of the show increased, leading FOX to order the second half of the season. There have been six seasons of 24 produced. On May 15 2007, it was confirmed that FOX has ordered seventh and eighth seasons,^[2] with the seventh planned to begin airing in January 2008. A motion picture based on the show has been written and was scheduled to be filmed in 2007 for a 2008 release but plans for production were put on hold to focus on the TV series.^[3]

Elements

Real time

24 is a thriller that is shown in "real-time," with each minute of airtime corresponding to a minute in the lives of the characters.^[4] Commercial breaks are placed at times when non-essential plot is taking place (i.e. characters driving somewhere will begin when a commercial break starts and arrive at their destination at the end of the commercial break.) This allows for the show to actually occur in real time without compromising action.

Actual show run time without commercials is about 45 minutes, as is typical for hour long television shows on many commercial stations. However, the effect only works if episodes are shown with commercial breaks during the show (which, for example, is uncommon for public television stations in Europe), and then only if these are inserted at the right points in time and have the exact right length, which may not fit in with the normal programming of a commercial station.

Watched continually each season would take approximately 18 hours to finish. This real-time nature is emphasized by an on-screen digital clock appearing before and after commercial breaks, with a distinct beeping noise for each second, alternating between C and D tones. This time corresponds to the in-universe time of the show. The characters will often place time windows (such as the common "within the hour") on certain events such as terrorist threats, thus strongly hinting that the attack/event will occur before the end of the episode.

The action switches between different locations tracing parallel adventures of different characters involved in the same overarching plot. As a result, there may be long sections of unseen narrative for each character; in that case, a character may only be seen for a portion of an episode's overall running time.^[5]

Storytelling and visual style

24 employs fast-paced and complex plots.

A recurring theme of 24 has characters faced with the decision of whether or not to let something tragic happen for the sake of a greater good. In Season 2, a Dept. of Defense staffer has the chance to warn CTU of an imminent attack on their building, but argues that doing so would put the culprits on alert and thus cause a valuable trail to go cold.^[6] A similar situation occurs in Season 5, when terrorists plan to release a canister of nerve gas inside a busy shopping mall.^[7] In Season 3, the President and CTU agents must choose between the life of a high-ranking CTU official and the imminent threat of further attacks,^[8] while Season 4 is notable for a scene in which two men — one of whom possesses crucial information about a nuclear missile strike, and the other is the husband of a major character — lie dying in an emergency room, creating the ethical dilemma of whom to save.^[9] In addition, the sitting President often has to deal with a similar quandary. For example, in Season 6, President Wayne Palmer asks Jack Bauer to sacrifice himself in exchange for the location of a known terrorist.^[10]

The first season began and ended at midnight,^[11] leading to the situation that the main characters had to go almost two days without sleep. Later seasons have tended to use a less punishing time window, starting in the morning^[12] or early afternoon.^[13]

For the first two seasons, 24 frequently used split-screen action to follow multiple plots, although from Season 3 onward this was scaled back somewhat and confined mostly to phone conversations and shots leading into and out of commercial breaks.^[14]

Creative influences

Immediately prior to 24, series co-creators Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran executive-produced La Femme Nikita for its entire five-year run on USA Network. Both series deal with anti-terrorist operations, and the lead characters of both series are placed in situations where they must make a tragic choice in order to serve the greater good. As a result, the on- and off-screen creative connections between 24 and La Femme Nikita are highly pronounced. Numerous actors from La Femme Nikita have portrayed similar roles on 24, a number of story concepts from La Femme Nikita have been revisited on 24, and many of the creative personnel from La Femme Nikita currently work (or have worked) on 24 in the same capacity.^[15][16]

24 "borrows" some aspects of the 1997 film Air Force One too. In Seasons 2, 4 and 6, Air Force One can be seen and the series reused the same set as the one featured in the movie.^[17] Much like in the film, the 25th amendment has been invoked three times on 24 in Seasons 2, 4, and 6. Additionally, three actors featured on 24 — Xander Berkeley, Wendy Crewson and Glenn Morshower — played roles in Air Force One.

Counter Terrorist Unit

Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) is a fictional elite branch of the Department of Defence and similar to the real-life FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force and the CIA Counterterrorist Center's Special Activities Division. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C. with satellite operations in major cities where threats are likely. CTU's primary mission is to disrupt and destroy foreign and domestic terror cells hostile to the United States, as well as protect it from terrorist attacks. With an office in nearly every major city, CTU also has a role in creating security policy and fighting groups of organized crime that fund terrorism.^[18] Although CTU is fictional, a similar department, the National Counterterrorism Center, was set up by the government.

CTU offices are run by a Director, also called the Special Agent in Charge, to whom the Director of Field Operations and the Chief of Staff report. Departments within a CTU office include Communications ("Comm"), Logistics, and Tactical ("Field Ops"). Communications and Logistics personnel report directly to the Chief of Staff, whereas Tactical personnel are deployed into Tactical Teams ("Tac Teams") by the Director of Field Operations.

The Los Angeles CTU Field Office houses several areas. The first floor contains the Situation Room, as well as the main communications complex and command center, often referred to as "The Floor." On the second floor is the Director's office and Field Ops office. Situated elsewhere in the building are the Information Technology department (I.T.), an in-house Medical clinic, Meteorology department, several Holding Rooms used for interrogation and confinement, and Tech Rooms, which contain the bulk of the physical computer hardware used by CTU.

The CTU offices within a region report to a Divisional Office, overseen by the Division Director. Divisional offices cover a larger amount of territory in their jurisdiction. Finally, the Divisional office and all other offices report to a District Headquarters, overseen by a Regional Director. This title implies that each District Headquarters has jurisdiction over an entire region of the United States. However, in Season 1, the reverse was implied: the District Director, George Mason, reported to District Manager Richard Walsh (who was killed in the second episode), and then Ryan Chappelle, the Regional Director from Division. However, in the Season 2 finale, Chappelle referred to a Mr. Vaughn, the District Director, as his superior.

CTU often suffers setbacks for the sake of plot. Despite the high-profile and high-risk nature of its duties, it is frequently infiltrated by double agents, and several times has been attacked or seized by terrorist forces.

According to recent rumors about the upcoming seventh season, which takes place three years after the events of season six, CTU has been disbanded by the government. The season will take place in New York and Washington.

Recurring plot devices

There are some plot devices that are used constantly on 24.

• Weapons of Mass Destruction: WMDs, especially nuclear weapons, are constant threats on the show. Seasons 2 and 6 have been based around the threat of nuclear weapons. In Season 3, it was a weaponized virus. Day 5 was a fictional nerve gas variant. Day 4 featured the threat of a nuclear weapon also, but the entire season did not center around this plot.
• Traitors in the government: CTU is often compromised by moles. A major subplot in Day 1 was the presence of a so-called "dirty agent" working with terrorists. As it turned out, there was 1 dirty agent in Day 1 Nina Myers).(Jamey Farrell was originally thought to be the dirty agent but was later revealed to had been framed by Nina. Since then, another agent was found to be dirty in Day 4. Two traitors in the White House were exposed in Day 5 (Walt Cummings and Charles Logan). Many others have been accused of espionage.
• Invocation of the 25th Amendment: Section 4 of the 25th Amendment states that if the Vice President and a majority of the President's cabinet votes that the President is unable to fulfill his duties, he will be removed. It was first invoked during Day 2, to stop then President David Palmer from aborting an attack that would propel the U.S. into war. He was removed by one vote, but ultimately prevented the attack. It was invoked on Days 4 and 6, after failed assassination attempts on Presidents Keeler and Wayne Palmer. Mike Novick was involved with it being invoked in both the 2nd and 4th seasons.
• Insubordination from Jack Bauer: Jack has broken CTU protocol at least once in all six seasons. He manages to convince other agents to help him (usually Chloe O'Brian, Tony Almeida or Michelle Dessler). He usually is granted amnesty for his actions.
• Frequent Change in Command: So far on the series, there have been six on-screen Presidents. Only three of those six were actually elected into office, and only one served for a full term. Two Presidents resigned, two ex-Presidents were assassinated, one was poisoned, another was incapacitated by a bomb, and another was seriously injured when Air Force 1 was shot down. Also, there have been twelve directors of CTU, many of whom have also either resigned or been killed.
• Threatening Family Members to Force Compliance: Villains in the series frequently kidnap and threaten to kill close family members of the main characters in order to force them to work against CTU or the government (usually covertly). In addition, Jack has threatened to execute family members of suspects as an interrogation technique, although so far he staged the executions.
• Physical and Mental Torture of Suspects: Jack and CTU commonly resort to various forms of torture (beatings, mutilation, pain-inducing drugs, mock executions, etc.) to extract information from suspected terrorists or traitors (including CTU personnel). Such methods are generally portrayed on the show as being highly effective.
• Death of Major Characters: Only Jack Bauer and Aaron Pierce have appeared in all six seasons. Nine main cast members have been killed off, and many more recurring characters have been killed as well. Many have been killed with little warning, while others are more anticipated. Season 5 holds the highest body count of main characters, four of whom have had an immense impact on the show: David Palmer, Michelle Dessler, Edgar Stiles, and Tony Almeida (it has since been revealed that Tony Almeida is still alive and will return for the beginning of season 7.
• Personal and Romantic Conflicts: To put more pressure on CTU staff, personal drama is often thrown into the plot. During the first season, Jack was forced to choose between rescuing his family and preventing the death of a Presidential candidate. Many more conflicts, especially romantic ones, would arise in future seasons.
• Immunity from Prosecution: Several 24 Villains have demanded Presidential Pardons in exchange for crucial information regarding an imminent terrorist attack. These characters include Nina Myers, Mandy, Jacob Rossler, Collette Stenger, Christopher Henderson, and Dmitri Gredenko

Trilogies

Each season of 24 has a primary storyline which is self-contained within that season. However, a number of these storylines involve backstory established in prior seasons, which continue to play a role in the series.

These cross-season storylines generally take place over the course of three seasons - often being called 'trilogies'. So far there have been 2 trilogies created - one of which is Seasons 1-3, and the other being Seasons 4-6. Most of the main characters in Season 1 also appeared in Seasons 2 and 3.

After Seasons 1-3 had been completed, 24 was revamped entirely, to keep the show fresh. This revamp includes a redesigned CTU, and many new characters introduced in Season 4. Characters in previous Seasons did not appear early in Season 4, with the exception of Jack Bauer, Chloe O'Brian and President John Keeler.

As a result, there was little continuity from Seasons 1-3 until the returns of Michelle Dessler, Tony Almeida, and David Palmer late in Season 4. (Kim Bauer returned for a two episode arc in Season 5, but this did not have a major impact on that season's storyline.)

These new characters, some of which being Audrey Raines, Secretary of Defense James Heller, Bill Buchanan, Curtis Manning, President Charles Logan, Edgar Stiles and Cheng Zhi, all had prominent roles in the second trilogy of 24.

Once Seasons 4, 5, and 6 had been completed, plotlines involving these characters had been resolved, similar to that at the end of Season 3. Therefore a third and probably a last trilogy is set to commence, with the confirmed Seasons of 7 and 8, and possibly 9, airing until at least 2009-2010.

Cast

Main casts

24 is known for making major changes to its main cast every season — the sole exception being Kiefer Sutherland, who is the only main cast member to star in all six seasons to date. Honorable mention should be given to Glenn Morshower who plays Aaron Pierce - the only actor besides Sutherland to appear in all six seasons. Due to the unpredictable nature of each season's storyline, main cast members are added and dropped frequently. In a few cases, guest stars have been upgraded to main cast members during the course of a season. Main cast members who return from prior seasons — whether they return for one episode or the better part of a season — are often given a "Special Guest Star" billing, although this is also used for other cast members who are well-known film actors, like Dennis Hopper, Powers Boothe, Sean Astin, and James Cromwell.

Because of the intense nature of the series, the number of onscreen deaths is high compared to other television dramas. Of the 28 characters who have comprised the main cast over the past six seasons, nine are deceased. That number is considerably higher when guest characters — whether they be government agents or terrorists — are also included. Whenever there is a death of a character, there is always a reason for it, for storytelling's sake, and it always relates back to Jack in some way.

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Actor	Character	Episode Count	Main Cast Seasons	Recurring Cast Seasons
Kiefer Sutherland	Jack Bauer	144	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*	NA
Leslie Hope	Teri Bauer	24	1	NA
Sarah Clarke	Nina Myers	36	1	2, 3
Elisha Cuthbert	Kim Bauer	72	1, 2, 3	5
Dennis Haysbert	David Palmer	80	1, 2, 3	4, 5
Sarah Wynter	Kate Warner	25	2	3
Xander Berkeley	George Mason	27	2	1
Penny Johnson Jerald	Sherry Palmer	45	2	1, 3
Carlos Bernard	Tony Almeida	95	2, 3, 5, 7*	1, 4
Reiko Aylesworth	Michelle Dessler	62	3	2, 4, 5
James Badge Dale	Chase Edmunds	24	3	NA
Kim Raver	Audrey Raines	52	4, 5	6
Alberta Watson	Erin Driscoll	12	4	NA
William Devane	James Heller	20	4	5, 6
Lana Parrilla**	Sarah Gavin	12	4	4**
Roger Cross**	Curtis Manning	45	4, 5	4**, 6
Mary Lynn Rajskub	Chloe O'Brian	88	5, 6, 7*	3, 4
James Morrison	Bill Buchanan	54	5, 6, 7*	4
Gregory Itzin	Charles Logan	36	5	4, 6
Louis Lombardi	Edgar Stiles	37	5	4
Jean Smart	Martha Logan	25	5	6
D.B. Woodside	Wayne Palmer	48	6	3, 5
Peter MacNicol	Tom Lennox	24	6	NA
Jayne Atkinson	Karen Hayes	30	6	5
Eric Balfour	Milo Pressman	27	6	1
Carlo Rota	Morris O'Brian	25	6	5, 7
Marisol Nichols	Nadia Yassir	24	6	NA
Regina King	Sandra Palmer	9	6	NA
Bob Gunton	Ethan Kanin	3	7*	6
Colm Feore	Henry Taylor	NA	7*	NA
Annie Wersching	Renee Walker	NA	7*	NA
Jeffrey Nordling	Larry Moss	NA	7*	NA
Janeane Garofalo	Janis Gold	NA	7*	NA
Rhys Coiro	Sean Hillinger	NA	7*	NA
Cherry Jones	Allison Taylor	NA	7*	NA

* = Attached to star/not yet produced.
** = Was moved from guest star to main cast member midseason.

Notable guest stars

24 features a large number of guest characters in every episode. Below are the guest stars who have appeared in the highest number of episodes during the past six seasons.

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Actor	Character	Seasons	Episode Count
Jude Ciccolella	Mike Novick	1, 2, 4, 5	58
Glenn Morshower	Aaron Pierce	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	39
Paul Schulze	Ryan Chappelle	1, 2, 3	24
Zachary Quinto	Adam Kaufman	3	23
Geoff Pierson	John Keeler	3, 4	19
Daniel Bess	Rick Allen	1	18
Michelle Forbes	Lynne Kresge	2	18
Arnold Vosloo	Habib Marwan	4	17
Adoni Maropis	Abu Fayed	6	15
Zeljko Ivanek	Andre Drazen	1	14
Laura Harris	Marie Warner	2	14
Jesse Borrego	Gael Ortega	3	14
Powers Boothe	Noah Daniels	6	14

Cameo appearances

• Senator John McCain (R-AZ) makes a cameo appearance in the "1:00 PM - 2:00 PM" episode of Season 5. He has a non-speaking role as an unidentified bureaucrat who delivers a file folder to Audrey Raines (Kim Raver), and can be seen in the "split screen" for about six seconds beginning at 1:32:22.
• NASCAR driver Carl Edwards made a cameo appearance with a small speaking part in the "10:00 PM - 11:00 PM" episode of Season 5 which was broadcast on April 3, 2006.^[19]
• The Office co-writer and director Stephen Merchant makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the first episode of the sixth season, which takes place between "06:00 AM - 07:00 AM" originally broadcast on January 14, 2007.^[20]
• Nancy Cartwright, best known for providing the voice of Bart Simpson on the animated television show The Simpsons, makes an appearance in the "4:00 PM - 5:00 PM" episode of Season 6 as Morris O'Brian's former AA Sponsor.
• Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham has an unspoken appearance in the "5:00 AM - 6:00AM" episode of Season 6.

Season synopses

Season 1

Main article: 24 (season 1)

Season 1 begins and ends at 12:00 AM, and occurs on the day of the California presidential primary. Jack Bauer must protect Senator David Palmer from an assassination plot, and rescue his family from those responsible for the plot, who seek retribution for Jack's involvement with a covert U.S. mission in the Balkans.

Season 2

Main article: 24 (season 2)

Set 18 months after season 1, season 2 begins and ends at 8:00 AM. Jack must stop a nuclear bomb from detonating in Los Angeles, then assist President David Palmer in proving who is responsible for the threat.

Season 3

Main article: 24 (season 3)

Set 3 years after season 2, season 3 begins and ends at 1:00 PM. While struggling with heroin addiction, Jack must re-infiltrate a Mexican drug cartel in order to keep it from acquiring a deadly virus. Jack must then stop the mastermind behind the virus from releasing it.

Season 4

Main article: 24 (season 4)

Set 18 months after season 3, season 4 begins and ends at 7:00 AM. Jack must save the lives of Secretary Heller and his daughter Audrey Raines (with whom Jack is romantically involved) when they are kidnapped by terrorists. The same terrorists then launch further attacks against America, and Jack is forced to use unorthodox methods to stop them, methods that will have long-term consequences for both Jack and the U.S.

Season 5

Main article: 24 (season 5)

Set 18 months after season 4, season 5 begins and ends at 7:00 AM. Jack is believed to be dead by everyone except a few of his closest friends. Terrorists with connections to the U.S. government attempt to steal nerve gas in order to protect US oil interests in Asia, and Jack must resurface to stop them.

Season 6

Main article: 24 (season 6)

Set 20 months after season 5, season 6 begins and ends at 6:00 AM. Jack is released after being tortured in a Chinese prison for twenty months. Terrorists plot to set off suitcase nuclear devices in the United States and Jack must stop them as well as prevent sensitive circuitry from falling into the hands of the Chinese to prevent war between the U.S. and Russia.

Season 7

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Main article: 24 (season 7)

Set three years after season 6, season 7 will begin and end at 7:00AM and will begin airing in the United States in January 2008. Kiefer Sutherland has been signed to stay with the show through 2009. The season is to be more personal than previous seasons.^[21] The initial back story will feature Jack Bauer on trial for his actions in the pursuit of justice. It will also feature the show's first female president, Allison Taylor, played by Cherry Jones,^[22] as well as the return of Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida, who was presumed dead in Season 5. Mary Lynn Rajskub, James Morrison and Bob Gunton will reprise their roles from the previous season.

Feature film

24
Starring	Kiefer Sutherland
Release date(s)	TBA
Country	United States
Language	English

A 24 feature film was originally scheduled to be released in 2008, but in April 2007, it was announced that plans to shoot the film have been put on hold.^[23]

The creators of the film originally announced that filming was not expected to start until after the seventh season of 24 is finished in 2008.^[24] Later reports suggested that the film was to begin shooting in Spring and Summer 2007 after season six was completed and before the seventh season.^[23]

In an interview with MTV News in April 2006, the show's star Kiefer Sutherland announced that a script was in development and that the film would abandon the real-time format of the show, but instead would cover one 24-hour period.^[25] In May 2006, Sutherland told British newspaper The Sun that shooting of the film will begin in London in May 2007.^[23] Filming will also take place in Prague and Morocco.^[26] The film was officially announced in June 2006.^[27]

In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Sutherland confessed, "Anytime (the production team) got really close to having a great idea for having a film, we needed it for episode 18. So there it went."^[28] Kim Raver and Mary Lynn Rajskub will appear in the upcoming film according to the official 24 magazine. Elisha Cuthbert has also said that she would be interested in playing her character, Kim, when the 24 movie is produced in 2008.^[29]

Cast

Actor	Character
Kiefer Sutherland	Jack Bauer
Kim Raver	Audrey Raines
Mary Lynn Rajskub	Chloe O'Brian

Broadcasting information

US television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of 24 on FOX.

Note: Each US network television season starts in mid-September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. However 24 begins its season in January and runs new episodes non-stop until May, a trend which began after many fans grew unhappy with constant pre-emptions. 24 airs during February and May sweeps.

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Season	Timeslot	Premiere	Finale	Rank	Viewers (m)
1	Tuesdays 9/8c	November 6, 2001	May 21, 2002	#76	8.60[30]
2	Tuesdays 9/8c	October 29, 2002	May 20, 2003	#36	11.73[31]
3	Tuesdays 9/8c	October 28, 2003	May 25, 2004	#42	10.30[32]
4^	Mondays 9/8c	January 9, 2005	May 23, 2005	#29	11.90[33]
5^	Mondays 9/8c	January 15, 2006	May 22, 2006	#24	13.78[34]
6^	Mondays 9/8c	January 14, 2007	May 21, 2007	#27	13.0[35]
'''7^	Mondays 9/8c	January 13, 2008	June, 2008	TBA	TBA

^ = Indicates a "non-stop" season, in which the season did not start at the beginning of the television season in September, but rather in January (the start of mid-season) to air new episodes every week until its season finale in May. Viewership increased midway through its second season when the mega-hit American Idol became the lead-in to 24 starting in February 2003. For its fourth season, FOX gave the show a vote of confidence by moving 24 out of the post-American Idol time slot (to make room for the eventual hit drama, House) and placed it on Monday nights at 9:00 p.m. Eastern (8:00 p.m. Central) while it aired the show in consecutive weeks, beginning in mid-January of 2005. The consecutive-week schedule was also implemented for 2006, beginning in mid-January 2006.

In comparison to its 2005 season, 24 in 2006 was up 16% in overall viewers and 14% in viewers of the advertiser-friendly 18 – 49 age demographic.^[36] Thus, the series has so far reached its ratings peak in 2006.

The sixth season's two-night, four-hour premiere gained its largest audience ever, scoring an average 15.7 million viewers.^[37] At one stage, ratings peaked at 16.3 million viewers.

Viewership has increased steadily for 24, except for a slight fall in the third season. FOX was able to continue gaining audience share in 2005 and 2006 with non-stop seasons and the number of viewers was up over 60% in season 5 vs season 1.^[38]

International broadcasters

24 is widely broadcast in other parts of the world, including Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. Its viewership in the UK, however, decreased when the BBC lost the rights to satellite channel Sky One after the second season.

Critical reaction

Main article: Critical reaction to 24 (TV series)

Because of the "real-time" storytelling approach to 24, and the series' willingness to directly address the threat of terrorism, the implementation of torture as a way to acquire information and the use and misuse of government authority, the series has generated a sizeable critical reaction, both positive and negative. The series has won numerous Emmy Awards for its technical and artistic achievements, but at the same time has been criticized by a number of prominent individuals and organizations who have objected to how the series has handled story and character elements. The series has also been accused of a conservative political bias.^[39] Nonetheless, 24'' has become part of American popular culture and has been the subject of numerous parodies.

DVD releases

The release of 24 on DVD has had a significant impact on the success of the television series. In an interview with IGN in 2002, Sutherland revealed, "[24's] success in England was phenomenal. It was the biggest show the BBC has ever had. It was the number one DVD there; knocked off Lord of the Rings, which is unheard of for a television show DVD to actually knock-out every feature DVD available. And that's because they showed it without commercials."^[40] The US sales of the Season 1 DVDs increased the audience size of Season 2 by 25%.^[41]

At CES 2007, Fox Home Entertainment announced that the complete first season of 24 would be released on the Blu-ray disc format in early 2007.^[42]

The Region 1 DVD releases of 24 strictly emphasize actor Kiefer Sutherland on the cover art for all six seasons to date, while the Region 2 & 4 DVDs instead echo the series' split-screen format by featuring the major players in each respective season. This presented audiences who had not seen the tv broadcast (since the series moved to Sky One) in the UK with a large spoiler on the front cover of season four - which featured 'surprise' guest star Tony Almeida. Retail chain HMV typically also release an exclusive sleeve, usually with an emphasis on Kiefer Sutherland - these are extremely limited and sell out fast.

In mid-2007, the first four seasons were re-issued, featuring slim-packaging in line with the season 5 release, and improved video quality, especially in the first season which was initially rushed to DVD. The metallic "24" logo has also been dropped in favor of the seven segment display logo.

DVD Release Episodes Originally aired Release date Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Season One 24 2001 – 2002 September 17, 2002 October 14, 2002 December 2002 Season Two 24 2002 – 2003 September 9, 2003 August 11, 2003 September 2003 Season Three 24 2003 – 2004 December 7, 2004 August 9, 2004 September 2004 Season Four 24 2005 December 6, 2005 August 8, 2005 November 2005 Season Five 24 2006 December 5, 2006 November 6, 2006 December 6, 2006 Season Six 24 2007 December 4, 2007 October 1, 2007 September 19, 2007 Season Seven 24 2008 December 2, 2008

Other media

Main article: List of Other Media for 24 (TV series)

The success of 24 has led to the series being extended into other arenas, including media specifically created for mobile devices and the internet. In addition, the series has spawned video and board games, toys, soundtracks from both the series and the video game, and a number of original novels inspired by the series, as well as a number of "behind-the-scenes" books. A feature film based upon the series is scheduled for sometime in the future.

References

• "Inside Move: Phone number has a familiar ring", Variety. 
• Mention of 24 movie in interview with Joel Surnow and Howard Gordon. The Rush Limbaugh Radio Show.

External links

• 24thesite
• Official 24 FOX website
• 24 at TV.com
• TVWeek.com weekly podcast: Backlot Talk With Exec Producer Howard Gordon
• 'Getting Dirty in Real Time,' 2005 American Spectator article
• 24 Forum

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• 24 (TV series)
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Joel Surnow

Birth name Joel Surnow
Born November 18 1955 (1955--) (age 53)
Michigan, U.S.
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Robert Cochran (also credited as Bob Cochran) is the co-creator of the television series 24, which is currently airing on the Fox television network. Before that, he and Joel Surnow created and produced the television series La Femme Nikita
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Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland signs an autograph at Green Hill conference.
Birth name Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
Born November 21 1966 (1966--)
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Carlos Bernard

Birth name Carlos Bernard Papierski
Born September 12 1962 (1962--) (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Annie Wersching is an American actress who currently appears in the American soap opera General Hospital.

Biography

She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1] During her youth, she competed in Irish dance and belonged to the St. Louis Celtic Stepdancers.
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Mary Lynn Rajskub

Born May 22 1971 (1971--) (age 36)
Trenton, Michigan
Died

Other name(s) Mary-Lynn Rajskub
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James Morrison

Birth name James Paige Morrison
Born March 21 1954 (1954--) (age 53)
Bountiful, UT
Died

James Morrison
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Colm Feore

Feore and his wife at a 2007 Toronto International Film Festival party

Born August 22, 1958
Boston, Massachusetts

Colm Feore (born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian-American film and television actor.
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Jeffrey Nordling

Birth name Jeffrey Richard Nordling
Born March 11 1962 (1962--) (age 45)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

Spouse(s)
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Bob Gunton

As Ethan Kanin in 24
Birth name Robert Patrick Gunton, Jr.
Born November 15 1945 (1945--) (age 63)
Santa Monica, California
Died
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Janeane Garofalo

Garofalo at a Seattle Town Hall appearance, October 7, 2006.

Born September 28 1964 (1964--) (age 43)
Newton, New Jersey
Died
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Rhys Coiro (born March 12, 1979) is a television and stage actor in the United States. He is best known for his recurring characters Billy Walsh on Entourage and Vincent Bianchi on Ugly Betty. He is now going to be providing a role in season seven of 24.
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Cherry Jones

Born November 21 1956 (1956--) (age 52)
Paris, Tennessee, United States
Died

Awards
Tony Awards
Best Actress
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. (Some rare minutes have 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second.)

The minute is not a SI unit, however it is accepted for use with SI units. The correct abbreviation for minute or minutes is "min".
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Vulpini

This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Fox (disambiguation).

"Fox" is a general term applied to any one of roughly 27 species of small to medium-sized canids in the tribe vulpini
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480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines.
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PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. Other common analogue television systems are SECAM and NTSC.
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576i is a standard-definition video mode used in former PAL and SECAM countries, and is the digital equivalent of the analogue PAL and SECAM systems.

The 576
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720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes. The number 720 stands for 720 lines of vertical display resolution, while the letter p stands for progressive scan or non-interlaced.
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High-definition television (HDTV) is a digital television broadcasting system with a significantly higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL). While some early analog HDTV formats were broadcast in Europe and Japan, HDTV is usually broadcast digitally,
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1080i is a shorthand name for a category of video modes. The number 1080 stands for 1080 lines of vertical resolution, while the letter i stands for interlaced or non-progressive scan. 1080i is considered to be an HDTV video mode.
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High-definition television (HDTV) is a digital television broadcasting system with a significantly higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL). While some early analog HDTV formats were broadcast in Europe and Japan, HDTV is usually broadcast digitally,
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November 6 is the feast day of the following Catholic Saints:

St. Leonard of Noblac

St. Winnoc

Dominican Republic - Constitution Day (1844)

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21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
1998 1999 2000 - 2001 - 2002 2003 2004

2001 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
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The television content rating systems are a method of giving television viewers an idea of the suitability of a television program for children and/or adults. Many countries have their own television rating system. The process of rating differs greatly among the countries.
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Anthem
Advance Australia Fair ^[1]

Capital Canberra

Largest city Sydney
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