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24 is an American dramatic action/thriller television series co-created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran that premiered on Fox on November 6, 2001.[1] The show centers on the (fictitious) Los Angeles branch of the U.S. government's "Counter Terrorist Unit" (CTU). The series is presented in real time format; each one-hour episode depicts one hour's worth of events, and each season is a 24-hour period in the life of protagonist Jack Bauer (played by Kiefer Sutherland), a CTU agent. The first six seasons of the show are set in Los Angeles and nearby locations – both real and fictional – in California, although other locations have been featured. The television film Redemption is primarily set in the fictional African country, Sangala. The seventh shifts locations to Washington, D.C.,[2] and the eighth season is set in New York City.[3] The ninth season Live Another Day takes place in London.[4]
The first three seasons aired over a complete television season between October and May, taking hiatuses between blocks of episodes. Beginning with the fourth season, Fox scheduled 24 to premiere midseason in January with a two-night four-hour premiere, with new episodes airing every week until a two-hour finale in May. Season seven was due to premiere on January 13, 2008, but was delayed an entire year due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.[5] Fox aired a two-hour "prequel" film, 24: Redemption, on November 23, 2008, that bridges the gap between seasons six and seven.[6] Season seven premiered on January 11, 2009, with a four-hour premiere over two consecutive nights.[7] Fox announced that the eighth season would be the final season of 24, with the series finale airing May 24, 2010. With the conclusion of the eighth season, 24 aired a total of 192 episodes and the 2-hour television film, 24: Redemption.[8] In 2013, Fox announced that 24 would return with a ninth season titled 24: Live Another Day containing 12 episodes which debuted on May 5, 2014.[9][10]
Episodes of 24 are also available in various new media formats. All eight seasons and 24: Redemption are available to purchase as DVD boxsets.[11] Fox provided the five episodes at a time as they were released to Hulu and Fox on Demand, the joint venture it holds with NBC to provide video on demand of the two networks' shows.[12][13] In the United States and United Kingdom, every episode is available at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPods.[14]
A total of 204 episodes of 24 aired over nine seasons, from November 6, 2001, to July 14, 2014.
- ^ "24 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (September 19, 2007). "24: The Dead Rise". IGN. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (April 14, 2009). "Exclusive: '24' moving to New York!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Deerwester, Jayme (October 3, 2013). "Jack Bauer surfaces for '24: Live Another Day'". USA Today. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Fox: '24' on shelf until next January". USA Today. February 14, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (November 24, 2008). "'24': Redemption". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (November 3, 2008). "'24' premiere set for January 11". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ FOX (March 26, 2010). ""24: Day Eight" Will Be the Award-Winning Series' Final Season". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (May 13, 2013). "Official: '24' returns May 2014". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (January 13, 2014). "Fox Announces Spring Premiere Dates for 24: Live Another Day, Surviving Jack and More". TVLine. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ "24 On DVD – Release Info". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "24 on Hulu". Hulu. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "NBC Universal and News Corp. Announce New Online Video Venture". Press Room (Press release). Hulu. March 22, 2007. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
{{cite press release}}: External link in|work= - ^ "24 Season 1". iTunes Store. November 6, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2009.