List of 24 episodes#Season 1 (2001–02)

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File:24-Logo.svg, created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, first aired on Fox on November 6, 2001.]]

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/24/episodes-season-1/100003 |title=24 Episodes |access-date=January 2, 2009 |work=TV Guide |archive-date=April 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427084609/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/24/episodes-season-1/100003 |url-status=live }} 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.,{{cite news |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/19/24-the-dead-rise |title=24: The Dead Rise |newspaper=IGN |access-date=January 2, 2009 |first=Eric |last=Goldman |date=September 19, 2007 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107103404/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/19/24-the-dead-rise |url-status=live }} and the eighth season is set in New York City.{{cite magazine |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/04/14/exclusive-24-mo/ |title=Exclusive: '24' moving to New York! |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 14, 2009 |access-date=April 20, 2009 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152314/http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/04/14/exclusive-24-mo/ |url-status=live }} The ninth season Live Another Day takes place in London.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/10/03/24-live-another-day/2916577/ |title=Jack Bauer surfaces for '24: Live Another Day' |work=USA Today |first=Jayme |last=Deerwester |date=October 3, 2013 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005231809/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/10/03/24-live-another-day/2916577/ |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |work=USA Today |date=February 14, 2008 |access-date=January 13, 2009 |title=Fox: '24' on shelf until next January |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2008-02-14-2281862716_x.htm }} Fox aired a two-hour "prequel" film, 24: Redemption, on November 23, 2008, that bridges the gap between seasons six and seven.{{cite web |publisher=Digital Spy |date=November 24, 2008 |access-date=January 2, 2009 |title='24': Redemption |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a136455/24-redemption.html |first=Ben |last=Rawson-Jones |archive-date=January 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121211045/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a136455/24-redemption.html |url-status=live }} Season seven premiered on January 11, 2009, with a four-hour premiere over two consecutive nights.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Schneider |title='24' premiere set for January 11 |url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/24-premiere-set-for-january-11-1117995168/ |work=Variety |date=November 3, 2008 |access-date=January 4, 2009 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629170605/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995168?refCatId=1236 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news |author=FOX|title="24: Day Eight" Will Be the Award-Winning Series' Final Season|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100326fox02| publisher=The Futon Critic |date=March 26, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010}} 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.{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/13/official-24-returns-may-2014/ |title=Official: '24' returns May 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Lynette |last=Rice |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=May 13, 2013 |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806001457/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/13/official-24-returns-may-2014/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/01/13/24-live-another-day-premiere-date/|title=Fox Announces Spring Premiere Dates for 24: Live Another Day, Surviving Jack and More|publisher=TVLine|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|date=January 13, 2014|access-date=January 13, 2014|archive-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003171702/https://tvline.com/2014/01/13/24-live-another-day-premiere-date/|url-status=live}}

Episodes of 24 are also available in various new media formats. All eight seasons and 24: Redemption are available to purchase as DVD boxsets.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/24/4971 |title=24 On DVD – Release Info |access-date=January 2, 2009 |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825063357/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/24/4971 |archive-date=August 25, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/24 |title=24 on Hulu |access-date=January 2, 2009 |publisher=Hulu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219203808/http://www.hulu.com/24 |archive-date=December 19, 2008 }}{{cite press release|url=http://www.hulu.com/press/new_video_venture.html |title=NBC Universal and News Corp. Announce New Online Video Venture |publisher=Hulu |access-date=January 2, 2009 |date=March 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325022723/http://www.hulu.com/press/new_video_venture.html |archive-date=March 25, 2008}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=151960034&id=151788583&s=143441 |title=24 Season 1 |date=November 6, 2001 |access-date=January 11, 2009 |publisher=iTunes Store |archive-date=May 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516145729/http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=151960034&id=151788583&s=143441 |url-status=live }}

A total of 204 episodes of 24 aired over nine seasons, from November 6, 2001, to July 14, 2014.