'' 24'' is an American dramatic

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co-created by

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and Robert Cochran. It premiered on

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on November 6, 2001. ''24'' centers on the (fictitious)

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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

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(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., and the eighth season is set in New York City. The ninth season '' Live Another Day'' takes place in

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. The first three seasons aired over a complete

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between October and May, taking

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es 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

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. Fox aired a two-hour "prequel" film, ''24: Redemption'', on November 23, 2008, that bridges the gap between seasons six and seven. Season seven premiered on January 11, 2009, with a four-hour premiere over two consecutive nights. 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''. 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. Episodes of ''24'' are also available in various

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formats. All eight seasons and ''24: Redemption'' are available to purchase as DVD boxsets. Fox provided the five episodes at a time as they were released to Hulu and Fox on Demand, the joint venture it holds with

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to provide

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of the two networks' shows. In the United States and United Kingdom, every episode is available at the

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to download and playback on home computers and certain iPods. A total of 204 episodes of ''24'' aired over nine seasons, from November 2001 to July 2014.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2001–02)

Season 2 (2002–03)

Season 3 (2003–04)

Season 4 (2005)

Season 5 (2006)

Season 6 (2007)

''Redemption'' (2008)

Season 7 (2009)

Season 8 (2010)

''Live Another Day'' (2014)

References

External links

* * {{24 (TV series)

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