24
Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 10/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 10/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 10/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 9/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 8/10EspionageSpies, intelligence agencies and double lives.This show: 7/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos BernardDennis HaysbertElisha CuthbertJames Morrison
Written by
Robert CochranJoel Surnow
Starring
Kiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos BernardDennis HaysbertElisha CuthbertJames Morrison
Written by
Robert CochranJoel Surnow
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24 Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.3 | |
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | |
| S3 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | |
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.0 | |
| S5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | |
| S6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | |
| S7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | |
| S8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
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About
"Real-time paranoia that never lets you breathe"
24 follows counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer across a single day, with each episode unfolding in real time as one hour of a relentless 24-hour crisis. Bombs, moles, hostages and betrayals stack up while the split-screen ticking clock never lets up. It is pulpy, high-stakes network thriller television built on cliffhangers rather than realism, and the appeal is pure momentum: you keep watching because the next commercial break feels unbearable. Politics and torture-heavy plotting age unevenly, but as pure adrenaline-driven serialized suspense, few shows commit to the gimmick this hard or this successfully.
Watch it for
the real-time ticking-clock structure that turns every commercial break into agony.
Maybe skip if
you find the torture-heavy plotting and dated politics hard to stomach.
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All Seasons
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Season 12001
8.354K2417h 1m
Counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer attempts to stop the assassination of United States Senator David Palmer on the day of the California presidential primary, while those spearheading the assassination plot stop at nothing to exact revenge on Bauer and Palmer.
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Season 22002
8.542K2417h 51m
The second season is set 18 months after season one. The season's main plot follows the work of now-U.S. President David Palmer and agent Jack Bauer to stop terrorists from detonating a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Introduced into the situation is Kate Warner, a woman who ends up getting vital information related to CTU's mission.
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Season 32003
8.436K2417h 54m
The third season is set 3 years after season two. It takes place primarily in Los Angeles but also in northern Mexico when Jack Bauer meets a family of drug dealers. Throughout the day, Jack Bauer and President David Palmer attempt to stop the release of a deadly virus by Stephen Saunders – a former government agent.
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Season 42005
8.333K2417h 25m
The fourth season is set 18 months after season three. Jack is now working for Secretary of Defense James Heller after being fired by CTU due to his heroin addiction. As the day begins, he gets caught up in an elaborate terrorist plot which involves James Heller and his daughter Audrey Raines.
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Season 52006
8.634K2417h 14m
The fifth season is set 18 months after season four. Former Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer begins the season, working as a day-to-day laborer at an oil refinery under the alias "Frank Flynn" in Mojave, California. On a monumental day in Charles Logan's presidency, an anti-terrorism treaty with Russian President Yuri Suvarov is about to be signed when events take a tragic turn.
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Season 62007
8.132K2417h 21m
The sixth season is set 20 months after season five. Over the last 11 weeks before Day 6, the United States has been targeted coast-to-coast in a series of suicide bombings. A man named Abu Fayed agrees to give the U.S. the location of Hamri Al-Assad, the supposed terrorist mastermind of these attacks, in exchange for former CTU Agent Jack Bauer with whom he has a personal grudge.
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Season 72009
8.230K2417h 14m
The seventh season takes place 46 months after season six and two months after 24: Redemption. Jack Bauer is on trial for alleged crimes he committed while working for CTU. Senator Blaine Mayer has disbanded CTU and strengthened the policies of Allison Taylor's administration against torture. Bauer is brought into another counter-terrorist operation when FBI agent Renee Walker interrupts the hearing to tell him about an imminent threat.
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Season 82010
8.230K2417h 21m
Set 18 months after season 7, the story arc involves Jack Bauer contending with assassination threats made during a peace conference between President of the United States Allison Taylor and President Omar Hassan of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan (IRK). The season is set in New York City, with CTU's New York City Office having been re-activated,
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer
Mary Lynn Rajskub Chloe O'Brian
Carlos Bernard Tony Almeida
Dennis Haysbert President David Palmer, Senator David Palmer, David Palmer
Elisha Cuthbert Kim Bauer
James Morrison Bill Buchanan
Reiko Aylesworth Michelle Dessler
Jude Ciccolella Mike Novick
Kim Raver Audrey Raines
Glenn Morshower Aaron Pierce
Crew
Robert Cochran
Joel Surnow
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