What and Why- Television

• Title: 24
• Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
• Local Channel: Fox Channel 2 (KTVI)
• When does the show Air?: Mondays normally at 8:00 p.m. central time. Season 7 premieres on Sunday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. central and is a two hour special.
• Cable or Broadcast: 24 airs on FOX which is a broadcast channel
• Show in Syndication?: Yes
• Movie Studio involved in Production: 20th Century Fox
• Movie Studios Parent Company: News Corporation
• Year Show Began: 2001 - Present
• Producers: Robert Cochran, Howard Gordan, Joel Surnow, Brian Grazer, Kiefer Sutherland
• Directors: Jon Cassar, Brad Turner, Bryan Spicer
• Writers: Robert Cochran, Joel Surnow, Howard Gordan
• Stars: Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer), Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe O'Brian), Carlos Bernard (Tony Almeida), Dennis Haysbert (President David Palmer)

Q and A:


It is California Presidential Primary Day in Los Angeles and the longest day of Federal Agent Jack Bauer's life is about to begin. Jack has just patched his family back together after a trying separation. Midnight finds Jack playing chess with his teenage daughter Kim. As she goes to bed, Jack gets a call from Nina Myers, his coworker at the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit, telling him to come in for an emergency meeting. Jack has no choice but to report in, but he and his wife Teri learn that Kim has snuck out before he leaves. Kim and her friend Janet York drive to an empty furniture store where they party with a couple of college guys whom they recently met. Kim enjoys herself at first, but starts to become suspicious of the two men when they won't take her home. At CTU, Jack learns that an assassination attempt is being planned against Senator David Palmer; the first African-American presidential candidate with a serious shot at the White House. Jack's boss and friend, Richard Walsh, warns him that people in their own agency may be working with those who plan to kill Palmer. Jack shows how far he's willing to go to do his job when he blackmails District Director George Mason in the hopes of learning information about the Palmer hit. Teri receives a call from Janet's father, Alan York, and the two decide to go out looking for the girls. A European photographer makes pleasant conversation with a beautiful woman on a plane bound for LA. The two end up in a lustful encounter, but more sinister plans come to light that involve a stolen wallet and the destruction of the airplane.


I was introduced to this show around 2005. My parents were obsessed and watched it every week. They told me how amazing the show was, and sure enough, the first time watching was hooked. I have come to realize that the show is so addicting because it happens in real-time, which makes the plot very believable and the options for the show endless. Jack Bauer is a great character, and the show has great special effects. There really is nothing to dislike about the show, and I can't wait for the season seven premiere in early January. I would recommed this show to anyone because it is a great show. There is really no other way to describe it. If anyone out there would like to get involved in a great television show with great action, acting, and storyline, 24 is the show!

Season 7 Preview (E.C.)