24: Season 1
The first season of the television series 24 centers on counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer. Over the course of a single day, which coincides with the California presidential primary, Bauer works to prevent the assassination of United States Senator David Palmer. The narrative follows the high-stakes efforts of Bauer as he navigates the threats posed by individuals orchestrating the plot against the senator. These ant
Season overview
The first season of the television series 24 centers on counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer. Over the course of a single day, which coincides with the California presidential primary, Bauer works to prevent the assassination of United States Senator David Palmer. The narrative follows the high-stakes efforts of Bauer as he navigates the threats posed by individuals orchestrating the plot against the senator. These antagonists are determined to succeed in their mission and are willing to go to extreme lengths to exact revenge on both Bauer and Palmer. The season explores the intersection of political ambition and national security, highlighting the personal and professional pressures faced by those involved in the unfolding crisis. As the day progresses, the tension escalates, forcing the characters to confront the consequences of the conspiracy. The series maintains a focus on the immediate actions taken by Bauer and the conspirators, emphasizing the urgency of the situation as the primary election unfolds. By centering the story on this specific timeframe, the season examines the challenges of protecting a political figure while managing the dangerous objectives of those determined to sabotage the democratic process and target the individuals responsible for thwarting their plans.
Episodes
12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.
Nov 6, 2001 · 43 min
Moments after discovering his daughter, Kimberly, has snuck out of the house, Jack Bauer is called into work. As head of the CIA's Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit office he's to
1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M.
Nov 13, 2001 · 42 min
Teri receives a phone call from Alan York who says his daughter, Janet, is a friend of Kimberly's and is also missing, so the two parents join forces to try and find the girls. Eve
2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.
Nov 20, 2001 · 43 min
Kimberly and Janet realize they are in danger after it becomes clear that their two dates have kidnapped them. Despite the threat on his life, Senator Palmer sneaks out of his hote
3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.
Nov 27, 2001 · 42 min
Convinced Jack needs to be relieved of his command, one of his team members, Tony, calls George Mason who arrives and puts the CTU under lock-down. With the help of his second-in-c
4:00 A.M.-5:00 A.M.
Dec 11, 2001 · 42 min
Jack follows the arrested shooter to the police station in hopes of interrogating him only to find that Mason has arrived and taken control of the situation. But when the shooter s
5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.
Dec 18, 2001 · 43 min
Jack meets Teri and Alan York at the hospital where Janet has been admitted. But their reunion is cut short when Jack receives a phone call from Gaines telling him to follow his in
6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.
Jan 8, 2002 · 43 min
Now, under constant surveillance from Gaines, Jack goes back to CTU where Nina inadvertently gets in the way of Gains' plan. Teri tries to escape from York, but her call to CTU onl
7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M.
Jan 15, 2002 · 43 min
In order to save his wife and daughter, Jack is ordered to deliver a briefcase to a man at Senator Palmer's rally. Realizing this man must be the assassin, Jack struggles to find a
8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.
Jan 22, 2002 · 43 min
Although he prevents Palmer's assassination, Jack is taken into custody where his story of his kidnapped wife and daughter is not believed. Knowing his family will only be kept ali
9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Feb 5, 2002 · 43 min
When a new boss, Alberta Green, takes over the CTU, Nina secretly continues to help Jack locate Teri and Kim while Jack tracks down investment banker Ted Cofell, a man who is menti
10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
Feb 12, 2002 · 43 min
A man named Andre Drazen contacts Gaines. Clearly disappointed that the morning's events did not go as planned he threatens to relieve Gaines of his assignment. Across town, Jack k
11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Feb 19, 2002 · 43 min
While Green pressures Nina and Tony to reveal Jack's whereabouts, York leads Jack to Gaines' compound where Jack attempts to rescue Teri and Kim without backup from CTU. Meanwhile,
12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.
Feb 26, 2002 · 43 min
Jack confronts Gaines who, realizing he has failed Drazen's assignment, chooses death over helping Jack. Back at CTU, Nina and Tony interrogate the mother of the traitor and learn
1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.
Mar 5, 2002 · 43 min
While Jack is questioned at the CTU, Teri and Kim are taken to the clinic to be examined. Meanwhile, certain he recognizes the name Jack Bauer, Palmer has Jack's background investi
2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
Mar 12, 2002 · 43 min
After Jack convinces Palmer he is not trying to kill him, they go over the "Operation Nightfall" file. The goal of the operation was killing a man named Victor Drazen, and a startl
3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Mar 19, 2002 · 43 min
Jack learns that one of the assassins, Alexis Mecir, is actually Victor Drazen's son and has become intimate with one of Palmer's aides. In an attempt to find the man ordering the
4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
Mar 26, 2002 · 43 min
During their escape from the safe house Teri and Kim become separated, and the traumatic events of the day result in Teri passing out and then awakening with amnesia. Assuming her
5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
Apr 2, 2002 · 43 min
Against his family's wishes, Senator Palmer decides to go public about the secret scandal surrounding his family. Even as Alexis' brother, Andre, sends another assassin to the Baue
6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
Apr 9, 2002 · 42 min
Alexis' contact turns out to be a power company worker who was being paid to shut off the electricity to a power grid out in the middle of an empty field. As Jack and Mason follow
7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Apr 16, 2002 · 42 min
As Kim tries to get the police to call CTU, Jack discovers that the empty field where the power grid is located actually houses a secret underground government prison and that nigh
8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.
Apr 23, 2002 · 42 min
Jack's fears are proven true when Andre Drazen breaks into the underground facility to rescue his father. With Jack as his prisoner Victor calls CTU, but Mason tells him he doesn't
9:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M.
May 7, 2002 · 42 min
Jack has Nina connect Victor Drazen to a hospital phone so he can talk directly to Alexis. Nina then advises Palmer of the situation. Palmer urges Mason to arrange the exchange Dra
10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
May 14, 2002 · 42 min
Jack arrives at Palmer's hotel with a phone on which Drazen will call and ask Palmer to unfreeze $200,000,000 of his assets. When Palmer tells Jack that Drazen knows that's impossi
11:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M.
May 21, 2002 · 43 min
When Jack arrives at Drazen's location, he calls and asks to speak to Kim. Andre angrily refuses and says that they known Palmer is not really dead. Stunned, Jack hangs up and imme