24

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Season 2
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 6, 2001
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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Critic Reviews

  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Phil Gallo
    Jun 18, 2013
    60
    '24' isn't getting off to the spectacular start that it did in its debut season when the focus was singular and clear-cut. [29 Oct 2002]
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Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best TV Season of 2002
6
#6 Most Discussed TV Season of 2002
9
#9 Most Shared TV Season of 2002

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User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 119 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 128
  3. Negative: 5 out of 128
  1. eagleeyeviking
    Dec 22, 2019
    8
    The action packed and considerably better plotted Season 2 of 24 continues the exhilarating thrills and twists of the first season with addedThe action packed and considerably better plotted Season 2 of 24 continues the exhilarating thrills and twists of the first season with added suspense and emotion.… Full Review »
  2. AndyUK
    Aug 7, 2013
    9
    A nuclear bomb will go off somewhere in Los Angeles in some point over the day and it is Jack Bauer's job to find it before that happens.A nuclear bomb will go off somewhere in Los Angeles in some point over the day and it is Jack Bauer's job to find it before that happens.

    The second season of the show provides more of the same and is great again, with it being noticeable that the whole season was planned out in advance, unlike the first time around. The main plot was topical then and is still topical today, with the Iraq War still fresh in everyone's minds.

    Whereas the first season was personal to Bauer, this is more about protecting his country and his and Palmer's stories are again gripping, with some of the supporting characters also getting great arcs. The subplot involving Kim Bauer and her quest to stop an abusive father, which has nothing to do with the main story and flits from one different, unrelated situation to another isn't particularly great but it doesn't spoil the season    … Full Review »
  3. jackbauer4ever
    Nov 18, 2010
    9
    Exciting, fun, completely and utterly unbelievable. This is not a show for the squeamish. But a show for America as a whole. Good performancesExciting, fun, completely and utterly unbelievable. This is not a show for the squeamish. But a show for America as a whole. Good performances all around. Great plots.… Full Review »
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