• Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 6, 2001
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 149 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 9 out of 149
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  1. BrettR
    Mar 9, 2009
    4
    Really week story line. Should have invested in a phone for the lockdown.
  2. garthm
    Apr 6, 2009
    6
    Interesting to look back at the pro critics' comments that they based on the first four hours. Note how many cannot contain their praise for the move the series has apparently made away from the WMD/apocalyptic scenarios that have been 24's bread and butter through the years. well, guess what? The WMD/Apocalypse scenario is back. And Jack is an early victim. Let's hope Interesting to look back at the pro critics' comments that they based on the first four hours. Note how many cannot contain their praise for the move the series has apparently made away from the WMD/apocalyptic scenarios that have been 24's bread and butter through the years. well, guess what? The WMD/Apocalypse scenario is back. And Jack is an early victim. Let's hope there is no season end cop-out where a miracle cure is found for his currently irreversible fatal condition. At least that way Bauer and his show can leave with what dignity it has left. Expand
  3. SamM
    May 27, 2009
    4
    this was a great season, up until the last two episodes. then the huge overdose of cheese was just unreal.
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The show's long break seems to have rejuvenated its story lines, in which intense, rapid-fire action plays out against the backdrop of a complex, methodical geopolitical chess game.
  2. The new season has a few moments, mostly involving the return from the dead of Jack's old CTU colleague Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard), who now seems to be working for the bad guys. But all the attempts by Jack and his writers to justify every past decision often brings the action to a crawl.
  3. Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    100
    Tonally, this often feels more like a psychological thriller than an action one, which is a very good sign. 24 is thinking, not just doing, and that bodes well for the later hours when our friend has tended to jump the tracks. All in all, a terrific start.