24 is an action drama on FOX that stars Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, a U.S. government agent. The show's unique format made the show a hit in the ratings and made star Kiefer Sutherland a star once again. The show follows the life of Jack Bauer within a 24 hour period. Each episode is an hour and takes up the whole season.
In each season , Jack Bauer usually takes on a terrorist organization that is bent on threatening the United States in one way or another. The show occurs in "real time" and the audience is shown this by having a clock shown right before and after a commercial break. The show does not only follow Jack Bauer but other characters as well. Depending on where the action is, that is what is shown on screen.
The episodes are very fast paced with many action sequences. Past seasons, or days, have included stopping a presidential assassination, stopping a nuclear bomb from exploding and stopping a deadly virus from being introduced to the population.
