24 Season 1: November 6, 2001 - May 21, 2002 Starring Kiefer Sutherland

24 Season 1

November 6, 2001 - May 21, 2002

Starring Kiefer Sutherland

"Right now, terrorists are planning to assassinate a presidential candidate. My wife and daughter have been kidnapped... and people that I work with may be involved in both. I'm Federal Agent Jack Bauer, and today is the longest day of my life." Jack Bauer

Season One starts and ends at 12:00am.

Season One takes place on the day of a fictional presidential primary.

The season's main plot revolves around an assassination attempt on Maryland Senator David Palmer, a candidate for the presidential nomination, on the day of the California primary. The central character is Jack Bauer, a former Delta Force operator who is the Director of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) in Los Angeles. Bauer becomes professionally as well as personally involved when his wife Teri and daughter Kim are kidnapped by the people behind the assassination plot.

The season is essentially divided into two acts:

1. The first act revolves around a mercenary group's efforts to control Jack Bauer and force him to kill Senator Palmer by kidnapping Bauer's wife and daughter. This culminates in Jack's successful rescue of his family.
2. In the second act, the masterminds behind the plot are revealed and continue with their plans to kill the Senator as well as the Bauer family.

Fox initially ordered only 13 episodes — the successful rescue at the end of the first half of the season was planned as a series finale in the event that the show was not renewed.

More facts & Season 1 Episode Guide Here: Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(season_1)