24
12:00 A.M. - 1:00 A.M.
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2001-11-06
Synopsis
In the series pilot, a Federal agent is assigned to stop an assassination plot after just learning his daughter has sneaked out after midnight. Bauer: Kiefer Sutherland. Teri: Leslie Hope.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: 24 opens its catalog run with “12:00 A.M. - 1:00 A.M.” (2001-11-06). Formal gimmick as franchise; post-9/11 thriller template. Sutherland as brand and the always-returning reboot temptation.
In the series
This episode is part of 24 (2001–2010) on Fox.
Real-time panic button TV — one day, infinite ticking.
Key cast
- Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian
- Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida
- Elisha Cuthbert as Kim Bauer
- Dennis Haysbert as David Palmer
- Kim Raver as Audrey Raines