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The Best Episodes of 24

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Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    24 Season 5 Episode 12 - Day 5: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
    9.2/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Day 5: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.

    S5:E12

    Jack takes Henderson to CTU for questioning. Once there, he faces an unhappy reunion with his daughter, Kim. Mike appeals to Martha for help as Logan faces pressure from his Vice-President to declare martial law on L.A. Lynn connects the theft of his keycard to an impending strike on CTU, but his warning comes too late to stop a terrorist from infiltrating the building.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writers:Duppy Demetrius, Matt Michnovetz

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  2. 24 Season 5 Episode 24 - Day 5: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.
    9.1/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Day 5: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.

    S5:E24

    Jack takes his fight directly to the President as he attempts to force a confession from him that will prove his involvement in the day's events. Martha vents her hatred for her husband in front of the press as Logan gives a eulogy over Palmer's body. Jack and Audrey share a tender moment when it seems the crisis has subsided, but Jack finds that his problems have only begun as his past catches up with him.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Robert Cochran

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  3. 24 Season 4 Episode 24 - Day 4: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.
    9.0/10(18 votes)

    #3 - Day 4: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.

    S4:E24

    As the missile speeds toward its destination, Mandy cuts a deal with Jack and the President to give up Marwan's location in exchange for a full pardon on all of her crimes. Tony and Michelle share a happy reunion, but Jack finds his relationship with Audrey shattered as she makes her feelings known. Logan's advisor suggests a drastic course of action when the Chinese government demands that Jack be handed over to them for trial. Palmer tries desperately to warn Jack of the danger against him. Jack's life changes forever as Tony, Michelle and Chloe help him to evade the trap set for him by Secret Service.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writers:Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon

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  4. 24 Season 2 Episode 24 - Day 2: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M.
    8.8/10(22 votes)

    #4 - Day 2: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M.

    S2:E24

    Jack and Sherry Palmer prepare for a dangerous meeting with the head of the war conspiracy at the L.A. Coliseum; David Palmer sits in as the Cabinet waits for confirmation of the Cypress Chip's invalidity; the air strike on the Middle East draws nearer; the conspiracy goes to an old agent to put Palmer out of play.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 24 Season 4 Episode 20 - Day 4: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Day 4: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.

    S4:E20

    After Logan authorizes Palmer to take charge of the crisis, Palmer sanctions Jack and Curtis to infiltrate the Chinese Embassy on a covert operation to capture a suspect. Tony and Michelle continue to bump into each other's personal lives, while Buchanan expresses anger at being kept out of the mission. Jack faces Audrey's wrath when a medical dilemma places Paul's life in jeopardy.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Peter M. Lenkov

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  6. 24 Season 4 Episode 23 - Day 4: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Day 4: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.

    S4:E23

    Mandy uses Tony as leverage to try to force Michelle to aid in her escape. A Chinese security operative captures and interrogates one of the CTU agents involved in the raid on the embassy. Palmer and Logan argue over the option of evacuating all major cities that may be targets for the missile.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Sam Montgomery

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  7. 24 Season 5 Episode 5 - Day 5: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Day 5: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

    S5:E5

    Jack returns to CTU and has an emotional reunion with Audrey, while Curtis tracks the Russians and the stolen nerve gas. Walt sends in a hit man to silence Jack. Chloe discovers that Spencer has his own agenda at CTU. Walt convinces Logan to have Martha institutionalized when she tells them of the attack on her.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writers:Michael Loceff, Joel Surnow

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  8. 24 Season 5 Episode 18 - Day 5: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Day 5: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.

    S5:E18

    Jack shows Heller the incriminating recording in the hopes that he will help them take down Logan, but Heller has plans of his own that will save face for the presidency. Miles tricks Chloe into leading CTU to Jack and Audrey. Mike and Martha both become more suspicious of Logan's actions, while Heller confronts the president with an ultimatum.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Howard Gordon

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  9. 24 Season 5 Episode 23 - Day 5: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Day 5: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.

    S5:E23

    Jack and Henderson wage an assault on the submarine as Bierko prepares to launch an attack against L.A. Chloe brings in someone from her past to aid her. Martha and Aaron enlist Mike's help in their plans to expose Logan.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writers:Howard Gordon, Evan Katz

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  10. 24 Season 2 Episode 15 - Day 2: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(22 votes)

    #10 - Day 2: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.

    S2:E15

    Palmer, Mike and Lynne discuss various ways to dispose of the ticking bomb. They conclude that the desert is the best place to set it off. Jack determines that one man must pilot the plane carrying the bomb. He chooses to fly the plane himself and bids a tearful goodbye to his daughter. Tony and Michelle become suspicious of a Middle Eastern diplomat who is asking questions about the evidence against Syed Ali. Palmer departs for Los Angeles so he can be on hand when news of the nuclear bomb reaches the public.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Robert Cochran

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  11. 24 Season 3 Episode 5 - Day 3: 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Day 3: 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.

    S3:E5

    Jack's efforts to break Ramon out of prison go awry when they are captured by a group of inmates during the riot. Chloe unwittingly stumbles on to Jack's drug problem and she is forced to reveal his secret to Kim and Michelle. Palmer begins his debate with Keeler, while Kyle prepares to sacrifice himself to save Linda.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Evan Katz

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  12. 24 Season 3 Episode 24 - Day 3: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Day 3: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.

    S3:E24

    Jack and Chase must make a powerful sacrifice when dealing with the virus. Tony is able to help Jack one last time before he is taken into custody, while an angry victim seeks vengeance on Saunders. Palmer makes a surprising career choice in the wake of Sherry's death.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writers:Michael Loceff, Joel Surnow

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  13. 24 Season 4 Episode 19 - Day 4: 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M.
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Day 4: 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M.

    S4:E19

    Chloe is unexpectedly thrust into fieldwork when a woman reports that her boyfriend may be part of the terrorist conspiracy. Jack and Curtis find their latest efforts to trap Marwan thwarted by the Secret Service, who have orders to arrest Jack for insubordination. Mike calls on ex-President David Palmer for help as Logan continues to display a lack of leadership.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writers:Howard Gordon, Evan Katz

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  14. 24 Season 5 Episode 2 - Day 5: 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.
    8.7/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Day 5: 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.

    S5:E2

    Jack and Chloe infiltrate Wayne Palmer's penthouse where David Palmer was assassinated, in the hopes of finding a clue to his murder. Jack convinces Wayne to cooperate and finds some information in Palmer's memoirs that leads him to the airport where the Russian president is about to land. CTU and Secret Service attempt to capture Jack, but they only find Chloe as Jack and Derek slip through their grasp. Martha tries to convince her husband that she received an important phone call from Palmer the night before his death, but a tape of their conversation seems to contradict her claims. Jack goes to the airport to find a lead, but a group of renegade Russian terrorists take hostages, including Derek, before he can act.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Evan Katz

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  15. 24 Season 5 Episode 6 - Day 5: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Day 5: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.

    S5:E6

    Jack contacts Mike and asks for a secret meeting in hopes of gathering evidence against Walt. Martha begs Aaron for help, while a desperate Walt tries to force Logan to aid him in his complicity with the terrorists. Buchanan butts heads with Lynn over a decision to violate the president's orders, while the Russians attempt to escape with the nerve gas.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:David Fury

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  16. 24 Season 5 Episode 11 - Day 5: 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #16 - Day 5: 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.

    S5:E11

    Jack interrogates Henderson's wife about her husband's connection to the terrorists. Lynn begs his sister to return his stolen keycard, while Tony regains consciousness and learns of Michelle's fate. Martha gives Logan the cold shoulder, while Curtis tracks another nerve gas attack to a local hospital.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Nicole Ranadive

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  17. 24 Season 5 Episode 13 - Day 5: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Day 5: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.

    S5:E13

    Jack and Lynn must take action when they discover that the nerve gas is breaking through the protective seals that are keeping the CTU survivors alive. Chloe wrestles with her grief over Edgar's death, while Tony contemplates revenge against Henderson. Martha bolster's Logan's spirit as he wavers under more political pressure from Gardner.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writers:Michael Loceff, Joel Surnow

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  18. 24 Season 5 Episode 19 - Day 5: 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M.
    8.7/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Day 5: 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M.

    S5:E19

    Jack captures Henderson and attempts to force him to hand over the recording, but Henderson targets Heller to buy himself more time. Logan confesses his involvement in Palmer's assassination to a distraught Martha. Miles traces Chloe to Buchanan's home, but Hayes finds herself questioning Logan's motives as CTU closes in.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writers:Steven Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell

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  19. 24 Season 5 Episode 20 - Day 5: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Day 5: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.

    S5:E20

    After stowing away aboard the flight containing Henderson's contact and the incriminating recording, Jack finds himself having to deal with a pilot who refuses to cooperate. Martha begins to break down, and Mike becomes suspicious of what she is hiding from him, while Logan tries to calm his financial backers.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writers:Michael Loceff, Joel Surnow

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  20. 24 Season 6 Episode 17 - Day 6: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Day 6: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.

    S6:E17

    To find the remaining suitcase bombs, both Jack and the President set up bluffs.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:David Fury

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  21. 24 Season 8 Episode 24 - Day 8: 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Day 8: 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

    S8:E24

    Emotions run high as the harrowing day climaxes with resolute President Taylor closing in on a world-changing peace treaty and a vengeful Jack Bauer taking matters into his own hands for one last and unforgettable job.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Howard Gordon

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  22. 24 Season 9 Episode 12 - Day 9: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 A.M.
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    #22 - Day 9: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 A.M.

    S9:E12

    The clock ticks toward the final seconds of Jack Bauer's most heroic day. As the world teeters on a terror plot of mass proportions, Jack and the team reunite one last time to avert an imminent international crisis. With little time left and the fate of the free world on the line, Jack is faced with an unthinkable and grave decision. Lives will be lost and the American administration will grapple with the day's most devastating news as the clock stops.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writers:Manny Coto, Evan Katz

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  23. 24 Season 2 Episode 3 - Day 2: 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
    8.6/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Day 2: 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.

    S2:E3

    Jack tries to undermine Eddie's mission to bomb CTU while George investigates intel leading him to the site of the nuclear bomb's construction and Kim tries to make contact with her father by heading for CTU headquarters.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Howard Gordon

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  24. 24 Season 2 Episode 16 - Day 2: 11:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M.
    8.6/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Day 2: 11:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M.

    S2:E16

    Jack and Michelle question Syed Ali, who claims that the audio recordings are false. Palmer prepares to wage war against the three countries who were involved in the nuclear strike. Kim gets caught in a hostage situation. Jack is contacted by a man who wants to exchange information for Kate Warner.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writers:Howard Gordon, Evan Katz

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  25. 24 Season 2 Episode 21 - Day 2: 4:00 A.M.-5:00 A.M.
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Day 2: 4:00 A.M.-5:00 A.M.

    S2:E21

    Palmer's cabinet invokes the 25th Amendment in an attempt to remove him from power. They place him on trial for his extreme actions during the nuclear bomb threat. Jack and Michelle work against the clock to prove that the evidence against the Middle East is false.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writers:Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon

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Best Episodes Summary

"Day 5: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M." is the best rated episode of "24". It scored 9.2/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Jon Cassar and written by Duppy Demetrius, Matt Michnovetz, it aired on 3/6/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Day 5: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.".