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24 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 1
Tue, Oct 29, 200252 mins
Retired federal agent Jack Bauer is pulled back into field work after CTU learns of an impending nuclear attack in Los Angeles, while Kim's new job as a nanny takes an unexpected turn for the worse.

Episode 2
Tue, Nov 5, 200244 mins
Jack goes undercover to find Joseph Wald, where he learns that CTU is going to be bombed. Kate Warner becomes suspicious of her sister's Middle-Eastern fiancé when PI connects him to Middle Eastern terrorist. President Palmer has to detain a reporter who has come too close to the truth about the nuke.
Episode 3
Tue, Nov 12, 200244 mins
Jack sends out a warning that CTU is the target of a terrorist attack. After leaving CTU an hour earlier Director Mason personally checks on a lead regarding the nuclear bomb and finds the place where the bomb was made. Kate Warner tries to avoid Reza and gets further proof connecting him to terrorists. Lynn Kresge attempts to tell President Palmer about the impending attack on CTU but NSA Sub-Director, Eric Rayburn, keeps her from doing so.

Episode 4
Tue, Nov 19, 200245 mins
CTU is attacked and faces serious casualties. After deposing Joseph Wald's domestic terrorist group, Jack learns who gave Joe the schematics for CTU. President Palmer fires Eric Rayburn after learning about a 30-minute gap between the initial warning and the CTU bombing.

Episode 5
Tue, Nov 26, 200245 mins
Mason and Jack prepare to interrogate Nina Meyers when they learn she gave Wald access to CTU. Tony goes to the Warner household to check up on Reza's possible connection to Syed Ali. President Palmer and NSA Director Stanton meet with an Middle Eastern ambassador who may support Ali and Second Wave.

Episode 6
Tue, Dec 3, 200245 mins
Jack takes charge of the Nina Meyers interrogation after she demands a Presidential pardon. President Palmer not only has deal with the crash of the ambassador's helicopter but also the return of Sherry who informs him there's a conspiracy in the White House against him. Tony steps up his interrogation of Reza.

Episode 7
Tue, Dec 10, 200245 mins
Jack boards a plane with Nina Meyers and several FBI agents because they have to meet a contact in Visalia,California who has info on the bomb's location. Nina tries to escape after meeting the contact. President Palmer and Mike Novick try to ascertain NSA Director Stanton's loyalty. Mason tries to make contact with his estranged son. Tony takes Bob Warner and Reza to CTU for further questioning.
Episode 8
Tue, Dec 17, 200244 mins
Jack and Nina try to get more info about the bomb from her Visalia contact on the way back to LA. Tony learns of Bob Warner's status as a CIA contractor. Stanton expresses his concerns about Sherry's presence while Sherry tries to make a deal with the detained reporter.
Episode 9
Tue, Jan 7, 200344 mins
The plane carrying Jack and Nina is shot down and together they must fight off a group of soldiers. Mason plays Bob Warner against Reza to find out which one working with the terrorists. Kate Warner is captured and interrogated by Syed Ali. Mason reveals the truth of his condition to Tony.

Episode 10
Tue, Jan 14, 200344 mins
Jack is captured by Nina Meyers and used as leverage in an attempt to get a presidential pardon. President Palmer learns the identity of one of the conspirators in his administration. After being set free, Reza learns the identity of the person who set him up when he goes to get incriminating evidence on Bob. Jack begins to suspect the soldiers who shot him down were with the NSA as he heads to capture Syed Ali.

Episode 11
Tue, Feb 4, 200343 mins
Kate Warner leads Jack on mission to locate and ID Syed Ali. President Palmer places Stanton under arrest and makes an out of character decision on how to handle the interrogation. CTU discovers that Marie killed Reza and the two agents trailing him.

Episode 12
Tue, Feb 11, 200343 mins
Jack tries to get information out of Syed Ali. Mason gets Bob Warner to reveal some previously classified history on Marie that paints Reza's murder in a new light. Lynne Kresge becomes suspicious of Sherry.
Episode 13
Tue, Feb 18, 200343 mins
Jack discovers the bodies of six additional Coral Snake Commandos as a Tactical Team gets closer to the bomb's location. Division sends in Brad Hammond to look into CTU LA's situation. Stanton finally reveals that he has known about the bomb all along and allowed it be smuggled into the country.

Episode 14
Tue, Feb 25, 200345 mins
Jack and Kate try to get Marie to reveal the exact location of the bomb in the airfield. Mason steps down as Director after his condition worsens. President Palmer confronts Sherry.

Episode 15
Tue, Mar 4, 200345 mins
As a nuclear device ticks toward detonation at an airfield, Jack and CTU race for a solution while President Palmer weighs retaliation after a new recording surfaces.

Episode 16
Tue, Mar 25, 200344 mins
Jack gets back to CTU after the bomb exploded. The situation there is tense since Tony became head of the Unit, especially when a key witness is assassinated. President Palmer and his staff prepare a retaliation on the three countries involved with Ali.

Episode 17
Tue, Apr 1, 200345 mins
Jack and Kate leave CTU to meet with the lone surviving member of the Coral Snake Commandos who says he has evidence that the tape is fake. President Palmer wants to wait and see what Jack finds out before launching a retaliatory strike.
Episode 18
Tue, Apr 8, 200345 mins
Jack, Kate, and Yousef try to get Wallace to a hospital after he gets shot by unknown assailants. President Palmer tries to deal with civil unrest as Muslim communities across the country are targeted.
Episode 19
Tue, Apr 15, 200344 mins
Jack is captured by a group of men working for an oil magnate named Peter Kingsley who's looking to capitalize on the coming war. Lynne Kresge discovers that Vice-President Prescott is planning on seizing the presidency by way of the 25th Amendment. President Palmer deals with some increasingly impatient Joint Chiefs of Staff. Kate and Yusef are attacked by angry American citizens when they try to get the chip behind the Ali recording back to CTU.

Episode 20
Tue, Apr 22, 200344 mins
Jack tries to escape from Kingsley men. Lynn Kresge tries to warn the President about the conspiracy. Regional Director Chappelle return to CTU. Kate buys herself more time to get the computer chip back from her assailants. President Palmer becomes suspicious when VP Prescott won't return his phone calls.

Episode 21
Tue, Apr 29, 200345 mins
Jack heads to meet Alex Hewitt who may be the person who designed the computer chip. President Palmer's ability to the run the country is questioned when the Vice-President and members of the cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment. Tony and Michelle's capability to help Jack is hampered when Chappelle starts to exert his authority.

Episode 22
Tue, May 6, 200345 mins
Jack discovers that Shery Palmer is somehow involved in the conspiracy when he tries to talk to Alex Hewitt. Tony and Michelle make a critical decision on how to handle the Chappelle situation.

Episode 23
Tue, May 13, 200344 mins
Jack has Sherry contact Peter Kingsley who turns out to be the mastermind behind the tape. Mike Novick realizes that he has made a huge error in judgment in supporting Prescott. Deputy Regional Director Brad Hammond places Tony and Michelle under arrest.

Episode 24
Tue, May 20, 200344 mins
Jack and Sherry head to LA Coliseum to meet Peter Kingsley. Upon hearing evidence via the live audio feed, President Prescott aborts the air strike. David Palmer is reinstated as President, and speaks to the nation about the nuclear bomb.
