24 is an American action crime thriller that ran on FOX from November 6, 2001 to May 24, 2010 for ten seasons. It occurs in real time with each episode being one hour of a day. The show stars Jack Bauer, a Counter Terrorism Unit agent, as he races against the clock to stop terrorist attacks.
Westphall connections in 24[]
The fictional law firm of Gage Whitney Pace where Sam Seaborn worked in The West Wing represents Alan Tanner in the episode "Day 7: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m."
Spin-offs[]
- 24: Live Another Day is a revival of 24.
- 24: Legacy is a spin-off following another character.
- 24 also spun off The Rookie, following a different character.
- Two noncontiguous international spinoffs bearing the same name were also made in India and Japan.
Brand connections in 24[]
- Red box Morley cigarettes, first smoked by Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and the brand of choice of the Cigarette Smoking Man in The X-Files, appeared in "Day 8: 9:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m." where Jack is smoking Morley cigarettes. They are also smoked by characters in several other shows: Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lois in Malcolm in the Middle, Warwick Brown in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Madeline Westen in Burn Notice. They appeared in United States of Tara previously and American Horror Story: Murder House next.
- CNB is a fictional news company that appeared 24 and went on to appear in Homeland and Tyrant. Howard Gordon who worked on 24 went on the helm those two series.
- Penn Pavel's Beer appears in "12:00am-1:00am".
Westphall connections to 24[]
- In 30 Rock "Somebody to Love" Jack Donaghy attends a party thrown by real-life U.S. senator John McCain and Jack Bauer, the lead character of this series.
Disputed brand connection in 24[]
24 "Day 5: 7:00am-8:00am" has been connected to Lou Grant and the fictional LA Tribune, but the logos do not match.