24 - Season 1 Episode 1 «Verified – 2027»
The episode established the series' signature real-time format , where each episode represents one hour of the day.
Jack is called into CTU at midnight and informed of an imminent threat against Senator David Palmer , the first African American with a serious chance at the presidency. 24 - Season 1 Episode 1
The first episode of Season 1, titled " 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. " , originally aired on November 6, 2001. It introduces Jack Bauer, the Director of Field Operations for the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) in Los Angeles, whose life and career are upended in a single hour. Key Plot Developments originally aired on November 6