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24 season 7
Season 7
Promotional poster
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 11 (2009-01-11) –
May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)
Season chronology
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Season 8
List of episodes

Season Seven, also known as Day 7, of the American serial television series 24, was to premiere on January 13, 2008, but was delayed for one year due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[3] On November 23, 2008, Fox aired 24: Redemption, a two-hour TV movie set between seasons.[4] Season seven began in the U.S. with a four-hour premiere over two consecutive nights, following the format of the previous three seasons, with the first two hours airing on Sunday, January 11, 2009, and the third and fourth hours airing on Monday, January 12. Fox aired the remainder of the season without interruption on Mondays. Sky1 presented a two-hour premiere special on Monday, January 12. Another two hours were broadcast the following Monday, and a single episode on every subsequent Monday, meaning that the UK remained one week behind the U.S. Unlike all of the other seasons, this season's DVD set was released one day after the season finale.

Cherry Jones, who played President Allison Taylor, won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the second Emmy Award winner of the show, after Kiefer Sutherland in 2006.

The season's storyline began and ended at 8:00 a.m.

24: Redemption

Main article: 24: Redemption

Fox aired a two-hour TV movie on Sunday, November 23, 2008 that bridges the gap between seasons 6 and 7.[4]

The storyline takes place during Inauguration Day for the next U.S. President, Allison Taylor, and is shot partially in South Africa.[4][5] "[Jack] is a soul in turmoil and has been moving from place to place trying to find somewhere he can be at peace," says co-executive producer, Manny Coto. "But he winds up in Sangala, an imaginary country in Africa in the middle of a military coup." While at Sangala, Bauer is subpoenaed to appear before the Senate hearing, but he doesn't want to go.[6] Redemption takes place approximately 42 months after Day 6 and Day 7 takes place 65 days after Redemption.

Production

Producers were determined to reinvent the series after receiving criticism over the sixth season.[7] They initially devised a storyline which would have Jack Bauer traveling to Sangala trying to find himself, and becoming caught up in a coup with Black Hawk Down-style results.[8]

"The fact is, it was a mutual issue," explains Gordon. "We struggled to do something new this year. We sent Jack Bauer, to Africa and I wrote a script that honestly did not work. Before the network even saw it at the studio level, we were getting kick-back from the idea, especially once we budgeted what Africa would cost. It was a combination of the studio was not enthusiastic to shoot there for budgetary purposes and creatively, it didn’t feel like it warranted pushing our case. One day, at the IHOP, I sat across Joel and Bob and we all agreed this story wasn’t working and retooled it two weeks ago."[8]

The decision to scrap the storyline and start over delayed production from July to late August.[9][10] Filming was delayed a second time (from August 27 to September 10) in order for writers to complete additional scripts.[11]

Howard Gordon said that 24 cares about the issue of global warming and takes fighting climate change seriously. Measures were taken during the filming of season 7 to make the show carbon neutral. These measures include increased energy efficiency (hybrid vehicles), burning of cleaner fuels (natural gas, biodiesel), and purchase of renewable energy. Through these efforts, the crew was able to reduce the carbon emissions of the show's production by 43%. The remaining emissions will be eliminated with the purchase of carbon offsets.[12] In addition, a series of PSAs with Kiefer Sutherland and other main cast members were produced to educate the public on what they can do to help with the issue, and, when appropriate, applying the issue of global warming and reducing carbon emissions to the storylines.[13]

The crew was scheduled to film scenes with Kiefer Sutherland at the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro on Monday October 22, 2007; however, filming was canceled for health reasons due to raging wildfires in the area. Cast and crew had blurry vision and difficulty breathing from the smoke.[14] United States Navy SEALs helped battle fictional terrorists at Camarillo Airport during filming of an episode on August 12–13, 2008.[15]

After completion of the 18th episode, production was temporarily shut down on September 15, 2008 for two weeks in order to perform script rewrites for the final six episodes. In an Entertainment Weekly interview, Howard Gordon responded "We just couldn't get this direction to work, and we found another one that we liked better, so we wound up retooling it."[16]

Writers Guild of America strike

On October 25, 2007, Fox premiered the first trailer and announced the return date for season 7 as January 13, 2008.[17] Just eleven days later, on November 5, 2007, the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike began. Rather than airing the eight completed episodes, Fox executives immediately postponed the season to ensure that it "can air uninterrupted, in its entirety."[3] Fox scheduling chief, Preston Blackman, admitted "It's not a decision we wanted to make, but it's one based on how we feel the viewers expect us to schedule the show."[18]

Following the conclusion of the writers strike, production resumed on April 22, 2008.[6]

Kiefer Sutherland claims the strike was beneficial to the show: "The time allowed us to do something that has never been done before — create a map of the entire season before we started shooting. So I can tell you without hesitation, I know for a fact, that season 7 is going to be the best season yet."[19] Sutherland, reiterated this in an interview with TV Guide on August 18, 2008.

Crew

Executive Producers

  • Joel Surnow (Episodes 1–8)
  • Robert Cochran (Episodes 1–12)
  • Howard Gordon
  • Evan Katz
  • Jon Cassar
  • Kiefer Sutherland
  • Manny Coto
  • David Fury
  • Brian Grazer

Co-Executive Producers

  • Michael Loceff (Episodes 1–8)
  • Stephen Kronish
  • Brad Turner
  • Alex Gansa
  • Brannon Braga
  • Juan Carlos Coto (Episodes 9–24)

Producers

  • Michael Klick
  • Paul Gadd

Consulting Producer

  • Chip Johannessen (Episodes 17–22)

Co-Producers

  • Jon Pare (Episodes 1–8)
  • Joseph Hodges

Notes

  • Jon Cassar directed the first two episodes of the season and he directed six more episodes. This was his final season as executive producer and director.
  • Brad Turner who was promoted to co-executive producer directed the third and fourth episodes and he directed ten episodes in total this season.[20]
  • Brannon Braga, Alex Gansa, and Juan Carlos Coto joined the writing crew and are credited as co-executive producers.[21][22]
  • Executive producer and 24 co-creator Joel Surnow left the series on February 12, 2008. His contract with 20th Century Fox was due to expire on April 30 but he requested an early release.[23] "I did some soul-searching. I took [the strike] as an opportunity to write on my own and do other things. After doing 24, I don't know if I want to do a mainstream show again. I like what's going on in cable; there is an opportunity to stretch dramatically there, which is something I'm trying to do."[24] The position held by Surnow was filled by showrunner Howard Gordon.
  • Season 7 was dedicated to the memory of Larry Davenport, who was the assistant editor and editor since the first season. He died January 19, 2009.

Characters

The main cast of Season 7.
For a more thorough list, see List of 24 characters § 24: Redemption & 24: Season 7.

Starring

Special guest stars

Special guest appearance by

Guest starring

Trailers

Jack Bauer testifying.

The debut trailer aired on October 25, 2007.[17] In the trailer, Jack, is seen testifying before Congress concerning his past extralegal activities, including the torture of terrorist Ibrahim Haddad. The international version of the trailer is largely identical but features an additional line where Bauer implies personal enjoyment from torturing a suspect. This line is cut from the US version.

A second trailer emphasized the plot concerning the United States losing control of its power lines, water supplies and air traffic control.

Jon Cassar, confirmed on the Fox message board that the 24: Redemption DVD would have a new alternate trailer for the season as an extra feature and that it contains scenes from the first fourteen episodes.

Episodes

Series
# 		Season
# 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1451"Day 7: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m."Jon CassarHoward Gordon, Joel Surnow & Michael LoceffJanuary 11, 2009 (2009-01-11)7AFF0112.61[25]
1462"Day 7: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m."Jon CassarStory: Howard Gordon & Evan Katz
Teleplay: Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff		January 11, 2009 (2009-01-11)7AFF0212.61[25]
1473"Day 7: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m."Brad TurnerManny Coto & Brannon BragaJanuary 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)7AFF0312.31[26]
1484"Day 7: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m."Brad TurnerDavid Fury & Alex GansaJanuary 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)7AFF0412.31[26]
1495"Day 7: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m."Jon CassarHoward Gordon & Evan KatzJanuary 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)7AFF0512.10[27]
1506"Day 7: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m."Jon CassarManny Coto & Brannon BragaJanuary 26, 2009 (2009-01-26)7AFF0612.22[28]
1517"Day 7: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m."Milan CheylovStory: Michael Loceff
Teleplay: Manny Coto & Brannon Braga		February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)7AFF0711.34[29]
1528"Day 7: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m."Milan CheylovStory: David Fury
Teleplay: Robert Cochran & Evan Katz		February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)7AFF0810.61[30]
1539"Day 7: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m."Milan CheylovDavid FuryFebruary 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)7AFF0911.22[31]
15410"Day 7: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m."Milan CheylovManny Coto & Brannon BragaFebruary 23, 2009 (2009-02-23)7AFF1011.68[32]
15511"Day 7: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m."Brad TurnerAlex GansaMarch 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)7AFF1111.140[33]
15612"Day 7: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m."Brad TurnerStory: Manny Coto & Brannon Braga
Teleplay: Evan Katz		March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)7AFF1211.14[33]
15713"Day 7: 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m."Brad TurnerManny Coto & Brannon BragaMarch 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)7AFF1311.37[34]
15814"Day 7: 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m."Brad TurnerEvan Katz & Juan Carlos CotoMarch 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)7AFF1411.36[35]
15915"Day 7: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m."Jon CassarStory: David Fury
Teleplay: Alex Gansa		March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)7AFF1510.37[36]
16016"Day 7: 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m."Jon CassarManny Coto & Brannon BragaMarch 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)7AFF1611.27[37]
16117"Day 7: 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m."Brad TurnerChip JohannessenApril 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)7AFF1710.96[38]
16218"Day 7: 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m."Brad TurnerStory: Howard Gordon
Teleplay: Manny Coto & Brannon Braga		April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)7AFF1810.86[39]
16319"Day 7: 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m."Michael KlickDavid FuryApril 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)7AFF1910.34[40]
16420"Day 7: 3:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m."Michael KlickStory: Juan Carlos Coto
Teleplay: Alex Gansa & Chip Johannessen		April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)7AFF2010.43[41]
16521"Day 7: 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m."Brad TurnerManny Coto & Brannon BragaMay 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)7AFF2110.11[42]
16622"Day 7: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m."Brad TurnerEvan KatzMay 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)7AFF229.79[43]
16723"Day 7: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m."Jon CassarDavid Fury & Alex GansaMay 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)7AFF239.65[44]
16824"Day 7: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m."Jon CassarStory: Manny Coto & Brannon Braga
Teleplay: Howard Gordon		May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)7AFF249.65[44]

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