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"7:00AM-8:00AM (24 season 5)"

7:00AM-8:00AM is the Emmy-awarding winning first episode of the drama series 24's fifth season two-part season premiere that first aired on on January 15, 2006. 7:00AM-8:00AM is set 18 months after the fourth season, beginning with a recap of that season's finale.

Episode Summary

Template:Spoiler Shortly after 7:00 AM former President David Palmer, while composing his memoirs, is assassinated in his brother's penthouse suite; almost simultaneously, Michelle Dessler and Tony Almeida are attacked with a car bomb that leaves Michelle dead and Tony in critical condition with head trauma, leading the Counter Terrorist Unit to believe that the couple may have been connected to Palmer.[1][2]

Chloe O'Brian awakes in the arms of a new co-worker from CTU, Spenser Wolff, a situation she immediately regrets and promptly flees. Chloe then learns of the other attacks, escapes an attempt on her life and contacts Jack Bauer about the situation.[1][3] Derek Huxley, son of Diane Huxley, a single mother Jack befriended while in hiding is suspicious and follows him.[4] Jack quickly catches him and they meet Chloe somewhere outside of Los Angeles together. After the three rendezvous they are intercepted by a team of assassins that have been trailing Chloe.[5]

Jack is able to eliminate the assassins and interrogates the critically wounded team leader, promising medical attention if he co-operates.[6] The assassins' leader reveals that "they" assassinated Palmer because he knew too much, framing Jack and that the attempted murders of the three other people who knew that Jack was still alive were simply to help make the frame-up more convincing.[7] After Jack learns that the wounded man was Palmer's assassin and is unable to name for whom he is working, he kills him.[8] Template:Endspoiler

Critical Reception

For complete Season Five ratings, see 24: U.S. Ratings

7:00AM-8:00AM was the most watched episode and premiere in 24's history. It debuted with 17 million viewers, with a 7.3 Nielsen Rating in the 18-49 male demographic. Combined with 8:00AM-9:00AM, which had 15.5 million watchers and a 6.3 in the 18-49 age group, 34 million viewers have watched the complete season premiere.[9]

Episode Reviews

Reviews of 7:00AM-8:00AM were almost universally positive, with a score of 89/100 from Metacritic.[10] In positive light Hollywood Reporter called the episode, "heart-pounding, mesmerizing adventure unlike anything else up or down the dial." while praising the new and returning actors, giving it a perfect 100,[11] likewise USA Today also gave 7:00AM-8:00AM a 100 and praising Kiefer Sutherland, who portrayed Jack Bauer.[12]

New York Times giving it a 70 out of a possible 100, citing using L.A. as the same key location for five seasons saying, "all the villains, be they Islamic fundamentalists, drug smugglers, American oil brokers or Russian separatists, keep picking Los Angeles as a target for attack.".[13] The Boston Globe gave it an 80, praising returning performances and strong plot.[14]

Emmy Awards & Nominations

7:00AM-8:00 AM received three Emmy nominations, and succeeded in winning one(in bold). The episode was also one of the six episodes chosen for Kiefer Sutherland(Jack Bauer)'s successful bid for Outstanding Actor for a Drama Series.

  • Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (7:00AM-8:00AM)[15]
  • Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series (7:00AM-8:00AM)[15]
  • Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b Edgar Stiles: I wanted to give you a heads up before you got here. /Chloe O'brian: Heads up? /Edgar Stiles: It’s bad, Chloe. /Chloe O'brian: Yeah, President Palmer was gunned down – I’d say that’s pretty bad. /Edgar Stiles: It’s not just him. /Chloe O'brian: What are you talking about? /Edgar Stiles: Someone planted a bomb in Michelle Dessler’s car. /Chloe O'brian: What? /Edgar Stiles: Michelle’s dead. Tony’s not doing too good. It doesn’t make any sense. They were retired. Buchanan thinks it’s linked to Palmer somehow. We’re cross referencing everything we have on Palmer with Tony and Michelle. See if we can find the connection. Anything they may have had in common. Chloe? (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  2. ^ Curtis Manning: I need to talk to Tony before he goes into surgery. /Bill Buchanan: He’s non-responsive. According to the paramedic on the chopper, he suffered a closed-head trauma. It’s affected his speech. They’re gonna try relieve the pressure. (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  3. ^ Jack Bauer: Yeah? Chloe O'brian: Jack, I know this isn’t protocol – please don’t hang up on me! I need your help. /Jack Bauer: Hold on, I can barely hear you. [to Diane] I don’t have a very good signal; excuse me. What is it? /Chloe O'brian: They got Tony and Michelle. Michelle is dead, Tony is in a critical condition. Now they’re gonna go after me. (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  4. ^ Jack Bayer: What the hell are you doing here? /Derek Huxley: I’m sorry I followed you, I’m just – I’m just worried about my mother. (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  5. ^ Jack Bauer: Come on, get in the helicopter. We gotta go! Derek, get back in! /Chloe O'brian: Jack! /Jack Bauer: What? /Chloe O'brian: It’s them! How did they find me? /Jack Bauer: I don’t think they ever lost you. (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  6. ^ Jack Bauer: At the rate you’re bleeding out, you’re not gonna make it unless you receive medical attention. Tell me what I wanna know and I’ll get you to a hospital, you understand me? Do you understand me? /Haas: Yeah. (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  7. ^ Jack Bauer: Four people knew I was alive. This morning you tried to take them out. Why? /Haas: Palmer was the primary target; they only cared about Palmer. The others were just a diversion – set you up. Make it look like you did it. Jack Bauer: Why did they wanna kill Palmer? /Haas: [coughing and clutching his wounds] To keep him from talking. Shut him up. /Jack Bauer: What did he know? /Haas: I wasn’t given that information. All we had... take out the principal. (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  8. ^ Jack Bauer: What did he know? /Haas: I wasn’t given that information. All we had … take out the principal. /Jack Bauer: [deeply angry] You’re the one who killed Palmer. Haas: Yeah. /Jack Bauer: Who is behind this? /Haas: I got my orders … we never use names; you know that. That’s all I know. Take me to the hospital. /Jack Bauer: Yeah. [Kills Haas] (24 Season Five Episode One Imagine Television 2006)
  9. ^ "24 Season Five Premiere Pulls Record Ratings". Hollywood North Report Robert Falconer. January 19, 2006.
  10. ^ "24 (Fox) - Reviews from Metacritic". Metacritic. January 2006 - May 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "24". The Hollywood Reporter, Barry Garron. January 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  12. ^ "Opener doesn't waste a second". USA Today, Robert Bianco. January 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  13. ^ "TV Weekend: Back From the Dead, a Secret Agent Is Ready to Save the World Again". New York Times, Alessandra Stanley. January 13, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  14. ^ "'24' works overtime to open season". The Boston Globe, Matthew Gilbert. January 14, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  15. ^ a b c "Summary of muiltiple Emmy wins in 2005". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
  16. ^ "58th Annual Primetime Emmy® winners" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
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