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24: Season 2

24 episodes · first aired Oct 29, 2002

The second season is set 18 months after season one. The season's main plot follows the work of now-U.S. President David Palmer and agent Jack Bauer to stop terrorists from detonating a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Introduced into the situation is Kate Warner, a woman who ends up getting vital information related to CTU's mission.

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1 Day 2: 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M. Oct 29, 2002 · 52m · TMDB 8.3 It's been a year since Jack lost his wife, and the emotional toll includes estrangement from his daughter Kim, who is now a live-in au pair for a troubled family. Jack is no longer with…
2 Day 2: 9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M. Nov 5, 2002 · 44m · TMDB 8.2 Jack reestablishes his undercover identity to join a crew of suspected terrorists that may know something about the nuclear device planted in Los Angeles. Posing as career criminal Jack…
3 Day 2: 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Nov 12, 2002 · 44m · TMDB 8.7 Jack tries to undermine Eddie's mission to bomb CTU while George investigates intel leading him to the site of the nuclear bomb's construction and Kim tries to make contact with her father…
4 Day 2: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Nov 19, 2002 · 45m · TMDB 8.6 George returns to CTU where he orders the medics to revive a badly injured Paula, who has vital information. Palmer comes down hard on Eric for his deception. Kim takes Megan to the…
5 Day 2: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M. Nov 26, 2002 · 45m · TMDB 7.8 George refuses to allow Jack to assist in Nina's interrogation. Jack resorts to blackmail to change George's mind. Palmer and Stanton meet with a Middle Eastern ambassador who may be in…
6 Day 2: 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Dec 3, 2002 · 45m · TMDB 7.8 Jack begins his interrogation of Nina and pushes all boundaries in order to force her to divulge the name of her contact. Palmer is surprised and suspicious when his ex wife Sherry returns…
7 Day 2: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. Dec 10, 2002 · 45m Jack forces Nina to help with a sting operation against her contact in the hopes that he can lead them to the bomb. Palmer and Mike try to gage Stanton's loyalty when they investigate the…
8 Day 2: 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Dec 17, 2002 · 44m Kim and Miguel are arrested and the police plan to take them back to LA. Tony questions Bob Warner at CTU and learns more about his government connections. Palmer discovers a traitor in…
9 Day 2: 4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. Jan 7, 2003 · 44m George pits Bob against Reza in hopes of learning which one is working with Second Wave. Sherry and Lynne clash over Palmer's speech to the press. Kate is interrogated by Syed Ali, who…
10 Day 2: 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. Jan 14, 2003 · 44m Two traitors are uncovered. One is the mole in the Palmer administration who is working with Stanton. The other is the member of the Warner family who helped Syed Ali to bring the bomb…
11 Day 2: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. Feb 4, 2003 · 43m Kate helps Jack to locate and identify Syed Ali. Palmer places Stanton under arrest, but he won't break. Palmer realizes he must go to extremes to make Stanton talk. Kim hits her low point…
12 Day 2: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Feb 11, 2003 · 43m Jack engages in a brutal contest of wills with Syed Ali. George questions Bob Warner to learn more about Marie's motivations for helping the terrorists. Kim is rescued by a mysterious…
13 Day 2: 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. Feb 18, 2003 · 43m · TMDB 8.0 Jack and his men prepare for a confrontation with Stanton's renegade soldiers as they converge on the bomb. Kim becomes suspicious of her host, but is forced to stay because of her status…
14 Day 2: 9:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. Feb 25, 2003 · 45m Jack and Kate try to break Marie's resolve so they can learn the location of the bomb. Palmer confronts his ex wife with the information that Stanton gave them. George finally steps down…
15 Day 2: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M. Mar 4, 2003 · 45m Palmer, Mike and Lynne discuss various ways to dispose of the ticking bomb. They conclude that the desert is the best place to set it off. Jack determines that one man must pilot the plane…
16 Day 2: 11:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M. Mar 25, 2003 · 44m · TMDB 8.6 Jack and Michelle question Syed Ali, who claims that the audio recordings are false. Palmer prepares to wage war against the three countries who were involved in the nuclear strike. Kim…
17 Day 2: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M. Apr 1, 2003 · 45m · TMDB 8.4 Jack meets with the surviving Coral Snake Commando, who demands Kate Warner in exchange for evidence about the recordings. Tony and Carrie spy on Michelle when he suspects that she is…
18 Day 2: 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M. Apr 8, 2003 · 45m · TMDB 8.1 Jack, Kate and Wallace fight to escape from a deadly band of commandos. Palmer decides to take a stronger stance against the civil unrest resulting from the bomb explosion. Tony's trust in…
19 Day 2: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M. Apr 15, 2003 · 45m · TMDB 8.0 Jack is captured and tortured by men who want the chip. Kate and Yusuf run into a group of angry rednecks before they can deliver the chip to CTU. Tony and Michelle share a tender moment…
20 Day 2: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M. Apr 22, 2003 · 44m Jack finds an ally who may help him escape from Kingsley's men. Lynne meets with foul play before she can warn Palmer of the conspiracy against him. Chappelle interferes with Tony's…
21 Day 2: 4:00 A.M.-5:00 A.M. Apr 29, 2003 · 45m Palmer's cabinet invokes the 25th Amendment in an attempt to remove him from power. They place him on trial for his extreme actions during the nuclear bomb threat. Jack and Michelle work…
22 Day 2: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M. May 6, 2003 · 45m Jack locates the man who forged the audio evidence, but his efforts to break him down are sabotaged by Sherry Palmer, who has a hand in the conspiracy. Kim returns to the Matheson home…
23 Day 2: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M. May 13, 2003 · 44m When Jack hits a dead end with his lead, he realizes he must persuade Sherry to help him get evidence against Kingsley. Things go awry at CTU when Division becomes suspicious of…
24 Day 2: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M. May 20, 2003 · 44m Jack and Sherry Palmer prepare for a dangerous meeting with the head of the war conspiracy at the L.A. Coliseum; David Palmer sits in as the Cabinet waits for confirmation of the Cypress…