Fox has canceled its most successful drama ever: 24 is ending after the current season. Ratings for the acclaimed action/adventure show slipped this, its eighth, season. The two-hour series finale airs May 24th and to celebrate, Fox will air 11 hours of uninterrupted episodes on Monday nights. Star, Keifer Sutherland, called Jack Bauer "The role of a lifetime," and thanked fans, cast, and crew for making it possible. "I am eternally grateful," Sutherland said in a statement. He said the decision to end 24 "on a high note" was mutually decided upon by all involved.
24 earned a whopping 68 Emmy nominations, winning Best Drama in 2006. Sutherland won Best Actor for the show once, but was nominated seven times. At the end of the season, it will have aired 194 episodes, officially making it one of TV's longest-running action series.
Next up for Sutherland? A big-screen movie adaptation of 24.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
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