Season 8



Season 8 of 24 premiered in the United States on January 17, 2010 at 8pm on Fox. The premiere was a 2-night, 4-hour event (January 17 and 18 from 9-11pm/8-10pm on FOX/Global).

Timeline
Day 8 begins at 4:00pm EST (1:00pm PST), the latest in the day of any season thus far. This is the second season to use Eastern Standard Time (EST) as opposed to Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Starring

 * Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer (2 episodes)
 * Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian (2 episodes)
 * Anil Kapoor as President Omar Hassan (2 episodes)
 * Mykelti Williamson as Brian Hastings (2 episodes)
 * Katee Sackhoff as Dana Walsh (2 episodes)
 * Chris Diamantopoulos as Rob Weiss (2 episodes)
 * John Boyd as Arlo Glass (2 episodes)
 * with Freddie Prinze Jr. as Cole Ortiz (2 episodes)
 * and Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor (2 episodes)

Special guest stars

 * Elisha Cuthbert as Kim Bauer (2 episodes)

Guest Starring

 * Bob Gunton as Secretary of State Ethan Kanin

Airings
The following episodes were broadcast as back-to-back as two-hour episodes:


 * Episodes 1 and 2; "4:00pm-5:00pm" and "5:00pm-6:00pm" on January 17, 2010. The next two episodes will air Monday January 18, 2010 at 8/7c.