Wiki 24:Canon

Canon is defined as the bodies of work that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe.

In the case of 24, the only canon source of information is the television series itself. While the creators of 24 have never explicitly stated their views on the canonicity of the 24 novels, comics or games, we at Wiki 24 have chosen to accept information from all official sources of 24 story material. In the case of contradictory information, we utilize the following Order of Precedence to determine which facts are "true."


 * 1) TV series - Information from the television show overrides contradictory facts from any other source.
 * 2) DVD Prequels - Prequel episodes included on DVD releases are completely official.
 * 3) Website - Fox.com/24 is a semi-official source of information, though it may be contradicted by the TV show at any time.
 * 4) 24: The Game - The forthcoming video game for the Playstation 2 was made with the participation of those involved in the TV show.
 * 5) Novels & Comics - The novels and comics are considered a form of "official" fan fiction.  They are created without the participation of the show's creators, but as long as it don't contradict anything shown on TV, information culled from these stories are fit for inclusion on Wiki 24.
 * 6) Commercials - 24-themed TV commercials for Calorie Mate and the Ford F-150 were spoofs never actually intended to be a part of the 24verse.  They are not canon in any way and are included here merely for the sake of completeness.

Note: Information from DVD deleted scenes and omitted scenes from scripts are NOT considered canon.