’24’ takes a bullet
The clock has stopped on 24.
USA TODAY reports that Fox confirmed the real-time thriller’s seventh season, which was to have run from January through May, will be delayed indefinitely.
It is the first major casualty of the writers’ strike, in its third day Wednesday.
The series expects to complete just eight of its 24 episodes, and Fox opted to delay it rather than leave viewers hanging. “We made a pact with fans; this is a show best enjoyed in non-stop fashion,” says Fox program planning chief Preston Beckman, adding the network could change its plans with a quick strike settlement.
In 24’s place, new drama Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, spun off from the film franchise, will air Mondays at 9 ET/PT beginning Jan. 14. American Idol returns Jan. 15.
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