24 is a show that is so great is has to be treated diffrently than any other show on T.V. 24 runs uninterrupted until May while other shows stop and start constantly. Which is one of many reasons those shows lose viewers as the season continues on. 24 is a rare show that actually keeps you hooked and not womdering about dumb things like numbers in a pattern, or the analyzation of a gym sock, or whether or not Billy and Kelly will marry, and its not the same murder trial for eleven years, or whether or not the doctors will do their job this week instead of making out on a gurney. 24 is unique and as long as it stays the way it is this show will have viewers for a long time, at least three more years, which is eternity in TV Land.